Help with a Keeper for a Points League

[yeyo44]

So I have to make my decision on a keeper soon. I'm in a pitcher friendly points league, and my first opinion was to keep Kerry Wood, but more and more that is changing. I have narrowed down my potential keeper list to these name, please help!!!

1. David Ortiz
2. Carlos Lee
3. Kerry Wood
4. A J Burnett
5. Mariano Rivera

Any ideas?

[CrimeDog]

So you only get to keep one? If so I'd probably go with Ortiz even in a pitcher friendly system. Rivera is your best pitcher and I'm into keeping closers, especially if you only get one keeper.

[Pogotheostrich]

You are going to have to post the point system if you want anything more than a guess. Ortiz looks like the best player but it depends on the scoring.

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So I have to make my decision on a keeper soon. I'm in a pitcher friendly points league, and my first opinion was to keep Kerry Wood, but more and more that is changing. I have narrowed down my potential keeper list to these name, please help!!!

1. David Ortiz
2. Carlos Lee
3. Kerry Wood
4. A J Burnett
5. Mariano Rivera

Any ideas?

I would keep them in this order:
Burnett
Wood
Lee
Ortiz
Rivera

Thinking being: Pitching friendly keeper, I like Burnett better than Wood long and short term; although it's close. They're both about as K-prone and walk-prone as each other, I like Burnett's ballpark and offense better than Woods right now though.
Lee, simply younger and less-overweight than Ortiz. Ortiz is in a better ballpark. Pretty much even; wouldn't disagree if someone went the other way.
Rivera: his numbers are going one way, everyone else's on the list are going the other. In a keeper league, I'd always go with the guy on the upside than the downside.

[yeyo44]

The scoring system goes like this for pitchers:

Win 10 points
Loss -5
K 1
1/3 ing 1
Walk -1
Save 10
BS -5

And then more points for CG's, CGSO, no hitters and perfect games.

For hitters:

Hit 1 Point
Walk 1
K -1
2B 1
3B 2
HR 3
RBI 1
Run 1
Error -1
SB 2
CS -1

And then more points for cycles.

Thanks again guys.

[Pogotheostrich]

With that scoring system any pitcher that throws 200 innings is going to be more valuable than 90% of the hitter. Ortiz is a stud but you want to stack your team with the best SP.

[yeyo44]

I know..that is why I was looking at Wood, but he really scares me this year for some reason. I like AJ Burnett alot, but is he ready to be a keeper like that, not sure yet.

[K-Y Jellys]

Thats the basic Sandbox scoring system and I have used it for about 6 years now. I would keep Wood. With the bonuses for Ks, innings and CG's I think he's your best bet. Mariano Rivera would be my second choice.

[yeyo44]

And that is who we use. Wood does seem like the most obvious choice with MO second, but there is something about AJ or Oritz that I like.

[acapulco]

It would help if you indicated the size of the league. For example, in an 8-team league there are enough rps to go around for everybody, but in a 12-team league, Rivera would be a no-brainer for me.

I understand your hesitation about Wood and AJ. Their injury histories would make anyone nervous. I play in a keeper fp league and I'd give serious consideration to Ortiz. There are not as many premium first basemen as there used to be. After Pujols and Helton, Papi has to be right up there. Again...what size league?