Who to keep?

[Clutch]

After tying for the best record during the regular season I unfortunately bowed out in the semi's. We can keep 3 to 10 so I'm lookking for some help on who to keep for next year.


Mike Napoli, Allen Craig, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Zimmerman, Alexei Ramirez, Alex Gordon, B.J. Upton, Jay Bruce, Dexter Fowler, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Yunel Escobar

Stephen Strasburg, Yovani Gallardo, Jason Vargas, Will Smith, Phil Hughes, Francisco Liriano, Daniel Hudson, Dan Straily, Ubaldo Jimenez

Frank Francisco, Vinnie Pestano, Vicente Padilla, Greg Holland, Wade Davis

[Clutch]

I'm thinking Zobrist, Zimmerman, Upton, Bruce, Teixeira, Strasburg and Gallardo are locks so that's 7 out of 10.

[Pengwin7]

Depending on how many teams & whether you are losing draft picks to keep the "up to 10", I'd think you have to give strong consideration to keeping Napoli (bad BA year, but is a decent C option) and Melky (you'd miss a few games of the end of that 50-game suspension, but overall good enough player to keep).

Not sure on the 10th.

[Clutch]

Depending on how many teams & whether you are losing draft picks to keep the "up to 10", I'd think you have to give strong consideration to keeping Napoli (bad BA year, but is a decent C option) and Melky (you'd miss a few games of the end of that 50-game suspension, but overall good enough player to keep).

Not sure on the 10th.

Thanks Pengwin7, it's a 16 teamer and our cats are:
Batting
AVG, HR, R, RBI, SB, OPS

Pitching
ERA, Strikeouts, WHIP, Wins, Saves, Holds

[dmvincent]

Mike Napoli, Allen Craig, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Zimmerman, Alexei Ramirez, Alex Gordon, B.J. Upton, Jay Bruce, Dexter Fowler, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Yunel Escobar

Stephen Strasburg, Yovani Gallardo, Jason Vargas, Will Smith, Phil Hughes, Francisco Liriano, Daniel Hudson, Dan Straily, Ubaldo Jimenez

Frank Francisco, Vinnie Pestano, Vicente Padilla, Greg Holland, Wade Davis

[Clutch]

Mike Napoli, Allen Craig, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Zimmerman, Alexei Ramirez, Alex Gordon, B.J. Upton, Jay Bruce, Dexter Fowler, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera, Yunel Escobar

Stephen Strasburg, Yovani Gallardo, Jason Vargas, Will Smith, Phil Hughes, Francisco Liriano, Daniel Hudson, Dan Straily, Ubaldo Jimenez

Frank Francisco, Vinnie Pestano, Vicente Padilla, Greg Holland, Wade Davis

Thanks as always DM, so you think Fowler over Zobrist?

[dmvincent]

Thanks as always DM, so you think Fowler over Zobrist?

Correct.

Fowler is beginning to round into form, the power will come. Whereas Zobrist is clearly in decline and moving past his prime.

[notoriousjim]

I was a little surprised to see someone take fowler, i still do not see enough of it coming together, he is a toolsy player that just does not have the baseball IQ for the next step.

i would keep daniel hudson over fowler

[djkiang]

If I'm not too late to chime in:

Zobrist
Bruce
Teixeira
Craig
Napoli
Zimmerman
Upton
Fowler

Strasburg
Gallardo

Gordon and Fowler are interchangeable really, but a big fan of Fowler and think he has a chance to really breakout next year.

[Clutch]

If I'm not too late to chime in:

Zobrist
Bruce
Teixeira
Craig
Napoli
Zimmerman
Upton
Fowler

Strasburg
Gallardo

Gordon and Fowler are interchangeable really, but a big fan of Fowler and think he has a chance to really breakout next year.

Thanks and nope, you're not too late. They don't have to be in for a couple of months just trying to get some opinions on who to keep.

[HOOTIE]

Zimmerman
Bruce
Tex
Strasburg
Gallardo
Craig
BJ
Gordon

The rest i toss back

[Clutch]

Bringing this thread back now that a couple guys (Upton to ATL and Napoli to BOS) have switched teams. To recap it's a 16 team, keep 10 H2H league.

At the moment I think my keepers are Napoli, Craig, Zobrist, Zimm, Gordon, BJ Upton, Bruce, Tex, Strasburg and Gallardo. I like Fowler but I'm pretty sure I can redraft him next year.

Other options are: Alexei Ramirez, Melky Cabrera, Dexter Fowler, Greg Holland, Daniel Hudson, Vinnie Pestano and Phil Hughes

Opinions?

[MikeTSchmidt]

Napoli, Craig, Zobrist, Zimm, Gordon, BJ Upton, Bruce, Tex, Strasburg and Gallardo. I like Fowler but I'm pretty sure I can redraft him next year.

Other options are: Alexei Ramirez, Melky Cabrera, Dexter Fowler, Greg Holland, Daniel Hudson, Vinnie Pestano and Phil Hughes

I'd rank them as follows:

Strasburg -- No-brainer here. He's a top-flight starter.
Bruce -- Three straight seasons of 30-plus homers and entering age-26 season.
Zimmerman -- Struggles to stay healthy, but hits for avg. and power at premium position.
Teixeira -- A virtual lock for 30+ homers, 90+ runs and 100+ RBIs
Zobrist -- Expect some decline in his numbers (especially SBs), but still a great option with eligibility at 2B, SS and OF.
Gallardo -- It's all about the Ks with this guy. He's going to rack up around 200 with a 3.50 ERA and a decent number of wins.
B.J. Upton -- At least 18 homers and 31 steals in each of the past three seasons. The change of scenery might be good for him.
Craig -- Multi-position eligibility and great production. Can't ask for much more.
Gordon -- The definition of all-around contributor. Jack of all trades. Master of none.

[gfhyde]

After tying for the best record during the regular season I unfortunately bowed out in the semi's. We can keep 3 to 10 so I'm lookking for some help on who to keep for next year.


Allen Craig, Ben Zobrist, Ryan Zimmerman, Alex Gordon, B.J. Upton, Jay Bruce, Mark Teixeira, Melky Cabrera

Stephen Strasburg, Yovani Gallardo

Also coming in late. I'd go with the guys I left in the quote above. You can sub Napoli in for one of the OF if you like. I just think you'll have a tough time redrafting any of these guys.

[Clutch]

Just had an offer proposed to me: Machado & Austin Jackson for my BJ Upton. What do you guys think and who would be my keepers after?