Who are my keep 7?

[davestorey]

Won my league last year, am missing 2nd and 3rd picks. Think I can take another run this year. Need to keep 7. First four are no brainers:

Kemp
Pujols
Kinsler
Bruce

Looking for feedback on next three. thanks, see sig below

[davestorey]

Oops, signature issues...here is the rest of the team:


15 team , 7 keeper rotisserie
7x7 (K & OPS / L & K/9), 2000 innings max
Acquisitions 36

C- C.Ruiz
1B- A.Pujols
2B- I.Kinsler
3B- A.Ramirez
SS- J.Rollins
LF- N.Aoki
CF- M.Kemp
RF- J.Bruce
Util-A.Jackson
BN- A.Rizzo

SP- M.Latos
SP- RA.Dickey
RP- R.Betancourt
RP- T.Wilhelmson
P- Jim Johnson
P- B.Morrow
BN- K.Medlen
BN- J.Niese
BN- C.Buchholz
BN- A.Werner
BN- A.Cobb

[spitball]

Latos

Dickey

Medlen

[fastdogs]

I got to Latos & Dickey then wasn't sure to add a 3rd SP or A Ram or Rollins. In a league w/o middles and corners maybe the 3rd SP is the way to go(Medlen)

[gfhyde]

Latos

Dickey

Medlen

Exactly what I was thinking. You can make a case for Ramirez too though.

[HOOTIE]

Rizzo
Medlen

those 2 are in for sure

Latos

[gfhyde]

Rizzo
Medlen

those 2 are in for sure

Latos

He's already keeping Pujols. Who needs Rizzo?!

[HOOTIE]

He's already keeping Pujols. Who needs Rizzo?!

CM or UT
Rizzo has 30 hr power, why not keep that?
SP can be found.

[gfhyde]

CM or UT
Rizzo has 30 hr power, why not keep that?
SP can be found.

But.....youre keeping Rizzo over the Cy Young winner?

I wouldn't keep potential at first base when you already have a future HOF occupying that position. Maybe thats just me though.

[HOOTIE]

But.....youre keeping Rizzo over the Cy Young winner?

I wouldn't keep potential at first base when you already have a future HOF occupying that position. Maybe thats just me though.

1. A future HOF is moot. Unless you get cradit for Pujols 1st 11 years, HOF is moot. Pujols is still good, but has declined from his normal numbers.

2. CY Young winner was last year. You saying Dickey is a top 5 SP this year?
Bartolo Colon won a CY too. Dickey no longer is pitching in Citi Field. He no longer faces pitchers, or Marlins/Phillies. He now pitches in a HR dome, facing NY, Boston, Baltimore. Maybe he does ok, but i see some risk there.

If you or he must keep Dickey, drop Latos. Rizzo is a 25 90 guy at worst, and likely is a regular 30/100 guy not yet in his prime.

I guess we will have to see what happens.
I can find Latos type SP year to year. Young 30hr guys are much rarer.

[davestorey]

Thanks guys, I have been debating prior to this post about whether to hang onto Rizzo or not. I declined a couple of trade offers for him last year. Concerned about Dickey in the AL East as well but hard to ignore the stats. Leaning towards keeping Latos and Medlen and then will decide last minute on Dickey or Rizzo.

[gfhyde]

1. A future HOF is moot. Unless you get cradit for Pujols 1st 11 years, HOF is moot. Pujols is still good, but has declined from his normal numbers.

2. CY Young winner was last year. You saying Dickey is a top 5 SP this year?
Bartolo Colon won a CY too. Dickey no longer is pitching in Citi Field. He no longer faces pitchers, or Marlins/Phillies. He now pitches in a HR dome, facing NY, Boston, Baltimore. Maybe he does ok, but i see some risk there.

If you or he must keep Dickey, drop Latos. Rizzo is a 25 90 guy at worst, and likely is a regular 30/100 guy not yet in his prime.

I guess we will have to see what happens.
I can find Latos type SP year to year. Young 30hr guys are much rarer.

I had a long winded response typed out, but screw it. Drop the Cy Young award winner for a guy that hasn't hit more than 15HR's in the majors. I'd do that. He might hit more than 15 in the future.

If you're allowed to do trades, I'd probably try and move Dickey instead of dropping him. Dickey and Rizzo even. That'd fetch ya something amazing.

[HOOTIE]

Here are some projections.

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx...73&position=1B

Bill James has Rizzo 33/109, which i think is a little high.
Most people have Rizzo around 30/100. I have him about 25/90, but wouldn't be surprised if he goes over it.
Scouts say after Stanton, nobody has more power then Rizzo.
Yea, he only hit 15 hrs, in only 87 games.
You bring up a award (CY), as a reason.
Dickey was great last year, yes. But his circumstances have changed.
In 10 years, he's been bad, 7 of them. A career 3.98 era.
James has him 16 wins, 3.58 era.
I got him 14 wins, 3.70 era.
Enjoy the debate though.

[dmvincent]

Dickey
Medlen
Rizzo