Last 2 keeper spots

[gfhyde]

I'm still trying to trim down my roster. I won last year and thanks to some pretty ridiculous trades over the past few years, I've been able to gather a really solid fantasy team. So here's the deal - 14 team H2H points, we keep 15-20 players each year. I'm keeping 20 and I'll be picking last.

Keepers right now:

C-Perez
1B-Fielder
2B-Cano
SS-Tulo
3B-Longoria
OF1-Stanton
OF2-Justin Upton
OF3-Choo
UTIL-Butler
BENCH-Sandoval

We start 4 pitchers a week and 2 RP's. RP's are worth pretty big points.

SP1-Hamels
SP2-Wainwright
SP3-Zimmerman
SP4-Sanchez
RP1-Balfour
RP2-?
BENCH-Medlen
BENCH-Corbin
IR-Harvey (I'm going to miss him this year!)

So that's 18 guys. My last keeper spots are down to:

Alex Wood (SP/RP this year, not guaranteed a rotation spot though)
Cishek
Brad Miller
Gallardo

I originally thought I'd just keep Wood to fill out the RP and Gallardo. But Gallardo kind of sucks. The potential is there!...but he sucks lol And Wood not having a spot for sure scares me. We gotta cut down in the next week or so.

So who would you give the last 2 spots to? I have high hopes for Miller but I guess we'd have to wait and see. He will definitely get plucked in the draft if I let him go. Trying to move something like Gallardo/Cishek/1st round for Desmond as a UTIL/Tulo insurance kind of guy, but outside of some more shift trades, what do you think?? Any feedback appreciated!

[HOOTIE]

I would keep all 4 and let Corbin go.
Not big on Pablo either.

[shallowfrozenwater]

I'd probably keep Cishek since you say that RP's are really valuable and then I'd decide on value for the other 3. Personally I think that Gallardo has the most value since last year was the only one of the previous 5 where he didn't have 200 K's. I think he has a decent shot at 15 W's or more too, particularly since he's insulated at the lower end of the rotation so he'll match up against a lot of 4's and 5's all season long.

[djkiang]

Definitely want to keep Miller and if you say relievers hold more value, you have plenty of starters to offset the loss of Alex Wood.

[gfhyde]

Definitely want to keep Miller and if you say relievers hold more value, you have plenty of starters to offset the loss of Alex Wood.

I'd really like to hold on to Miller too. Especially with Tulo. You know he's missing some games.

Wood has more value this year because he's potentially an a starter I could throw in the RP slot. That's money. But only if he gets the starting job and is any good at it. So right now maybe I'll keep Miller/Cishek, drop Wood and keep or trade Gallardo.

If Gallardo returns to any form resembling pre-2013, he'll be worth a bunch.

Stupid baseball lol

[gfhyde]

Ok quick update for anyone that cares lol

I moved Cishek to an owner without a reliever. He was over the allowed amount of keepers and desperate, so he traded me Bucholz and Alexi Ramirez for Cishek and my last round pick. I couldn't say no to that even if it did put me over the cap as a result. I also have no use for Ramirez.

However!....I found an owner with an aging pitching squad and tossed out an offer of Medlen and Bucholz for Shields and he took it! So I essentially traded Medlen/Cishek for Shields/Ramirez! The pick I gave up will be no one of any use.

Probably end up dropping Ramirez and Miller now. All is well on the world :P