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Subject: Keeper Help
Posted by: Jasper
- [24052610] Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 11:05
Hello All-
Wanted to see if I could get some thoughts on a keeper dilemma I am facing. We get to keep 3 position players, two of which I am using on David Wright and Ichiro. The 3rd however, I cannot decide between the following:
Brandon Phillips - safer pick, would secure 2b which is not a fun position to fill
Manny Ramirez - risky pick, seems to be in a decline but always has the potential to be a top 10 player
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| 1 | Nerfherders
ID: 347242717
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 11:34
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Those are your only choices? Can you post your entire roster?
If it was between those I would take Phillips, I guess. Just because he's younger and 2B. And you wouldn't have to spend draft slots on speed later.
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| 2 | Jasper
ID: 24052610
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 12:27
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Roster from last year (team I am taking over this year):
Mark DeRosa
Matt Diaz
Ryan Doumit
Corey Hart
Brandon Inge
Carlos Pena
Colby Rasmus
Marco Scutaro
Ryan Theriot
Michael Young
(and the before mentioned, D.Wright, Mannywood, Ichiro, B.Phillips)
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| 3 | Khahan
ID: 391582715
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 13:28
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You've got plenty of speed with wright and ichiro. And w hile power is certainly much more abundant I'm not so sure I'd spend all 3 keepers on 1 category (yes, wright is a crossover).
what are your stats because thats the big key here. If you use BA, I might be more inclined to go with phillips, 25/25 is not a bad keeper at all. But if you go w/ OBP, take Carlos Pena. Ichiro's pure speed, pena's pure power and wrights mix of the 2 is a nice start to the draft.
Remember, stats win leagues, not positions. And while its nice to have a tight position like 2nd locked down if you overbalance 1 category you are not really helping yourself.
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| 4 | blue hen
Dude
ID: 710321114
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 13:36
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I agree. I'd likely keep Pena over Phillips anyway.
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| 5 | Nerfherders
ID: 347242717
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 14:04
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Yeah Pena is a better bet esp. with all the speed you got anyways.
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| 6 | Great One
ID: 46051211
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 15:28
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I keep Wright, Brandon Phillips and Ichiro. I can find some cheap power and a random 1B a lot easier than a I can a top five 2B. And 20 HR's (along with 25 steals, 100 RBI) from my 2B is a lot tougher to find than a random 1B eligible to hit 30 something HR's. BH - you should know better than anyone, you always have like 5 1B's on your team and can't get them all in the lineup.
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| 7 | Great One
ID: 46051211
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 15:29
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And also, now the rest of the draft you can pretty much ignore SB's when everyone is wasting picks on Juan Pierre and Podsednik types.
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| 8 | Jasper
ID: 24052610
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 16:29
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thanks for all of the input...and just a fyi the categories are as follows:
BA, Runs, Rbi, SB, HR
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| 9 | blue hen
Dude
ID: 710321114
Tue, Jan 26, 2010, 16:41
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Actually, in one league this year, I came out of autodraft with Utley, Kinsler, and Phillips and no shortstop. I soon traded Utley for Braun and got Andrus, so I was alright, I guess.
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