Who should I keep?

Mar 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM

btthepunk
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So I have to designate my keepers in my baseball league. I won the league last year and we can only keep 2 players. What do you think?

Albert Pujols
Yoenis Cespedes
Matt Cain
CC Sabathia
Joey Votto
Robinson Cano
Bryce Harper
Joe Mauer

Leaning towards Cain as one of them. Pujols and Cano are the other top two for now. I think Cespedes will have a big year but I think I could draft him because all the others in my league are hardcore Giants fans and let their emotions pick mostly.

Mar 12, 2013 at 3:45 PM

vrabbit
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Originally posted by btthepunk:
So I have to designate my keepers in my baseball league. I won the league last year and we can only keep 2 players. What do you think?

Albert Pujols
Yoenis Cespedes
Matt Cain
CC Sabathia
Joey Votto
Robinson Cano
Bryce Harper
Joe Mauer

Leaning towards Cain as one of them. Pujols and Cano are the other top two for now. I think Cespedes will have a big year but I think I could draft him because all the others in my league are hardcore Giants fans and let their emotions pick mostly.

are there particular keepers rules? If not I'd go with Cano and either Cain or Votto

Mar 12, 2013 at 3:56 PM

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Cano and Votto

Mar 13, 2013 at 5:25 PM

ninerlifer
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Harper whatever you do....flip a coin on Votto and Cano

Mar 13, 2013 at 7:00 PM

InconvenientTruth21
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Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Harper whatever you do....flip a coin on Votto and Cano

I agree with this

Mar 13, 2013 at 7:05 PM

vrabbit
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Originally posted by InconvenienTTruth21:

Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Harper whatever you do....flip a coin on Votto and Cano

I agree with this

actually yeah, Harper and Cano, you can always get a stud 1B early in the draft, Cano is almost irreplaceable

Mar 13, 2013 at 7:37 PM

ninerlifer
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Originally posted by vrabbit:
Originally posted by InconvenienTTruth21:
Originally posted by ninerlifer:
Harper whatever you do....flip a coin on Votto and Cano

I agree with this

actually yeah, Harper and Cano, you can always get a stud 1B early in the draft, Cano is almost irreplaceable

Good point....1B hitters are easy to find...elite 2B are rare

Mar 13, 2013 at 7:58 PM

btthepunk
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I'll probably go with Harper and Cano, seems to be a good way to go. Just wondering why not many said Cain?

I dont follow baseball as much as football. Last year was the first time doing fantasy baseball so that made me follow more than I ever have. Votto and Cano were my first two picks last year.

Mar 13, 2013 at 11:04 PM

vrabbit
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Originally posted by btthepunk:
I'll probably go with Harper and Cano, seems to be a good way to go. Just wondering why not many said Cain?

I dont follow baseball as much as football. Last year was the first time doing fantasy baseball so that made me follow more than I ever have. Votto and Cano were my first two picks last year.

Cain is real solid fantasy wise, just not necessarily "elite" (Verlander, Strasburg, Kershaw). You wouldn't take Cain with a 1st round pick. You probably wouldn't take Harper with a 1st either, but his ceiling is way higher than Cain's in fantasy

Mar 13, 2013 at 11:51 PM

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btthepunk
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Originally posted by vrabbit:

Originally posted by btthepunk:
I'll probably go with Harper and Cano, seems to be a good way to go. Just wondering why not many said Cain?

I dont follow baseball as much as football. Last year was the first time doing fantasy baseball so that made me follow more than I ever have. Votto and Cano were my first two picks last year.

Cain is real solid fantasy wise, just not necessarily "elite" (Verlander, Strasburg, Kershaw). You wouldn't take Cain with a 1st round pick. You probably wouldn't take Harper with a 1st either, but his ceiling is way higher than Cain's in fantasy

Thanks a lot for the help!

Also forgot to add Hanley Ramirez in that list but I didn't really think he's keeper worthy but I can play him at SS or 3B.

Mar 13, 2013 at 11:58 PM

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vrabbit
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Originally posted by btthepunk:

Originally posted by vrabbit:

Originally posted by btthepunk:
I'll probably go with Harper and Cano, seems to be a good way to go. Just wondering why not many said Cain?

I dont follow baseball as much as football. Last year was the first time doing fantasy baseball so that made me follow more than I ever have. Votto and Cano were my first two picks last year.

Cain is real solid fantasy wise, just not necessarily "elite" (Verlander, Strasburg, Kershaw). You wouldn't take Cain with a 1st round pick. You probably wouldn't take Harper with a 1st either, but his ceiling is way higher than Cain's in fantasy

Thanks a lot for the help!

Also forgot to add Hanley Ramirez in that list but I didn't really think he's keeper worthy but I can play him at SS or 3B.

not over the guys we we previously suggested

Mar 15, 2013 at 4:46 AM

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Harper and Cano.

Hate to leave Votto out, but 2B is poo this year.

Mar 15, 2013 at 8:09 PM

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Ninerjohn
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Cano is a given. No way you dont keep him. I'd lean towards Harper and Cano is a keeper league.

Mar 17, 2013 at 10:04 AM

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robniner
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Originally posted by Niners99:
Harper and Cano.

Hate to leave Votto out, but 2B is poo this year.

Actually, C, 2B and SS are poo this year.

Mar 28, 2013 at 7:45 PM

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btthepunk
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So I kept Cano and Harper and we just had our draft last night here's my team.

C: Yadier Molina, Saltalamacchia
1B: Albert Pujols, Billy Butler
2B: Cano
3B: Mark Trumbo, A-Rod
SS: Jimmy Rollins, Jeter
OF: Harper, Cespedes, Choo, Josh Reddick, Alfonso Soriano, Adam Dunn, Corey Hart

P: Jered Weaver, Cole Hamels, Vogelsong, Gallardo, Kuroda, Lance Lynn
RP: Jim Johnson, Fernando Rodney

It's a pretty small league so most of the teams are pretty stacked.