Fantasy Question: I Need 8 Keepers?

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Question from: Brian - I'm in a 7 X 7 (Hits, OBP, CGs, and K/BB + standard 5 X 5) 16 team head to head league and I need 8 Keepers. We start 9 hitters and 6 pitchers with 23 total players.

Chase Utley
Jason Bay
Torii Hunter
Ian Kinsler
Chad Tracy
Carlos Guillen
Nomar Garciaparra

Felix Hernandez
Jonathan Papelbon
Roy Halladay
Francisco Liriano
Kerry Wood

I know I'm keeping Felix, Pap, Halladay, Utley and Bay. Need help after that.

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Fantasy Question: Lee, Berkman, Or Rollins?

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Question from: Tom - I am in a 6 person keeper league based on overall points and weekly lineups. We draft 22 rounds and I have the following keeper picks:

Berkman in 8th (retained in the 5th)
Carlos Lee in 10th (7th)
Rollins in the 12th (9th)
Mauer in the 13th (10th)

Should I keep Lee, Berkman, or Rollins?


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Fantasy Question: Not Keeping 2 Keepers?

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Question from: MNB - We run a limited keeper league with restrictions on the keepers. Only 2 guys per team, and no player drafted in the first 10 rounds may be kept (so most of the superstars are still available, but the up and coming stars you can invest in). The problem is, what do we do with teams who don't want to keep even 2 players? When should they get extra draft picks to fill their roster? Should they get supplemental picks at the end of the draft, or should they get them in the 11th/12th round? Any other options? Thanks.


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Fantasy Question: 3 Pitchers, 3 Fielders?

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Question from: Max - I'm in a 5x5 Head-to-Head league, 10 teams, and we keep 3 pitchers, 3 fielders. Here's the only logical possible choices:

Nick Swisher
Chase Utley
Carl Crawford
Matt Holiday

Carlos Zambrano
Felix Hernandez
Matt Cain
Ian Snell
Scott Olsen

I was thinking to keep Carl Crawford, Matt Holiday, Chase Utley, Carlos Zambrano, Feliz Hernandez and Matt Cain. If Alex Gordon is an option to keep for next year, do you think i should keep him over Holliday? Just so you know, I have the first pick in the draft an I'm taking gordon. I also thought, that Alex Gordon Might be an amazing player for the next few years. That is why I'm Debating him and Matt Holiday.

Who would you keep?

Also I was wondering, if it is better to draft young guys after I draft my top players that will probably be my keepers? or should I draft Proven players, because I'll Probably end up dropping them at the end of the season. An example is Konerko or Swisher. I was offered this trade.

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Fantasy Question: Need To Pick 2 More?

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Question from: Matt - Keeper Question - allowed to keep 7, with no limits, penalties, etc.

Keeping: Ortiz, Utley, J. Reyes, Aramis Ramirez, and Johan Santana.

Need to pick two more: A. Jones, B. Myers, B. McCann, Francisco Rodriguez, Sabathia.

Thoughts?????


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Fantasy Question: Choosing Three Keepers

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Question from: Rick - I need to choose THREE keepers out of this bunch, and I'm not really sure who to keep. Here are the players, followed by the league settings.

Garret Anderson
Casey Blake
Joe Crede
J.D Drew
Prince Fielder
Juan Pierre
Edgar Renteria
Alex Rios
Jeremy Bonderman
Francisico Codero
Livan Hernandez
Chris Young
Pedro Martinez
Joe Nathan
Nate Roberston
Brad Penny

I need to pick THREE out of that bunch. Here are the league settings.

Scoring Type: Rotisserie
Player Universe: All of Baseball (NL and AL)
Positions:
1 Each: Catcher, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SS, LF, CF, RF
1OF, 1IF, 1UTIL (UTIL is Newly Added: "The Hafner Slot")
Pitchers: Starting Pitchers, 3 (closers)
Bench: 9 Bench Slots
Injury Reserve: 3 IR Slots
Stat Categories:
Batters: Runs, Hits, Homeruns, RBI's, Stolen Bases, Batting Average,
Pitching: Wins, Shutouts, Saves, Strikeouts, ERA

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Fantasy Question: Liriano And My Keepers

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Question from: Rui - I'm in a 10-team League that allows us to keep 6 players from the previous year. My top 12 considerations are listed below. Right now I'm looking at keeping Delgado, Furcal, Roberts, McCann, Carpenter and Nathan.

The dilemma I'm having is with Liriano, who would have been a no-brainer if not for Tommy John surgery. Should I keep him instead of one of those 6? Or should I try to get him again in the draft? If so, what round should I be looking to get him in?

I also love the potential of Francoeur and A-Gonzalez, but I'm not sure when to grab them.

Batting
Eric Chávez (Oak - 3B) 117/485 74 22 72 3 .241 .786
Carlos Delgado (NYM - 1B) 139/524 89 38 114 0 .265 .909
Jeff Francoeur (Atl - OF) 169/651 83 29 103 1 .260 .742
Rafael Furcal (LAD - SS) 196/654 113 15 63 37 .300 .814
Adrián González (SD - 1B) 173/570 83 24 82 0 .304 .862
Todd Helton (Col - 1B) 165/546 94 15 81 3 .302 .88
Brian McCann (Atl - C) 147/442 61 24 93 2 .333 .96
Brian Roberts (Bal - 2B) 161/563 85 10 55 36 .286 .757

Pitching
Chris Carpenter (StL - SP) 221.2 15 0 184 0 3.09 1.07
Francisco Liriano (Min - SP,RP) 121.0 12 1 144 1 2.16 1.00
Joe Nathan (Min - RP) 68.1 7 36 95 0 1.58 0.79
Dontrelle Willis (Fla - SP) 223.1 12 0 160 0 3.87 1.4

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Fantasy Question: Triples Worth More Than HRs

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Question from: STB - A couple of guys in my fantasy baseball league are arguing that 3B should be worth more than HR. Their argument is based around the fact that 3Bs are more scarce. I think this is ridiculous - who would rather hit a 3B than a HR? Please give me your opinion on the matter, we need an outside, expert view.

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