We Have 5 Keeper Slots?
Fantasy Baseball Questions: Ask the Staff
by KFL Staff posted 03/12/07
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We Have 5 Keeper Slots?
Question from: Kenneth

     Question - I am in a 14 person keeper league with some real intense friends. We have 5 keeper slots, standard scoring (Runs, HR, RBI, SB, and BA for batters and Wins, Saves, K's, ERA and WHIP for Pitchers), and for positions we have C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, Util, 4 SP slots, 3 RP slots, and 2 P slots.

     With more pitching slots than usual I am unsure of who to keep. My team looks like this:

     Victor Martinez
     Adam Dunn
     Todd Walker
     Alex Rodriguez
     Derek Jeter
     Coco Crisp
     Willy Mo Pena
     David Delluci
     Barry Bonds
     Geoff Jenkins
     Jim Edmonds
     Adrian Beltre
     David Dejesus
     Rickie Weeks

     Felix Hernandez
     John Smoltz
     Tim Wakefield
     Chris Young
     Bob Wickman
     Jonathan Papelbon
     Todd Coffey
     Bronson Arroyo
     Rodrigo Lopez
     Dan Haren
     Mike Gonzalez

     Right now I was thinking of keeping ARod, Jeter, King Felix, Smoltz, and I am clueless about the fifth. Arroyo, Haren, Young, and Papelbon seem to have no way to differentiate between them and I can't figure out if Dunn is worth keeping. Any insight or suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time!

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     Bob Lane
     Answer - You have a real decent roster there. I would keep 3 Batters and 2 Pitchers: Victor Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Felix Hernandez and Chris Young.

     Edmonds is ok, but not worth keeping at this point. And the other bats are not worth keeping either with so few slots to fill.

     Now the 2 pitchers I would keeper are Young and Felix, both will produce for seasons. Arroyo could be swapped for Young, but I'm a little cautious of Arroyo. Don't even consider closers for keepers unless points are in use that are off the chart.

     You still need more pitchers, but that's ok as there should be a few more out there even though your league is 14 teams. There are alot of rookies pitchers that will make there marks this season. Hughes, Bailey, Miller, Miller, ect ect. Check out our full rookie rankings at our main site for more.

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