Need some help...Protectable players

[kylescubs23]

I participate in a 10-team league within our office. Our five protectable players are due on Friday, need some help regarding those five. We only use National league teams, but draft four AL teams every year. This years AL teams are: Twins, Angels, Mariners, and Rangers. None of those teams were used last year, so the choice of protectable players breaks down to:

 

Derrek Lee

Aramis Ramirez

Ryan Howard

Marcus Giles

Rafael Furcal

Andy Pettitte

Zach Duke

Chad Cordero

 

I also had Manny, Rich Harden, and AJ Burnett last year, but I can't protect them. I won our league and will have the 10th and 11th picks. Who should I protect?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Lee, Ramirez, Howard, Duke, Cordero

[rawaction]

Lee, Ramirez, Howard, Duke, Cordero

 

Ditto. Assuming you have a Utility position.

[kylescubs23]

We have two UTIL spots.

 

You really think Duke over Pettitte, Furcal, And Giles. I was leaning towards Furcal because he plays a hard spot to fill and he steals bases, but now you all are making me think.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I really, really like Zach. 8-2 (on a crappy team), 1.81 ERA, 1.2 WHIP at the age of 22? Wow.

[rawaction]

We have two UTIL spots.

 

You really think Duke over Pettitte, Furcal, And Giles. I was leaning towards Furcal because he plays a hard spot to fill and he steals bases, but now you all are making me think.

 

NL only, you may have an argument with Furcal. Not many good SS in the NL. But I'll think you'll be able to pick him up at 10-11 if needed.

[kylescubs23]

I think I decided to keep two pitchers along with my 3 boppers. Closers are hard to find and Cordero is young and good. I read this morning that Pettitte is already nursing an injury. I don't have to turn this in until Friday, but I think I am going to go with...

 

Lee

Howard

Aramis

Cordero

Duke

 

I will probably go back and forth between Pettitte and Duke, and even Furcal to a lesser extent. Pettitte can win 20 games and had the best era of his career last year. I think I could probably get Joe Nathan with picks 10 or 11, so maybe I could keep Pettitte over Cordero.