Baseball Keeper Discussion

[nilodnayr]

I'm in a 12 team league 5x5 roto with 5 keepers. I have a bunch of guys that would be keepable and am thinking of trying to trade 2 of them to a team with worse players for 1 better keeper.

 

Here are the guys I'd consider keeping

 

Lance Berkman

Brandon Phillips

Jimmy Rollins

Ryan Braun

Manny Ramirez

Shane Victorino

Erik Bedard

Josh Beckett

 

I'm in 2nd (top 3 in the money) but 3rd and 4th are close to me so I can't hurt my team too much. I can't trade pitching because I'm way behind on IPs.

 

I was offered Sizemore and Ibanez for Phillips and Berkman. I like Sizemore, but I don't see how hes really that much better than Phillips and Phillips has 2B eligibility. I could get a closer which would help in the home stretch out of the deal as well.

[TruffleShuffle]

Must keep:

J-Roll

Braun

Bedard

 

Probably should keep:

Josh Beckett

 

Next four:

Lance Berkman

Manny Ramirez

Shane Victorino

Brandon Phillips

[nilodnayr]

Must keep:

J-Roll

Braun

Bedard

 

Probably should keep:

Josh Beckett

 

Next four:

Lance Berkman

Manny Ramirez

Shane Victorino

Brandon Phillips

 

Last year was the first time we had keepers and the keeper selection was very hitter heavy. I don't like keeping pitchers because there are a lot of them available in the draft and in lower rounds. I drafted Beckett in the 14th last year, think guys like Escobar, etc. I'm great at finding those type of players as well, so I don't think I'll keep Beckett. I didn't even really want to keep Bedard, but I think I have to since hes third in the game behind Santana and Peavy and is just entering his prime.

 

I agree that I have to keep JRoll, Braun, and Bedard. I like that Phillips is at 2b and is a 5 category contributor. Hes approaching Utley (minus the average). I think I need to keep him.

 

So, with JRoll, Braun, Bedard, and Phillips I have 3 IF positions filled, with great 5 category contributors, but no uber mashers, which worries me.

 

Berkman and Manny definitely have that in them, but their exiting their prime. So I'm thinking of trading them for someone like Howard, maybe Vlad, or Sizemore.

 

Thoughts?