Keeper Help

[delroy lindo]

Hello lads,

 

I've joined my first league since Roadkill and needed your collective assistance. I must choose four players from the following roster left by the former owner:

 

Trends Batting

Player % Started H/AB HR RBI SB TB AVG

Jason Bay (Bos - OF) 84% 165/577 31 101 10 301 .286

Lance Berkman (Hou - 1B,OF) 92% 173/554 29 106 18 314 .312

Jay Bruce (Cin - OF) 27% 105/413 21 52 4 187 .254

Jacoby Ellsbury (Bos - OF) 68% 155/554 9 47 50 218 .280

Corey Hart (Mil - OF) 66% 164/612 20 91 23 281 .268

Akinori Iwamura (TB - 2B,3B) 23% 172/627 6 48 8 238 .274

Ian Kinsler (Tex - 2B) 30% 165/518 18 71 26 268 .319

Russell Martin (LAD - C,3B) 91% 155/553 13 69 18 219 .280

Grady Sizemore (Cle - OF) 92% 170/634 33 90 38 318 .268

Miguel Tejada (Hou - SS) 79% 179/632 13 66 7 262 .283

David Wright (NYM - 3B) 96% 189/626 33 124 15 334 .302

Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B) 83% 168/538 29 115 3 306 .312

 

 

Trends Pitching

Player % Started IP W SV K ERA WHIP

Scott Baker (Min - SP) 44% 172.1 11 0 141 3.45 1.18

Matt Capps (Pit - RP) 56% 53.2 2 21 39 3.02 0.97

Aaron Cook (Col - SP) 36% 211.1 16 0 96 3.96 1.34

Gavin Floyd (CWS - SP,RP) 44% 206.1 17 0 145 3.84 1.26

Jair Jurrjens (Atl - SP) 38% 188.1 13 0 139 3.68 1.37

Cliff Lee (Cle - SP) 69% 223.1 22 0 170 2.54 1.11

Brad Lidge (Phi - RP) 88% 69.1 2 41 92 1.95 1.23

Francisco Liriano (Min - SP) 42% 76.0 6 0 67 3.91 1.39

Brett Myers (Phi - SP,RP) 50% 190.0 10 0 163 4.55 1.38

Jake Peavy (SD - SP) 66% 173.2 10 0 166 2.85 1.18

Fernando Rodney (Det - RP) 29% 40.1 0 13 49 4.91 1.59

Huston Street (Col - RP) 65% 70.0 7 18 69 3.73 1.21

 

 

I figured Wright, Berkman, Kinsler, and Sizemore. It's your typical CBS scoring league.

 

Graziamente,

V

[UK1679666180]

I would probably go...

 

Berkman

Wright

Sizemore

Martin

 

The offense from Martin as a C is prob. worth more than the offense from Kinsler as a 2B.

 

Liriano and Peavy have minor health concerns with Peavy also pitching for a team that will likely only go .500 when Peavy pitches and Lee has to prove he isn't a one year wonder.

[delroy lindo]

Word. Thanks, homie.

[tadowdaddy]

Wow.. V... It's been a LONG time!

 

That being said, I'd keep

 

Berkman, Wright, Sizemore, and Peavy

[abuck1220]

i'd probably keep kinsler over martin. martin fell off a bit last year. of course, i wish i wouldn't have traded him for joe blanton and jonathan sanchez.

[BigbadB]

To me, the obvious choices are Berkman and Wright, while the last two are difficult between Sizemore, Bay, Kinsler and Martin. I see value in keeping Kinsler and Martin due to the lack of talent at those two positions. At the same time, I can't decide who I would value more between Sizemore and Bay, as either one would be tough for me to let go.

 

So, I'll trust your instincts. Just don't do me wrong!

[Guest]

I'd keep Kinsler over Martin also, considering the home ballparks they plan in and since Martin is more susceptible to late season declines due to his position.

 

I'd be wary of Liriano and Peavy due to health.

[Guest]

To me, the obvious choices are Berkman and Wright, while the last two are difficult between Sizemore, Bay, Kinsler and Martin. I see value in keeping Kinsler and Martin due to the lack of talent at those two positions. At the same time, I can't decide who I would value more between Sizemore and Bay, as either one would be tough for me to let go.

 

So, I'll trust your instincts. Just don't do me wrong!

 

Sizemore is a no brainer.

[BigbadB]

Is he that much better than Bay in a full season in Boston? I don't know. I haven't made the comparisons.

[delroy lindo]

Thank you!

 

Ultlimately, I selected Berkman, Kinsler, Wright and Sizemore. I have the 9th and 12th picks. so perhaps Peavy and Bay come back :-)

 

Good luck to each of you this year, look forward to lurking over the trash-talking, complaining and fleecing!

 

Best,

V

 

TA, That other forum is wildly amusing. Ban Robbie permanently for the spitting incident? C'mon, now...

p.s. Bill Snyder back in the l'il apple, Don? Yikes!

[UK1679666180]

They went overboard with the Alomar hate, I thought his punishment was fair.

 

Fwiw, Kent is better than both Sandberg and Alomar, but I agree that Alomar was better than Sandberg.

[tadowdaddy]

Thank you!

 

Ultlimately, I selected Berkman, Kinsler, Wright and Sizemore. I have the 9th and 12th picks. so perhaps Peavy and Bay come back :-)

 

Good luck to each of you this year, look forward to lurking over the trash-talking, complaining and fleecing!

 

Best,

V

 

TA, That other forum is wildly amusing. Ban Robbie permanently for the spitting incident? C'mon, now...

p.s. Bill Snyder back in the l'il apple, Don? Yikes!

 

 

Haha! I love it! He'll actually coach the team. Prince didn't do much of that. We'll see how it turns out!

[delroy lindo]

We drafted this afternoon, here is the roster for my Habitual Linesteppers (keeper league):

 

C: Matt Wieters/Mike Napoli

1B: Lance Berkman

2B: Ian Kinsler

3B: David Wright

SS: Jhonny Peralta

OF:Grady Sizemore

OF:BJ Upton

OF:Carlos Lee

U: Pat Burrell

Reserves: Jayson Werth

 

SP: Roy Halladay

SP: Felix Hernandez

SP: Matt Garza

SP: Chien-Ming Wang

SP: David Price

RP:Jonathan Papelbon

RP:Brad Lidge

 

Reserves: Max Scherzer, Fausto Carmona, Erik Bedard

[Guest]

We drafted this afternoon, here is the roster for my Habitual Linesteppers (keeper league):

 

C: Matt Wieters/Mike Napoli

1B: Lance Berkman

2B: Ian Kinsler

3B: David Wright

SS: Jhonny Peralta

OF:Grady Sizemore

OF:BJ Upton

OF:Carlos Lee

U: Pat Burrell

Reserves: Jayson Werth

 

SP: Roy Halladay

SP: Felix Hernandez

SP: Matt Garza

SP: Chien-Ming Wang

SP: David Price

RP:Jonathan Papelbon

RP:Brad Lidge

 

Reserves: Max Scherzer, Fausto Carmona, Erik Bedard

Does this league have like 6 players or does everyone else suck at drafting?

[delroy lindo]

We drafted this afternoon, here is the roster for my Habitual Linesteppers (keeper league):

 

C: Matt Wieters/Mike Napoli

1B: Lance Berkman

2B: Ian Kinsler

3B: David Wright

SS: Jhonny Peralta

OF:Grady Sizemore

OF:BJ Upton

OF:Carlos Lee

U: Pat Burrell

Reserves: Jayson Werth

 

SP: Roy Halladay

SP: Felix Hernandez

SP: Matt Garza

SP: Chien-Ming Wang

SP: David Price

RP:Jonathan Papelbon

RP:Brad Lidge

 

Reserves: Max Scherzer, Fausto Carmona, Erik Bedard

Does this league have like 6 players or does everyone else suck at drafting?

 

10 players, $1K first place prize. Ironically enough, many of them are in Naperville. Did the draft at Nevin's.