Fantasy Setup Men

[ChiCubsFan]

I need some help ranking setup men. My league counts holds so setup men provide a lot of value. I'm not going to draft any of them too high because it's easy to find solid setup men throughout the season, and it seems that there's a lot of variability from year to year. That said, I'd still like to put a list together. So can someone help me out and throw out a few they think are the top or make their short list so I can compare my list to others. I tried searching, but none of the fantasy sites really rank middle relievers.

[javy knows my name]

Keeping holds as a stat is really really bad. What self-respecting fantasy site/commissioner would do this?

[The Logan]

Keeping holds as a stat is really really bad. What self-respecting fantasy site/commissioner would do this?

 

Anyone who wants to make it as realistic as possible. I added it to my long running league this year. It made for interesting late round draft picks, and also adds a new dimension of strategy, and also makes it fair for teams who lost out on closers. There's always that one guy who drafts 4 or 5 closers hoping to trade some for something else. Now you can draft someone like Scot Shields to make up for the loss of a closer.

 

As for the original question, the #1 setup man in baseball is arguably Scot Shields. If the Cubs make Gregg the closer, then you can argue that Marmol takes over that distinguished title.

 

Not sure on the others in baseball though simply because setup man seems to be a revolving door that is played by ear for the most part on most teams. I'm not sure if Devine or Zeigler is going to be the closer in Oakland, but one of them is bound to be the setup guy, and they were both ridiculous last year.

[anabiono]

i tried to get holds counted in my league, but the commish wasn't having any of it

 

bastard

[jyoung55]

My 20 team keeper has holds as well. It was a really hard stat for me to grasp last year as well. So I would appreciate then input also.

 

I do know guys like Taylor Bucholz were great last year... and if I draft him this year, he'll be awful.

[SouthSideRyan]

I drafted DelCarmen and Wheeler/Percival for my holds guys. I think it's best to draft a solid handcuff to get your holds.

[erik316wttn]

i tried to get holds counted in my league, but the commish wasn't having any of it

 

bastard

 

It's a good way to get more players involved.

[The Logan]

one strategy I did implore which I feel works well is selecting a couple relievers who are battling for the closer spot this spring, like Zeigler and Devine, Mike Gonzales and Rafael Soriano, Gregg and Marmol, etc. If you get both, then you're almost guaranteed a closer AND a setup guy, since one of them is bound to take over the closer role while the other is relegated to setup duties.

[NCCubFan]

one strategy I did implore which I feel works well is selecting a couple relievers who are battling for the closer spot this spring, like Zeigler and Devine, Mike Gonzales and Rafael Soriano, Gregg and Marmol, etc. If you get both, then you're almost guaranteed a closer AND a setup guy, since one of them is bound to take over the closer role while the other is relegated to setup duties.

I had a similar situation last year (even though it was clear cut who was the closer and who was the setup man). In one of my leagues I had both K-Rod and Shields on my team.

[Hosak8]

Heath Bell, boys and girls. Heath Bell.