Help with possible keepers please

[deaccat]

I am taking over an existing team and don't have too much experience. I have been doing alot of research though. I understand I have to try to figure out inflation too but I have some good value as I can see and have to determine how much to resign them for and for how long. I can keep them at same price for this year or add $5 per year for as many years as I like.

12 team mixed 5x5 std roto 260 cap 7-15 keepers

current salary

C M. Montero $1
1b Dunn $17
1b A. Gonzalez $20
1b Pujols $45 (big one do I keep him this year and next for $50)
OF Bourne $2
OF Choo $5
Span $1

Pitchers

M. Cain $7
C. Carpenter $7
D. Price $8
Kou $5


Will prob keep Koji at $5 Beckham at $1 and Tejada at $3 but not increase salary

Thanks

[Hornsby]

I am taking over an existing team and don't have too much experience. I have been doing alot of research though. I understand I have to try to figure out inflation too but I have some good value as I can see and have to determine how much to resign them for and for how long. I can keep them at same price for this year or add $5 per year for as many years as I like.

12 team mixed 5x5 std roto 260 cap 7-15 keepers

current salary

C M. Montero $1
1b Dunn $17
1b A. Gonzalez $20
1b Pujols $45 (big one do I keep him this year and next for $50)
OF Bourne $2
OF Choo $5
Span $1

Pitchers

M. Cain $7
C. Carpenter $7
D. Price $8
Kou $5


Will prob keep Koji at $5 Beckham at $1 and Tejada at $3 but not increase salary

Thanks

I like the keepers that you have, and I'd definitely extend Pujols to 50. And you certainly should keep Koji and Beckham...Tejada is OK at that price.

[Gregg]

If it were my team I would be giving a raise to Gonzales, Pujols, Cain, Price, and Carpenter. Great for this year, good base for next year, still have plenty of money to spend.

[deaccat]

Thanks for your help. I actually was wrong, I can only keep up to 12 guys. I'm thinking drop Tejada and Beckham?

How long would you extend the other guys for?

[luckyheel]

In a 12 team mixed league, and without knowing the other keepers, I'm not sure I keep Beckham. I think you might be able to get him back for $1 or someone better.

What I would think about doing is trading Dunn. With Albert and Adrian already in place, you'd be putting one of them at DH. I think you should trade him and try to get a top MI or P.

Personally, I think the only one I would extend is Choo. He is well under priced in a 12 team mixed league. Others may extend some of the pitchers, but I generally just don't like giving contracts to pitchers.

I would keep Koji and Tejada in addition to your first 11, but I would also drop Kuo.

Just my 0.02.

[joncarlos]

I wouldn't keep Koji and Kuo at $5 each... in a shallow mixed you can find those guys on the FA list. I would keep only one of them. I like Kuo slightly better but either is fine. I guess Gregg is less stable than Broxton? But I trust Kuo's elite ratios more.

I am with Luckyheel in that I'd extend Choo and none of the pitchers ... but I'd also think about extending Gonzalez. Trading Dunn is a good idea.

I don't think you can do much better than Beckham for $1. I keep him.

So for me I would have

C M. Montero $1
1b Dunn $17
2B Beckham $1
CI A. Gonzalez $20 (maybe +1 year?)
UT Pujols $45 + 1 year to $50
OF Bourne $2
OF Choo $5 + 1 year to $10
OF Span $1

Pitchers
M. Cain $7
C. Carpenter $7
D. Price $8
Kou $5

Toss back> Tejada and Koji

[deaccat]

Thanks so much guys for your help. The team I am taking over won the league last year so I don't want to screw it up. I have spent hours the past two days evaluating and now I am looking at probable inflation as I am predicting the rest of the leagues keepers.

Here is I guess where I am looking at it wrong. Seems you guys are not to big on giving lots of extensions. I was thinking (not as much with the pitchers) that it made sense to extend guys 1-2 yrs if thier salary would still be at least $5 below thier inflation value.

I am not done figuring out inflation #'s but this is what i was thinking of how it is done ( and I very well may be wrong as I have no experience with deciding keepers only played once before and didn't do the keeper thing)

guys like Montero for $6 (2yrs) inflation value atleast $15 gives me a $9 value for 2 yrs. Where as if I throw him back after this year I will have to pay the full $15 to get that type of production

even Span and Bourn at $6 and $7 for 2 yrs where the value is $12

Is 3 yrs to long of an extension? 3 yrs for Choo at $15 is still atleast $10 below is inflation value

Hesitant for pitchers bc of injuries but was still thinking 2 yrs at $12 for Cain who is worth $25 inflated

maybe all I am thinking is too risky bc of injuries and worried too much I won't find replacements at similar $ if I toss them back too early

Thanks again for any help