Who is your most expensive keeper for 2019?

[Gregg]

Value, bargains, pricing comes up every year. I am kind of curious how RJ spends their money pre-auction.

In my NL only Scherzer 54, then Freeman 35.

AL only Betts 45 (from last year) and Cole 40 (traded for).

The only one that I would consider a bargain of these is Betts. I am happy to have the other ones for counting stats/value but I do not consider them a bargain.

How about you?

[harmon]

NL Only

deGrom 40
Rizzo 37

Just traded a much cheaper D. Peralta for Rizzo and a prospect pick as our league is going to be seriously low on 1B at auction this year.

[Sharky]

NL only 12 team 5x5: Jacob DeGrom $35
AL only 12 team 5x5: Chris Sale $36

Funny, I’m sensing a pattern...

[Mithrandir]

14 team...mixed...5x5...9 keepers... $300 budget

I am keeping:
$56 Degrom
$51 JD Martinez
$50 Stanton

[TranaGreg]

NL only 12 team 5x5: Jacob DeGrom $35
AL only 12 team 5x5: Chris Sale $36

Funny, I’m sensing a pattern...

and for me, Kluber at $37

[Ken]

Right now I have Craig Kimbrel $21, but I may move him. That would leave me with Jameson Taillon $17 and Ronald Acuna $15.

[Art Vandelay]

a.l. only, 12 teams...$31 frankie lindor


This year is the first time fishboy is available in auction since entering the majors. I expect he'll cost the winning team about $57 .... and it won't be me

[Gregg]

Right now I have Craig Kimbrel $21, but I may move him. That would leave me with Jameson Taillon $17 and Ronald Acuna $15.

Two of those are bargains. One is at value.

I hope this made you smile...

[cavebird]

16-team mixed, $300 auction budget, 13 hitters (standard, but 1 C), 11 P (6 SP, 5 RP), my highest is Bauer at $24. I could keep Freeman at $55 or Scherzer at $60, but I do not plan to do so; both went for $50 last year. After Bauer, it is Correa $21 and Schwarber $16. I am happier with Acuna and Albies for $6 each.

[MagSeven]

Mith's mixed league I'm keeping Kluber at $56

[Ken]

Two of those are bargains. One is at value.

I hope this made you smile...

I think it's fair to say that only one of those was an actual bargain but definitely got the humor, thanks!

[Sour Masher]

16-team mixed, $300 auction budget, 13 hitters (standard, but 1 C), 11 P (6 SP, 5 RP), my highest is Bauer at $24. I could keep Freeman at $55 or Scherzer at $60, but I do not plan to do so; both went for $50 last year. After Bauer, it is Correa $21 and Schwarber $16. I am happier with Acuna and Albies for $6 each.

Wow, interesting set up. That really pushes RP value up, requring 5 rp starters. Is it a saves and holds league?

[Ken]

Wow, interesting set up. That really pushes RP value up, requring 5 rp starters.

Does it? Relative to the normal league setup you are adding 2-3 additional RP. But RP value in that range isn't dramatically diverse, so unless it's a saves and holds league, your typical RP doesn't actually change much

[mjl]

10-team NL: Freeman 33
12-team mixed: Verlander 26 and Soto 24 (can only keep 6, also have TTurner 16, Gallo 11, Pham 11, Clevinger 6)
10-team AL: probably Gallo 12 unless I talk myself into Sal Perez 21 or JD Martinez 46, but I have a lot of premium cheap talent
18-team mixed: definitely Trout 25/expiring, maybe Stanton 46 or Sale 51 (still waffling)

[cavebird]

Wow, interesting set up. That really pushes RP value up, requring 5 rp starters. Is it a saves and holds league?

It has lots of interesting rules, like major-league keepers being locked in your lineup unless on the DL. RP values do go up, but not by as much as it would seem, probably because so many middle relievers are fungible. Just saves league. And pretty much anyone who starts will end up with SP only status quickly per the rules, so there aren't those expensive ones, either.