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There are five teams in my main league with a claim, even remotely reasonable, to be the best keeper list. This is a $300 salary league with reasonably tight in-season caps and floors which allows dump trading, but only to an extent. Traditional 5x5 categories. Player prices rise $5 per season. Players with rookie status the previous year (when drafted, not allowed for pick-ups in season) can be kept more or less free as reserve round keepers. All keepers who are not reserve keepers are locked in the lineup, unless on the major-league IL, until September roster expansion, so speculative keepers are discouraged. 13 hitters (standard, but 1 C), 11 pitchers (6 SP, 5 RP, anyone with five starts last year is SP only, and five starts this year moves a player to SP only). There are actually 10 reserve spots, but I only list four because that is the most "free" keepers any of these teams have. Players in bold are signed under guaranteed contracts and must be kept or bought out for a severe penalty. Other players are my guesses for the other teams and my current plans for my team, although that is subject to change. Here are the top keeper lists, who do you like best:
Team A:
C:
1B:
3B: Miguel Andujar $1 (long story, but we can have $1 keepers in weird circumstances)
CI:
2B: Scooter Gennett $14
SS:
MI:
OF: Aaron Judge $11
OF:
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: Kirby Yates $7
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Yusei Kikcuchi
Res.:
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $267
Per player: $13.35
Team B:
C:
1B: Joey Gallo $11
3B: Alex Bregman $11
CI:
2B: Yoan Moncada $6
SS: Raul Mondesi $6
MI:
OF: Mookie Betts $21
OF: George Springer $26
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Miles Mikolas $12
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP:
RP: Felipe Vazquez $13
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Jeimer Candelario
Res.: Nick Gordon
Res.: Anthony Alfred
Res.: Francisco Mejia
Salary for auction: $194
Per player: $12.13
Team C:
C: J.T. Realmuto $11
1B:
3B:
CI:
2B: Daniel Murphy $21
SS: Francisco Lindor $16
MI:
OF: Bryce Harper $31
OF: Aaron Hicks $8
OF: Rhys Hoskins $11
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Luis Castillo $15
SP: Mike Clevenger $15
SP: Justin Verlander $42
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: David Robertson $6
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Nick Senzel
Res.: Bo Bichette
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $119 (this does not add up by $5 because both Harper and Hicks need new contracts and the first is free but the second costs $5)
Per player: $8.50
Team D:
C:
1B:
3B:
CI:
2B: Ozzie Albies $6
SS: Carlos Correa $21
MI: Amed Rosario $11
OF: Ronald Acuna $6
OF: Kyle Schwarber $16
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Trevor Bauer $24
SP: Jack Flaherty $6
SP: Jameson Taillon $13
SP: Mike Foltynewicz $6
SP:
SP:
RP: Jose Alvarado $6
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Austin Riley
Res.: Kyle Wright
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $185
Per player: $13.21
Team E:
C:
1B: Jesus Aguilar $20
3B: Jose Ramirez $16
CI: Eugenio Suarez $20
2B: Cesar Hernandez $7
SS: Jurickson Profar $6
MI:
OF: Tommy Pham $19
OF: Stephen Piscotty $16
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Blake Snell $16
SP: Shane Bieber $7
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: Wily Peralta $7
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Tyler O'Neill
Res.: Derek Fisher
Res.: Mitch Keller
Res.: Sixto Sanchez
Salary for auction: $166
Per player: $11.86
Last year starting pitching went for insane prices, and good closers usually do, probably given the large number of RP slots. Good MR's also go for $5-$10. So, what sayeth the pen? Who looks best? And any ideas for strategies for the teams at auction are welcome, too.
Team A:
C:
1B:
3B: Miguel Andujar $1 (long story, but we can have $1 keepers in weird circumstances)
CI:
2B: Scooter Gennett $14
SS:
MI:
OF: Aaron Judge $11
OF:
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: Kirby Yates $7
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Yusei Kikcuchi
Res.:
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $267
Per player: $13.35
Team B:
C:
1B: Joey Gallo $11
3B: Alex Bregman $11
CI:
2B: Yoan Moncada $6
SS: Raul Mondesi $6
MI:
OF: Mookie Betts $21
OF: George Springer $26
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Miles Mikolas $12
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP:
RP: Felipe Vazquez $13
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Jeimer Candelario
Res.: Nick Gordon
Res.: Anthony Alfred
Res.: Francisco Mejia
Salary for auction: $194
Per player: $12.13
Team C:
C: J.T. Realmuto $11
1B:
3B:
CI:
2B: Daniel Murphy $21
SS: Francisco Lindor $16
MI:
OF: Bryce Harper $31
OF: Aaron Hicks $8
OF: Rhys Hoskins $11
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Luis Castillo $15
SP: Mike Clevenger $15
SP: Justin Verlander $42
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: David Robertson $6
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Nick Senzel
Res.: Bo Bichette
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $119 (this does not add up by $5 because both Harper and Hicks need new contracts and the first is free but the second costs $5)
Per player: $8.50
Team D:
C:
1B:
3B:
CI:
2B: Ozzie Albies $6
SS: Carlos Correa $21
MI: Amed Rosario $11
OF: Ronald Acuna $6
OF: Kyle Schwarber $16
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Trevor Bauer $24
SP: Jack Flaherty $6
SP: Jameson Taillon $13
SP: Mike Foltynewicz $6
SP:
SP:
RP: Jose Alvarado $6
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Austin Riley
Res.: Kyle Wright
Res.:
Res.:
Salary for auction: $185
Per player: $13.21
Team E:
C:
1B: Jesus Aguilar $20
3B: Jose Ramirez $16
CI: Eugenio Suarez $20
2B: Cesar Hernandez $7
SS: Jurickson Profar $6
MI:
OF: Tommy Pham $19
OF: Stephen Piscotty $16
OF:
OF:
OF:
UT:
SP: Blake Snell $16
SP: Shane Bieber $7
SP:
SP:
SP:
SP:
RP: Wily Peralta $7
RP:
RP:
RP:
RP:
Res.: Tyler O'Neill
Res.: Derek Fisher
Res.: Mitch Keller
Res.: Sixto Sanchez
Salary for auction: $166
Per player: $11.86
Last year starting pitching went for insane prices, and good closers usually do, probably given the large number of RP slots. Good MR's also go for $5-$10. So, what sayeth the pen? Who looks best? And any ideas for strategies for the teams at auction are welcome, too.
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