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Every year i go back and forth on my last keeper. It's the 14 team, standard 5x5, mixed, with Mith & MagSeven. One catcher and $300 budget. Very high inflation with 25 players fetching $40 or more last year, including 13 that went $60+. No matter who i choose, i will still have $245 or $250 available to draft 15 players at the auction.
These are my four finalists:
C - Wilson Ramos $6b
Expecting Realmuto, Sanchez, & Molina to be kept. So, Ramos(?), Posey, Grandal, Gomes, & Contreras would be the best available and probably go for double digit prices. And probably Cervelli too with all of the Pirate homers in my league.
I don't like to spend a lot on a catcher. So, if i don't keep Ramos for $6, i will probably end up with an end game catcher priced at $1-3 (ie. lottery ticket) who probably won't come close to Ramos' stats and/or hurt my batting average. So, maybe the extra $5 is well spent here.
2B - Garrett Hampson $1a
Although there are some concerns about his playing time, i'm leaning toward keeping this guy because i don't like to spend a lot on speed at the auction. Last year i came out of the auction short on speed because of this. So, i'm thinking i should just address the problem now instead of scrambling to make a trade later. I'm also keeping Baez, so that would give me two good sources of steals. I'm thinking he will be in the lineup most days since he is playing 3 different positions (2B,SS,CF). That position flexibility is nice for fantasy too.
SP - Tyler Glasnow $1a
I like the upside for 2-3 years down the road. But, i'm still not sold that he will keep the walks (and ratios) down this year.
SP - Charlie Morton $6b
Great pitcher when he is healthy. But health, age, and pitching in the AL East scare me. There should be plenty of SP2's and SP3's in the auction. Most with better health than Morton.
These are my four finalists:
C - Wilson Ramos $6b
Expecting Realmuto, Sanchez, & Molina to be kept. So, Ramos(?), Posey, Grandal, Gomes, & Contreras would be the best available and probably go for double digit prices. And probably Cervelli too with all of the Pirate homers in my league.
I don't like to spend a lot on a catcher. So, if i don't keep Ramos for $6, i will probably end up with an end game catcher priced at $1-3 (ie. lottery ticket) who probably won't come close to Ramos' stats and/or hurt my batting average. So, maybe the extra $5 is well spent here.
2B - Garrett Hampson $1a
Although there are some concerns about his playing time, i'm leaning toward keeping this guy because i don't like to spend a lot on speed at the auction. Last year i came out of the auction short on speed because of this. So, i'm thinking i should just address the problem now instead of scrambling to make a trade later. I'm also keeping Baez, so that would give me two good sources of steals. I'm thinking he will be in the lineup most days since he is playing 3 different positions (2B,SS,CF). That position flexibility is nice for fantasy too.
SP - Tyler Glasnow $1a
I like the upside for 2-3 years down the road. But, i'm still not sold that he will keep the walks (and ratios) down this year.
SP - Charlie Morton $6b
Great pitcher when he is healthy. But health, age, and pitching in the AL East scare me. There should be plenty of SP2's and SP3's in the auction. Most with better health than Morton.
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