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Who do you prefer between these two in a 9-team NL only keeper league: Drew Waters or Oneil Cruz?
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unless "making license plates in prison" is a category, I'd go with Waters!finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1 -
I don't think there's a wrong choice, but I'd take Waters. He did hit the wall in AAA ball in 2019, but he was only 20. K's are a real concern, but with some adjustments to improve plate discipline and increase launch angle a bit, he could put up really good numbers. Cruz is great, too, with power upside and a cannon for an arm, but I think he'll need to move off SS. And the fatal car accident is still hanging over him.I'm just here for the baseball.
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He's not guilty of homicide from what I've read. But it's still a good point that he could face jail time.Originally posted by Judge Jude View PostComment
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This is an interesting one honestly. I think 9 teams is pretty shallow for an only league, 12 is more typical. And in shallow leagues you are looking for stars. I would generally favor Waters, but is he a potential star? It seems like his upside is a 10-15 HR, 15 SB bat with good average. That's a good player, and one I'd take in almost every league. But it's not a star.
Tough one.
I'm still leaning Waters but my real answer may be along the lines of neither one being particularly fantasy relevant in a 9 team league.Comment
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