Hey gang
My 10 team 5x5 AL only league is switching from Saves to Saves+ holds. I have never had this category before so I feel like I am playing catch up and would like some input. I figure closers costs go down, more MR are now not only rosterable but valuable. The other caveat is we have a 1k innings minimum so I cannot just punt wins and load up on RP. I figure RP with high K numbers see an uptick in cost. In a normal year With more RP I figure I will want to stay away from SP that are likely to have blowup starts even more than I normally would (See below for Bundy and Means). So could this mean maybe what would be my last SP actually be better of getting a long man who should be in line for vulture wins? I know some MLB teams are pondering a six man rotation.
Since I have to meet 1K innings and it appears most projections do not favor many SP to get 175 much less two hundred innings I figure I have to have at lease 5 SP and maybe six depending on which SP I am able to get. I might try to have 4 SP and 5 RP in a normal year. This would give me better era & Whip, less wins and maybe a drop in K's depending on the RP I can get. This year can I conceivably make 1K innings with 5 SP and 4 RP? Right now SP wise I have Beiber who is a topper and Uriquidy for $1. I could keep a $3 Means and $13 Bundy though I fear their volatility. For RP I have Taylor Rogers $1 and toppers on LeClerc and Diego Castillo.
Any thoughts on roster construction, who or what types of SP/RP to target or avoid? Any guys to target/avoid? It's alive auction so how could the new category affect the auction? in general do owners tend to wait on pitching and focus on hitters because there is more pitching available than in years past? Since we have more RP are dollars days a good way to fill my bullpen?
TIA
My 10 team 5x5 AL only league is switching from Saves to Saves+ holds. I have never had this category before so I feel like I am playing catch up and would like some input. I figure closers costs go down, more MR are now not only rosterable but valuable. The other caveat is we have a 1k innings minimum so I cannot just punt wins and load up on RP. I figure RP with high K numbers see an uptick in cost. In a normal year With more RP I figure I will want to stay away from SP that are likely to have blowup starts even more than I normally would (See below for Bundy and Means). So could this mean maybe what would be my last SP actually be better of getting a long man who should be in line for vulture wins? I know some MLB teams are pondering a six man rotation.
Since I have to meet 1K innings and it appears most projections do not favor many SP to get 175 much less two hundred innings I figure I have to have at lease 5 SP and maybe six depending on which SP I am able to get. I might try to have 4 SP and 5 RP in a normal year. This would give me better era & Whip, less wins and maybe a drop in K's depending on the RP I can get. This year can I conceivably make 1K innings with 5 SP and 4 RP? Right now SP wise I have Beiber who is a topper and Uriquidy for $1. I could keep a $3 Means and $13 Bundy though I fear their volatility. For RP I have Taylor Rogers $1 and toppers on LeClerc and Diego Castillo.
Any thoughts on roster construction, who or what types of SP/RP to target or avoid? Any guys to target/avoid? It's alive auction so how could the new category affect the auction? in general do owners tend to wait on pitching and focus on hitters because there is more pitching available than in years past? Since we have more RP are dollars days a good way to fill my bullpen?
TIA
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