another early look at 2016

[mjl]

I wish there was just another baseball season. Whenever the season ends I want to immediately get to seeing whether my preparation for next year is going to pay off.

RJEL (18-team mixed 5x5 using OBP, keep 5-10, pretty significant inflation):

definite:
1B/OF Chris Davis $17/2016
2B Brian Dozier $8/2016
3B Kyle Seager $15/2016
OF Kole Calhoun $12/2016
OF Mike Trout $25/2019
P Arodys Vizcaino $5B

possible:
1B/2B Logan Forsythe $1B
1B/OF Mark Canha $1A
OF Aaron Altherr $4B
2B/OF Enrique Hernandez $7B
3B/OF Danny Valencia $5B
P Sean Doolittle $1/option
P Jerad Eickhoff $4B
P Mike Fiers $3/option
P Jason Hammel $7B
P Jake McGee $4/option
P Masahiro Tanaka $22B

10-team NL-only, 5x5 using AVG, keep 12 + 3 minors (can keep more minors than that if you want), significant inflation:

definite:
C Kyle Schwarber $13A
1B Paul Goldschmidt $20/2017
2B DJ LeMahieu $2/option
OF Joc Pederson $5B
OF David Peralta $8B
P Jake Arrieta $10/option
P Hector Rondon $10/option
P Tyson Ross $6/2016
P Arodys Vizcaino $10B

possible:
OF Cameron Maybin $10B (good overall numbers, terrible second half)
1B/OF Ben Paulsen $6B (if he has a job)
2B Kelby Tomlinson $5A
P Kenley Jansen $26B
P Jason Hammel $8B
P John Lamb $5B
P Joe Ross $10B

minors are probably Austin Meadows $10, Ian Happ $8, Jharel Cotton $5; could sub in Michael Reed $5.

[heyelander]

I think Altherr will have a full time job next year and should be league average. .250 avg, 15hr/15sb feels like a floor to me which seems worth $4. I'd wait and see if they sign anyone to get in his way though.