Pondering keepers

[onejayhawk]

My 2017 lineup got a big bump. Wade Davis moved to Chicago, which promoted Kelvin Herrera to closer. Some good news was nice because the last news was the loss of Jose Fernandez.

16 team league that plays more like 18-20 teams. 464 players rostered, not counting DL.
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, OF, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN.

These are the no-brainers. Three are required (K) or by option (draft round the option executes).

1B: Paul Goldschmidt K
2B: Robinson Cano K
SS: Aledmys Diaz 10
OF: Christian Yelich 6
OF: Max Kepler 20
OF: Yasmany Tomas 14

SP: Carlos Carrasco 7
SP: Zack Wheeler 21
SP: Carlos Rodon 13
RP: Dellin Betances 5
RP: Kelvin Herrera 19
RP: Corey Knebel 25

I have to keep one of these and have an option for one more (value #80 or so):
Felix Hernadez SP
Andrew McCutchen OF
Jose Reyes 3B/SS
Ian Desmond OF

Other options will value between #170 and #270. These come with two or three additional years at increasing cost.
I highlighted a few. Pick up to five.

Lucas Giolito
Orlando Arcia
Hyun-Jin Ryu
Cheslor Cutbirth
Derek Dietrich
Ozhaino Albies
Sean Manaea
Juan Nicasio
Jim Johnson
Chad Green
Nate Jones

Thoughts?

J

[onejayhawk]

These are the RotoChamp ranks and prices of the players in their top 300. Any arguments?

2 Paul Goldschmidt ARI 1B $42.07
17 Ian Desmond COL OF $27.93
52 Robinson Cano SEA 2B $18.35
55 Carlos Carrasco CLE SP $17.74
63 Andrew McCutchen PIT OF $16.44
84 Christian Yelich MIA OF $13.76
107 Kelvin Herrera KAN RP $11.01
120 Felix Hernandez SEA SP $10.22
143 Aledmys Diaz STL SS $7.68
151 Sean Manaea OAK SP $7.27
205 Dellin Betances NYY RP $3.94
276 Max Kepler MIN OF -$0.48
282 Carlos Rodon CWS SP -$0.91

[revo]

Desmond

Giolito
Arcia
Albiea
Manaea
Cuthbert or NJones

[madducks]

Desmond

Giolito
Manaea
Johnson
Cuthbert
Jones

[Sharky]

I take Aledmys Diaz earlier than they have ranked him. McCutchen is good risk/reward if you have the stomach for it, but I take Desmond from those four. Felix scares me these days. I really like Albies from your back end guys. May not play until June, but could be impact guy for BA/SB.

[onejayhawk]

I can take one or two of the first group. Desmond seems to be the consensus. McCutchen was an option is possible.

These four seem pretty set, barring injuries or trades.

Giolito
Arcia
Albies
Manaea

No one likes Jose Reyes in the top 100? 3B is pretty thin.

J