NL only keeper league help

[whalewang]

8 team NL-only. Can keep up to 12 max. Pretty strong keeper list.
I'm fairly sure i want to keep these first 11 (but let me know if you disagree).

Pretty sure keepers:
Batters
Pos - $$ -- contract - Players
2B -- 5 --- 2 of 3 --- Ozzie Albies
3B -- 25 -- 4of4LT --- Anthony Rendon
SS -- 5 --- 2 of 3 --- Amed Rosario
MI -- 11 -- 1of4LT --- Trea Turner
OF -- 25 -- 3of4LT --- Charlie Blackmon
OF -- 18 -- 3of4LT --- Marcell Ozuna
OF -- 20 -- 3of4LT -- A.J. Pollock
OF -- 10 -- 2 of 3 --- Chris Taylor
Pitchers
P --- 15 -- 2of4LT --- Noah Syndergaard
P --- 10 -- 2 of 3 --- Luke Weaver
P --- 1 --- 2 of 3 --- Alex Wood

I'm not sure who to keep out of these next three (picking 1 would be my 12th keeper). Rizzo will probably go for about $54 again so he's not a strong keeper. Hedges is not a bargain either. I'm leaning toward Tapia but who knows if he will get enough ABs.
Unsure:
OF -- 1 --- 2 of 3 --- Raimel Tapia
CI -- 54 -- 2 of 3 --- Anthony Rizzo
C --- 4 --- 2 of 3 --- Austin Hedges

Farm:
OF -- ML(5) n/a ----- Ronald Acuna

[harmon]

Nice list.... I would go with Tapia; significant upside there if he gets playing time

[Judge Jude]

are Albies and Rosario even worth 5 units yet in an 8-team NL league? who could you get for a buck at MI? somebody decent, I would think.

nothing against either player, but if a better MI gets called out early that you like, seems like he'd fill UT and now you're REALLY in a box after that if you take the guy.

[cavebird]

are Albies and Rosario even worth 5 units yet in an 8-team NL league? who could you get for a buck at MI? somebody decent, I would think.

nothing against either player, but if a better MI gets called out early that you like, seems like he'd fill UT and now you're REALLY in a box after that if you take the guy.

I would think they are pretty easily. Plenty of steals, solid averages, and 15 HR power. (Note: I own both of these guys and I've always been a sucker for Braves from Curacao, so there is a bias here.) I've never played in a 8-team NL only, however, so it is hard to say what they are worth. However, if Rizzo is worth $54, they are easily worth $5.

FWIW, I would keep Rizzo out of the three if you like him. I don't see any reason to keep the other two. You have a great keeper list, and this locks down production at a price that you can handle. It is more or less pre-draft shopping, but with the rest of that keeper list, it makes sense.

[the heat]

8 team NL-only. Can keep up to 12 max. Pretty strong keeper list.
I'm fairly sure i want to keep these first 11 (but let me know if you disagree).

Pretty sure keepers:
Batters
Pos - $$ -- contract - Players
2B -- 5 --- 2 of 3 --- Ozzie Albies
3B -- 25 -- 4of4LT --- Anthony Rendon
SS -- 5 --- 2 of 3 --- Amed Rosario
MI -- 11 -- 1of4LT --- Trea Turner
OF -- 25 -- 3of4LT --- Charlie Blackmon
OF -- 18 -- 3of4LT --- Marcell Ozuna
OF -- 20 -- 3of4LT -- A.J. Pollock
OF -- 10 -- 2 of 3 --- Chris Taylor
Pitchers
P --- 15 -- 2of4LT --- Noah Syndergaard
P --- 10 -- 2 of 3 --- Luke Weaver
P --- 1 --- 2 of 3 --- Alex Wood

I'm not sure who to keep out of these next three (picking 1 would be my 12th keeper). Rizzo will probably go for about $54 again so he's not a strong keeper. Hedges is not a bargain either. I'm leaning toward Tapia but who knows if he will get enough ABs.
Unsure:
OF -- 1 --- 2 of 3 --- Raimel Tapia
CI -- 54 -- 2 of 3 --- Anthony Rizzo
C --- 4 --- 2 of 3 --- Austin Hedges

Farm:
OF -- ML(5) n/a ----- Ronald Acuna

Depends on your roster construction but I doubt I would protect 5 OF going into an auction. That means no Tapia for me. Same with locking up all your MI.
You also have excessive speed.
I’d look to trade Taylor and/or Pollock & a MI. If you can’t muster up a trade, then keep Rizzo.

In an 8 team league, catchers & closers cost should go down. Less demand.

[whalewang]

are Albies and Rosario even worth 5 units yet in an 8-team NL league? who could you get for a buck at MI? somebody decent, I would think.

nothing against either player, but if a better MI gets called out early that you like, seems like he'd fill UT and now you're REALLY in a box after that if you take the guy.

Thanks for the reply.
The best MI available will be LeMahieu / Harrison / Crawford / Russell. I'm not going to bid on a MI to fill my UT if I have my MI filled.

[whalewang]

I would think they are pretty easily. Plenty of steals, solid averages, and 15 HR power. (Note: I own both of these guys and I've always been a sucker for Braves from Curacao, so there is a bias here.) I've never played in a 8-team NL only, however, so it is hard to say what they are worth. However, if Rizzo is worth $54, they are easily worth $5.

FWIW, I would keep Rizzo out of the three if you like him. I don't see any reason to keep the other two. You have a great keeper list, and this locks down production at a price that you can handle. It is more or less pre-draft shopping, but with the rest of that keeper list, it makes sense.

Thanks for your insight.

[Judge Jude]

Thanks for the reply.
The best MI available will be LeMahieu / Harrison / Crawford / Russell. I'm not going to bid on a MI to fill my UT if I have my MI filled.

understood. but there is an "opportunity cost" here. if LeMahieu is nominated in the first round and he is at 6-7 units fewer than you expected his sale price to be, then what?
I also wonder about Taylor at 10 as an OF in an 8-team NL, when you have so many OF options.

easiest idea might be to look at who went for 1 or 2 bucks last year in this league that would have gone for a lot more in deep NL leagues.

[cavebird]

understood. but there is an "opportunity cost" here. if LeMahieu is nominated in the first round and he is at 6-7 units fewer than you expected his sale price to be, then what?
I also wonder about Taylor at 10 as an OF in an 8-team NL, when you have so many OF options.

easiest idea might be to look at who went for 1 or 2 bucks last year in this league that would have gone for a lot more in deep NL leagues.

Yes, that is possible. It is a tough call, but since he isn't keeping someone in the UT slot, I would do with the undervalued guys. If DJ or someone else goes way under value, fill that UT spot with him. Not too many guys will go undervalue if a team has keepers like that; inflation will be medium to high. I wouldn't avoid keeping an undervalued keeper on the hope that players will be undervalued at auction. I think it comes down to what prices are in this league (like you said) and act accordingly. I have not played an 8-team only league, but my main one is a 16-team mixed, and $5 for those guys are easy keepers there (I have Rosario at $6, and Albies as a minor league reserve round guy), so I would suspect it is the same in an 8-team NL only, but it is not always the same to compare half the MLB teams to half the league's teams, so it may be different.