I'm entering my second year in this AL-only league which is 5x5 with OBP and TB replacing AVG and HR, and uses the standard 23 positions. Each team must keep 7-12 players per year at a $5 increase in salary. This limits inflation - in fact last year there was very slight deflation by my reckoning since few teams had that many viable keepers. We have a very early slow auction starting in February so keeper decisions are due by mid-February, making it difficult to judge playing time.
My keeper candidates in approximate order of preference (with 2013 salary):
Gordon 20 - definite
Wilhelmsen 6 - definite
Rondon 6 - definite unless DET sign a 'proven closer', then probable
E. Ramirez 6
Chisenhall 11
F. Gutierrez 7
Canzler 6
Olt 6
N. Franklin 6
C. Wells 6
Other possibilities
Boesch 16, Saltalamacchia 14, Cobb 11
J. Burton, M. Perez, Barnes, Bogaerts, Odorizzi, Peguero, Choice, Collins, Crow, HJ Lee, Paxton, Romine, Snyder, Taylor, Falu 6
Due to TB replacing HR, full-time players are more valuable than usual. I should contend this year with a reasonable auction.
Any thoughts on some of these guys, especially Canzler, Olt, Franklin, Bogaerts? I guess the point is that they are likely to go for less than 6 in the auction. One other wrinkle that I should mention is that there is a Rule V draft where each team can choose to sign one additional player that another team dropped. I am trying to move 2-3 for 1 since I have a lot of maybes but so far have had no luck.
My keeper candidates in approximate order of preference (with 2013 salary):
Gordon 20 - definite
Wilhelmsen 6 - definite
Rondon 6 - definite unless DET sign a 'proven closer', then probable
E. Ramirez 6
Chisenhall 11
F. Gutierrez 7
Canzler 6
Olt 6
N. Franklin 6
C. Wells 6
Other possibilities
Boesch 16, Saltalamacchia 14, Cobb 11
J. Burton, M. Perez, Barnes, Bogaerts, Odorizzi, Peguero, Choice, Collins, Crow, HJ Lee, Paxton, Romine, Snyder, Taylor, Falu 6
Due to TB replacing HR, full-time players are more valuable than usual. I should contend this year with a reasonable auction.
Any thoughts on some of these guys, especially Canzler, Olt, Franklin, Bogaerts? I guess the point is that they are likely to go for less than 6 in the auction. One other wrinkle that I should mention is that there is a Rule V draft where each team can choose to sign one additional player that another team dropped. I am trying to move 2-3 for 1 since I have a lot of maybes but so far have had no luck.
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