keeper question: howard or crawford

[bryanbutler]

i'll be able to keep howard or crawford this year, but not both. i'm wondering who folks think here is the better choice. howard is $35, crawford $31 ($260 auction dollars).

5x5, offensive categories are: OBA, EBA, SB-CS, R, RBI. very deep league (14 GMs, 18 teams).

howard helps in 4 of 5, but crawford helps in the tough SB-CS category.

thanks in advance ...

[Gregg]

Crawford helps in all. You save $4 bucks. Seems like he should have a monster year in his new home. If it were my team I go Crawford.

[Hammer]

Crawford easily.

[joncarlos]

what the hell is EBA?

Without knowing I lean slightly towards Howard. He is still an OBP stud and that's not a great category for Crawford.

[Hammer]

Howards last 3 years of OBP are .353 .360 and .339. Hardly studly. Plus there is no HR category here.

[Gregg]

what the hell is EBA?

Without knowing I lean slightly towards Howard. He is still an OBP stud and that's not a great category for Crawford.

Is it extra base ave.? No hrs.?

[popeye]

Crawford easily.

Absolutely.

[Erik]

If HR is not a category, go with Crawford.

[virgonomic]

Another vote for CC.

[bryanbutler]

well, that was fairly unanimous. thanks all .

EBA = "Extra Base Average" = EB/AB

it's just Isolated Power. it goes back to the original branch rickey article that also included OBA, although he called it "Extra Base Power" (along with "Isolated Power").

see http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/...o_old_idea.htm

i'd love to see a league with a "Clutch" category sometime ...

[bryanbutler]

actually, a follow-up.

$31 for one year, or $35 for two, for CC?

EDIT: and here i am scolding myself for posting this in general instead of BAGM. bah - sorry for that...