Soriano $42 keeper?

[price]

12 team AL only keeper 5x5 roto w/cap

i have a chance to trade for him but the other owner bid $42 on him when he came over and I'd have to take him into the draft next year where our draft day salary cap is $260 with 23 active spots.

Can anyone see him coming close to that value next year?

Thanks

[virgonomic]

$42. Cute. Paying $42 for any player would cripple you in the draft. Low 20s is the most I would pay for a closer.

If he retires, do you get out of it?

[mjl]

Alfonso, not Rafael.

And no, he will not be worth $42 next year unless your league has some insane inflation.

[revo]

I wouldn't pay $42 for Alfonso and Rafael combined.

[price]

how about Dunn at $22? i'm trying to add some pop for the stretch run, but he has been awful lately and not even helping much in obp

[chancellor]

No way on Soriano, and I'd pass on Dunn if you have to keep him at 22 next year. But at least Dunn has a fighting chance of coming close to that value.

[virgonomic]

Alfonso, not Rafael.

And no, he will not be worth $42 next year unless your league has some insane inflation.

Oops. I had Rivera stuck in my head. With his avg, he should not approach $30, let alone $40.

[Don Quixote]

And no, he will not be worth $42 next year unless your league has some insane inflation.

Agreed. I can see bidding next year going that high under some very limited circumstances (multiple owners with lots of cash, last power hitter, maybe Yankee fans), but it's way over a keeper price.

I have him for $19 in my NL-Only and sure will miss him. OTOH, getting him for $2 in PONY before last year was one of my very few smart moves lately.