DL cuts to make

[onejayhawk]

This is an early look at keepers in a 16 team semi dynasty league I need to trim two players, because they are/were on DL at the end of my season.

The rules are arcane, so I simplified

Keep 4
1B Paul Goldschmidt (Ari - 1B)
2B Robinson Canó (NYY - 2B)
3B Adrián Béltre (Tex - 3B)
BN Michael Bourn (Cle - OF)
OF Andrew McCutchen (Pit - OF)
OF Matt Holliday (StL - OF)
SP Cole Hamels (Phi - SP)
SP Zack Greinke (LAD - SP)
SP Gio González (Was - SP)
RP Jonathan Papelbon (Phi - RP)

Keep 8
C Yan Gomes (Cle - C,1B,3B)
Util Leonys Martín (Tex - OF)
OF Jayson Werth (Was - OF)
RP Jim Henderson (Mil - RP)
RP Ernesto Frieri (LAA - RP)
P Yusmeiro Petit (SF - SP)
P Rex Brothers (Col - RP)
SS Josh Rutledge (Col - 2B,SS)
BN Kole Calhoun (LAA - OF)
BN Jean Segura (Mil - SS)
BN Brad Miller (Sea - 2B,SS)
BN Francisco Lindor (Cle - SS)
BN Matt Davidson (Ari - 3B)
BN Yasmani Grandal (SD - C) DL
BN José Fernández (Mia - SP)
BN Zack Wheeler (NYM - SP)
BN Pedro Strop (ChC - RP)

Free keepers
BN Christian Yelich (18)
BN Delino DeShields Jr (22)
BN Byron Buxton (23)

We have a deep bench, so I can DL a player all season if desired.

J

[revo]

This doesn't seem like a tough call here.

Keep 4: Cano, Goldy, Beltre, McCutchen.

Keep 8
Util Leonys Martín (Tex - OF)
OF Jayson Werth (Was - OF)
RP Jim Henderson (Mil - RP)
P Rex Brothers (Col - RP)
BN Jean Segura (Mil - SS)
BN Brad Miller (Sea - 2B,SS)
BN José Fernández (Mia - SP)
BN Zack Wheeler (NYM - SP)

[virgonomic]

I agree with revo.

[Don Quixote]

I agree with revo.

So do I, with the possible exception of perhaps keeping Lindor and cutting Miller. Even that is a question of one's time frame; if you're playing for 2014, keep Miller.

[onejayhawk]

I was thinking keeping Lindor and cutting one of the RP. Saves are devalued a bit because we use 7 pitching stats. Other than that, you are confirming my thinking.

If you could get Harvey for one of the eight, but had to carry him on DL all 2014, would you?

J

[virgonomic]

I was thinking keeping Lindor and cutting one of the RP. Saves are devalued a bit because we use 7 pitching stats. Other than that, you are confirming my thinking.

If you could get Harvey for one of the eight, but had to carry him on DL all 2014, would you?

J

Yes, but I'd only want to give up one of the closers.

[onejayhawk]

The more I think about, the more I lean to keep all 4 SS and neither of the closers. MI are the most difficult to draft. RP are the easiest.

J

[Don Quixote]

The more I think about, the more I lean to keep all 4 SS and neither of the closers. MI are the most difficult to draft. RP are the easiest.

J

That strikes me as overthinking the situation. Rutledge in particular is just not good enough to keep over an undisputed closer like Henderson or Brothers.