NL Only Keeper Help

[longtimerotoguy]

Long time RotoJunkie fan and it's great to have baseball back!

10 team NL 4X4 keeper league (no Ks or runs). Historically, hitter inflation is through the roof in this league, top pitchers go for true value, medium/upside pitchers can be had at a deal in most cases.

We get to keep 7. S2 keep for same price S1 Can keep for same for one more year or you can extend at 5 dollars per year.

* means he was traded for last year in a dump deal and must be kept

Heavily leaning towards these 6 and not extending any of them.
Segura 14* S2
Puig 10 S2
Wainwright 15* S1
Medlen 5 S1
H Bailey 7 S1
A Chapman 3* S1


The choices for the final spot
Gattis 7 S2
Yelich 10 S2
Gio Gonzalez 14 S1
Craig Krimbel 22 S1
Chris Johnson 7 S2
Brothers 1 S2

Any and all advice is welcome.

Thanks

[Hammer]

I think I would go with Gattis assuming youre in a 2C league. There are some solid options there but I go with Gattis.

[longtimerotoguy]

I think I would go with Gattis assuming youre in a 2C league. There are some solid options there but I go with Gattis.

Yes sorry forgot to say standard 14 hitter (2C) 9 pitcher lineups

[Gregg]

I think I would keep Gattis over Medlin and then make Kimbrel my last keeper. This is a 4x4 where saves are bit more important. You lock up two of the best closers for $25 which pretty much insures you of 9 or 10 points for saves going in.

[Fresno Bob]

I think I would keep Gattis over Medlin and then make Kimbrel my last keeper. This is a 4x4 where saves are bit more important. You lock up two of the best closers for $25 which pretty much insures you of 9 or 10 points for saves going in.

this, plus why wouldn't you extend Wainwright?

[Don Quixote]

this, plus why wouldn't you extend Wainwright?

If I'm reading it correctly, Wainwright is going into his second year and no extension decision is necessary this year. If I'm wrong, then I agree with fresno, extend Wainwright a year.

I'm torn between keeping Gattis and Kimbrel. If you keep Kimbrel, you can spend the early rounds of the auction throwing out closer after closer, knowing you already have a killer combo in Chapman and Kimbrel. If you keep Gattis, you can afford to wait and get a mediocre $1 C2.

[james33]

Agree with the six you are leaning toward, and I'd keep Gattis as the seventh. Kimbrel tempting, but I see more savings in keeping Gattis (roughly $20-$7 vs. $30-$22)

What I'd really be trying to do is trade Gattis+Yelich+Kimbrel for <One Better Keeper>

[lope]

Keep Gattis at 7 because as a catcher he fills a position that is tough to replace during the year although I really like Kimbrel at 22 as well. If you did not already have a closer, I would lean more toward Kimbrel. The best move is to trade both as james33 notes, but I suspect with only 7 keepers in a 10 team league that will be tough to do. I would think that most owners already have 7 worthwhile keepers and would be unwilling to do a 2 for 1 trade

[james33]

I also like Gattis as a catcher more in 10-team NL-only leagues than 12-team NL-only leagues. You end up having a lot more scrubs at all positions in 12-teams, whereas the handful of teams who end up with backup catchers end up with a more glaring weakness in 10-team leagues, since the UTs often are still halfway decent.

[cavebird]

I think I would keep Gattis over Medlin and then make Kimbrel my last keeper. This is a 4x4 where saves are bit more important. You lock up two of the best closers for $25 which pretty much insures you of 9 or 10 points for saves going in.

I love the idea of the Kimbrel/Chapman combo, but I wouldn't dump Medlen, either. With that kind of list, a 2-1 somewhere has to be in order.