Keep a $40 Holliday?

[Simon]

So got a preliminary freeze list last night and a lot of guys are being protected, more than usual. This is a 10-team, 4x4 NL league, and Holliday is basically the top talent available according to my rankings. The Top 10 as I see it:

Holliday
Wright
Kemp
Fielder
Howard
Pence
Upton
Phillips
Uggla
Mccann

Next guy would be Carlos Lee, so it starts getting ugly fast. I would prefer to spend that money on Wright, but here's no guarantee I get him. Pujols was kept at $49, but otherwise, nobody else in the 40s...Tulo's being kept a t $36, and CARGO is the highest OF being kept at $20. So suck it up and keep Holliday, or chase one of Wright/Fielder/Howard at auction?


ETA: Sorry, wrong forum!!

[schlesinj]

I bet he goes for 45ish 10 team NL 4x4 at my auction on Friday.

[Hammer]

Lock in cost certainty at 40 as long as he doesnt bump a good keeper.

[Simon]

Lock in cost certainty at 40 as long as he doesnt bump a good keeper.

Not bumping anyone except maybe a $2 Gregerson, but I rather prospect for saves.

[Lucky]

I don't know what kind of inflation rate you will be looking at, but I would keep him on the best player available theory. I kept him at $33 in one of my leagues, and I'm glad I did, as the top 15 or so OFs wound up being frozen.

[chancellor]

I have him valued at $36 for 10 team NL 5x5, so with even moderate inflation, I'd keep him at 40.

[Simon]

I have him valued at $36 for 10 team NL 5x5, so with even moderate inflation, I'd keep him at 40.

I did!

[Simon]

Wow, I am soooooooooooooooooooo Fuc@ed!

[Judge Jude]

How did you get a preliminary freeze list, anyway?

[Simon]

How did you get a preliminary freeze list, anyway?

Not following...our list was due yesterday night, and I kept him, that's all. Our auction is tomorrow. But so far the news sounds postive, under the circumstances. He could be back sooner rather than later.

[chancellor]

2-4 weeks, possibly sooner. All Holliday owners may now step back from the ledge.

[DMT]

2-4 weeks, possibly sooner. All Holliday owners may now step back from the ledge.

Apparently Torres came back after 2 weeks from the same procedure. EXHALE

[Erik]

Sad to say that the guy in my main league who always has the worst luck with injuries and "Tomkos" (that is, pitching performances like the one Carmona put up yesterday) owns Holliday this year. So don't count your blessings just yet!

He also owns Josh Hamilton, in case you're nervous about the injury/illness history there.

[ThatRogue]

Supposedly he will be back this weekend, or possibly next week. I paid $49 for him in my 12 team OBP NL-only league last weekend (the top hitters were approaching 75% - 80% inflation), so I am breathing a sigh of relief.