early keeper consideration

[mjl]

12-team mixed, can keep 6; also have three minor leaguers that can be kept year-to-year but you can't get new ones during the season. Salaries go up $5/yr, minor leaguer salaries don't go up unless you activated them.

options:
Jhonny Peralta $6
Carter $6
BHamilton $7
Cespedes $17
Pollock $6
Chapman $15
Kluber $8
Ventura $6
OTaveras $1
Harvey $6

will also have KBryant in minors if that affects anything.

[Gregg]

So you get to keep 6 plus 3 minor league players? Or are they included in the 6?

[virgonomic]

I'd rank them like this
BHamilton $7
Kluber $8
Cespedes $17
OTaveras $1
Ventura $6
Chapman $15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carter $6
Jhonny Peralta $6
Harvey $6
Pollock $6

[mjl]

So you get to keep 6 plus 3 minor league players? Or are they included in the 6?

Plus 3, but my three for this year were Bryant, Hamilton, and Taveras (whom I haven't activated), so Hamilton and Taveras will have to be kept as major leaguers next year unless Taveras starts the year in the minors.

[Gregg]

This is who I would keep in no particular order. I could not keep a 17 Cesepedes over a $6 Harvey or a $1 Taveras.
BHamilton $7
Kluber $8
OTaveras $1
Chapman $15
Carter $6
Harvey $6

[Mithrandir]

I'd rank them like this
BHamilton $7
Kluber $8
Cespedes $17
OTaveras $1
Ventura $6
Chapman $15
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carter $6
Jhonny Peralta $6
Harvey $6
Pollock $6

I am not really sold on Tavares. I would give serious consideration to keeping Carter instead of Tavares.

[DMT]

This is who I would keep in no particular order. I could not keep a 17 Cesepedes over a $6 Harvey or a $1 Taveras.
BHamilton $7
Kluber $8
OTaveras $1
Chapman $15
Carter $6
Harvey $6

Agreed.

[Mithrandir]

Agreed.

I understand the love for Taveras, but why keep an unproven, though potentially very good player over a player like Carter who has proven that he can mash with the best of them...and might be getting better???

[Sour Masher]

I understand the love for Taveras, but why keep an unproven, though potentially very good player over a player like Carter who has proven that he can mash with the best of them...and might be getting better???

Part of it would be risk/reward for me. In a 12 team mixed league, replacement level is pretty high at 1b. I'd risk tossing carter back at $6 to keep a $1 Taveras, because I know I can get a good 1bman cheap in a 12 team mixed. That said, I might keep Carter over Ventura, as the others have indicated already. SPs are also easy to come by in a 12 teamer, and Ventura's walks scare me a bit.

[DMT]

I understand the love for Taveras, but why keep an unproven, though potentially very good player over a player like Carter who has proven that he can mash with the best of them...and might be getting better???

We included Carter.

[Mithrandir]

We included Carter.

Oops..sorry...

[virgonomic]

I understand the love for Taveras, but why keep an unproven, though potentially very good player over a player like Carter who has proven that he can mash with the best of them...and might be getting better???

Because he's a 0.240 hitter, and Pedro Alvarez is in the same universe.

[Pogues]

Carter $6
BHamilton $7
Chapman $15
Kluber $8
Ventura $6
Harvey $6

I switched out the last slot a lot...but this is who'd I keep...now. Ask me tomorrow, I'd switch.

[DMT]

I agree that the final slot comes down to Taveras or Ventura but I'll take the hitter + $5.

[Gregg]

I agree that the final slot comes down to Taveras or Ventura but I'll take the hitter + $5.

Yep. And the $1 Taveras should also have very good trade value if you have have cold feet. Given the inexpensive nature of this keeper list, I might see what kind of at value stud I could get for him. I also have no problem at all keeping him if I wouldn't find the right deal.