Early Keeper Thoughts

[onejayhawk]

Roughly the first of February we will declare keepers for our 16-team keeper league. I am 2x defending champion and want a first-ever hat trick.

I have some decisions to make but first the easy ones.

1B Tellez
2B Gimenez
3B Wander
SS Adames
MI Gunnar
CI -
OF Acuna
OF Robert
OF Mullins
OF -
Util -

SP Cole
SP Cease
SP Sandoval
SP
RP Bautista
RP x 2
P DL Hall
P x 2

I have three candidates for the last keeper slot--

Liam Hendriks, Zack Wheeler, or Brandon Woodruff. Pick one.

I have rights to Elly de la Cruz. Due to some rules arcana I can essentially buy an extra option year by taking on an active player who was acquired off waivers.

Choose either Brandon Marsh or Oswaldo Cabrera.

For a deep 16-team league, how does it look?

[ThatRogue]

I lean towards keeping Woodruff and probably choosing Marsh to allow you to get Elly. Cabrera is interesting, but will he get the PT?

The starting pitching is very strong, and you have a decent start on SB. Ideally you would acquire some additional power early to balance out your offense.

[onejayhawk]

I lean towards keeping Woodruff and probably choosing Marsh to allow you to get Elly. Cabrera is interesting, but will he get the PT?

The starting pitching is very strong, and you have a decent start on SB. Ideally you would acquire some additional power early to balance out your offense.

Thanks for the reply. I miss the days when I could trot Paul Goldschmidt out.

No one with an ADP below 100 will be available to me. I only get three players in the 125-200 range and then a really long wait, say #325-ish.

Last year CJ Cron was who I picked in the top slot, so someone of his pedigree ought to be there. I also need a second, preferably better, closer.

[ThatRogue]

I haven’t even begun to look at ADPs yet, so take my specific player suggestions with a grain (or heaping pile) of salt. Perhaps you can take target some power risks, like a bounce back gamble on Haniger, Bellinger and/or Conforto? Or potential PT upside guys later like Yepez or Meneses?

[onejayhawk]

I haven’t even begun to look at ADPs yet, so take my specific player suggestions with a grain (or heaping pile) of salt. Perhaps you can take target some power risks, like a bounce back gamble on Haniger, Bellinger and/or Conforto? Or potential PT upside guys later like Yepez or Meneses?

I will also be looking but we have to declare keepers to know who will be available. That's where we are now. The draft won't start until early February.

I have down for keeping Woodruff and Marsh and look to increase power in the draft. Thanks.

[Big Tymer]

Woodruff for me. Wheeler is great but more of an injury risk than Woodruff who was lights out 2H. Then I still have hopes for Marsh and he should have a decent leash in CF this year.

[onejayhawk]

Woodruff for me. Wheeler is great but more of an injury risk than Woodruff who was lights out 2H. Then I still have hopes for Marsh and he should have a decent leash in CF this year.

The nice thing about taking Marsh there is that his option is close to his ADP. It's not a move I would make without another reason but I'm not making a big sacrifice and I might get lucky.

The attractive aspect of Cabrera is that he's potentially multi-position. If he's OF only he loses interest.

[Moonlight J]

I like Wheeler with the improved defense in Philly. I'm not crazy about Milwaukee as a whole this year, which impacts Woodruff who already has bad luck with run support/wins

[onejayhawk]

Our platform is up. Huzzah!

We are dropping W and L in favor of QS and K/BB. In light of that, I am leaning toward Jason's points on Wheeler.

We have to finalize the keepers in the next week or so and, as champion, I have to finalize my list first.

Are there any further thoughts?

[Ken]

Our platform is up. Huzzah!

We are dropping W and L in favor of QS and K/BB. In light of that, I am leaning toward Jason's points on Wheeler.

We have to finalize the keepers in the next week or so and, as champion, I have to finalize my list first.

Are there any further thoughts?

To clarify, your rule changes push more towards Woodruff

[onejayhawk]

To clarify, your rule changes push more towards Woodruff

Why?

Last season Wheeler had a small edge in K/BB and QS/GS and he projects to have a small edge in K/BB again. If it's W or L, Woodruff was better in 2022.

[The Feral Slasher]

Our platform is up. Huzzah!

We are dropping W and L in favor of QS and K/BB. In light of that, I am leaning toward Jason's points on Wheeler.

We have to finalize the keepers in the next week or so and, as champion, I have to finalize my list first.

Are there any further thoughts?

Perhaps I missed it, but I don't see where you mentioned what categories your league uses. An important bit of info for you and others to consider if you are looking for input. From what I guessed your league settings are Woodruff and Wheeler are about the same value. The smart move is to offer them both for trades for draft picks/future value and keep whichever guy you don't trade. If you don't trade one of them, flip a coinl

[onejayhawk]

Perhaps I missed it, but I don't see where you mentioned what categories your league uses. An important bit of info for you and others to consider if you are looking for input. From what I guessed your league settings are Woodruff and Wheeler are about the same value. The smart move is to offer them both for trades for draft picks/future value and keep whichever guy you don't trade. If you don't trade one of them, flip a coinl

You're right. Only the change is in the post that you quoted. We are going from W, L, K, ERA, WHIP, Sv, Hld to QS, K, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, Sv, Hld.

That said, Wheeler and Woodruff are pretty close in standard 5x5. ADP is about a round toward Woodruff but Jason is not the only one who ranks Wheeler higher. So does Nick Pollack.

I have offered them for trades but it is common knowledge that I can only keep one.