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Fantasy Baseball Keepers? Need Help Picking.?

Well I have 7-8 players I'd consider keeper worthy. This is a 6 team NL Only league.

Pick 5 out of these players :

1. Hanley Ramirez 100% Keeper

2. Joey Votto 95% Keeper

3. Justin Upton 90% Keeper

4. Prince Fielder 70% Keeper

5. Andrew McCutchen 60% Keeper

6. Dan Uggla 50% Keeper

7. Josh Johnson 40% Keeper

8. Mat Latos 35% Keeper

9. Mark Reynolds 10% Keeper

10. Dan Haren 1% Keeper

The reason I have AL members is because they were in the NL to start last year. Basically I know the first 4, but I don't know who #5 should be. If I keep Prince I'm not keeping Uggla or Reynolds. If I keep 1 SP (unlikely) I won't keep any others.

McCutchen, Upton, Hanley and Votto are all very young with huge upside. Latos is also pretty young and had a great year. Johnson has injury threats. Should I go with the Prospect Latos, or a Proven like Uggla, Haren or Fielder?

Update:

Thanks Betrayed. I'm high on McCutchen because he's 24, has a .286 career average, has 15-40 potential and if I kept Votto, Fielder and Uggla I fear that my SB would suffer. Consider that Crawford, Ellsbury, Gardner, Andrus, Davis, Pierre, Ichiro and BJ Upton are all in the AL.

I'm obviously going to keep Ramirez and Votto. McCutchen is just intriguing to me. I love 5 tool players and he's definitely going to be one. Thanks for the input, it really helped me realize I like McCutchen even more now.

Ramirez-Votto-Upton-McCutchen-Latos is really making me think. Fielder might get traded to the AL anyways which might make him unavailable for next year. Latos is in a pitcher friendly park. Uggla would be in the draft by the 2nd round if I really wanted to get him. Thanks for the input though.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I say stay with hanley, votto, upton and mccutcheon and keep uggla. I am assuming that phillips and utley would be kept as well which leaves not many better options at 2b. weeks is comparable but last year was the first time in 6 seasons he's managed to stay healthy all year. uggla has been healthy and consistent throughout his career.

    you don't need fielder, you already have votto for 1b. you would have 2 of the 3 thin infield positions covered and only leaves you with a hole to fill @ 3b.

    top pitching is deeper in the NL than the AL and you can probably get latos or better back in the first or second round if you wanted to.

  • 1 decade ago

    Would you not be allowed to keep those NL players from last year who are now on AL teams (Reynolds, Haren)?

    Votto, Hanley are first rounders, no question they must be kept.

    I'm not as high on McCutchen as you seem to be, I would pass on keeping him, also because I feel that there is more OF depth than there is at certain IF positions.

    The players Im considering for your last 3 spots are Latos, Johnson, Uggla, Fielder, Upton.

    To me, I'd skip on Upton and Uggla as I fear they'll both rocket back to the earth with AVGs of .250. I like the young pitching duo of Latos and Johnson and Fielder just has too much upside in Milwaukee to let him fall off the face of the earth just yet, especially in an NL only.

    Great team though, some tough choices, Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    Hanley, Votto, JJ, and Latos, and Haren

    I wouldnt keep cutch or upton because there are a lot of good outfielders. Dont keep fielder either because first base is really deep also. Uggla is good, but there are other second baseman like rickie weeks that will put up similar numbers. Reynold strikes out way too much to be a keeper.

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    5 years ago

    i would not save the two Tulo and Reyes. save Tulowitzki, McCutchen, and Encarnacion. attempt to commerce Reyes for a draft p.c.. or a SP properly worth retaining. possibly a Matt Cain or David cost. in case you are able to pull off a commerce, then drop Encarnacion.

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