Stash Soria?

unbigote  4/2/2015 8:56 AM

I generally find this part of the season to be the hardest time to decide whom to drop. I went light on closers and cheap on pitching (in general). The most obvious drop candidate is Taylor, but I'm intrigued by his upside (and this is a keeper league). Any advice is appreciated.

12 Teams | 12 Hitters Per Team [5 Active = HR RBI SB R BA] | 7 Pitchers Per Team [5 Active = W SV ERA WHIP SO]

Round	Rank	TRank	Value	Name	Inj	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV
1	9	7	1.03	Michael Brantley		CLE	OF	154		627	89	197	106	52	62	0.314	17	21	-0.28	1.71	0.74	0.68	2.32
1	11	9	0.98	Jose Altuve		HOU	2B	157		683	95	213	72	35	63	0.311	7	49	-1.42	-0.36	3.12	1.21	2.33
2	13	10	0.92	Edwin Encarnacion	Day to Day - Probable - Edwin Encarnacion (back) returned to the Blue Jays starting lineup on Thursday. It was his first appearance in Grapefruit League action since March 8th.	TOR	1B	146		560	95	152	110	78	92	0.272	40	2	2.44	1.97	-0.84	1.19	-0.19
3	32	23	0.52	Bryce Harper		WAS	OF	141		555	93	156	94	67	138	0.281	24	9	0.61	1.01	-0.26	0.97	0.29
4	42	30	0.43	Carlos Gonzalez	Day to Day - Probable - Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he does not expect Carlos Gonzalez will miss much time, if any due to his sore knee.	COL	OF	130		524	95	144	81	54	140	0.275	27	11	0.90	0.17	-0.10	1.18	0.01
5	54	38	0.28	Freddie Freeman		ATL	1B	157		581	83	169	91	90	138	0.290	21	3	0.28	0.80	-0.72	0.24	0.82
6	62	43	0.22	Jason Heyward		STL	OF	151		601	95	162	72	71	103	0.270	20	18	0.10	-0.37	0.48	1.18	-0.28
6	65	46	0.22	Matt Adams		STL	1B	144		570	79	162	94	34	131	0.284	23	3	0.50	0.97	-0.75	-0.14	0.49
8	96	63	-0.04	Jonathan Lucroy	Day to Day - Probable - Jonathan Lucroy will bat second for the Brewers on Opening Day.	MIL	C	149		566	79	167	71	62	71	0.295	17	5	-0.23	-0.42	-0.54	-0.10	1.09
9	101	67	-0.08	Starlin Castro		CHC	SS	154		655	93	184	72	38	127	0.280	13	5	-0.71	-0.37	-0.60	0.98	0.31
11	122	79	-0.15	Joe Mauer		MIN	1B	138		541	77	159	88	71	110	0.294	9	2	-1.22	0.63	-0.80	-0.29	0.95
11	126	81	-0.16	Anthony Rendon	Injured - sprained left MCL - is questionable for Monday's game against the NY Mets Projected Return 4/25/2015	WAS	2B/3B	133	4/1/2015 1:33 PM Anthony Rendon has been told he needs only rest and rehab for his sprained left knee, and not surgery, and could be back in about three weeks. 4/1/2015 10:05 AM Update: Manager Matt Williams says Anthony Rendon will begin the season on the disabled list. 4/1/2015 9:41 AM Anthony rendon will likely start the season on the disabled list.	538	88	147	64	54	106	0.273	16	12	-0.38	-0.85	-0.02	0.57	-0.10
16	192	109	-0.38	Gregory Polanco		PIT	OF	138		528	76	139	54	52	106	0.263	12	29	-0.82	-1.48	1.40	-0.39	-0.62
60	717	271	-1.93	Michael Taylor		WAS	OF	92		265	30	66	23	21	84	0.248	6	12	-1.49	-3.39	0.00	-4.06	-0.69
Round	Rank	TRank	Value	Name	Inj	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV
			1.87	Avg Stats/Total Values				1982		7,792	1,166	2,216	1,088	778	1,471	0.284	252	179	-1.73	0.03	1.10	3.22	6.75
			3.95	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				1753		6,987	1,059	1,991	978	687	1,278	0.285	237	165	0.98	2.78	1.90	7.58	6.49

ken_admin  4/2/2015 10:28 AM

You would expect him to be owned in most leagues since he's a good setup guy pitching behind a shaky closer. If it were just this season, I'd prefer him over Taylor and Martinez.  What are the odds you'll be keeping either of two next season?

unbigote  4/2/2015 12:39 PM

Probably not keeping either. I was intrigued by the poor mans George Spriner AA  numbers Taylor put up last year.  Strikeout numbers aren't pretty and he's unlikely to have regular at bats when Span is healthy.

I think Cmart might have value until he runs up against his innings limit. Might be able to find someone to pay for his promise.

ken_admin  4/2/2015 1:52 PM

Yes, Taylor is unlikely to keep the job unless someone else gets injured or one of the injured (Span/Werth) have trouble coming back.  Martinez may return to the bullpen when Garcia returns too.