Too soon for Keeper questions?

tomm0  2/7/2015 11:56 AM

Keepers due in a few weeks.  
13 team 6x6 (OPS and QS) Roto - 2 C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, IF, 4 OF, 3 U, 4 SP, 3 RP, 2 P, 6 Bench, 3 DL

I can keep up to 4 of these players for just this year while forfeiting the provided round's pick:

Jose Abreu - 6 
Jose Altuve - 7 
Corey Kluber - 16 
George Springer - 19 
Corey Dickerson - 26
 

ken_admin  2/7/2015 12:10 PM

The first four look good to me. What were you thinking?

tomm0  2/7/2015 12:58 PM

Seeing Dickerson ahead of Springer in most rankings and considering the later round, I had him ahead.  First three are locks I'd think, but Altuve would be the only one I'd consider throwing back considering Springer and Dickerson's value.

tomm0  3/6/2015 9:14 AM

Anyone else have input here?  Keepers due tomorrow.  Once the site is up and running I'm thinking this decision will be made easier.

ken_admin  3/6/2015 9:37 AM

We do have Dickerson over Springer for this season, and we have Abreu and Altuve as 1st rounders so they'd be hard to pass on. Are you deciding between Springer and Dickerson then?

tomm0  3/6/2015 9:44 AM

Well, two of Altuve, Springer, and Dickerson.  A lot of people in the industry that I've asked seem to think Altuve is the least likely to return value due to some regression and that the value of keeping Dickerson and Springer is the better route to take.

tomm0  3/8/2015 9:54 AM

Judging by these projections it seems like Altuve is the obvious throw back given the values and rounds of the others. Would you agree?

ken_admin  3/8/2015 10:00 AM

That seems reasonable. Do the rounds for keepers drop one per year?

tomm0  3/8/2015 10:04 AM

Players can only be kept one year

ken_admin  3/8/2015 10:08 AM

Your strategy makes sense since you're using OPS which punishes Altuve compared to default 5x5 settings.

tomm0  3/8/2015 10:11 AM

Yeah, the biggest thing holding me back is that Altuve is one of the few SB guys who doesn't really kill you anywhere else.

ken_admin  3/8/2015 10:55 AM

There's a handful of guys who will get SB and not kill you elsewhere, but they will go quickly. If you keep Altuve, you'll want to make sure you get some of those which will require you to draft them above their value. With your settings, I would probably punt SB and hope all owners are chasing them. Is it too late to trade Altuve?

tomm0  3/8/2015 11:15 AM

Unfortunately yes.  I was told I cannot trade him and still keep the other 4 because that would essentially mean I kept 5 players.

ken_admin  3/8/2015 11:35 AM

At least the options are all good.

liam4  3/8/2015 10:09 PM

I sent a note - I would drop Springer.  I'm a believer in positional scarcity re Altuve, plus in my leagues SB always sell at a premium... Roto so tough to punt a category

tomm0  3/9/2015 8:02 PM

I hear you Liam, but given the values of the other guys I think it's hard to not keep any of them.  Dickerson was great last year and Springer has potential through the roof.  It's unlikely Altuve hits .340 again or comes close to stealing 56 bags.

liam4  3/9/2015 8:41 PM

Cool man, just wanted to give my two cents if helpful.  You can't go wrong really, nice position you're in.