Fantasy Baseball Keepers?

Question

Who would you choose, 2 offense, 1 pitcher.

David Ortiz (obviously)
Vernon Wells (young as well)
Bobby Abreu
Jermaine Dye
Prince Fielder (only cause hes young and might turn into a beast)

Brandon Webb
Jeremy Bonderman
Felix Hernanddez
John Lackey

Answer 1

I would keep David Ortiz. As long as interleague play continues, he will stay eligible at 1B. Vernon Wells offers pwer and speed. He reminds me of Bobby Abreau of 3 years ago. I would keep Jeremy Bonderman. He is only 23, a solid starter on a very good team and a horse that keeps on going and gets strikeouts.

Answer 2

For the pitchers, it's a tough choice between Bonderman and Hernandez. I think King Felix has the best stuff of the bunch and could be dominant, but he's thrown a lot of pitches already at a young age. They actually skipped him last time through the rotation to give his arm a rest, so maybe they're thinking long-term for him. Brandon Webb is a great sinkerball guy, but I don't think he's got more keeper value than either of the others, and Lackey is the odd man out.

I think that Jermaine Dye is the obvious choice to skip on offense, given his age. I would probably consider Prince Fielder because of his upside, too. Vernon Wells is only 28, so he should just be hitting his peak now, while Abreu will probably start a slow slide now that he's in his 30s.

Answer 3

What are we talking about? Keepers for next year? For the rest of this year? Is there a salary / bid price involved?

If it is just who do you keepo in a draft, there is not much point in hanging on to the youngest in hopes they will improve, since you aren't protecting their current low price.


Therefore I take Ortiz and Wells, and Webb. They are the best right now. I would expect that Abreu might be slightly better than Wells next year, but maybe not. Over a few years, Ortiz might decline more than either Wells or Abreu, but I don't think you need to worry about that now.

I like Webb, and I think as a sinker ball pitcher he is less likely to blow up than the others. We saw the difference between F. Hernandez last year and this.

Answer 4

David Ortiz.... No question, he is one of hte top players in baseball even though he is having a somewhat off year. Plus hes a 1B and though its the easiest infield possition to fill, its still a lot harder to get an IF than an OF.

Vernon Wells.... His last month hasn't been impressive but he has been a dominant fantasy force for the last 3 years and any team is better with Wells. 101/325 48r 101h 21hr 66rbi 10sb 35bb .311avg .971ops....these are great numbers for being only halfway!!!

Brandon Webb.... 9 wins and 2.65 era, plus over a hundred ks, this guy is no joke, and every year you can get the new RP, they come and go on short cycles, stick with the strong SP.

Answer 5

Ortiz- (the 2nd best hitter in Baseball behind Pujols)
Wells- One of the best young hitters in baseball and is a stud out in
the field.

Brandon Webb- This was tough I still think Felix Hernandez is gonna
be a star in MLB for a long time. You might want to
roll the dice on him. Hernandez has more upside
plus Brandon Webb is having a career year.

Answer 6

Vernon Wells and Prince Fielder. They'll be stars the longest.

Pitcher is easy - Brandon Webb. He;s the best kept secret in all of baseball.

Answer 7

You can't go wrong by picking any youngsters
bobby abreu is on the way down so I think you shouldn't consider him.
For the pitchers, all 3 except john lackey are young and are on their way up.
I would keep bonderman because he might get more run support

Answer 8

ortiz and dye and webb

Answer 9

ORITZ
VDUB

WEBB OR FELIX (KEEP BOTH IF YOU CAN AND DROP VDUB BACK INTO DRAFT)