which 5 keepers should i pick from these players?

Question

nomar garciappara
manny ramirez
jim thome
juan pierre
verlander
chad cordero
otsuka
hanley ramirez
bret myers
adrian gonzalez

Answer 1

I'm a big fan of going youth when it comes to keepers league, so here's my top 5 if I had to compile a list (in no particular order):

-Hanley Ramirez, Florida: What was Boston thinking when they got rid of him for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Alex Gonzalez in 2006? His numbers would have been decent in Boston, probably been the new hero in Beantown (Oh well). He has blazing speed and power (a poor man Jose Reyes) and although a lack of patience (126 K in 2006), this reigning Rookie of the Year (23 years of age) could lift Florida out of the NL East dump and into a fantasy elite for years to come (Ramirez actually had a better second half in 2006, batting .319)

-Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego: This 1B has all the package to become and elite someday (24 years of age, bats left-handed, hits .300 with .362 OBP and .500 SLG, in his first full season as the starting 1B). Too bad he's playing in San Diego, a pitcher's park with a minimal offense. Despite the bad, he still has enough potential to reach 30 HR and 100 RBI in a single season (he hits over .300 against righty and lefty and hit .336 in the second half in 2006).

-Chad Cordero, Washington: This 25-year-old closer still has the stuff and as a bonus, he's not an health risk. The only thing bad about his season in 2006 was his mistake, but that wasn't his fault. He still keep his same decent numbers around (22 BB, 69 K in 2006), but his ERA and his WHIP jump (from 1.82 to 3.19 ERA, 0.97 to 1.10 WHIP). His SV total went from 47 to 29. Again, this is not his fault. It was just bad timing and poor defense that kept him from reaching 30. He still has lots of years in becoming a decent closer.

-Justin Verlander, Detroit: Fatigue may be his only weakness, but this 24-year-old "ace" still has lots to prove to become an elite pitcher. Although the K were lower than the innings pitch, he's one of those rare SP that can hit triple digit on the radar gun (his teammate, Joel Zumaya, can also hit triple digit on the radar gun) and his maturity is still growing.

- Brett Myers, Philadelphia: Is he the ace of the team or the closer? Which ever you look, he has value written all over him. The win total is lacking but the K's are pretty tempting to consider him a future elite someday. With his domestic troubles behind him, Myers can focus on becoming the leader of a veteran staff and the offense is not hard to complain.


Now the guys I'd left off the list:

-Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers: He still might move back to 3B to accompany prospect 1B James Loney in the lineup, but the injury bug might be a little too much to handle for the former batting champ.

-Manny Ramirez, Boston: He has 40 HR and 100 RBI written all over him each and every year, but you don't have to waste a keeper spot for him, especially if he's in constant trade rumor each year.

-Jim Thome, White Sox: His age (36) and his durability is in question, but if he's healthy, he can produce ( that's a big if?).

-Juan Pierre, Dodgers: He's a one trick pony and that big contract could get in his head. His overall numbers isn't that great to look at, so his only values is his speed, which I don't recommend for a guy entering 30 years of age.

-Akinori Otsuka, Texas: He's capable of closing games and putting up good relief numbers for fantasy teams. However, his age (35) and his lacking K's (60 K in 2005 to 47 K in 2006) means that his arm might be running out of time before he loses his velocity in the near future.

Answer 2

Let's get rid of Nomar first. He's 33, injury prone, and hitting in a pitcher's park.

Next, dump Otsuka. Eric Gagne will close for the Rangers and you don't want to keep a middle reliever/setup man.

So that leaves Ramirez, Thome, Pierre, Verlander, Cordero, Ramirez, Myers and Gonzalez. We need to get rid of three more.

1B is rather deep and you should keep Thome, so let's dump Gonzalez.

You should keep Man-Ram, Thome, Ramirez and Cordero for sure. Ramirez is an RBI machine. Thome is healthy and will put up stats for several more years. Ramirez is a nice young talent and will steal 50+ bases. And Cordero is a good, young closer.

So that leaves us with Verlander, Pierre or Myers. Pierre is probably the best player out of the three, but isn't getting any younger, and you already have a steals guy in Ramirez. I think you need to keep one of the pitchers. And between Myers and Verlander, Verlander has the most talent, is on the best team, and will produce best.

So, I would keep Man-Ram, Thome, Verlander, Cordero and Ramirez. You are keeping top producers in each category, mixing young talent with established studs, and that is what you want to do when selecting keepers.

Answer 3

M. Ramirez
H. Ramirez
C. Cordero
B. Meyers

You choose the fifth. Garciaparra is fading rapidly, so don't even give him a chance. Thome is getting old but can produce, Pierre will get you SBs and maybe batting average, but that's all, Otsuka is just a setup man for now, Verlander is young and improving, but probably won't see big numbers this year, and Gonzalez is a young and can hit for power, but won't put up huge numbers either. If you are in a keeper league that you are serious about, get a young player, but if not, take Thome, who is a higher-tier 1B.

Answer 4

Manny Ramirez, Juan Pierre, Verlander, Cordero, Hanley Ramirez.

Answer 5

1. Hanley Ramirez - he's Miguel Tejada except way ahead of schedule
2. Manny Ramirez - straight u beast
3. Verlander - should be a great starter this year and in the future
4. Bret Myers - another solid starter
5. Jim Thome - homers a plenty

Answer 6

It depends on the time frame you have on them. But, I would take Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Brett Myers, Justin Verlander, and Manny Ramirez or Juan Pierre. All thee guys still have five or more years left on them.

Answer 7

Manny Ramirez
Juan Pierre
Jim Thome
Chad Cordero
Bret Myers

Answer 8

Manny, Thome,Hanley,Chad, Verlander

Answer 9

Cordero, Verlander, Manny, Hanley & Pierre.

Answer 10

you should get three hitters and two pitchers so stick with nomar manny and ramirez and for pitchers keep verlander and cordero because with these players they get you alot of hits and homeruns but one can get steals- 50 and your pitchers you have the second best pitcher on the tigers and he will be better because it is his second year of baseball and you have one good closer so thats the best bet