Speaking of Fantasy baseball... gurus: help me choose my last keeper!

[Benholio]

12 team mixed league... Auction style.. Points and head to head league. We get to keep up to 4 players.

I am keeping for sure:
Victor Martinez - $6
Carlos Beltran - $25

Aramis Ramirez - $6 (80% sure I want to keep him too)

The rest:
Oliver Perez - $11
Jim Edmonds - $7
Freddy Garcia - $9
David Wells - $12
Josh Beckett - $12
Carl Crawford - $11 (steals are not important, since it is all points based.. he's still pretty good, though)

I really like Oliver Perez, I think he has the ability to be a big strikeout pitcher. Jim Edmonds did really well for me last year (was a top 15 OF in my league), but he is old and injury prone.

What would you gurus do?

[snowden719]

Oliver Perez, and it's not even close

[jesusarenque]

I'd keep Ramirez. You have him at a really good price, and (young) pitchers like Perez are just too unpredictable.

[sammysusar]

oliver perez if your definitely keeping the other 3. to me edmonds at 7 seems like a better value than beltran at 25 but i usually play draft leagues so i dont know how important the saraly numbers are. Beltran is moving to a tough hitters park after playing in a great hitters park last year. Beckett is probably the only other one worth considering.

[Benholio]

Thanks for the replies.

Sammy: To put it into perspective, Pujols, A-Rod, Vladimir usually go for $50-60 on draft day. A handful of top OF's will go for $30-45, then most other OF's will go for the $10-$20 range. This is why Beltran is a definate in my league, since he is one of the premier hitters (he was #2 overall points last year to Pujols).

I'm glad you guys are agreeing with me on Perez. I wanted to make sure I wasn't just being biased since I was big on him last year.

[nolanfan34]

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I'm glad you guys are agreeing with me on Perez. I wanted to make sure I wasn't just being biased since I was big on him last year.

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You're not biased. Keep him and Ramirez.

[Soul Daddy]

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Oliver Perez, and it's not even close

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[bugstud]

I'd need a refresher on your points system before I definitively say oliver perez. I am extremely tempted to keep crawford at that price. Also, is there a yearly increase on keepers?

[Soul Daddy]

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This is why Beltran is a definate in my league, since he is one of the premier hitters

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But how far behind could Edmonds have possibly been? Certainly nowhere near $18 worth, especially since steals are not valuable. I suppose you can consider him an injury risk, but last year he missed 25 games, the most in 4 years.

I think I'm dropping either Victor or Beltran here. Probably Vic, as position scarcity is overrated.

[cjromero]

Ramirez is a definite. After that, I agree that Oliver Perez is the best value. If you keep Edmonds, he will play no more than 120 games.

[Soul Daddy]

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If you keep Edmonds, he will play no more than 120 games.

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Am I unaware of some off-season surgery for Edmonds? I can't think of any other reason for this assumption. He's played in > 133 in 7 of the last 8 years. I said earlier he missed 25 games last year, but that was actually in 2003. Last year he missed 9.

[Jack of Arcades]

Beltran will not be worth $25.

Aramiz and Oliver are your best bets. Edmonds will be a steal for $7 but won't be around long. Crawford's a ripoff and so's everyone else, so if you're not hurting for money, you should probably go with what you intend.

[Soul Daddy]

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Ramirez is a definite.

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Oh, it's true.

[Jack of Arcades]

It's damn true.