10 team head to head 10 categories (pitching and hitting)
3 keepers(first 3 rounds perpetuity)
Who do I keep?
Acuna LF
Sale SP
Soto LF
Rizzo 1B
Correa SS
I am thinking of not keeping Soto and one of Rizzo/Correa (both especially Rizzo have been long term keepers of mine - I drafted Acuna, added Sotoa from free agency and traded for Sale last season)
I traded a 5th for Sale to try and win last year (I didn't)
Which 3 should I keep and who can I trade to get my pick back (or as close to)?
Benintendi and not very close IMO.
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fairly easy one. Do you guys mind answering mine? 10 team league, 6 keepers, I'm DEFINITELY keeping Arenado, Machado, Soto, Scherzer, Vlad Jr. My last keeper spot is between Kershaw, Benintendi, Corbin, Hader (save/hold is one category)...what do you all think? I'm leaning towards Benintendi.
Benintendi and not very close IMO.
yep
Both players have injury concerns and the upside on sale is much greater.
2 of your 3 keepers as is are ultra-young as-is. I wouldn’t place too much weight on the fact that Correa is 24. He’s a 24 year old with back problems who also seems to find a way to land on the DL for other reasons.
I was pretty low on Juan Soto when he was first recalled last season. The chances of a 19-year-old who had only played 62 games above rookie ball dominating at the major league level seemed unfathomably slim. Of course, he went on to do just that and make me look like a gosh-darned fool.
Well I’m not one to allow myself to be embarrassed only once—let’s go double or nothing. Soto has had a history of high ground-ball rates in the minors, and not surprisingly, he carried them over to the majors last season, posting a very high 53.7% rate. High ground-ball rates can be a big drain on power and/or batting average, but he was able to overcome it last year thanks to a 24.7% HR/FB and .338 BABIP. I don’t think either of those numbers are sustainable–especially given that he’s not known to possess a ton of speed.
Nomar Mazara is a name I can’t help but think of when I think of Soto, in the sense that Mazara was a top prospect who burst onto the scene at a very young age, but has had such high ground-ball rates over the past few years that he hasn’t been able to take that next step forward. I wouldn’t be completely surprised if Soto ended up hitting just .270 with 20-25 homers next year, and I don’t think that will be enough to crack the top-100.
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fairly easy one. Do you guys mind answering mine? 10 team league, 6 keepers, I'm DEFINITELY keeping Arenado, Machado, Soto, Scherzer, Vlad Jr. My last keeper spot is between Kershaw, Benintendi, Corbin, Hader (save/hold is one category)...what do you all think? I'm leaning towards Benintendi.
Benintendi and not very close IMO.
That's where I am leaning, but he was pretty underwhelming last year. That said, where he is strong in that while he won't single handedly win me any categories, he puts up numbers in all areas.