Fantasy Baseball
Please use this diary for general fantasy discussion. Usually I would not post such a diary, but it's an off day. Let's talk fantasy.
I have a problem. I have this keeper league. The format is stupid if you ask me, but without going into the details I have to keep 2 pitchers out of the following:
Harden (as if..)
Bonderman
Z. Duke
F. Hernandez (Sea. phenom)
Schilling
Out of these I have to keep 2 and one will be Harden. Who is the other?
I have to keep two sluggers as well. My choices...
Sheffield
Manny
M. Young
Abreu
Maggs Ordonez
I am definitely keeping Abreu. I can't decide on the other. Probably not Mags because he's injury prone. I'm leaning towards Manny but Young would be nice to have at SS next year. What do you think people?
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hmm...
that is the word
I just had an idea
it is so risky though.
Just a thought
Let's get Morgan to do a fantasy league with
Blez
Nico
Alien
Oaktoon
etc
etc..
Morgan
He might actually do ok because while I think $ball is good in trading strategy it doesn't translate into fantasy player catagories.
Rbi's anyone?
not in my league
Yahoo
fair or not, what happened to 5x5
by burnone on Aug 23, 2005 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
it would be fun
by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Aug 22, 2005 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Won't we all be wanting the A's players, though?
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe it will force us
by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Aug 22, 2005 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds good to me :)
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats how
You also know what players to fear other than the big name ones when playing them. Like, oh crap, this guy's on a hot streak, I just picked him up. That kinda stuff.
I would love an AN fantasy league. Lets do it! We have so many people we might have to have multiple leagues. Who's going to manage it?
by WhiteElephantGuy on Aug 23, 2005 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
There are a couple this year
I've almost doubled my point total
feel free to count ME out...
Well, you never know
we're tanking for the high draft pick
suckered into hype?
by burnone on Aug 23, 2005 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Need more info
roster
Unless you're playing with a bunch of A's fans
For the hitters, Abreu is going in the 1st round for sure. Keep him, but I'd consider holding on to Sheff as well. Mags is too big an injury risk, but Young will last a few rounds and I'd rather grab Tejada if the opportunity came my way.
Manny comes to play
Gamble
by Jordan33 in Santa Cruz on Aug 22, 2005 8:00 PM PDT reply actions
Well
Keep:
Harden
Z. Duke
Keep:
Abreu
Manny
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 8:01 PM PDT reply actions
Those would be my choices too.
Schilling's hell of a year.
Wow
How would someone go about getting involved with fantasy baseball, anyway? I'm interested for next season but have no idea how it works.
P.S. Melody, I heard a rumor you have pictures of Rich's (hot) cousin? :P
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantasy
Or go to Yahoo and randomly join one of their leagues when that time of year roles around.
Thanks
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantasy baseball rocks
Well I have a picture of his (hot) cousin but he's wearing sunglasses and a cap. Also it was shot from about 200 feet away, he knew I was taking pictures of him and I felt like paparazzi - in a bad way. Do you have e-mail or AIM or something? Or I could just post a link but I don't want to hijack this thread for our own guilty pleasures.
Ah
So the rumors are true! The real question is: is he actually hot? :P Aww, I'm sure he didn't mind! He probably felt special. I do have email and AIM but I'm reluctant to give them out here. :(
Okay, nevermind, I just made an email to use here on AN:
anrookieoftheyear@yahoo.com :)
by rookieoftheyear on Aug 22, 2005 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
whereyou been, roy??
jk - weggy.
by WhiteElephantGuy on Aug 23, 2005 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Keeper Leagues
I think that the best way to do it would be to keep your entire roster every year. The only way players would change rosters would be through trades, waiver wire drops/pickups, and maybe some sort of FA system. I'm not sure.
I've seen very few formats like you've suggested
i'm in a footbal keeper league
we keep four players each year. this year i kept manning, james, harrison, j. jones. very indy heavy which is bad, but obviously i had to do it.
i think keeping all would be a little silly, why even bother drafting at that point? such a league would probably get boring.
by the way, i'd keep harden and bonderman, plus abreu and manny. but keep an eye on duke and felix until the last possible moment.
when do you have to decide by?
Capper: I play in a bunch of $$ leagues
I think it's pretty easy assuming their arent any salaries involved that may affect a salary cap.
Pitchers:
Harden is a slam dunk of the group. I think the second is very tough and comes down to Bondy or Felix. Bondy is the safer bet, but I dont think the upside is there. Hernandez is the risky pick with huge upside...I would want to see how he finishes out this year...if he keeps this up, he is your guy.
Batters:
I think this one is straight forward. I am a huge MY fan and the SS eligibility is nice, but I think you have to go Abreu and Man Ram. Manny's pure numbers are just sick.....You can lock up those 2 in the OF and go early for a SS and not worry about OF for a while. Manny is just about guaranteed .300-35-120.....Dont let that go back in the draft.
Just my $.02.
SJ
this guy laid it down correct
by burnone on Aug 23, 2005 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
also,
by burnone on Aug 23, 2005 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
KEEP ZACH DUKE
by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 23, 2005 10:06 AM PDT reply actions

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