Who do I keep?

by Rexx on Mar 24, 2009 1:49 PM EDT

In my AL-only 5x5 keeper league, we can ponly keep 10 guys. I'm pretty set with the first nine, but am stuck on whom to keep for my 10th slot.

Here's what I'm keeping:

C - Barajas -$1

C - Olivo - $1

1B - Youkilis - $15

2B - Pedroia - $10

P - Percival - $17

P - BJ Ryan - $17

P - Ziegler - $10

P - S. Shields - $1

P - Galarraga - $10

The 10th slot is a tossup between Cleveland SS Jhonny Peralta ($19) and KC's OF Jose Guillen ($14). Everyone overpays in my league, so I'm leaning towards Peralta, as there are not too many power hitting SS's, but a bunch of OF's out there. Comments and recommendations?

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ill-informed $0.02

I play NL only and don’t keep up with the AL too well. However, I really think you should reconsider keeping Troy Percival. I’ve heard he’s not a lock to keep the job and it seems like he’s priced pretty high.

by Recon on Mar 24, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

I agree with Recon

Percival is too much of a risk to have $19 tied up in him. I’d lose him and keep Peralta, and you probably have another guy to consider with Guillen.

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Mar 24, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Percival

has been lights out this spring and is the Closer. How healthy he stay is unknown, but he has the closer job locked down by results, and the only issue is health. For that reason and the fact that I have 2-3 closers (Ryan-$17; Zielgler-$10) for a total of $44 makes it worth keeping all three.

Rexx

by Rexx on Mar 25, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Jhonny

Has to be Peralta. The AL is just way to weak at SS to give him up. Heck you may actually be giving up the #1 AL SS. So if you give him up you could end up possibly buying him back for more than $19. Guillen is streaky. And not far removed from being a Milton Bradley wannabe.

by acr on Mar 24, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions