I'll join the fun, who do I keep?

[Sfeihc]

I'm in a 20 team keeper league. We can keep 12 players. Last year I finished 3rd but was the #1 seed in the playoffs.

Here's my roster;

C-Posey, J. Lucroy
1st- Goldschmidt, K. Morales, J. Smoak
2nd-Kinsler
SS- Tulowitzki
3rd-E. Bonafacio(SS,OF), M. Prado(OF), P. Alverez
OF-H. Pence, D. Jennings, M. Morse(1B), J. Kubel, D. Murphy(TEX)

SP-T. Hanson, E. Bedard, C. Luebke, D. Fister, J. Masterson, M. Leake
RP-J. Hanrahan, S. Santos, G. Balfour, J. Spence

I'm leaning towards keeping these players;

Posey
Goldschmidt
Kinsler
Tulowitzki
Bonafacio
Pence
Jennings
Morse
Prado
Lucroy
Hanson
Luebke

Full disclosure, I'm a Tigers fan and don't like having players from the team on my fantasy team. The Tigers always come before fantasy.

Thoughts?

[RJ]

Are there salaries? I would think Santos is cheap and an obvious keeper.

What details are we missing?

[Sfeihc]

No salaries or anything like that. I had Fister in '10 and redrafted him in '11. His mid-season trade made him a Tiger so I rode it out as I was in contention.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

I'm in a 20 team keeper league. We can keep 12 players. Last year I finished 3rd but was the #1 seed in the playoffs.

Here's my roster;

C-Posey, J. Lucroy
1st- Goldschmidt, K. Morales, J. Smoak
2nd-Kinsler
SS- Tulowitzki
3rd-E. Bonafacio(SS,OF), M. Prado(OF), P. Alverez
OF-H. Pence, D. Jennings, M. Morse(1B), J. Kubel, D. Murphy(TEX)

SP-T. Hanson, E. Bedard, C. Luebke, D. Fister, J. Masterson, M. Leake
RP-J. Hanrahan, S. Santos, G. Balfour, J. Spence

I'm leaning towards keeping these players;

Posey
Goldschmidt
Kinsler
Tulowitzki
Bonafacio
Pence
Jennings
Morse
Prado
Lucroy
Hanson
Luebke

Full disclosure, I'm a Tigers fan and don't like having players from the team on my fantasy team. The Tigers always come before fantasy.

Thoughts?

I've bolded the guys I'd keep.

Basically, the same as your choices but swapping out Santos for Goldschmidt. I always figure decent closers are harder to find than decent 1B/DH types (and I don't expect huge things from Goldschmidt).

[Sfeihc]

I was thinking of employing a strategy of no closers this year. We have IP, W, K, H, S, ERA and WHIP as pitching scoring categories. Instead of having three closers and a holds guy like last season I was going to try to get as many quality SP as I could fit on the roster.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

I was thinking of employing a strategy of no closers this year. We have IP, W, K, H, S, ERA and WHIP as pitching scoring categories. Instead of having three closers and a holds guy like last season I was going to try to get as many quality SP as I could fit on the roster.

So you're going to dump two categories?

[Sfeihc]

We're required to start two RP. I was going to try and find a SP with RP eligibility or maybe go with a couple of holds guys late in the draft.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Sfeihc

We're required to start two RP. I was going to try and find a SP with RP eligibility or maybe go with a couple of holds guys late in the draft.

Is it roto or head-to-head scoring? If it's roto, you could even wait until after the draft to add some RP that get you holds. (There's always a few Grant Balfour/2009 or Aaron Crow/2011 lurking in the waiver pool at the start of the season).

If you're looking for SP who have RP availability, Luebke is a must-keep, as he'll fit there (and give you GREAT numbers).

[Sfeihc]

I traded Storen for Luebke and Goldschmidt.