Need Some SERIOUS Help With My Dynasty League!

[yanksfan0134]

So I'm in a keeper league and my team is somewhat rebuilding. I got news the other day that Justin Turner is out until what's most likely May. With that said, I have to drop down from 42 players to 29 players. Here is my current roster

Active
C Wellington Castillo
C Austin Hedges
1B Yonder Alonso
CI Brandon Belt
2B Jonathan Schoop
3B Alex Bregman
MI Dee Gordon (only 2B eligible for the first two weeks)
SS
OF Charlie Blackmon
OF Billy Hamilton
OF Byron Buxton
OF Marcel Ozuna
OF
UTIL

P Taijuan Walker
P Rich Hill
P JA Happ
P Jason Vargas
P Masahiro Tanaka
P Jose Berrios
P Zack Godley
P Dellin Betances
P

BE Michael Kopech
BE Mitch Keller
BE Justin Turner
BE Eloy Jiminez
BE Brendan Rodgers
BE Eric Thames

So, right here is 25 players. I already compiled a list of guys I can DEFINITELY drop. They are:

Michale Saunders
Trevor Plouffe
Raul Mondesi
Robert Gsellman
Tyler Anderson
Andrew Triggs
Aledmys Diaz
Mike Fiers
Hyun-Jin Ryu
RA Dickey
Neftali Feliz

Here's where it gets tough. I have the following guys who are on the cusp of being droppable, but I'm not entirely sure who to let go of. Dee Gordon is only 2B eligible for the first two weeks then he has to move to the OF. I don't have a SS to start the season, and the options aren't really that great. It seems my hands are tied and I have to keep Asdrubal Cabrera. Here's the list

Asdrubal Cabrera
David Peralta
Hunter Pence
Nick Williams
Aaron Altherr
Tyler Chatwood

Out of these guys, I have to drop two of them. Who do you think I should drop?

Outside of dropping, I also need help drafting. I know... I suck :doh:

I'm looking to still rebuild and draft a solid core of hitting prospects. I have the 6th pick overall (and in every round...not a snake draft). I'm really thinking about going with Fernando Tatis Jr if he's still there. Top prospects are few and far between these days, as everyone has been hoarding them. The first draft consists of 11 picks, so I don't have a lot to work with. I'd also like to note that I love Kyle Tucker as well. The top 10 available as per ESPN rankings are as follows:

Rhys Hoskins
Tommy Pham
Whitt Merrifield
Matt Olson
Luis Castillo
Paul Dejong
Eddie Rosario
Mike Clevinger
Jacob Faria
Scott Kingery

I know it's a lot to ask to go through all of this, but I would really appreciate any and all help.

[Hollywood42]

This looks fun, I'll give things a shot-

I agree with you on your guys that you can definitely drop. No issues there

From the guys you're considering dropping, I'd definitely hang on to Tyler Chatwood (had great road splits with Colorado, think he'll be good this year), Nick Williams (pretty good upside), and David Peralta (solid when healthy). I think you could also add Jason Vargas to the list of potential drops, though only needing to drop 2, I'd probably end up hanging onto him. Anyways, that brings your list of potential drops to-

Asdrubal Cabrera
Hunter Pence
Aaron Altherr
Jason Vargas

My thoughts on each-

Cabrera- Fine, not bad, not good. You could need a SS, so that's one reason to keep him

Pence- Again, he's fine. Not good, not bad. You're pretty well set on OFs so you wouldn't miss him much

Altherr- Higher upside than Pence

Vargas- Pretty meh to me. He won't be terrible but he's not going to give you much either

Based on your positional needs, Cabrera would be the first guy I keep. Pence is the guy I have no problems dropping. So now you're down to Alterrr or Vargas, and it's a bit whatever you feel like here. I think Altherr gives you a much higher upside than Vargas, but you're pretty low on arms. I'd probably keep Altherr and drop Vargas, but I think it's sensible to do the opposite too

Then, on to the draft- Merrifield, deJong, Clevinger, Olson, Faria, and Rosario don't really have any business being in the conversation for your first pick. Here's who I'm considering with that first pick, in order of priority-

Rhys Hoskins- He simply has to be #1 on this list. Dude is super young and fits your timeline, and he's going to be a stud. He'd easily be my #1 target

Fernando Tatis Jr- You'll be waiting awhile, but top 10 prospects don't pop up often in dynasty leagues. Especially since you're rebuilding a bit, I'd have absolutely no problems taking him

Scott Kingery- Another great prospect, and he's closer to the bigs that Tatis. I'd be happy getting him if Rhys and Tatis went off the board quick

If Luis Castillo or Jacob Faria are available with your 2nd round pick, take one of them (Castillo first). You could use some more long term pitching help, and I think both of them would be nice additions. Only way I take one of them in the first though is if Castillo is available and Rhys, Tatis, and Kingery aren't


Hopefully that helps!

[yanksfan0134]

This looks fun, I'll give things a shot-

I agree with you on your guys that you can definitely drop. No issues there

From the guys you're considering dropping, I'd definitely hang on to Tyler Chatwood (had great road splits with Colorado, think he'll be good this year), Nick Williams (pretty good upside), and David Peralta (solid when healthy). I think you could also add Jason Vargas to the list of potential drops, though only needing to drop 2, I'd probably end up hanging onto him. Anyways, that brings your list of potential drops to-

Asdrubal Cabrera
Hunter Pence
Aaron Altherr
Jason Vargas

My thoughts on each-

Cabrera- Fine, not bad, not good. You could need a SS, so that's one reason to keep him

Pence- Again, he's fine. Not good, not bad. You're pretty well set on OFs so you wouldn't miss him much

Altherr- Higher upside than Pence

Vargas- Pretty meh to me. He won't be terrible but he's not going to give you much either

Based on your positional needs, Cabrera would be the first guy I keep. Pence is the guy I have no problems dropping. So now you're down to Alterrr or Vargas, and it's a bit whatever you feel like here. I think Altherr gives you a much higher upside than Vargas, but you're pretty low on arms. I'd probably keep Altherr and drop Vargas, but I think it's sensible to do the opposite too

Then, on to the draft- Merrifield, deJong, Clevinger, Olson, Faria, and Rosario don't really have any business being in the conversation for your first pick. Here's who I'm considering with that first pick, in order of priority-

Rhys Hoskins- He simply has to be #1 on this list. Dude is super young and fits your timeline, and he's going to be a stud. He'd easily be my #1 target

Fernando Tatis Jr- You'll be waiting awhile, but top 10 prospects don't pop up often in dynasty leagues. Especially since you're rebuilding a bit, I'd have absolutely no problems taking him

Scott Kingery- Another great prospect, and he's closer to the bigs that Tatis. I'd be happy getting him if Rhys and Tatis went off the board quick

If Luis Castillo or Jacob Faria are available with your 2nd round pick, take one of them (Castillo first). You could use some more long term pitching help, and I think both of them would be nice additions. Only way I take one of them in the first though is if Castillo is available and Rhys, Tatis, and Kingery aren't


Hopefully that helps!

Thank you SO much for taking the time to help me. I know it’s not easy, but I really needed an unbiased party to step in with advice. I took this team over last year and am still in the process of rebuilding, so a valid draft strategy isn’t really know yet.

As far as Vargas is concerned, the only reason why I was keeping him was because of how light pitching was last season, and IP, QS, W/L are categories. I also think he has some more upside now that he’s in the NL this season. I also do like Alrherr’s upside and that’s why it’s tough to let go of him. I can see him being a big contributor if the Phillies move Herrera in a trade at some point.

[Hollywood42]

No prob, I like doing stuff like this. The nice things is that you already have a bunch of nice pieces for a mini rebuild- Schoop, Bregman, Buxton, Ozuna, Berrios, and Godley all in the bigs already, and you have some great prospects waiting for the callup with Eloy, Rodgers, Keller, and Kopech. Adding Rhys, Kingery, or Tatis in the first round and ideally Castillo or Faria in the second, and you're going quite well

One other suggestion I'll make- Think about trying to trade Blackmon after the draft (or before, not sure your timeline here). You should be able to get a really nice haul for him if you move him to someone competing for a title now. He's the 1 big piece you have that could really speed up your rebuild, and it doesn't make much sense to keep him given his age. I'd also look at moving Alonso, Belt, Hill, and Happ if you can. You won't get anybody great for them in all likelihood, but you should be able to get something decent

I guess the point I'm trying to make here, is if you're going to rebuild a bit, commit to it. You already have some nice pieces so you don't need to blow the whole thing up, but all of those guys I mentioned in that last paragraph do you no good to hang on to. They're too old to be able to help you in a few years when you can be competing again, so you might as well swap them out for someone younger with more upside. Even if you can only get a top 50 prospect for some of them, the prospect will give you a much better chance at being able to help than those guys will. Too often rebuilds fail because the owners don't commit to it. All that does by not committing is make the rebuild take longer and make it harder to actually do it

Thank you SO much for taking the time to help me. I know it’s not easy, but I really needed an unbiased party to step in with advice. I took this team over last year and am still in the process of rebuilding, so a valid draft strategy isn’t really know yet.

As far as Vargas is concerned, the only reason why I was keeping him was because of how light pitching was last season, and IP, QS, W/L are categories. I also think he has some more upside now that he’s in the NL this season. I also do like Alrherr’s upside and that’s why it’s tough to let go of him. I can see him being a big contributor if the Phillies move Herrera in a trade at some point.

[yanksfan0134]

No prob, I like doing stuff like this. The nice things is that you already have a bunch of nice pieces for a mini rebuild- Schoop, Bregman, Buxton, Ozuna, Berrios, and Godley all in the bigs already, and you have some great prospects waiting for the callup with Eloy, Rodgers, Keller, and Kopech. Adding Rhys, Kingery, or Tatis in the first round and ideally Castillo or Faria in the second, and you're going quite well

One other suggestion I'll make- Think about trying to trade Blackmon after the draft (or before, not sure your timeline here). You should be able to get a really nice haul for him if you move him to someone competing for a title now. He's the 1 big piece you have that could really speed up your rebuild, and it doesn't make much sense to keep him given his age. I'd also look at moving Alonso, Belt, Hill, and Happ if you can. You won't get anybody great for them in all likelihood, but you should be able to get something decent

I guess the point I'm trying to make here, is if you're going to rebuild a bit, commit to it. You already have some nice pieces so you don't need to blow the whole thing up, but all of those guys I mentioned in that last paragraph do you no good to hang on to. They're too old to be able to help you in a few years when you can be competing again, so you might as well swap them out for someone younger with more upside. Even if you can only get a top 50 prospect for some of them, the prospect will give you a much better chance at being able to help than those guys will. Too often rebuilds fail because the owners don't commit to it. All that does by not committing is make the rebuild take longer and make it harder to actually do it

I absolutely hear you. Last year I traded Jay Bruce and for Berrios and picks and got absolutely blasted by the league because they thought I was getting hosed in the trade. Most of the members are 65+ so this new age prospect hugging stuff has them all confused. They made the other person in the trade give me more picks in order to even it out. I wasn’t complaining lol. I then traded Ian Kennedy for Schoop straight up, which was an easy deal for me. I’ve been shopping Blackmon, but I haven’t gotten anything solid in terms of an offer. I also have a few people interested in Belt, and i’m hoping he or Thames gets off to a hot start and I can move one of them. Ideally I’d like to draft only prospects, but this is a big money league and I don’t want to throw away $250 for a buy in every year for the next 3-4 years. Pitching is very valuable down the stretch, because pickups can’t be made during the season. We only have this draft, and then a supplemental draft at the end of May, so decision making is quite hard.

[Hollywood42]

Ha I love that Berrios trade for you. Same with the Kennedy one. Definitely take your time and wait for the right deal for Blackmon. Yeah, he's too old for you long term, but he's still currently 1st round talent and should be valued as such. Thames would be another good one to trade, as he's old plus I don't really believe in him anyways

Yikes, pitching would be super hard to manage if you can't add during the year. Maybe that alone is enough to keep Vargas instead of Altherr

I absolutely hear you. Last year I traded Jay Bruce and for Berrios and picks and got absolutely blasted by the league because they thought I was getting hosed in the trade. Most of the members are 65+ so this new age prospect hugging stuff has them all confused. They made the other person in the trade give me more picks in order to even it out. I wasn’t complaining lol. I then traded Ian Kennedy for Schoop straight up, which was an easy deal for me. I’ve been shopping Blackmon, but I haven’t gotten anything solid in terms of an offer. I also have a few people interested in Belt, and i’m hoping he or Thames gets off to a hot start and I can move one of them. Ideally I’d like to draft only prospects, but this is a big money league and I don’t want to throw away $250 for a buy in every year for the next 3-4 years. Pitching is very valuable down the stretch, because pickups can’t be made during the season. We only have this draft, and then a supplemental draft at the end of May, so decision making is quite hard.

[yanksfan0134]

Ha I love that Berrios trade for you. Same with the Kennedy one. Definitely take your time and wait for the right deal for Blackmon. Yeah, he's too old for you long term, but he's still currently 1st round talent and should be valued as such. Thames would be another good one to trade, as he's old plus I don't really believe in him anyways

Yikes, pitching would be super hard to manage if you can't add during the year. Maybe that alone is enough to keep Vargas instead of Altherr

Exactly. Pitching is really hard to come by, and the middle of the pack kind of guys end up falling off the face of the earth halfway through the season. It’s a long season, and having depth is key. That’s why i’m having trouble deciding who to keep and who to drop.

[bjackson1981]

Don't overlook Clevinger in the first round if Hoskins, Tatis and Kingery are gone. This kids stuff is very nice and he's only 27 years old. He struck over 10 per 9 innings last year and currently is cemented as CLE 4th starter. I know 4th starter doesn't always get people going, but he won 12 games last year and only pitched 122 innings. Look for the innings and strike outs to go up this year as he continues to lower his fastball usage. Lastly I don't think its out of the question for him to win 16-18 games, not many teams can match up a 4th started to this kids potential and CLE will definitely give him run production. I think he can be a top 30-35 SP this year.

[yanksfan0134]

Don't overlook Clevinger in the first round if Hoskins, Tatis and Kingery are gone. This kids stuff is very nice and he's only 27 years old. He struck over 10 per 9 innings last year and currently is cemented as CLE 4th starter. I know 4th starter doesn't always get people going, but he won 12 games last year and only pitched 122 innings. Look for the innings and strike outs to go up this year as he continues to lower his fastball usage. Lastly I don't think its out of the question for him to win 16-18 games, not many teams can match up a 4th started to this kids potential and CLE will definitely give him run production. I think he can be a top 30-35 SP this year.

Do you like him more than Luis Castillo? I obviously like the team he’s on better, due to the fact that W/L is a category, but I think Castillo has the better overall pedigree.