Nick Markakis-$3 So rather than me telling you how to win keeper leagues, lets just call this a discussion on Keeper League Strategy. I used Nicks streaming list every day of the season in two leagues. The WHIP will always be a problem, though. Still, with so much young talent starring in today's game, many things probably won't change much in the next four years. Im in a keep 15 league and seem to have more SP keepers than bats and all at good prices ($5 raise each year, $320 cap for the 15 players at keeper submission time). Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Use this list however you wish: addressing your dynasty team's long-term goals, for lively fantasy sports debates with friends or, if you wish, to clip and save to This is one area where I probably differ from most keeper league managers who generally dont target catchers or closers as keepers. His big question mark, is where does he play. Realmuto-$15 Anyone that has been around the fantasy-baseball world for even a minute is well acquainted with the term sleeper. At this time of year, everyone entering drafts is in search of those players with cheap draft stock that can pay off big time. Its part of the nature of keeper leagues. Custom snaking draft order set for all rounds, Murderers Row 2.2 (A Yahoo User) His breaker has legit potential and the fastball plays well up in the zone. Thanks for the thoughts on this. Thats where Im coming from with these rankings and its important to not treat them as a Best Ball ranking. They are anticipating your action on the waiver wire. Zack Greinke What does the future even hold for Greinke? Your email address will not be published. For live 24/7/365 access to them (see changes as they happen) and many more perks, sign up for the Fantrax Toolshed Jack Flaherty The first half was excellent, then injury slowed him down. I would not pay anything for him. Gerrit Cole I may be changing this one by February, but its the Mike Trout rule. JT Realmuto Round 11. Join a fairly and automatically matched Head-to-Head contest. Best of the rest: Carlos Correa (27) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (23). First half featured a changeup for whiffs, sliders for strikes, and a well command heater. Thanks for your time. Daniel Murphy-$9 I feel hes more of a 3.80 ERA and 22% strikeout guy than someone hinting Top 20 SP marks. I can only keep 5, no draft stipulations, no limit on years kept. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. This cant be a surprise, right? Over-reliance on the slide has me a little worried hell become a dependable play. 5. Required fields are marked *. Another off-season building up could be fruitful after a year of getting his feet back under him. You can only keep a guy for 2 years, so the keeper options below are only for this year and must be sent back next year. Nola seems too low to me. Osuna $10 (Y) I imagine Ill be separating this one out in February and scattering them across the other tiers. Who would be your targets? It's in this space where I predict -- nay, guess -- at the highest ceilings in baseball's (somewhat) distant future. You can follow him on Twitter @RotoDaddy. Been playing over 20 years, but this is my first year in a keeper league, and Im just not sure about the strategy given the variable above. Id probably lean Turner over Witt, especially if strikeouts are a penalty. Photos by Icon Sportswire | Adapted by Justin Paradis (@JustParaDesigns on Twitter). So far, the only keeper on staff that I am sure about is Robbie Ray, who I have for $5. Blake Snell Snell figured it out in August, going fastball/slider and showing no fear with heaters over the plate. PLEASE, screetch how much you think hes bad and cant be trusted. 2023 Yahoo Fantasy Sports LLC. Sandy Alcantara I adore this man and I also recognize his changeup and slider arentalwayson point. Cool, lets get started. Happy to see that Jayce Stinker got canned. Also I get the love for alcantara but Marlins lack of win discount needs to be deeper. Job security for all but the elite closers is almost non-existent. Draft Order changed from 'custom' to 'random', Murderers Row 2.2 (A Yahoo User) Yeah, a lot of extenuating circumstances. You do have to deal with it though. I'm a bit more wary of Ohtani in dynasty leagues where you're locking him in year over year as opposed to projecting an individual future year, as he still possesses "top of the rotation" talent, will be an "in the middle of his prime" 27 years old come 2022 and, if he does eventually require Tommy John surgery, he'll probably have had it and already recovered from it by then. I of course extended him the maximum of four years. Sixto Snchez A lost season as Sixto dealt with shoulder issues but the potential remains the same. Is Chris Paddack owned? Adjust accordingly to your situation. Michael Brantley-$3 Doug participates in both LABR and Tout Wars, the two preeminent expert fantasy baseball leagues in existence. 12 team, keep 15, 55 roto keeper league. 8 on the Player Rater. Had a lot of success going stars and scrubs. Unique URL set to 'https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/tjkeeper', Certain Data by Sportradar, Stats Perform and Rotowire. There will be a competition this spring to claim closing duties for the Nationals. Nothing has changed inside his repertoire to speak otherwise. He's another good defensive catching prospect, with an elite hit tool that should make him one of the top five in the game in a half-decade. Wants every pitcher to be dope. Sleeper: Isan Diaz (25). Its in my nature. Aaron Nola It was an ERA north of 4.00, but his WHIP and strikeouts were elite. Of course, that means many of my other players will have to be purchased for very small salaries. Former college pitcher, travel coach, pitching coach, and Brandeis alum. This sounds like the leagues I mainly play in. Deal? Draft Time changed from '' to 'Sat Mar 19 4:00pm PDT', Murderers Row 2.2 (A Yahoo User) Theres just too much that can go wrong over the course of a players minor league career to invest so much time when roster slots are scarce. Its more questionable upside with a collection of young potential and big names who want to reclaim older days. Mushroom Kingdom Bombers (A Yahoo User) I need the spot to add a reliever that I can use this year. I could either try to scrap for an unlikely money finish or I could start building what I hoped would be a long-term successful team. Its not even a month before the draft and teams are already asking about closers! Trevor Rogers Second half was marred by tragic personal affairs. Martinez and then make a choice between Daniel Murphy and Kris Bryant. All rights reserved. Watch this for more. He's still one of the best strikeout artists among relievers and has an improving cutter that could help put him in line for elite closer numbers when he eventually gets a chance. His trio of secondaries curveball, cutter, changeup have been elite in the past, though we never saw all three working this year. He's the real deal and the one prospect pick to legitimately challenge a .300 batting average and 40 homers in the same year. Elieser Hernandez The slider is great, the rest of the stuff is lacking. 2021 Chris Bassitt I keep underrating him and this may be another season. removed Boss Giants from league, Murderers Row 2.2 (A Yahoo User) The skills are still there, though the changeup isnt much of a savior when the fastball or slider arent there. In Dynasty Leagues you can keep as many players as you want for as long as you want. Today, he's one of the best players in fantasy baseball and on the field. You cant really go wrong with any of these names though. I am leaning towards going with an $6 Pablo Lopez or $17 Marcus Semien instead just due to age and normal catcher risk. $8 Peralta. Drew Rasmussen Only went five innings for the Rays but his four-seamer was ridiculously good at 97 mph. If youre in an auction keeper league you know all too well what keeper league inflation is all about. It is a tough call. The bulk of that excess money is going to the top half or third of available players. Changeup + four-seamer works well, needs a cutter or slider to take the leap into the Top 15 SP. One thing Ive seen help on that front is to give say the 7th place first pick/additional keeper etc Reward 7th, 8th, 9th ahead of the last place finisher In the end its still about owners. Zach Eflin Missed a lot of time with a knee injury, ranking is this low due to the possibility he misses time to start next season. Tanner Houck The slider disappeared for a moment and should be there in full next year. Top 50 keepers for 2022 Vladimir Guerrero 1B Toronto #27 Age: 23 Entering his age-23 season, he's looking at many years of studliness still and is the only I made some great trades for Acuna and Trea Turner in my NL league and a bunch of young pitching studs in my AL league. The opening day of this year's MLB Draft couldn't have gone much better for the Seminoles. It paid off immediately in my NL league. I think Id take the safety of Anderson along with the upside of Jimenez. This ones gonna be a little different. Remember, he's still only 21. I will use 3 or 4 spots for relievers. If hes healthy for the full year, his heavy sinker whiffs could propel him into Top 30 again. Seriously, that was astupidrun and I dont think its as simple as okay, that but just a little worse. My options are: $10 Ohtani (pitcher only) By Scott White. Great for Quality Start leagues, ratios are a little questionable and inconsistent, though. Upper 90s heater, a great slider, and a developing changeup. Sleeper: Keibert Ruiz (23). OF Rhys Hoskins If you just figure inflation at an even percentage, youre going to end up with a lot of $3 players for $5 prices and a whole lot of money left on the table. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I broke down all pitches of his MLB debut here and I highly recommend watching it. This is a AL only 55. Thanks for this early list and comments! Just saying. Bryant Use this list however you wish: addressing your dynasty team's long-term goals, for lively fantasy sports debates with friends or, if you wish, to clip and save to remind me come 2022 how terribly, terribly wrong I was. In most points leagues pitchers are the biggest contributors, but I do have concerns about McClanahans health. Sale still makes this list, but otherwise I see the new aces in fantasy being those who haven't yet reached their 30th birthdays. In years that Im convinced theres no way I can contend, I use a Stars and Scrubs approach. Every keeper league is different so its hard to give definitive answers. Hader didn't exactly fail as a starter, but rather was promoted to serve in relief at the time of his big league debut. I dont say that to brag but to point out that He was on the "All-2018 Team," one of the picks that paid off the most, and he's still on the list for 2022, considering how well his power potential should hold up year over year. Here's the position that experiences the largest amount of turnover, and is often the destination for starting pitcher prospects who lacked the secondary pitches to succeed in a big league rotation. He got drafted an killed it at the Reds training site, but he is still 18. We have 5 keepers for two years. Martinez and Acuna. Lance McCullers Love the curveball and it will keep him relevant regardless of the rest of the pitch mix. Devers, meanwhile, is a personal favorite, with much better raw power potential than people give him credit. Defense is irrelevant, outside of how it impacts teams' decisions regarding roles and playing time. There is currently no message from your commissioner. I have no interest in 4th or 5th place money. My first impulse is to let Realmuto go because I think Verlander is still pretty elite. Im in a keeper league, we keep 4. Fantasy Baseball Keepers: Top 200 for 2022 1 Fernando Tatis Jr. 2 Ronald Acuna Jr. 3 Shohei Ohtani 4 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 5 Juan Soto 6 Mike Trout 7 Trea Turner 8 Mookie Betts 9 Bo Bichette 10 Rafael Devers More items James Kaprielian Kap and Quantrill are very similar to me fastball focused with a slider that can look great at times & had some incredible stretches. Then you can tell me where I went wrong in the comments. Fantrax was one of the fastest-growing fantasy sites over the last few years, and were not stopping now. Fastball can get by and when the changeup is there, things can work easily. Meanwhile, closer situations change all the time. The following player is a sleeper to consider in the late stages of 2023 fantasy-baseball drafts. Plenty of potential here. The amount of volatility on these rankings year over year is telling. Would feel lucky to get 180 frames again. FantraxHQ - The Home of Fantasy Sports Analysis, ROS Top 200 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2022-23. I can keep up to 5, and cost is last years price + $5. If I think trading off a top keeper will ensure a title I will still probably go for it. Texas Wildfirez keepers edited, Mushroom Kingdom Bombers (A Yahoo User) Clayton Kershaw The elbow injury doesnt look to require surgery, though you have to wonder how many innings youll get out of Kershaw and how elite they will be. 2026 performance: 20%. Lower level pitching Ill be targeting this year includes Julio Urias, Brandon Woodruff, Corbin Burnes, Collin McHugh. Robbie Ray He made an adjustment to throw more fastballs over the plate & his slider was excellent. It could be just a peak, though, and we may be off this train early next year. Acuna Can keep one player at round drafted in the year before: Bryce Harper Round 2 Hamels. His WHIP could be better than 1.20, though, and thats something you shouldnt ignore. Alright, lets get to it now. I get it, you have to answer to Twitter. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. The fluctuations seem to be a part of who he is and could lead to some tough early decisions in 2022. Varsho has the potential to really take over the catcher position in 2022. Of course, you have to think a little more long-term. Thoughts? 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