Current TDBL Team Keeper Rankings

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1. Geaux

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when do you want the BJ?

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4. rondo
5. Ron Mexico

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FACE!

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1. You leave words out of sentences all the fricking time. It's kinda annoying.

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retard me sorry!!!

To clarify, some teams are ranked high due to great pitching staffs (LE, rondo), and some due to great bats (ron, will). Geaux is just fricking loaded all around, IMO.

I really like will's team a lot, too. The only reason I have him third is because of his bottom two bats. He could very well have the best team.

LE's pitching is just fricking sick. Having Howard and Braun to go along with it is absurd.

Ron is all style, but no substance. I still couldn't let myself rank my team above his, because that lineup is dangerous. I don't have a dangerous lineup.

Port and rmc seem to be heading in the right direction for the future.

Jury is still out on gyno. I can't figure out what direction he wants to go, and his staff is shaky at best, although I like Davis.

I have no fricking clue what my boy TT4E is doing.

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Thanks, clams.

I'll update.

Good luck this year.

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You longterm keeper potential is out the box. Staying healthy and living up to expectations will be key. I like what you've set up for yourself.

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Thank you sir

Goddamn, clams. That's a solid squad.

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Goddamn, clams. That's a solid squad.

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Thanks Redd, I appreciate the kind words.

yes, i think i have the best team. so what

1.)Lester Earl

hitting- has 2 nice studs in Howard and Braun, and a few "older" mashers that contribute i all categories except SB. 2 decent middle INF youngsters that could breakout finally.

pitching- i think i have 3 top 10-12 pitchers. All are expected to K over 200. Low 3.00 ERA's and an abundance of QS. Marmol is a top closer in this format, IMO.

Future- Not that old of a team all together. The best players are in their prime with many good years ahead of them.

2. Geaux07

hitting- similar too mine. His top 3-4 are prob slightly better than mine, depending on Manny's health. I think top to bottom i am in a better position.

pitching- should be solid. Has a chance to be really good. But could also slide the other way. Oswalt isnt what he once was. Burnett is inconsistent, but great when "on". Vazquez's last stint in AL wasnt comparable to his great year last year. We'll see. If Hamels comes back to life and Wainwright is solid again, thats a good 1-2.

future Veteran laden hitting team, but Pujols has many years left. ARod, a few. Jeter and Manny could fall off soon from that elite level. Wainwright and Hamels are 2 good young SP.


3. cwill

hitting- great blend of youth, hitting and speed. Fielder is a great anchor. The other guys arent elite power guys, but they are great OPS and RBI guys. 25-30 HR type players. It will add up. Gonzalez has to prove it over a full year.

pitching- Great 1-2 with the Mariner guys. Baker is meh. Will need to draft well here for some insurance.

future prob the team best set up for the future in this league. By far, actually. all of his good hitters are under 30, and Felix was giftwrapped and is a stud.

4. reddman

hitting- mucho potential if healthy. has 3-4 guys who could hit 30-35 HRs. Zobrist is versatile, and Vic and Kendrick are decent pieces at the bottom.

pitching- Cain, Garza, Kazmir, Bailey. If Kazmir comes back to life and Garza keeps building on what he has done, he has the makings of a nice staff with a good ERA and K's. Bailey is a wildcard, but if he puts it together then watch out.

future- also built well for the future. No one is really on the decline, all of his good players are in their prime with many good years left.

5. Rouge

hitting- yeah so he was an idiot for acquiring Reyes, but he is still well off in the hitting dept. Tex, Crawford, Utley, McCann. I question him keeping Ackley. Heyward is a future stud.

pitching- like another team ill get to later, his team was stronger before a trade or 2. Kershaw is legit, love him. Sheilds is a good #3, i dont like him as a #2. Should have kept Felix and Rouge would hvave been top 3 on my list.

future- solid, no problems here for the future.

6. Rondozombie

hitting- on paper, his team looks good. IRL it would be a great team. Im debating on how it turns out in fantasy. A lot of midrange power guys, they are going to need to stack up to compete. Dont like Escobar or Rios as keepers. VMart and Cano are top players at their position, we'll have to see if they can carry a team though offensively. I think not entertaining trade offers for them may come back to bite zombie.

pitching- I like the 3 pitchers he has assembled. If Hanson can handle a full load, say 200 IP, he will be money. Sabathia will do that. Haren is good in the 1st half, be weary with his 2nd half where his ERA balloons.

future- Future is bright, all of his players are young and up and coming. At least his top hitters. The bottom guys are old and on the verge of becoming irrelevant. CC and Haren, though not old at all both have a lot of mileage on their arms, im curious to see how they evolve. Hanson is an anchor for years.

7. Gyno

hitting- I like the recent trade to add more bats. I dont remember what his team looked like originally, but i want to say he may have made a few trades and just came full circle. Butler and Pence has breakout potential, and he'll need it. Cantu could improve his power, good RBI guy though.

pitching- It really all depends on Webb, but ive read where they still think he'll get 200 IP. Beckett is Beckett. If Bucholz makes the jump, his pitching should be very competitive. Wade Davis has good upside, hopefully he'll earn a starting spot. KRod is a top closer.

future- Ethier and Morales, very solid. Butler should vault his way to being a solid guy to build around. I dont think any of his pitchers are in danger of falling off soon.

8. Ron Mexico

hitting-my rankings dont mean shite and piss people off, but after last year i thought ron had a top 3 team. Dont really agree with his strategy, for i dont think his hitting is that great. I'd prob rank it 4th or 5th overall. Miggy and Longo are great centerpieces. Kinsler is solid as in Rollins. Not a huge fan of McClouth, Posada or CoJack.

pitching- uhhh yeah. good luck

future- should be fine hitting wise. Pitching is fricked. His strategy could set him back years in this league. Eventually he'll have to trade this hitting for some pitching and that will make his hitting just mediocre. Gonna need some great drafts and young FA pickups.

9. Rick

hitting- Bay and Morneau, solid 1-2 there. Is Franklin Gutierrez really your #4 guy? I dont think he is even a keeper. Vladdy could still be productive. You'll need him. Your bottom 3 guys are what they call in the blog world..."meh"

pitching- MadBum, like him. . Big Z if healthy is fine. Feliz is one of the top young arms in the game.

future- has a lot of young guys he is keeping. I just question how good they can be, esp the hitters.

10. Port

hitting- seems to me his hitting was better after the last season. I dont remember all the trades, hard to keep up with. Rebound years from Young, Ludwick and Soriano could vault him 2-3 spots, but it would take 2-3 guys to do so. Beltran getting healthy and getting 500 ABs as well. Not a huge Ramirez fan. Brett Wallace is nice, i dont consider him as an elite building block though.

pitching- obv Strasburg could be great. You know what u get from Danks. If Santana can pitch like he did 2 years ago and Cueto pitches like he can, like i said, we can vault this team up 2-3 spots.

future- Strasburg obviously stands out. Adam Jones is a nice young player with some upside. Chris Young is a tease, we'll see what he can do. And Wallace has some upside, though not elite IMO. Soriano is declining, Beltran could be declining.

16. TT4E

hitting- keeping 5 hitters, with one being Pierre..? Dont know. Ortiz is declining heavily. Ibanez is 38 or so. Swisher and Kubel are decent in this format. Those are your top 2 guys though, you are fricked.

pitching- Would be a good IRL staff. Not a fan of any of those guys as keeper starters except Jackson, and that would be as a #3, not #1. Closers are OK. Lidge coming off surgery. Who knows.

future- this has to be the worst team in the league without seeing the other keepers. Dont know what the "Puerto Rican" is doing.