Q8: JJ asks, "I've got a solid nl only 5x5 12 team league(second but well behind first)...its the first year of the league and here are my real keeper opitions...we get two keepers from the round they were picked in...because of this rule david wright is probably a keeper for me since i wouldn't pick any less than 8th in the first round...i have ryan howard as a third rounder...dan uggla as a 10 th rounder...hanley ramirez as a fifth rounder...adrian gonzalez as a 25throunder...i have others, but these seem like the most obvious to me...my inclination is to keep wright because of my position and probably howard because if i let him go he would be a first round pick...is it worth giving up my first and third round picks to keep two players who would would be top ten nl only picks next year?
A: Rotomusing responds,
"Thanks for the email.
Your inclination is correct. David Wright and Ryan Howard are both first round picks in NL-only leagues and could justifiably be higher selections than #8. Heck, no team would be hurt selecting either in the Top 8 in a mixed league.
While sitting out the first and third round is very difficult, having two Top 5ish picks is better. Just be prepared to "reach" a little with your 2nd round pick as the creme de la creme will certainly be gone by the end of round 3.
I believe Howard is the 2nd best 1B in baseball right now. He crushes the ball to left-center which prevents teams from trying to pound him away, and if you miss inside, he’ll hit the ball into the upper deck. Or in the case of San Francisco, the bay.
Recall where Mark Texiera has been taken this past year. Howard will have better power numbers this season than MTex had last year."
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