| by Khang Do | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynasty League Baseball - Home Keeper League of 20 years | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 team 5x5 standard roto format, must keep 8-14 players (using cbssports.com) | | | | | | | |
| Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| x = 3 years left on contract | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| y = 2years left on contract | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| z = Last year of contract | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| a= 1st year player, becomes a "b" in 2nd season | | | | | | | | | | |
| b= must be signed to contract or be lost at end of season | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 year contracts add $15, 2 year contracts add $10, and 1 year contract add $5 to their "b" salary | | | | | | |
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| Keepers: (3/11/2012) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hernandez, Felix | 29z | Not a great value at $29 but I still see upside to regain top spot | | | | | | |
| Kinsler, Ian | 28b | Wanted to be sure to have a stud MI with 30/30 ability | | | | | | | |
| Santana, Carlos | 10z | If Santana can hit above .270, he will be fantasy gold | | | | | | | |
| Trout, Mike | 10b | price a bit steep for a contract year, but I see it paying off in 2013 | | | | | | |
| Torrealba, Yorvit | 1b | Had to keep 8 players, so I bit the bullet on this one | | | | | | | |
| Walden, Jordan | 1b | He's the John Axford of 2011 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zimmermann, Jordan | 1b | Love Zimmerman at $1, this will allow me to keep my pitching staff around $60 | | | | | |
| Upton, Justin | 16a | Getting Upton as this value will allow me to overpay for guys I want | | | | | | |
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| Plan: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Budget: $164 for 15 players | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| After calculating the remaining talent pool at market value, I came to the conclusion that an excess of $300 would be available in spending due to low $ keepers. |
| Taking that into consideration, My plan was to get the top 2 players (I'd pay up to $60 taking inflation into consideration). | | | |
| Then sit back and let the others scramble and overpay for the other upper mid-tier guys. | | | | | | |
| In a 12 team league, I think it is very easy to get cheap hitters and pitchers late. | | | | | | | |
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| Auction: (3/18/2012) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pujols, Albert | 56a | I was more then happy to get the best player at under $60. | | | | | | | |
| Kemp, Matt | 54a | I was happy to get the other best payer at under $60 as well. | | | | | | |
| Belt, Brandon | 9a | May have overpaid for a guy who might start at AAA, but I see star potential. | | | | | |
| Prado, Martin | 8a | Nothing flashy but should help a little in every category. | | | | | | | |
| Holland, Derek | 7a | solid for the middle of my rotation | | | | | | | | | |
| Morales, Kendrys | 5a | High upside at a good price. | | | | | | | | | |
| Profar, Jurickson | 5a | $5 min. bid for those not in 40man roster. He makes for good trade bait for owners who fall out of contention. | | |
| Scherzer, Max | 5a | last years goat can becomes this years hero | | | | | | | | |
| Rios, Alex | 3a | see above | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alvarez, Henderson | 3a | like his control at such a young age, but I still overpaid for a flier that could stink it up | | | | |
| Ramirez, Alexei | 2a | Owners treated him like the plague, great value here. | | | | | | | |
| Soriano, Alfonso | 2a | I seem to be getting a lot of 2011 rejects. | | | | | | | | |
| Pomeranz, Drew | 2a | Love his upside. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bailey, Homer | 1a | giving him one last chance to put it all together. | | | | | | | | |
| Hughes, Phil | 1a | not so thrilled about the Petitte signing. | | | | | | | | |
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| Overall I was happy with my 23 man auction ($1 under budget), | | | | | | | | | |
| but I miscalculated on how many pitchers I had drafted and locked myself from adding my second closer. | | | | | |
| In the 7 Round snake draft my plan was to get some closers in waiting. | | | | | | | | |
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| Pestano, Vinnie | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brothers, Rex | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reimold, Nolan | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodriguez, Sean | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown, Domonic | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Huff, Aubrey | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ibanez, Raul | RESERVES-10a | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Hicks, Aaron | Minors pick'10 | I'm losing faith on his 5 tool ability | | | | | | | | |
| Singleton, Jonathan | Minors pick'11 | Hoping he'd be heir apparent to Howard in Philly, but at least his path to the Bigs is much easier. | | |
| | My 2009 pick was Jason Heyward whom I traded in 2010 for King Felix and Arod | | | | | |
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| Opening Day Lineup | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C | Santana, Carlos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C | Torrealba, Yorvit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1B | Pujols, Albert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2B | Kinsler, Ian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3B | Prado, Martin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SS | Ramirez, Alexei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MI | Rodriguez, Sean | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CI | Morales, Kendrys | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OF | Kemp, Matt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OF | Upton, Justin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OF | Belt, Brandon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OF | Rios, Alex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DH | Reimold, Nolan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DH | Soriano, Alfonso | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Hernandez, Felix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Scherzer, Max | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Zimmermann, Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Holland, Derek | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Alvarez, Henderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Pomeranz, Drew | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Bailey, Homer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Walden, Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P | Pestano, Vinnie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| R-P | Brothers, Rex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-P | Hughes, Phil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-1B | Huff, Aubrey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-SS | Profar, Jurickson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-OF | Brown, Domonic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-OF | Trout, Mike | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R-OF | Ibanez, Raul | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| M | Singleton, Jonathan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M | Hicks, Aaron | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| What's your take on my team? I think I could use a little more speed and one more legit closer. | | | | | | |
| I may eventually need to trade for an ace pitcher if my mid level pitchers don't pan out. | | | | | | |
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