[Pun]

Obviously, this is completely unofficial, but I just wanted to have a thread to remind myself of who I want to keep for next year. I'll probably change my mind a million times, but I just want it saved somewhere that it's not going to get thrown out, which is what would happen if I kept it on a piece of paper or something.

1) Geovany Soto (F1)
2) Cliff Lee
3) Ryan Dempster
4) Armando Galarraga
5) Ricky Nolasco

If my thinking is correct, these should not cost me any draft picks, since I think they were all picked up off the free agent pool. Soto, obviously, was not, but that's why I franchised him.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

My list of potential keepers

Brian McCann, C, ATL
Robinson Cano, 2B, NYY
Ian Stewart, 2B, COL
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, WAS
Carlos Quentin, OF, CHW
Matt Kemp, OF, LAD
Matt Holliday, OF, COL
Scott Kazmir, P, TB
Brett Myers, P, PHI
Phil Hughes, P, NYY
Erik Bedard, P, SEA
Josh Johnson, P, FLA

The only untouchables are Kazmir and Holliday. Anyone else is on the block.

[Lucky]

Sept 18, 2008 7:22:23 GMT -5 Pun said:

1) Geovany Soto (F1)
2) Cliff Lee
3) Ryan Dempster
4) Armando Galarraga
5) Ricky Nolasco

If my thinking is correct, these should not cost me any draft picks, since I think they were all picked up off the free agent pool.

Well, its not that they don't cost picks. They just cost 25th Rd picks that are essentially meaningless. But yeah, it looks like all 4 guys went undrafted and will cost 25th Rd picks. Which would theoretically end up being your 25th, 24th, 23rd, and 22nd picks.


Braun, Gallardo, and Young are probably locks. Alex Rios, Jered Weaver, BJ Upton, Howie Kendrick, and Jonathon Broxton are in the running. I seem to have a lot less keeper options than I thought I did. May have to throw consideration to Pablo Sandoval, but I doubt it.

[Mikey]

Hmmmmm.... I don't have my roster in front of me, but it probably looks something like:

UNTOUCHABLES:
Hanley Ramirez
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Jon Lester

Joey Votto
Yunel Escobar
John Maine
Max Scherzer
Johnny Cueto
Andy Sonnanstine
Chris Carpenter

There may be a few others.

[DevSop]

Potential Keepers

Conor Jackson
Dustin Pedroia - Almost Untouchable
Evan Longoria - COMPLETELY UNTOUCHABLE
Josh Hamilton - Up for discussion
Jed Lowrie
Brandon Morrow
Dan Haren - Almost Untouchable
Chad Billingsley
Mike Pelfrey
Justin Masterson
James Shields
Chris Volstad
Shawn Marcum

[Sparty]

Potential list:

Russell Martin
Troy Tulowitzki
Jay Bruce
Curtis Granderson
Nick Markakis
Magglio Ordonez
Francisco Liriano
Zach Greinke
Justin Duchscherer

[Attitude Adjuster]

Probable keepers
CC Sabathia (F1)
Josh Hamilton (Round 23 in 09)
Eric Byrnes (Round 23 in 09)
Tim Lincecum (Round 23 in 09)

and either

Ryan Doumit (FA--Round 25 in 09)
Clayton Kershaw (Minor Keeper/FA--Round 25 in 09)

[Mikey]

Probable Keepers

Hanley Ramirez (23)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (23)
Jon Lester (
Joey Votto (25)

Still wavering on my fifth selection, leaning toward Max Scherzer or Andre Ethier. Which means one of those two, along with the following, are on the block:

John Maine (SP-NYM) (4)
Yunel Escobar (SS-ATL) (9)
B.J. Ryan (RP-TOR) (12)
Chris Carpenter (SP-STL) (17)
Johnny Cueto (SP-CIN)
Scott Olsen (SP-FLA) (25)
Andy Sonnanstine (SP-TB) (26)