Interesting. I traded for Kershaw last year with the express purpose of keeping him this year - $35 is a pretty decent price in this league. You're obviously suggesting I go cheap with keepers and take another shot at him (or a Greinke maybe?) in the auction?

And have we finally reached the end of the road with Votto? I only say that cos he will probably go for at least as much as it will cost me to keep him.

Moore is a tough one to leave out...

Yeah, those were tough decisions... Votto I say definitely no at that price... Kershaw I could see at that price, but there will be a ton of pitching in your league with only 9 teams... I'm sure you could get yourself a stacked pitching staff and not pay over $20 for any of them....

Shock! Horror! The league has gone to 10 teams - does this change anything here. Here are the keepers you suggested:

Gonzalez, C $20
Lawrie, B $10
Medlen, K $5
Sandoval, P $11
Scherzer, M $17
Stanton, G $15

And here are the keeper candidates...

Cain, M $26
Gonzalez, Ad $43
Gonzalez, C $20
Greinke, Z $29
Hamilton, J $35
Hosmer, E $10
Kershaw, C $35
Kipnis, J $5
Lawrie, B $10
Medlen, K $5
Moore, M $10
Pedroia, D $28
Sandoval, P $11
Scherzer, M $17
Stanton, G $15
Votto, J $41

Scoring is 7x 7 (extra categories are OBP and Ks for hitters, Losses and Games started for pitchers).

Roster spots are pretty standard roto except for 3 x OF and 2 x Util. 1400 IP limit for pitchers. List below shows price to keep guys this year. Cap is $300.

I don't love the 3rd baseman double up... How about tossing back Lawrie, keeping Sandoval for $11 and going with the cheap Kipnis... I don't love Kipnis, but for $5 it's worth the chance... I like the idea of going with Moore instead of Scherzer too... Will give you more (pun!) money to play with...

OK - I'm on board with the Kipnis thing - Point Shares really likes him. Not quite so sure about about Moore - he'd be a #2 in this league though, right? I'd need to take a good shot at a legit #1?

I think you can get away with Medlen and Moore as your front two then going a bit safer later rather than straight upside picks for pitching...

So perhaps like a Zimmerman if he comes cheap enough?

Yeah, exactly...

OK - keepers are IN.

Next question, with an IP cap of 1400, how many starters would you be looking to draft? Five? Six?

6... 1400 is around 180 starts total...