Was about to go home today, but after transferring to the wheelchair, I threw up the last two days worth of food. The nurse practitioner said he couldn’t let me walk out the door like that, so I’m locked up for one more night.

Also, I haven’t been watching any TV, so no Project Runway spoilers… or at least use a good “SPOILER TAG” so I can avoid it, por favor. Gracias, la Sociedad de mis amigos.

Nah, you dont know who Buterea is because he’s turrible.

I think Avila is a $14 player. He could go for more, depends on how many teams need a top flight catcher and when he is thrown out there, so it could be anywhere from $10-$20 realistically.

In addition, I dont like to spend a lot on catchers. they get less plate appearances and hurt more often.

I’d rather take the savings you’re getting on Avila and invest it in a hitter who will play 160 games. Use that extra $10 to really get a top flight player.

Thanks for the response, not aware of Drew Butera, must be too young ha. Think I agree that Avila’s OBP takes him above Wieters in my league, however another thought has crossed my mind. I know for sure C Santana isnt being kept by my rivals (bonus of trade talks), and McCann possibly isn’t either, therefore I could gamble and not keep either of my guys and try and get a top tier catcher (Santana) at auction for a good price. Worth the risk?

I guess the question is how much would Avila likely go for at auction, as a backup if the Santanas etc bids were too high.

Totally missed the NYE reference, I must admit I try to avoid that holliday

thanks for the link to the larger picture … my old eyes told me that it
might be a puppy , but i didn’t want to offend with a possible comment
on a nephew , or some other small person .

“lang syning off” was a comment prompted by the new year holiday .

Oh any comments are most certainly welcome. I love talking baseball/fantasy. Heck, i’ll even talk Drew Butera (i prefer his father), if you want.

I think both at 2 years $12/per is more than reasonable. I have Avila as my 6th ranked catcher and Wieters at 8.

While I am super tempted to take Wieters on that contract and for the upside, the fact that OBP is a category really tips it to Avila. Dude is a walks machine. He gains a ton of valuable in your league and 2 years at $12 per is perfectly reasonable for a borderline top 5 catcher.

Trying to decide on my catching situation for next year in my keeper league. Ended the year with both Wieters and Avila (both FA pickups), and now have to decide which (only play 1C) if any are worth keeping, or could I get them both cheaper at auction.

Both currently cost $6 so a 1 yr contract would cost $9, or 2 years for $12. Are either of them worth a contract or should I be able to get them cheaper at draft? Who do you like the most going forward, Avilas consistency or Wieters upside.

Oh and its an OBP league. Thanks.

Yeah, they’re all a little bit of something here and there. I do trust Johnson the most, but understand why you’d like someone else.

I’m no Ackley fan, just dont see him being anything other than a Placido Polanco type in a crappy offense (so no runs/RBIs).

It’s always good to gamble on upside at the end of drafts. I just think Johnson has the most upside of those guys. Maybe Weeks does as he could steal 40+ bases…

I guess my biggest point is that I’d go with someone with the most upside late in the draft and settle for Kelly Johnson if my upside guys are gone.

I generally dont trust players with limited plate appearances in the majors. Espinosa is Johnson if he can somehow hit .250 (i’m dubious on whether he can ever do that).

As for Weeks, he’s more of a one-trick pony, whereas i’d rather have the power/speed combo. In addition, Weeks was just 22/33 in SB attempts

Thanks for chating chata! Not sure i follow about “lang signing off.”

The picture is of me holding my puppy and i think it’s just the size it is. You can see the pup at http://h2hcorner.wordpress.com/puppy-monster/

couple of things. I more meant that you can shield yourself from his poor average than anything else (but i was unclear0. You can consistently lose average in h2h without it hurting your place in the standings too much. If you get a 1 in average for Roto, you’re in a heap of trouble.

In addition, a match-up in h2h changes the value of certain stats (whereas they maintain their value in Roto). If you are losing by a lot in average, there is no harm in putting a struggling kelly johnson out there (meaning, his 0-9 doesnt hurt you at all).

Similarly, if you’re close in SB/HR it makes sense to use Johnson (and risk the average) over someone like Polanco (a guy who will just keep your average at respectable levels).

I believe you can mitigate someone like Johnson’s downside in h2h far more than you can in roto. As you say, in roto, stats all add up in the end and you should play your best players. That’s not the case in h2h.

Lastly, Johnson’s poor average will affect a roto’s standing at the end. However, if a multitude of Johnson’s bad average are put into 5 weeks, then his poor average is really affecting a smaller portion of the season.

are you ever tempted to close one of your posts with
lang syning off . ?

sorry , i don’t share your enthusiasm for a ballplayer named kelly .
that might , just , be the problem .

also , any chance that you could come up with a bigger picture ,
so that i could see what it is that you’re holding ?

I do appreciate you getting the page views off to an early start!

That said, it’s an incredibly deep line-up, if he gets on base at the bottom, he’s not too far away from the boppers.

Man, that line-up is looking fierce:

Yunel Escobar
Thames/Lawrie
Bautista
Lind
Lawrie
Edwin Encarnacion
Rasmus
JPA
KJ

If he was hitting in front of lawrie, bautista, etc.. his value would definitely increase.

Yeah, he tends to have a bit more value in h2h, where you can shield yourself from the droughts/AVG issues, a solid performer like him across the four counting categories is an asset in that format.

In my rankings (which are tailored to h2h), I have Johnson as the 11th 2b. I’d roll the dice on him over someone like Neil Walker, Allen Craig, Dustin Ackley, Jemile Weeks and others.

He has his extremely hot streaks too, where if you can catch them in H2H he’s very nice to carry you during certain weeks.