Seeking Keeper League Help

[Floffman]

In my league I am currently in second place out of twelve but think I need to improve my SP and maybe add 1 good RP to make a run at the title.

In my keeper league here are the rules:

Can keep 6 to 10 guys that are Major League Keepers

Carry 10 MiLB'er to begin the year and have a draft every off-season to make sure you have 10

Once a MiLB'er exhaust eligibility they become a Farm Keeper. For the first year a Farm Keeper is a Last Round (27th) pick. If you have multiple they then take subsequent picks. A second year Farm Keeper is a 15th round pick.

It is a 6 x 6 Head to Head League:

Batting - R, HR, RBI, SB, Avg., OPS

Pitching - K's, ERA, WHIP, K/9, QS, Hld+SV

My Roster

Batters:

C - Sally Perez
1B - Jose Abreu
2B - Dee Gordon
3B - Martin Prado
SS - Starlin Castro
IF - Anthony Rizzo
RF - Gencarlo Stanton
CF - Jacoby Ellsbury
LF - Yoenis Cespedes
OF - Evan Gattis
UTL - Oswaldo Arcia (15th Rounder if Kept)
BN - Jed Gyorko (15th Rounder if Kept)
DL - George Springer (Last Rounder Next Year)
DL - Brandon Belt

Pitching:

SP - Jon Lester
SP - John Lackey
RP - Brad Boxberger
RP - Andrew Miller
P - Jake McGee
P - Pat Neshek
P - Adam Warren
BN - Lance Lynn
BN - Aaron Harrang
BN - RA Dickey
BN - Sonny Gray
BN - Mike Minor
BN - Jesse Hahn
BN - Jimmy Nelson

Player I have the rights to and are not on my squad:

P - Jake Odorizzi (Going to add him on Saturday for Harang for his Sunday Start)
C - Travis D'arnaud
2B - Jonathan Scoop

Guys on the Farm I could Trade:

Kris Bryant
Archie Bradley
Jorge Soler
Dylan Bundy
Alen Hanson

I have these standing offers on the table to improve my pitching, but not sure I want to move Rizzo:

Deal #1:

Rizzo, Boxberger and my 22nd Round Pick

Grenekie, Ceshek, Clint Fraizer and his 19th Round Pick

Deal #2:

Rizzo

Either Sale or Bumgardner straight up

Do I take either of those deals or do I take my chances with the squad I have?

I have been lucky in ERA and WHIP so far this year as I am ranked near the bottom but my record is close to .500

 

[cerealboi]

Nice 'stache.

 

[Floffman]

Thanks for the insight cereal

 

[cerealboi]

I'm sure BigD would love to help but he's been banninated from here. I'll see if I can get you an answer.

 

[Philabuster5]

I like Sale out of the 2 deals.

Greinke and Cishek (with Frazier as kicker) is likely better value... but, long term none are near Rizzo as far as keeper value.
If you're confident the added RP puts you over the top, then maybe you take the gamble.
Me: I'd hedge my bets, and get the one guy who is as good a keeper as Rizzo (and suits your team needs).

 

[TKOSpikes]

Sale was the only one that caught my eye...but I don't know if I could. Rizzo looks like a yearly 40-bomber. How long will Sale last? (definitely this year, I mean long term).

I would try and package Bundy and Bradley for an A-C-E. You'll always find pitching in the long run.

Oh and I LOVE the categories!

 

[da55bums]

no on both.

your replacement for Rizzo will have a larger drop in numbers than your upgrade in numbers over the pitchers you have.

I just bailed on Wil Smith to get Kevin Jespen, more holds over the last monthish, some 1st half RP are running out of magic, wouldn't be supprised if their are some solid RPs available in 12 team or less leagues.

I grabbed Hahn and love him for the rest of the year, even Ubaldo fooled the league for just over half of a year.

I like Bumgardner over Sale for era/whip because he is an NL pitcher but if you could get either or Grienke using D. Bundy and xxxxx...take the one that gets that deal done.

I wouldn't sell Rizzo til you know what you have with Bryant on the MLB level.