By Jim Higgins
As the keeper declaration deadline in my main keeper league league approaches, I find myself looking at my original list of keepers and asking myself if I’ve actually improved my team?
Obviously every owner would like the answer of that question to be yes, but as I’ve often found, an outside perspective is usually a more accurate one.
By Jim
As many of you know, 2009 was my first foray into the world of keeper leagues. And while I entered the season with high hopes of competing for the championship, my title hopes flushed down the drain only a month into the season.
Between numerous injuries, a well-publicized 50-game suspension and multiple players failing to live up to expectations – the same ailments most of us suffer every year.
By Jim
I apologize for how long it has been since the previous post, it’s funny how long life can get in the way some times. So, to get back in a groove I decided to share another learning experience from “Year 1″ in my keeper league but before I talk about the move I need to give a little background.
In the single year league I play in, I found myself sitting in last place in mid-May. My pitching was horrible and weighing me down and I couldn’t find fair deals for a struggling Ryan Howard, David Ortiz or a hot Kevin Youkilis. Searching the waiver wire to fix my staff, I decided to take flyers on Gil Meche (who had just been dropped by the lone Royals fan in the league) and Ricky Nolasco. Those two moves helped me climb out of the basement and while I didn’t win the league, I was able to double my point total and earn my way into my keeper league this year.
By Jim
This post is going to be another example from “Year 1″ in the keeper league (I have a feeling there will be many of these this year).
One of the philosophies I have played the last couple of years is punting saves. In my expansion draft I ended up selecting Matt Capps but never selected another closer to pair him with. Knowing that I will not make any serious gains in the saves category, I decided it was time to see what I could get for Capps.
By Jim
I think one of the best ways to learn is by sharing real life experiences. And since this site is about focusing on the under-served keeper league, I figure the best way to open up discussion is to share my personal experiences thus far.
To give some background, I inherited a team this year in an established league along with another owner. To make things fair, the other owner and I drafted rosters from the two derelict teams we were taking over and then had to narrow our roster to 14 keepers (the league standard).
