Fantasy Keeper Query

[amare32]

...or at least my fantasy baseball team.

Here are the keeper candidates for my FLB squad. It's an ESPN 5x5 roto league and I get to keep 5 players. I tend to favor offense when picking keepers, on the theory that batters are more consistent than pitchers and that pitchers are easier to find on the waiver wire. I think I've got a few mortal locks for keeperdom, but there are a handful of open slots. Your input is appreciated.

Mortal Lock Division - Cos MVP candidates are keepers, period.

Albert Pujols - 515 AB, 118 R, 43 HR, 108 RBI, 5 SB, .330 BA

Adrian Beltre -515 AB, 94 R, 44 HR, 102 RBI, 4 SB, .340 BA

Solid Candidate Division

Hideki Matsui - 502 AB, 94 R, 25 HR, 93 RBI, 3 SB, .297 BA

Carlos Lee - 505 AB, 85 R, 26 HR, 87 RBI, 9 SB, .307 BA

Best of the Rest

Carlos Zambrano - 176.1 IP, 13 W, 160 K, 2.86 ERA, 1.20 WHIP

Brad Lidge - 80.0 IP, 4 W, 21 SV, 129 K, 2.02 ERA, 0.94 WHIP

Armando Benitez - 61.1 IP, 2 W, 41 SV, 58 K, 1.03 ERA, 0.78 WHIP

Marcus Giles - 296 AB, 47 R, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 12 SB, .297 BA

Sean Casey - 484 AB, 87 R, 23 HR, 89 RBI, 2 SB, .337 BA

* Statistics current through 09/08/04.

[amare32]

C'mon, now.

[CaolinaJoe]

Zambrano, Giles, Lee. I would add those to Pujols and Beltre.

Zambrano is a solid pitcher, I'd suggest keeping atleast him for your staff. Although the releiver give you decent save, whip, & ERA.

Giles is another good young player. 2B with power are always a good place to start with at keeper.

Lee, IMO, is a superstar just waiting to happen.

Casey could work, but I think this year is more of a career year than what you have to look forward to.

Really none of them are bad choices. Tough, but I usually stick with the guys who have a better supporting cast.