Reyes or Kent? Or Barfield?

by Pawtucket Pat on Mar 8, 2007 11:39 AM EST Comment 3 comments

Sorry for posting fantasy related stuff, blah blah blah. What can I say? Most of us are here because of fantasy and I find these topics just as interested as anything else; besides, Reyes is not so far removed from being a prospect.

So here's my question. I'm in a deep keeper league (20 players) and I've narrowed my final cut down to 2 players. Basically, my question is who should I cut? Anthony Reyes or Jeff Kent?

I have plenty of good pitching (Kazmir, Cain, Peavy, Verlander, Olsen), but I've also got Josh Barfield to man second base. Right now I'm leaning towards keeping Reyes over Kent, but I'd hate to see Kent fall into the hands of one of my rivals (which would almost definitely happen in the draft if I were to cut him).

My team has a chance to win it this year, despite tight competition, and for that reason I'm hesitant to turn the keys to the car over to Barfield without having Kent as a safety net. However, I'd hate to miss out on the unfulfilled promise of Reyes, who I still think can be a very good pitcher.

So. What do you guys think?

Poll

Who Should I CUT?

Jeff Kent

40 votes

Anthony Reyes

27 votes

Keep 'em both; Cut Barfield

26 votes

93 votes | Poll has closed

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Not much question in my mind

Cut Kent.

He's 39 and the likelihood of his staying healthy all year is slim. And Barfield is better now.

One of your competitors will grab him thinking they're going to get MVP Jeff Kent. They won't.

This is an easy choice.

by 3Com Park on Mar 8, 2007 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Also

Maybe you can package Kent and Reyes for someone at a position you need more? Someone probably still needs a 2B unless it's a small league.

Will Eli be showering in Evian at last?

by Brickhaus on Mar 8, 2007 6:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

yeah

Yeah, I've tried quite hard to do something to that extent, but the other league members seem to put a heavy emphasis on youth, and so aren't high on Kent. And for some reason people don't seem very high on Reyes, at least in terms of making a trade for him.

by Pawtucket Pat on Mar 9, 2007 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs