Fantasy Baseball Advice: Keepers.............

[BoutDemCowboys]

Having a huge Dilemma, need some serious advice! In a keeper league and I need to keep 4 players. 2 have to be Batters and 2 have to be Pitchers. Obviously i'm keeping C.C. and Lincecum as my SP's, but I have no idea what to do for Batting! Cano, Votto, and Kemp...... Clearly Kemp put up the most fantasy points and may be the best player on my team, but im worried that he is on the Dodgers and that he will have trouble producing runs. You know Cano and the yanks wont have a problem producing runs, same with Votto and the Reds. Also with how deep the OF position is, I feel like I can make up for him in a way drafting.... Im having this dilemma cause people are saying keep Kemp. If I could I would keep Kemp, Votto, Cano, and C.C., but it has to be 2 of each! PLease help I need advice! Cant wait for the season!

Batting:
Elvis Andrus
Emilio Bonifacio
Robinson Cano
Andre Ethier
Brett Gardner
Matt Kemp
Cameron Maybin
Miguel Montero
Michael Morse
Mark Reynolds
Nick Swisher
Joey Votto

Pitching
Madison Bumgarner
Jhoulys Chacin
Johnny Cueto
Tim Lincecum
Cory Luebke
Bud Norris
CC Sabathia
Sergio Santos
Huston Street
Jose Valverde
Jordan Zimmermann

League: h2h points 12 teams.
Pitching: K's=+1 BB= -1 ER= -1 W=+10 L= -5 IP=+1 CG= +10 SHO= +10 SV=+5 HBP= -1
Batting: R=+2 H=+1 2B=+2 3B=+3 HR=+4 RBI=+2 SB=+2 K=-1 HBP=+1 BB=+1

[Redscot]

I think your reasoning is solid. I would go with Cano, production at 2nd base relative to the OF/1B spots is more valuable, I also think he is poised for a huge year. Then it comes down to Kemp/Votto.........Might come down to the scoring format in your league....close call, tough to have to let one go.

[nitty48]

I would keep Kemp and Cano. A 1B would be easier to come by than a 2B with good production

[EXhoosier10]

after plugging in projections, kemp and cano look to be about 70 points worse than votto. As nitty brought up though, it's all about replacement value. How much is someone like Konerko going to produce over the replacement 2b or OF?? check out production differences for Zobrist / uggla and mccutchen / pence / bruce... I'm guessing there will be a big dropoff at 1b production compared to 2nd / of, but maybe not.