Evaluating the Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Round 2

Nine weeks into the 2012 Fantasy Baseball Season and it's time to take another look at the Lushbucket Baseball League's Keepers. A reminder for those of you not in the league, we get three keeper players per year. The round that you originally draft the player is the round you get him if you "keep" him. If you didn't draft him the previous season, but want to keep him, then he slots into your first available draft pick. The round the players went in this year's draft is listed in parentheses.

BJ's Upton Here (56-29-5):

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Jacoby Ellsbury (8) - .192, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB (on DL)

Curtis Granderson (14) - .261, 17 HR, 33 RBI, 3 SB

Adam Wainwright (21) - Cut 5/17

Flying Cave Donkies (51-31-8):

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Justin Verlander (7) - 2.67 ERA, 5-4, 86 K

Stephen Strasburg (18) - 2.35 ERA, 6-1, 79 K
Bryce Harper (19) - .288, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB

Lonesome Pine (43-42-5):

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Albert Pujols (1) - .235, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 2 SB

Ricky Romero (16) - 4.04 ERA, 6-1, 56 K

J.J. Putz (14) - 6.00 ERA, 0-3, 20 K, 12 SV

Diaper Dooty (40-43-7):

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 Craig Kimbrel (1) - 1.80 ERA, 0-0, 33 K, 16 SV

Ryan Braun (2) - .308, 14 HR, 36 RBI, 11 SB

Tim Lincecum (3) - 5.82 ERA, 2-6, 64 K

Laser Show (39-45-6):

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Miguel Cabrera (1) - .318, 11 HR, 44 RBI, 3 SB

CC Sabathia (6) - 3.68 ERA, 7-2, 74 K

John Axford (14) - 3.54 ERA, 0-2, 31 K, 10 SV

Los Cuñados (37-45-8):

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Troy Tulowitzki (1) - .287, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 2 SB (on DL)

Matt Kemp (4) - .355, 12 HR, 28 RBI, 2 SB (on DL)

Clayton Kershaw (6) - 2.42 ERA, 4-3, 64 K

21 Fluffy Bunnies (38-48-4):

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Nelson Cruz (4) - .270, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB

Gio Gonzalez (14) - 2.31 ERA, 7-2, 84 K

Out of Retirement (31-52-7):

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Robinson Cano (1) - .284, 8 HR, 24 RBI, 1 SB

Cole Hamels (8) - 2.81 ERA, 8-2, 80 K

Dan Haren (11) - 3.52 ERA, 3-6, 68 K

Thoughts on the best and worst keeper picks made by our league? Let's hear 'em. We'll check back again in a few weeks and see how everything's going.