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Who should you keep? How to value keepers in an auction league
Keep a player when what he will be worth next season is clearly more than what he will cost you to keep. Compare his keeper price with his projected auction value a year from now, adjusted for his age, and keep the biggest gaps first. A cheap keeper you would never draft at that price is not a bargain, and a star at full price saves you nothing.
Price next season, not this one
A keeper decision is about next year. Take his value now and move it along his age curve: a 24 year old receiver is usually still climbing, a 29 year old running back usually is not. Two players worth $30 today can be very different keepers.
Know what he will cost
Most keeper leagues raise the price each year he is kept or cap how many years he can stay. Dibz works out the cost for every remaining year of his contract, so a player who is cheap next season but dead weight in year three shows up as exactly that.
Count the money you tie up
Every dollar spent on keepers is a dollar you cannot spend in the auction. Dibz shows what your keepers leave you per open roster spot, so you can see whether three keepers at fair prices are worth a thin draft.
Keep fewer when the options are poor
You do not have to use every keeper slot. If nobody on your roster is worth his price next season, throwing them all back is the right call.
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How many keepers should I keep?
As many as clearly beat their price, up to your league’s limit. Dibz picks the set with the most surplus, which can be fewer than the limit.
Is a rookie a good keeper?
Often, because rookies are cheap and still improving. Dibz uses draft capital to estimate how likely a young player is to hit and what he is worth if he does.
Where do Dibz keeper values come from?
From the same auction board that prices your draft, moved one season along each player’s age curve.
More guides
- How to set auction draft values for your leagueHow to turn projections into auction dollar values for your own league: budget, roster size, positional scarcity and how your room actually bids, with live values that move as the draft goes.
- Fantasy projections from betting linesWhy betting lines make good weekly fantasy projections, and how Dibz turns player props into fantasy points in your league’s scoring, with your matchup win chance built from them.
- How to tell if a fantasy football trade is fairHow to judge a fantasy trade by what it does to your starting lineup, not by adding up player values: replacement level, the flex, bench depth, injuries and what the other manager gains.