# Barry Bonds: Roto keeper or not?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690 "2006-03-17T02:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690/1 "2006-03-17T02:42:02Z")

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I’m trying to prepare for my National League Roto League season and I’m asking for advice from all the baseball savvy Dopers. I play in a keeper league and had Bonds last season. Our league uses a “snake draft” and not an auction, and I have Bonds saved at a 7th round pick. I’m leaning toward cutting him based on his injury history, advancing age, risk as a fielder, and steriod related issues, but so far this Grapefruit League he is 7 for 9 with 7 HRs. Do you think I should keep him or not?

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**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690/2 "2006-03-17T19:28:49Z")

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Barring indictment or the discovery of a smoking syringe, they can’t suspend him, so he’ll play. I have my doubts about how healthy and productive he can be (see Anderson, Brady, Sosa, Sammy, Millar, Kevin and Boone, Bret) especially because they can’t protect him as a DH.

I wouldn’t depend on him as a primary source of HRs, RBIs or slugging %.

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**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690/3 "2006-03-18T06:39:52Z")

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How big is the league? Who else do you have as a keeper option?

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690/4 "2006-03-19T01:21:28Z")

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I wouldn’t draft him if it cost much or represented a high pick. He is still a phenomenal hitter but any 43-year-old ballplayer is perpetually one pulled hamstring away from the end of his career.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-roto-keeper-or-not/348690/5 "2006-03-19T04:05:37Z")

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i echo everything that has been said so far. what are your other possible keepers and how many can you have?