# Gleyber Torres: Fantasy baseball

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gleyber-torres-fantasy-baseball/815421>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gleyber-torres-fantasy-baseball/815421 "2018-06-04T18:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gleyber-torres-fantasy-baseball/815421/1 "2018-06-04T18:03:00Z")

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I"m in a keeper money league, 5X5 roto league using OBP rather than BA. I’ve got Gleyber Torres and he can be kept for 4 more years. Unfortunately, I"m in next to last place now and almost certain to finish out of the money this year. I also play fantasy football with the same group, there’s a lot of good natured teasing since I almost always finish in the money in football, but have had an abysmal record in baseball over the past few years, even though I follow baseball far more avidly than football.

I’m considering trading him, but only if I can get a very good deal. Should I try to see how much I can get as far as 2019 draft picks? Or, do you think he’s going to be such a fantasy stud that I should hold onto him and just accept my drubbing this season? I’m already about to punt the saves category and trade away one of my stud closers to get a decent 2019 draft pick.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gleyber-torres-fantasy-baseball/815421/2 "2018-06-04T20:10:52Z")

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Over the next few years, he could be anything from a Hall of Famer to back in the minors. No way to know.

You say your picks suck in baseball? Then go with your hunch, then do the opposite.

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**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gleyber-torres-fantasy-baseball/815421/3 "2018-06-04T22:39:36Z")

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It may depend on the rules of your specific league. Do you have to keep a certain number of players? If you do, then you have to consider who your other potential keepers are. If you don’t, then I assume you pick up an extra draft pick - what round would that be in?

Of course, it depends more on how good Gleyber is going to be going forward. He could be the next Manny Machado; or he could be the next Andy Marte. I predict something in between.