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The draft-round penalty a fantasy football team must pay to retain a specific player from a previous season in a keeper league, weighed against that player's expected value.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Keeper cost on him is only a fifth-rounder, way too cheap to pass up."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard keeper-league fantasy football term for the roster-retention cost mechanic, central to keeper-league strategic decision-making.
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2026-08
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