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I think the main goal in this league (much like real-life MLB) is to just field a competitive team and hope for the best come playoffs. I've actually gone through this process before (back in year 2 I believe) where I swapped Tulowitzki, Holiday, Mariano, and Utley for Andrus, Upton, Marmol and Cano in separate trades. Maybe I just have an irrational fear of getting stuck with the oldies when the music stops, i.e., they retire. Losing McCutcheon sucks obviously but I think OF is the easiest position to find value in this league. There's always some random guy floating around the waiver wire who will steal 25 bases and give you a decent season. Obviously can't replicate McCutcheon numbers, but the difference isn't as brutal as what you see at SP, where waiver wire guys don't even have rotation spots. If there's one trade I could undo it would probably be Sabathia for Ray and Nelson. I personally love Ray and like Nelson so I think it will work itself out but I could've gotten more elsewhere.
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any thoughts on my fielder - freeman trade? i think going to texas will help fielder's numbers though it's not like he didn't have help around him in detroit. he's going on 30 which generally isn't too old for a 1B but i fear his age may show a bit earlier given his body type. freeman is just entering his prime and should benefit from a good lineup for years to come. didn't like giving up semien but he strikes me as a guy who will be better in real life than fantasy. tropeano is whatever. brantly isn't much better than random waiver wire OF though he is only 26 so i guess there's at least some upside there.
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I've never heard of those two before. I'm assuming they are marginal prospects? I will continue to give him the benefit of the doubt since I can't imagine anyone would continue to pay into a league for the sole purpose of trolling the other owners. FWIW I offered him my 1st round MiLB pick and 1st round MLB pick.
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going for singles when you have 50 HR power is idiotic. ive heard people say this about ichiro too. if this is true then both of them are retarded.
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great trade and great pick noah
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can't argue with that, i definitely didnt get the returns i was aiming for but i'm generally OK with the outcome i guess. i really just wanted to avoid a scenario where all of my good players ended up in their mid-30s (and undesirable to other teams) and my only means of rebuilding is through the draft pick lottery. i did this a few years back when i traded guys like utley, granderson, tulowitzki, holliday for cano, austin jackson, andrus, upton. slight downgrade at the time but i was able to stay competitive while buying a few extra years. also, i didn't really like my chances to win again this year. some teams are just insanely stacked (especially billy buck and DEM)
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Can you top this one? Hoyas have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Delino DeShields, Victor Sanchez, Michael Choice, Adeiny Hechavarria and George Springer for Alex Rios, Robinson Cano and Prince Fielder.
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think my week of wheelin' and dealin' is coming to a close... after an active offseason, i've seen a good amount of roster turnover: LOST: McCutcheon, Nolasco, Street, Sabathia, some mediocre roster filler GAINED: Julio Teheran Jimmy Nelson Nolan Arenado Leonys Martin Robbie Ray Edwin Escobar Mike Foltynewicz I think my team takes a bit of a step back in the short term but i'm generally happy with my roster and the fact that i was able to shed some years. i actually think all 4 of our teams got better this offseason. especially like noah's moves
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Looking forward to your analysis on this one then.... McCutcheon, Nolasco, Pelfrey and Petit for Julio Teheran, Leonys Martin, Mike Folteynewitz, Edwin Escobar I think McCutch for Teheran and Martin is pretty fair in a vacuum. I'm super high on Teheran and think Martin is a guy who is undervalued in our league because of his speed. Also think he has chance to develop some power. I basically look at the second part of the deal as Nolasco for Foltey and Escobar - basically a top 40 prospect and top ~100 guy, which seems about right I guess.
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around august of last season, i was trying to move CC for Nova + Gausman. DEM declined and kept countering for Nova + top 150-type prospects. i asked him for nova straight up recently and basically got laughed at (and rightfully so). i'm just pretty low on my team right now. it's getting very old and i would rather take 80 cents on the dollar than get stuck with a complete disaster when the music stops. as of right now, the only players who i think will be useful 3 seasons from now are andrus, mccutch, latos and andrus. and my prospects aren't all that special either. with that said, i have some guys who are valuable to win-now teams but they just aren't biting.
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i traded CC Sabathia and Michael Fulmer for Jimmy Nelson and Robbie Ray. i think CC is basically done for, so i'm happy get two decent arms for him while i can. wouldn't be totally shocked if CC has a decent year and racks up some wins on the yanks, but i just didn't want to risk getting stuck with the guy. i thought i'd be able to get much more but there was basically no interest in the guy from other owners
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noah wheelin and dealin like a madman. meanwhile i keep getting these offers... Hong Kong Phooeys have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Matt Dominguez, Hunter Pence and Ian Desmond for Erik Johnson, Andrew McCutchen and Elvis Andrus. Swap out for 3 older, worse players? What could go wrong?!?!
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the hamilton trade is probably a wash (not crazy about him but you didn't give up a whole lot) and i like the buchholz trade. i owned buchholz since kab traded him to be during the inaugural draft up until i traded him for bumgarner and he's really an outstanding per-inning pitcher. has a hard time staying healthy but was always really consistent in putting up points. part of me always felt like he was going to fall off the cliff which made me wary, but even after i traded him he continued to pitch well so who knows? also a guaranteed 12+ game winner in boston so he'll rack up points even if he gets knocked around from time to time. Ben - still interested in arenado or minor if you like anything on my team
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i don't think either of us have ever promoted a prospect from within. might pop my cherry with Eric Johnson this year. i wish i could get more traction on rios; every offer for him is an egregious lowball. guy is top 5 OF in our scoring system and is now in a hitter's park surrounded by an awesome lineup.
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haha, we were negotiating against each other... i got the "Matt Harvey, Eddie Rosario, and Todd Frazier, can you beat that??" email. i gracefully bowed out
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the league is in the "overvaluing prospects" part of its cycle again. i've been trying to move good vets for younger players/prospects and have been met with a ton of horrible offers. some of my favorites: 25 ALIVE have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Javier Baez for Andrew McCutchen. DEM Grinders have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Kevin Gausman and Martin Prado for Robinson Cano. Billy Buck & the 86ers have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Oscar Taveras and Gerardo Parra for Andrew McCutchen Jake's Bravos have offered you a Trade in the CUP O' COFFEE : Adam Morgan, Jackie Bradley, Jairo Beras and Joe Wieland for Andrew McCutchen, Brian Flynn, CC Sabathia and Marcus Semien.
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and now i know why ben wouldn't trade me mike minor... hes a braves fan!!!
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oh man i didn't realize ben was our ben either. that's awesome, welcome to the fun. it looks like you aren't participating in the redraft, which was the right move imo. your team is much better than what it otherwise wouldve came out as after the draft.
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feels like you completely raped him. mauer will have C eligibility this year and will give you some serviceable 1B numbers for a long time. fister should be a nice mid-rotation guy, at worst, in the NL. schoop is a nice lottery ticket. davis is nice to have but im not building a team around the guy. also, if we switch to otteneau, i bet the Ks hurt him even more.
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2 of the teams filled already just fyi
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hey guys, so Tim told me that the teams leaving are: Williemoes Winti Billy Mays Hamilton also, Mac has been MIA for months, so he may need to be replaced. he did this once before though and came back from the dead, so who knows. i tried to encourage tim to pool the players on these teams and allow new owners to draft, but he seemed to be against the idea. i actually think Tangerinen, BMH and Williemoes have really solid teams but it will be tough to find a taker for Winti. i don't read any other parts of this site anymore. that gopherben guy always used to want to join. is he still around?
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upon closer inspection, nobody except tangerine has any prospects! that guy's team is going to be stacked in a couple years.
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thanks. i forget if we're allowed to talk trades in the off-season (did that rule get lifted?), but in case you guys are interested i'll probably start looking to move fielder, cano, cc, etc and start rebuilding.
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dodged the supernova and looks like i finally pulled it out. it's about time!! thanks for the support lol
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i think there's enough variance in fantasy sports - and baseball, generally, really - and the additional swings that wins and losses introduce just make it a total crapshoot. if we had a "real" scoring system, do you think our fantasy games would be any less exciting? you would still spend the offseason trying to figure out whether player X would score more than player Y, but you would just be looking at a different package of statistics in making your determination. last night, nick might have lost because Fernando Rodney couldn't strike out Danny Valencia (making this up but you get my point); neither of us own these players. does that seem right to you? there may be a place for wins and losses but 15 points is just enormous relative to everything else.