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[Week]

Looking to trade Darvish or Garza for a solid, reliable hitter or hitting upgrade. Not Hosmer.

[Mexal]

About as big a blockbuster trade as you can get.

I get:

Kemp/Span/Romo

Bronn gets:

Pujols/De Aza/Chapman

I know Pujols will end up turning things around. But there are some things that concern me to the point where I thought getting the best player in fantasy baseball would be useful. I think Kemp ends up with similar numbers to Pujols but with 40 steals and I find that immensely valuable.

That being said, it's a pretty fair trade as Chapman is a stud, especially if he starts and De Aza is a great 4th outfielder. Once Pujols starts hitting, it'll come in bunches and Bronn should gain a ton from that, especially as Kemp regresses, but at this point in time I'd rather have Kemp.

That gives me an outfield of Kemp/Hamilton/CarGo/McCutchen/Bourn. That's just crazy insane.

Edited by Mexal, 23 April 2012 - 08:49 PM.

[Bronn Stone]

I thought it best to sell high on Kemp.  And Getting Pujols plus a couple of useful guys for Kemp is about the best I thought I could do.  De Aza was one of my first drops when I thought I was overloaded with SB, but with Ellsbury and Gardner hurt (and Kemp now gone), De Aza will be useful.

[Mexal]

Bronn and I make a big trade and no comments? I am disappointed.

[Week]

I would have offered Garza and Weeks for either...so..you know, your loss

[grozeng]

Week, on 24 April 2012 - 05:39 PM, said:

I would have offered Garza and Weeks for either...so..you know, your loss

I didn't even get Garza in my offer.  Seriously I am willing to make a trade but probably not the player you were asking for.

[Week]

grozeng, on 24 April 2012 - 09:07 PM, said:

I didn't even get Garza in my offer.  Seriously I am willing to make a trade but probably not the player you were asking for.

Well, Hanson and Garza are pretty close. I'd do either. Nothing could be worked out there? I'll look to see if there is anything else that might work out.

[Whiskeyjack]

Mexal and I have a trade.

I get Andrew McCutchen + Santiago Casilla

Mex gets Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Altuve, Hector Santiago, + Matt Thornton

I'm really sad to see Edwin + Altuve go.  Edwin has been the #3 player in the league so far, and it seems like he hits a bomb every day.  Not to mention the unexpected speed with 4 steals.  And Altuve is hitting like .370 with 4 steals himself.  But I felt like my team really needed a guy like McCutchen, who does everything, is reliable, and should be good for another 20-20 season (or better hopefully).  Plus, I like the small upgrade at closer, and the fact that I could open up a couple roster spots.

For Mex, he's getting two guys who are really breaking out this year.  Edwin could easily be 30 HR + 100 RBI in the heart of the Toronto lineup.  And he fills a need at 3B, because Mexal just lost Longoria for 2 months.  And Altuve is an upgrade for him at 2B/MI as well.

[Mexal]

I think it was a pretty fair trade for both of us. I have a badass OF (CarGo, Kemp, Hamilton, Bourn) and could afford to give up McCutch if I could get good upgrades for my 3B/CI spots and MI spot which I did. Longoria going down hurt but hopefully EE continues to rake in that line up to make up for the lost production from Longoria.

On a side note, I currently have the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7th ranked players in our league at the moment. I can only hope the production keeps up.

Edited by Mexal, 02 May 2012 - 02:19 PM.

[grozeng]

Mexal, on 02 May 2012 - 02:18 PM, said:

I think it was a pretty fair trade for both of us. I have a badass OF (CarGo, Kemp, Hamilton, Bourn) and could afford to give up McCutch if I could get good upgrades for my 3B/CI spots and MI spot which I did. Longoria going down hurt but hopefully EE continues to rake in that line up to make up for the lost production from Longoria.

On a side note, I currently have the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7th ranked players in our league at the moment. I can only hope the production keeps up.

On the plus side you know you just didn't jinx your team.  Naturally they are going to keep up the performance from the first month over the whole season.  That always happens.

[grozeng]

So far only one closer offer.  Obviously I am looking for a closer.

[Whiskeyjack]

And I'm looking to trade a closer.  I now somehow have 6 of them.  Including 2 who are SP eligible (Myers and Sale) and therefore extremely valuable (because they allow you to start more than the standard 3, giving you a huge advantage over other teams).

My team has suffered a ton of injuries and other issues over the past few days, both at hitter and SP.  Willing to deal a closer to upgrade either of those areas.

Edited by Whiskeyjack, 04 May 2012 - 08:48 PM.

[grozeng]

Whiskeyjack, on 04 May 2012 - 08:47 PM, said:

And I'm looking to trade a closer.  I now somehow have 6 of them.  Including 2 who are SP eligible (Myers and Sale) and therefore extremely valuable (because they allow you to start more than the standard 3, giving you a huge advantage over other teams).

My team has suffered a ton of injuries and other issues over the past few days, both at hitter and SP.  Willing to deal a closer to upgrade either of those areas.

Let me look at what you have and I will send an offer.  I am not sure if I want to get rid of the guy you were asking for or if so, I would need a better hitter back then the guy you offered. Have not given it much thought yet.

Crazy that Sale is named closer after you trade away the other two White Sox guys.  I liked the trade for both of you but it kind of sucks for Mexal.  At least he got the Cubs guy (I think).

[grozeng]

So Fuentez and I have a trade:

Fuentez gets Corey Hart and Kirk Niewenhuis

I get David Robertson and Lucas Duda

I originally asked for Trumbo and was turned down and then went for Duda.  I probably overpaid but I needed another closer now that Rivera is gone and Robertson should be top 10 (unless he pitches like he did tonight).

If anyone is in the roto league, check out my team.  I am like 1/30 in hitting and had Kennedy, Haren and Chris Perez pitching.  I don't think I ever saw an uglier day.

Edited by grozeng, 08 May 2012 - 09:36 PM.

[Whiskeyjack]

Looks like closers are popular trade targets right now.  Just did a deal with JJ.

I get Mat Latos

JJ gets Jonathan Broxton

I'll admit, Latos wasn't the guy I wanted.  I was trying to get Wainwright from JJ.  Or I was also after Hart from Groz (which is probably what led to him offering him in other deals).  That said, I do need pitching.  And while my expectations for Latos are lower now that he's out of SD, I still think he can be a solid contributor worth about $10-12.

Just have to hope that the rest of the season is going to look more like his last start than the garbage he was throwing out in April.  Historically, he's been a slow starter.  And I recently read that his velocity is trending upwards, so that could be good (though his control is supposedly still a problem).

[Mexal]

Both trades look fair to me

[grozeng]

Whiskeyjack, on 09 May 2012 - 11:47 AM, said:

Looks like closers are popular trade targets right now.  Just did a deal with JJ.

Or I was also after Hart from Groz (which is probably what led to him offering him in other deals).  

Yeah.  I did not think I would trade Hart but I had convinced myself to trade him when I made my counter to you.  Made some offers at the same time and the one with Fuentez is the one that stuck.    Was it the hitter I was asking for or the closer (or both) that had you reject my offer?

[Whiskeyjack]

grozeng, on 09 May 2012 - 05:06 PM, said:

Yeah.  I did not think I would trade Hart but I had convinced myself to trade him when I made my counter to you.  Made some offers at the same time and the one with Fuentez is the one that stuck. Was it the hitter I was asking for or the closer (or both) that had you reject my offer?

I think your offer was Hart for Myers + LaRoche?  I just didn't see enough separation between Hart and LaRoche to give up a closer who is SP eligible.

I did send a counter, but Fuentez must have accepted your deal before you saw (or decided) on it.

[grozeng]

Whiskeyjack, on 09 May 2012 - 05:22 PM, said:

I think your offer was Hart for Myers + LaRoche?  I just didn't see enough separation between Hart and LaRoche to give up a closer who is SP eligible.

I did send a counter, but Fuentez must have accepted your deal before you saw (or decided) on it.

Yeah, my negotiations with Fuentez were going on then.  I was thinking of countering with Luke Scott instead of LaRoche and a different closer but then I got Robertson in my head (Yankees fan and all).

Edited by grozeng, 09 May 2012 - 08:25 PM.

[grozeng]

Should have traded for Broxton.  Robertson sucks.