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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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second GuessinG's trading block has been updated!
Cow Ripkens 🐄 on
January 13, 2013 9:01 PM
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Can I interest anyone in Dustin Pedroia? He's expensive and just became redundant for me, so not asking for much.
Catz on
January 13, 2013 12:43 AM
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Rise and Shine, Mister Freeman's trading block has been updated!
Catz on
January 13, 2013 12:42 AM
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With my team's overstock of prospects thinning, I decided it was time for a name change to reflect an incoming player.
Catz on
January 12, 2013 10:20 PM
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Joey Vottotwo's Prospect Warehouse's trading block has been updated!
Catz on
January 12, 2013 8:14 PM
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Grumble Grumble's trading block has been updated!
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Gimme da Juice!'s trading block has been updated!
One O' Cat on
January 9, 2013 1:25 PM
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Santiago Smoke's trading block has been updated!
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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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Santiago Smoke's trading block has been updated!
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Joey Vottotwo's Prospect Warehouse's trading block has been updated!
Catz on
January 6, 2013 5:24 PM
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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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I'll trade you the ghost of christmas past for Kinsler
Catz on
January 6, 2013 11:03 AM
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Haha, certainly not as gifts. Christmas is past.
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As gifts?
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Does anyone want Bautista $36, Kinsler $34, Holliday $30, Andrus $15, Napoli $15
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Oh I know, I wasn't upset or anything. I was just explaining why people may not be surprised by the deal.
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it was one sided so I responded.
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 4:37 PM
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I'm in a couple of leagues that police the trades extremely closely, so I asked if that was the case here. Personally I say go for it...who knows maybe all of the guys traded get hurt and Jeters looks like a genius; Votto asked why I thought it -
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 4:37 PM
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Keep in mind, I started all of this with a question asking what the league feeling on trades is...while it's not a trade I would make from Jeters' side, if the majority doesn't have an issue with it then no problem.
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 4:34 PM
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For future reference, to anyone wondering about the kerfuffle that has transpired on the message board. Click all messages at bottom of screen.
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From Jeters perspective, why not trade 2 guys he would cut and are near their max salary they could earn, if he can get anything useful in return.
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to not trade with said team. My policy is that it benefits everyone to make a fair trade, as other owners are more likely to trade with you. Due to the salaries that exist in ottoneu, it is difficult to say any trade is unfair.
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owners feel over not receiving the same trade offer. Really, it does more harm than good. Honestly, the best policy is to let trades go through, and if owners think another owner is taking advantage of teams in trades, then they simply have the choice
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Reason 2: If the league veto's the deal that is completely acceptable. I wouldn't use the commissioner powers to veto though. Vetoing breeds descension among owners, and often times the desire to veto is born out of jealousy that other
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yet to take place. Same can be said of Pedroia. Would I personally have done the trade, no. Can I see merits to the deal, yes.
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Do you really think people who valued Youk at $20 dollars last year would pay $20 this year when he under-performed last season? Most likely not. So his avg price is inflated by the fact that many cuts have not occured yet, and that annual auctions have
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Reason 1: Jeters would not have kept Pedroia or Youk at their prices. You can make the point that they are slightly over their average salaries. However, this is their avg salaries as of last season.
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@Gimme da Juice Here is the thing, Ottoneu allows people to veto. If you don't feel a trade is fair you need seven votes to veto so feel free to veto away. I for one will not be vetoing this trade for several reasons.
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Also, one small factor, remember SB are very low value in ottoneu, compared to other formats. Not to disparage a player I'm acquiring, but Gomez is hardly the force he would be in 5x5. I think that alone makes this a fairer deal in the ottoneu format.
Catz on
January 3, 2013 2:22 PM
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I certainly like this trade and think it benefits me, or I wouldn't have made it, but I don't think it's one sided at all when you think about all the factors. I don't see why Jeters Never Prosper would have agreed to it if he didn't like it as well.
Catz on
January 3, 2013 2:20 PM
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Sure, but you also have to consider his budget. I have a ton of cap room, Pedroia and Youk make sense for me. before this goes through, he's $58 over cap and needs to shed salary, or be forced to drop expensive players anyway.
Catz on
January 3, 2013 2:15 PM
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If Jeters wants to clear cap room, great; cut the players. He's not getting enuf back in that trade to justify the trade. Again, it's just my opinion...if the rest of the league allows it then gr8
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 2:13 PM
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Pedroia's avg salary is $37 and he's being traded at 40, not outrageous. Likewise Youk's avg is 19 and he's traded at $20.
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 2:12 PM
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All of that being said, the team getting hosed is also dropping a ton of salary. Based upon the players he's giving up, however, I don't see the benefit. The only high priced player being traded is pedroia (and maybe youk) the rest are well priced.
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 2:07 PM
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imo, Olt for d'arnaud is even, which leaves a top 3 2B (pedroia), a 40 SB guy (Gomez),a good candidate for 25+HR (Youk) and a 26 yr old P with a 2.97 fip for Swisher...completely one-sided
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 2:01 PM
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I don't want to speak for anyone, but I assume Pedroia/Youk were questionable keeps for his team, and while Swish was an easy keep for me, he won't help me contend this year the way Olt, or players I get back in a deadline deal for Pedroia or Youk could.
Catz on
January 3, 2013 1:46 PM
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Which side do you think it's one sided for? I think it's pretty fair considering our needs. I get a top prospect and some expensive players I can afford to keep and use as trade chips during the season, he gets a star outfielder and a top prospect back
Catz on
January 3, 2013 1:43 PM
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If anyone wants Lester ($36) or Helickson ($24) they'd come cheap (in terms of the trade)
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 1:23 PM
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What's the league take on trades like the one currently pending? It's obviously one-sided, but money is also an obvious factor. Do you guys allow salary dumps like this, or do you demand value?
One O' Cat on
January 3, 2013 1:12 PM
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No interest here in RPs. Not a fan of paying a high salary for them.
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Joey Vottotwo's Prospect Warehouse's trading block has been updated!
Catz on
January 2, 2013 9:52 PM
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Anybody interested in relievers? Got a bunch around $10, Not looking for too much in return.
Catz on
January 2, 2013 9:51 PM
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1 month til the keeper deadline
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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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Ellsbury Fields Forever 's trading block has been updated!
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second GuessinG's trading block has been updated!
Cow Ripkens 🐄 on
December 10, 2012 3:50 PM
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Grumble Grumble's trading block has been updated!
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