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The Black Tuesdays's trade block has been updated!
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Time to face facts. I'm not blowing things up, but I'm willing to move guys now.
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I just need Nelson Cruz and Upton to combine for 30 HRs in the second half...
/sob
Acuna Matata on
July 13, 2015 2:03 PM
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You can blame it on goofy trades, but the best you've finished previously is 3rd with 4.91 P/G and 5.28 P/IP). This year, you're on track to do worse at hitting (4.59 P/G) and better at pitching (5.50 P/I), so it shouldn't be too surprising that you're bouncing around between 2nd and 5th place.
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It's all the goofy trades that some people got to make. I think I have a pretty good team and I have new real shot to win anymore.
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I'm out of first by almost 1,000 points, this is worse than the year I traded Wainwright for Aramis Ramirez
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I'm fine with it!
XD
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Ouch. I was upset about leaving Grilli on the bench for a save and Austin Jackson on the bench for a HR. Doesn't even add to half of his 80.
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I had Cueto on the bench for an 80 point night... FML
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I had Cueto on the bench for an 80 point night... FML
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All Hail the King's trade block has been updated!
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Vinegar Strokes's trade block has been updated!
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The Mudville Nine's trade block has been updated!
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The Mudville Nine's trade block has been updated!
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The Mudville Nine's trade block has been updated!
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I'm turning my focus to the future. I'm interested in selling everyone except my young guys/prospects. Looking for young guys/prospects in return, no matter the position.
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Need help offensively, I have pitching to trade
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The Mudville Nine's trade block has been updated!
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I'm looking to move Molina or an SP for a MI
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Big Bux, No Whammies!'s trade block has been updated!
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Looking to deal a SS (Simmons, Lindor, or Hechavarria) for a 2B.
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500 points separated 1st and 2nd about a month ago. Now 500 points separate 1st and 7th. Vinegar Strokes coming out of nowhere--I guess dealing about 10 mediocre prospects and Michael Cuddyer to Quebec for Pujols, C. Allen, T. Frazier, Hanley, and McCuthen will do that. Things are definitely getting interesting.
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Otto's Army's trade block has been updated!
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Tough Hughes to Phil's trade block has been updated!
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Trades, trades, and more trades. Nice. I've got 5 guys and counting on the DL. Not nice.
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Rajai as in Fabregé's trade block has been updated!
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Rajai as in Fabregé's trade block has been updated!
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All Hail the King's trade block has been updated!
Acuna Matata on
May 28, 2015 11:51 AM
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Any interest in Trevor Rosenthal?
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Otto's Army's trade block has been updated!
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7 players on the DL right now.. shaping up like last year for me when I had 11 on at once . Awful luck that is going to keep dropping my position.
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Tough Hughes to Phil's trade block has been updated!
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Rajai as in Fabregé's trade block has been updated!
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With that said:
I am looking to acquire an outfielder. I am looking to move a pitcher. I'll be sending out some offers in the next day or two. If anyone is interested, and I don't shoot you an offer prior, let's chat!
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I'll continue to hold onto my being in first place for a couple days.
It's the little things.
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It's better than being in 1st place for all but the last couple days....
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I'll continue to hold onto my being in first place for a couple days.
It's the little things.
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The guy who quit over it was only in the league for a week, so yeah let's all just move on and see what inventive way I find to blow my lead this year.
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The dude walked into a team he didn't want. He is doing what he can to actually acquire the players he wants to move forward to. Everyone would do similar if placed in the same situation. I joined this league in the first offseason and I cut nearly every single player off my roster so I could build the team I wanted.
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Exactly, I like Hughe's attitude. And, it's worth mentioning that, yes Quebec has a massive budget as a result of a few trades, but Quebec is also a newly claimed, once abandoned team. So, I'm all for the new team making deals to free up cap space and build a new team.
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Blah blah blah blah blah blah. It's all meaningless, I'm still winning this season and every single season after! Bring it suckas!
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Well, I'm not defending you--I don't like the trade. I'm just saying I don't think there's colluding going on and it'll make for an interesting off-season when he has to cut some meat from his roster. But, it's important to keep in mind, nothing's a given. Injuries happen, so it's no guarantee that a trade will put someone over the top. And prospects aren't a sure thing either, so it's no guarantee that the deal works out for you, either.
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Thank you Big Bux. I agree - the talent was incredibly lopsided in my favour. The Black Tuesdays clearly sold low on Betts, Yelich and Bogaerts. But my sense is that he is going all in for '15 and is willing to concede 2016.
All Proofs on
May 20, 2015 4:55 PM
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And really, I think the only time for a veto is colluding. See this article for a discussion (http://www.fantasyfootballarbitration.com/index.php/articles/77-when-to-veto-a-trade). Seriously, this is the most active the league has been in a long time, maybe ever, so I think there are some good things going on.
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The money only pays for their first year's salary, so it doesn't bother me that much. It might put one team over the top this year, but they'll have to move pieces before next year. That's how dynasty leagues work, going all in requires giving up future prospects and giving up talent requires taking a gamble. The talent, is incredibly lopsided in this deal. But, if it's not vetoed I don't think we can complain.
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Well I made offers to everybody and told you I was planning a fire sale. Everybody had the same opportunity. Acquiring Betts, Yelich and Xander at those prices requires a creative deal. I have won other leagues the year after a fire sale.
All Proofs on
May 19, 2015 2:00 PM
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I didn't realize there was money involved as well. I have no issue with teams dealing players or tanking the year to get prospects, but the additional cap space seems a bit excessive.
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Hi everyone, I'm taking over for Rajai ... looking forward to it. Seems I walked right into some controversy! FWIW, I would generally agree with Rainman ... the huge sum of money is the bigger issue (though it seems I'm walking into some as well).
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Nobody minds one team loading up and getting 20-25 bucks in loans to go for it. When one team is playing with 100 bucks more than everybody else as a budget you can look back at the end of the year and point to this as the reason when we have several owners walk away and we need to find replacements. I've already seen it in 2 other Ottoneu leagues.
⚾️Otto Ten⚾️ on
May 19, 2015 11:18 AM
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I was traveling and away from the computer for two days or I would have vetoed it. I'm far less offended by the exchange of players than I am by the team sending away it's best players also agreeing to PAY THE BILL for the receiving team.
⚾️Otto Ten⚾️ on
May 19, 2015 11:14 AM
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