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I feel like that's the absolute max someone should pay for Reyes, but I also felt like I was getting too cute with my middle infield.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 29, 2014 7:51 AM
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Jed's team looks a whole lot better to me with Reyes in the infield
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Stretch Drive to the Cut Deadline - I've got my plan in place but if you want Minor let me know, would move him for impact similarly priced (or cheaper) offense
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I'm still open to any trade ideas.
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I am pretty much set as well but since I am rebuilding both Reyes and Butler available, either doesn't need to be before the deadline if you want to wait and see who's released.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 28, 2014 12:56 PM
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No trades are imminent and probably slim chance this close to the keeper deadline, but I have potentially surplus SP depth and would be willing to move an arm for a bat. Bailey, Medlen, Cashner most readily available.
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I thought the 28 was sort of crazy.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 28, 2014 8:55 AM
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I think I counted at least ten players where the difference in ranking was at least 40 spots
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Which one? The high (BP 28) or the low (MLB 77)?
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Seems like extreme bias toward SS, when half these guys might not even stick at SS.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 28, 2014 8:09 AM
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That Owings ranking is truly baffling though.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 28, 2014 8:08 AM
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When you see Lindor and Hedges ranked really high on a list, you know it's not really built for fantasy owners.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 28, 2014 8:07 AM
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The Syndicate's trade block has been updated!
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Lucky Strikes's trade block has been updated!
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Elvis Andrus at $14 (still projected by almost all to be top 6 or 7 ss) available for very cheap for the next 38 minutes.
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Paying for overpriced guys yes. Paying for well priced guys that I just don't have roster spots for? Not so much imho
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Paying for guys about to be cut strikes me as ill advised.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 27, 2014 5:06 PM
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With the Dickey trade, I now need to move Straily (6), Ramirez (5) and/or Richards (3). Would love to combine two of them and/or anyone on my cut list, email if you have interest
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I think there is in the regular season -- I was shocked by that too when I cut Paulino -- usually there is a "your roster will be valid after the cut" confirmation that pops up
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There really should be a confirmation step for idiots like me who don't pay attention to what they're clicking.
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Trey - I didn't mean to cut Benoit. Can you please add him back to my roster?
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I like Jason Parks but I still think Keith Law is the best prospect analyst.
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Lots of potentially interesting keeper decisions to be made. With Verlander back in the pool, does Felix get cut? Trout is a monster, but few teams with enough cash to bid him back to $60+. Desmond? Profar? Braun? Cliff Lee?
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Perfect Pitch, Inc.'s trade block has been updated!
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I obviously like the BP rankings better.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 27, 2014 11:13 AM
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Miguel Almonte wasn't even on MLB top 100, inside top 50 on BP. BP is obviously right in this case.
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C.J. Edwards is 42 on MLB.com. BP has him at 81.
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Not all that surprising, but big discrepancies in ranking between BP & MLB on guys like Giolito, Gausman, Franco. Lots of prospects have exchanged hands in our league this winter.
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Russell at 7, Giolito at 13. I guess BP/Parks likes that Sonny Gray trade for WGW.
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Right, for counting stats just divide. For rate stats, the 3 year total would be the same as the average.
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I've tried to do the same before. I just put three-year totals in spreadsheet and divided all cells by three.
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Working on a pretty cool spreadsheet for Power Rankings in a few weeks. Anyone know how to pull 3 Year Averages from FanGraphs? I can pull 3 Year Totals, but can't find averages...
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The Syndicate's trade block has been updated!
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MoPain MoGain's trade block has been updated!
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Cliff Lee still technically available, although I am more resigned to keeping him than I was a couple of weeks ago.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 26, 2014 2:00 PM
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Just FYI, I've had a few trade offers recently - unless they are obvious I won't be making any deals until after the keeper deadline at this point.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 25, 2014 4:36 PM
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Knights's trade block has been updated!
Caimans 🐊 on
January 25, 2014 4:34 PM
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Lucky Strikes's trade block has been updated!
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Open to any last-minute trade ideas.
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Obviously Verlander trade was mistake, but when I made deal I had designs on going for it in 2014.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 25, 2014 2:10 PM
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I'm still on the fence on a few guys, so there may be a few moer cuts, but very likely that that'll be it.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 25, 2014 2:09 PM
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I think my roster will be really good regardless of the auction rules, but I can check with Niv to confirm.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 25, 2014 1:46 PM
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But - once you hit 40, you are removed from the nomination queue. So you can only bid on others' nominations (e.g. Durham was kind enough to nominate Tony Sipp for me in 2012).
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but I think with otto roster size, that never comes in to play.
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You absolutely can exit the draft with more than 40 players. You can bid until your max bid is zero, and that is 400 - salary - empty roster spaces. There are some other funky mechanics built in to ensure you exit the auction with a starting lineup (cont)
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Think of where those guys were going in drafts as recently as 2012.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 25, 2014 10:41 AM
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The interesting thing about it is that without question Kemp, pujols, Braun are elite talents. But they all have pretty serious question marks.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 25, 2014 10:40 AM
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I expect the "elite" talent available in the draft to be very thin, but those teams that actually have $ to spend may find some serious bargains in those middle tiers.
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Actually I think Stephen Drew will be my final cut.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 25, 2014 9:07 AM
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I hit the $400 cap last year - you cannot go over it, I'm 100% certain. Not sure about the roster limit piece. Ill be making my cut decisions today.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 25, 2014 8:59 AM
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