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Considering how easily Johnson breezed through the minors, I'm pretty happy to fill a roster slot with him at that price.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 3, 2014 1:30 AM
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Perfect Pitch, Inc.'s trade block has been updated!
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Considering how easily Johnson breezed through the minors, I'm pretty happy to fill a roster slot with him at that price.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 3, 2014 12:39 AM
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Considering how easily Johnson breezed through the minors, I'm pretty happy to fill a roster slot with him at that price.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 3, 2014 12:00 AM
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What Price and Butler had in common was I couldn't afford to keep them. So in both cases it was best offer or cut.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 11:59 PM
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Jed praised Crying for getting David Price for Mesoraco/Kendrick, but essentially just traded David Price + Napoli for J. Gray and E. Johnson
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I am still a long way from contention
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 10:51 PM
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Pretty sure Knights just made the trade of the off season
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I have one offer for Butler that I am seriously considering taking, if you want to throw in a bid. Also have a couple of offers out.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 9:36 PM
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Still kinda sad that he could only muster 21 HR in that ballpark. Not to nitpick, but...
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 9:35 PM
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I haven't had time to add it up but it's quite possible that if you only played Choo vs RHP and Cody Ross (scrub) vs LHP in 2013 for 162 games, you could have Mike Trout-like production for $31 instead of $70
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With sitting him vs. LHP I don't know how many total games I got out of him, but when he played, he boosted my P/G without fail.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 9:29 PM
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Ironically, that sorta makes him more valuable because you know exactly when to play him (.317/.457/.554 vs. RHP)
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I'm not sure if I put this in the "impressive" or shocking category, but Shin Soo Choo scored 1,000+ last year without hitting a single one of his 21 HR against LHP. I know Jed always complained he was platoonable, but I really looked until today. Wow.
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Seriously, yo, shoot me some offers. I am likely to accept less than you might think.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 2:48 PM
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For free? I'll take him.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 2:12 PM
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So let's pivot to the question: Who wants Billy Butler?
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 1:59 PM
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As did WGW
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 11:23 AM
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Zobrist is definitely a fantastic piece to have - that versatility makes him so valuable to a contender. To a non contender, his value is in the return you can get for that versatility, and I think both Durham and I did well when dealing him.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 11:23 AM
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Synd/Puig for Zobrist was a steal. But I think I disregarded it because Zobrist and Puig did not stay on those teams for very long.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 10:10 AM
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The Jeter/A-Rod trade was freaking epic.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 10:10 AM
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Unless I actually win in 2014, that trade is going to hurt when we look back at this time next year...I love Sonny Gray
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Re: Zobrist - I'm going to regret giving up Gray & C. Martinez for him (got Uehara too), but he's the perfect "contender" piece to add just b/c he's so versatile, which really helps offset injuries. He was the 4th highest scoring SS last year, which helps
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Looking back, my favorite trade in a non contending year was getting Syndegaard and Puig for Zobrist.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 9:52 AM
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Any I'd love to know who vetoed the Jeter / A-Rod trade
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 9:50 AM
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Back to trades I will regret - damn that Seager trade. At the time I was not high on him, but that was definitely a mistake.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 9:48 AM
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And while I think Puig will end up having more points in any single season than Myers, I think Myers will be much more consistent and will outscore Puig over the next 3-5 years.
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 9:47 AM
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There are a lot of trades I eventually regret, but the Puig / Myers deal will likely not be on of them. I had plenty of pitching, so was thrilled to get Hamilton and Cecchini back along with Myers
Caimans 🐊 on
January 2, 2014 9:45 AM
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Lucky Strikes's trade block has been updated!
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I confess that I acquired Yoenis Cespedes primarily for his bat-flipping skills.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 9:10 AM
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The Puig deal may look different if he spends 2014 behind bars. He needs to get back to the basics of flipping bats.
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Which is really the truest measure of success on the baseball field. LOL.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 8:59 AM
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It certainly looked bad to be "the guy who traded Puig" last year (there were a few such guys in our league, lol). But I still think Myers will amass more career ottoneu points.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 8:59 AM
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I think both the Kershaw/Fielder and the Myers/Puig trades were epic, franchise-shaping deals, but I didn't view them as particularly controversial. With the move to Texas, one could argue that Prince's contract is more desirable than Kershaw's.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 8:58 AM
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The main gamble that paid off was that Encarnacion would be a more useful 1B than Fielder.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 7:43 AM
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With Kershaw /Fielder, at the time, it was an elite bat for an elite arm. I can't really say that I predicted a historic season from Kershaw, or a lackluster season from Fielder. I'm keeping Kershaw but his contract is currently ridiculous.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 2, 2014 7:42 AM
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Getting some hits on Votto. Willing to see what's available for him. Fire away.
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I was also surprised Kershaw/Fielder didn't make Jed's list. I'm still 50/50 on keeping Prince.
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Encarnacion and Melancon were key pieces, but.....would rather have Matt Carpenter. Killed me to part with him in a dynasty league.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 10:10 PM
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Between May 12 and May 17 I effectively traded: Adams/Cingrani/Carpenter/Cashner/Papelbon/Fielder for Kershaw/Beltre/Encarnacion/Melanco/Infante/McCarthy/Springer. Then two weeks later I dealt Springer for Brandon Moss.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 10:04 PM
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Holliday passing from WGW to me was a game-changer for sure, his second half was otherworldly. But I didn't realize how many key pieces I acquired in such a short timespan in June (Trey's mention of the Kershaw trade brought this to mind).
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 10:01 PM
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two weeks after that, Syndicate traded Holliday to WAR and the title was won
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Yeah I think several of these were in my top-20 before I cut down. The Lawrie/Anibal trade I can sorta get -- Lawrie was incredibly hyped at that point, while Anibal was just a guy. Not a crazy idea at that point for Brian.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 9:55 PM
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my thinking was that surely the foot issue was a smaller problem than potential back problems for a power hitter. Then Holliday turned into a monster in the second half while Pujols did almost nothing for me
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another trade that killed me was me having Holliday and trading him to Syndicate for Pujols. At the time, both were banged up and Holliday had a back problem while Pujols "only" had a foot issue....
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In defense of the Heyward/B. Miller for Segura trade, a key reason I made that was because I thought Segura would prevent a nuclear arbitration strike on Puig and Fernandez. I was sort of right as he attracted $5, but I miss Brad Miller.
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Agree on Puig/Myers - here are a few that I thought were most interesting after just looking quickly: http://bit.ly/1hh53Xo
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The Wil Myers / Puig deal may have been the most interesting deal of 2013, but I don't see a clear winner there despite Puig's 2013 heroics.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 9:46 PM
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Yeah there were no shortage of interesting trades that didn't make this list. In this list I leaned toward interesting deals with a perceived imbalance. There were plenty of great blockbusters that were important but not particularly controversial.
Eckfords ⚾ on
January 1, 2014 9:44 PM
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Thanks for putting this together, Jed. I just looked back through some of the 2013 trades too, and you're right - there are so many, and so many interesting ones to choose from
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