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If CarGo is such a key piece for a contending club then why didn't any of the contenders want him?
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:31 PM
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Yet another example of a player's availability being widely advertised, it being greeted with crickets, then people up in arms over how little he went for.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:31 PM
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Crawford is slugging .611 in August. Unless you think he has no talent and is playing way over his head, that would seem to be current-season value.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:25 PM
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I'm also unclear on how Crawford's offseason plans have anything to do with the purpose of that trade.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:23 PM
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If you don't like the trade you don't like the trade, but come on.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:20 PM
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Seriously Trey? Crawford/Soler/Werth/Belt/Marte. That's the package I got for CarGo/Pujols. That's "giving them away"?
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 2:19 PM
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thankfully Crawford's arm needing TJ is basically the same as his arm healthy
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Lucky Strikes's trading block has been updated!
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You guys know Crawford is having TJ surgery this off season, right?
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Trey I think you're one of two teams I can guarantee he won't be headed to...
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If Longoria is going to be given away, yes, I'll take him...
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WAR Horse's trading block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 1:31 PM
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Now who wants Longoria?
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 1:13 PM
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These are all calculated gambles obviously, but whatever happens I am 1000x better off 2013-2015 than I was a few weeks ago.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:56 PM
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I love Pujols and CarGo as talents just like everybody else, but RoS I am really high on Freeman, Crawford, Belt, Werth. I think Belt actually is oustcoring Pujols in August with significantly fewer PA.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:54 PM
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When you're looking at a six-week window, any number of players can get hot and dominate positional scoring. Not necessarily the players who went for $50+ at auction.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:51 PM
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If I thought I was really hurting my 2012 chances with any of these deals then I wouldn't be making them.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:49 PM
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No guarantee that I'll even keep Crawford -- he was acquired as one of the litany of OF who has been out-hitting CarGo since the ASB.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:48 PM
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Shoeless Joes's trading block has been updated!
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If it's me, I'm not real concerned with the future in the middle of a tight race to the finish, especially when "the future" is an overpriced Carl Crawford. To each his own. It'll sure be interesting to see how it shakes out.
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My starting OF has been horrendous for at least a month now, so it needed to be shaken up big-time.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:38 PM
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I'm just banking that the Aug/Sept point differential between Pujols/CarGo and Belt/Marte/Freeman/Carter/Crawford is not going to be so massive that it will negate the future value I added.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:37 PM
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Over the course of an entire season, you want players like Pujols and CarGo. But if there are six weeks left and I have a chance to improve my future without creating gaping holes in my 2012 lineup, I'll take it every time.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:33 PM
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I thought it made a ton of sense for both teams -- Branham doesn't have to worry about CarGo scuffling in 2012, but he can hold him for 2013 when he's stilli in his prime.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:27 PM
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I mean why hold a $53 hitter who isn't hitting when you can flip him for a htiter who IS hitting and a top-100 prospect?
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:24 PM
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Pujols and CarGo are great if you're into collecting names. If you're into collecting values, then I think I made out allright.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:21 PM
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Right, that was my thought in nominating them, but then I asked myself whom I was going to cut and couldn't find good solutions.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 12:20 PM
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and mediocre bullpen innings often better than average SP innings for the hold potential.
Caimans 🐊 on
August 16, 2012 11:13 AM
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No problem - I like guys in the bullpen with SP eligibility since I am behind in innings - bad innings better than unused innings..
Caimans 🐊 on
August 16, 2012 11:12 AM
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For my third wish, I ask that Jed trade Felix next...
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This is also a trade that could have waited until the offseason with the same effect
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CarGo is a very streaky hitter and not many guys are better than him when he is hot...but getting Crawford in return will probably not cost him 150 points from here on out....that being said, I would have bet on CarGo getting hot at least one more time
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I don't either, but I'm pretty happy about it. Jed has traded Pujols and CarGo in the last week while trying to hold me off in 2nd place. I'll take that...
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I don't understand the CarGo trade at all.
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Wow I was 100% resigned to winning Valdes and Oswalt. Thanks Knights.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 9:49 AM
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In other news, really looking forward to the results of the Raul Valdes auction. 35 year old journeymen RP with like 12 MLB IP are diamonds in the rough. Bidding could go north of $1 easily...
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off the front page, at least. ugh
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I'm going to consider flooding any talk of the red sox & their players off this board...
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Slotted behind Jon Lester, aka the East Coast version of Jon Sanchez.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 9:25 AM
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Bard is still good enough to be like a #3 starter on the MLB Red Sox....
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 16, 2012 9:25 AM
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Dude has wicked stuff. If I had a dollah for every walk he threw, I could buy CarGo outright! That'd be wicked awesome.
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...and MoPain is a Yankee fan
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Big day...with 64 BB in 83 IP this season, MoPain finally cut Daniel Bard.
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Very close to moving CarGo for decent MLB OF + top-75-ish prospect.....
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 11:10 PM
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WAR Horse's trading block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 8:34 PM
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Tomorrow is gonna be an ottoneu record for completed auctions. Anticipating some interesting cuts.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 7:55 PM
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I really don't like the idea of owning a $47 pitcher, but how do you cut Felix back into the draft pool?? That'll be a down to the wire decision.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 7:40 PM
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I seriously may need to cut down to one starter.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 7:38 PM
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If you only use Felix from here on out I think you still win
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IP limit a real worry from now on though. I used up way more than I should have this week.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 15, 2012 7:30 PM
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