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The Syndicate's trading block has been updated!
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I want no part of a player with hamstring pulls that take 46 months to heal.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 8:08 PM
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seems like you might be able to conjure a bidding war for him...
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Not trading Longoria................
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No problem Jed, I just lost 50 points on the rerun so you back with a "comfortable" lead, despite Stanton
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Yeah I thought Bryce Harper would be a nice trade chip these last two months. The problem is that nobody wants him. Whoops.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 7:04 PM
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getting tough - I don't have the tradeable pieces to compete with these deals.
Caimans 🐊 on
August 7, 2012 7:02 PM
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/fantasy/shandler/story/2012-08-06/prospects-true-value/56844346/1
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When you trade for a great player like Stanton, the 48 "delay" for trades to actually process sucks...
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It will be interesting a season's end to go back and see what the most impactful trade has been. Right now my money is on Jed's acquisition of Pujols/Felix, but there have been a ton of other good trades for many teams
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though a lot of Cs now play 1B so maybe they overreacted, but I think its helpful and you can manage to it
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ie, there's really only one C position, but so many "starting" catchers only play 115-120 games that this is a way to ensure that is covered
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when the league came out Niv made a comment about that and it was basically just that there are so many split job catching situations that they included a second position just to make sure you could accumulate a full seasons worth of C stats
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I still dont fully understand why we have two C spots but only 162 game max stats allowed
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wait this isn't a 5 C league?
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Bogaerts and Grandal I have seen in some people's top 25. Good guys to own.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 1:54 PM
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Is it only three empty spots? Last I checked your lineup had like 4 people in it, all catchers lol
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 1:53 PM
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Stanton was my first choice and once we couldnt agree on that, I really like what I got from Enrico...now I think I have more top 100 prospects...its close
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I was scared to death accepting Enrico's deal (we are both Bill)...I had a better package for Stanton, but was looking for some quality people around him as well
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you mean 3, as in empty spots? cmon toughy
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My initial reaction to the Andrus deal was that Bill gave up WAY too much, but then I realized a) how deep he is in top-100 prospects, and b) how many empty spots his 2013 lineup has. Solid deal for both.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 1:39 PM
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Interesting that two young $10 MI get traded on the same day (Kipnis, Andrus)
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WAR Horse's trading block has been updated!
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 1:20 PM
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And the fact that Stanton just appears on the roster of a top-3 contender...sheesh. I would've beaten that package by a longshot if given the opportunity.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 1:01 PM
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There is no comparison between the package I gave up for Felix/Pujols and the package you gave up for Stanton.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:55 PM
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You may have felt that way about the Pujols/Felix trade, but let's be real, the players I gave Brian have 75 HR in 2012. 75. And they were all young and resignable. You gave up Jason Kipnis, who is an overhyped version of Alcides Escobar. .
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:54 PM
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Not sure Stanton gets me there, but few players have the ability to truly go bonkers like he does
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It's incredible to me that Stanton has now been traded five times in this league. Biggest raw power in MLB and nobody wants him.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:49 PM
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Yep. Same way I felt about you landing Pujols/Felix. Going for gold.
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If Stanton goes bonkers and vaults Trey into first place that will be nothing short of infuriating.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:41 PM
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I mean the whole reason Trey was shopping him was that he wasn't productive enough to be in his starting lineup.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:40 PM
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Jason Kipnis is roughly the same age and production level of Alcides freaking Escobar, and now he's worth Giancarlo Stanton??
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:39 PM
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Mike Stanton for a 2B who hasn't hit a HR in his last 40 games. Not sure I understand that one.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 7, 2012 12:36 PM
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Vitters would probably be more popular if there was a CI position like there is for MI
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If anyone can change a race, it's Stanton. A healthy Stanton, that is. Here's hoping he can mash in September like it's May...
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No one likes Vitters. Theo will be disappointed
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nice deal for both - Enrico really capitilizing on turning some of that youth into 2013 productions
Caimans 🐊 on
August 7, 2012 9:43 AM
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glad nobody bit on taking Youkilis off my hands
Caimans 🐊 on
August 7, 2012 8:51 AM
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Unless Kipnis has been amassing some secret stats that I'm not seeing, the idea that he could be the main piece in a Kershaw deal is lunacy, Altuve and Walker aside.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 10:58 PM
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Jed is clearly (legitimately) terrified of Trey acquiring Kershaw. But yeah, unfortunately for Trey, Kipnis is only a minor upgrade for me next year with Altuve & Walker on the roster.
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Not only would Rutledge be my everyday SS right now, but apparently he has real trade value. So glad that I underbid on him by like $1.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 8:43 PM
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For those of you asking, yes - I'd consider trading Rutledge or Kipnis, but not both
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In totally unrelated news, holy crap has Yu Darvish run into a brick wall the past few weeks.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 8:33 PM
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Bryce Harper and C.J. Wilson both very available.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 8:29 PM
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Burn.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 8:21 PM
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at least he should be comfortable in the knowledge that as long as he can post 050 ISOs Brian Sabean will sign him when he reaches 37
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He's a very good value and I'd love to own him, but he's not a star in the making by any stretch. Just my opinion.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 7:31 PM
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For a 2B he is going to be really good. But Neil Walker and Jose Altuve are really good. I completely agree that for a 2B he will have solid, above-average power. Like Neil Walker.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 7:30 PM
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Oh I know who he is. And no, he doesn't suck, but I don't own him anywhere this year because I know he is a headcase who can collapse at any given moment. So yeah, for fantasy baseball, he sucks.
Eckfords ⚾ on
August 6, 2012 7:29 PM
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and I don't know, 18 HRs in your first full seasons worth of games in the big leagues is some evidence that you have power that'll play at 2B
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