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Perry, Going forward, are you concerned with Felix's reduced velocity and now the back issue? A third offer....I give up Felix, Reddick, Cain and Pennington and get Morrow, Shields, Hamilton and Rameriz. If I can get this done is it any better than my first offer? Thanks for everyone's time and opin...

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It's obvious something is still not right with him. We all know back issues can linger on and on and on. His velocity already was reduced this year. Am concerned that a) he is headed for the DL and b) even if he doesn't land on it the reduced velocity is a concern going forward. Looked at Todd's Jun...

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What do you think of sending him Reddick, Scherzer, Cain and Pennington for Alexi Ramirez, Shields and Hamilton? My team salary would be at the $310 ceiling. Alexi has been just about as bad as Pennington but he has more pop and more upside BA. Probably lose out on SBs. Scherzer is an enigma. His K ...

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12 team AL only H2H 5x5 keeper league. $310 in season salary cap. First team of the season is throwing in the towel due to many injured players. He has approached me first and is making Hamilton, Murphy and Cruz available either solely or in a package. He's a CWS fan and is interested in Viciedo plu...

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And Royal's fans complain that their organization can't develop any top of the rotation talent......which they can't either. Only theirs end up going under the knife....Duffy and Lamb.

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Yeah, I saw that this evening big_kid. Given his injury history figured it was 60-70% chance he'd be placed on the DL. Just didn't know when. Guess this makes my decision easier.

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I have to move McCarthy off my DL this Sunday and having problems as to who I should drop. If Paulino or King Felix go onto the Dl then it's a moot question. However, should neither go on the DL who would you drop from Adams (setup guy who has been less than dominant at times and not many saves if F...

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Roberts was dropped this past week in my 12 team 5x5 H2H Al only keeper league. I have Orlando Hudson at 2B. Was thinking of picking up Roberts for him. He's on a minor league rehab assignment and there is no timetable for his return but I'm thinking he has to be better than a struggling Hudson. Wha...

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League has lost his closer gig.....probably temporary as I'd think Seattle would want to get something for him at the trade deadline. Anyone in Seattle's bullpen worth speculating on? Wilhelmsen probably first in line but his ERA and WHIP don't inspire fear. And I'd have to drop Janssen, Adams or Ho...

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I've read all the stuff as to how Rodney has been able to muster up the best 2 months of his career but are you a believer going forward? Since I didn't pay for saves in our auction I cobbled together some temporary closers in he and Janssen when they first got their chances. After Rodney blew his f...

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12 team AL only H2H 5x5 keeper league. My closers are Rodney and Casey Janssen. Santos should be out another 2 weeks so Janssen is the closer till then. Is trading him now for Robertson worth it seeing as how Robertson is likely out another 3-4 weeks and is not guaranteed the gig when he gets back. ...

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Is Parker a sell high candidate? Granted he'll pitch close to half his games in Oakland but have to wonder how much the league will adjust to him the second time around. What kind of bat could one reasonably expect in return. Yes, I know you need to know your league-mates but what don't want to insu...

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Don't blow your FAAB on him. Yost still prefers Getz at 2B for his defense. Beginning to wonder if they have soured on Giavotella. Might as well trade him since he's hitting as he'll lose trade value if they continue shuttling him back and forth. And from reading between the lines in the KC Star ar...

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Need more league specifics. How many teams, roster size, is it a keeper league. The smaller the league the better chance of landing a weaker closer.

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Don't blow your FAAB on him. Yost still prefers Getz at 2B for his defense. Beginning to wonder if they have soured on Giavotella. Might as well trade him since he's hitting as he'll lose trade value if they continue shuttling him back and forth. And from reading between the lines in the KC Star art...

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Sale will get his closer's gig back. Most likely the rest of the year. Rotoworld reported he recently came down with a sore elbow. My guess is his arm has not ramped back up to a starter's workload. I really don't see them jerking him around like NYY did with Chamberlain.....at least I hope not. Tho...

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With the likelihood of him being sent back down when Youk comes off the DL next week will be interesting to see what this Sunday's FAAB will be, especially for the Longoria owner in our league.

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You sure about Trout? Cause I've looked at Scioscia's lineups for years now and the only thing I'm sure of on that team is that Albert's at 1B. You can't use the old they wouldn't have called him up if they weren't going to use him logic in Anaheim. Do I see him getting 3-4 starts per week? Yes. Ev...

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We all know Trout is up and will play everyday...and was hitting like there was no tomorrow in the minors. And we all know he struggled last year. The ?? is are those struggles behind him or will there be another adjustment period? FAAB is 9 pm tonight and debating how high to go. $310 in-season sal...

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Cringed when I read that yesterday. More pt for Ross and Byrd. No mention of Kalish? I know he's not ready now but I think/hope he will figure into the equation sometime in June. Yes, I have a vested interest. :D Do you really think scoring runs is the Sox problem. Seems to me that with the exceptio...

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Hmmm, Aceves and Melancon sure don't look like they want to run with this gig. Bobby V sometimes marches to the beat of a different drummer so one has to wonder if he's ready to scarp this experiment and switch Aceves' and Bard's roles or go a different route like move Padilla into the closer spot. ...

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Ryan,

Any chance Jason Donal ends up taking over for Hannahan?

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Worth end game filler. I seriously doubt he hits there for too long. I seem to recall reading that Oakland management envisions Cespedes hitting there and I bet he will if he gets off to a decent start.

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I echo what Perry and Allston said. If it's a 12 team league like ours there's better than a 50-50 chance he ends up closer to $20. And outfield is thinner than in previous years. More so in a keeper league as I've found out with the release of our protected lists. $35 seems rich on King Felix. Know...

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There's been some very recent talk that KC would be willing to exercise their $8 million club option on Soria next year if his rehab goes well. Reasoning is how much able-bodied elite closers have gone for this year. I think it's just wishful thinking on the part of Soria fans as that is too much of...

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Thought I'd bump this up since there has been some changes in performance (Raburn, Ortiz, Viciedo) and injuries (Robertson and Adams) that may change anyone's opinions. If I didn't sign Raburn for a year at $8 I thought I could get him for less than $5 but that is not likely to happen with the Sprin...

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Got your wish....Crow headed back to the bupppen http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/20/3502865/sorias-injury-prompts-royals-to.html Living in the KC area I get to listen to all the talk radio as well as read the papers and the latest is should Soria be shelved they feel comfortable with Holland and B...

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Thanks for the update Ryan. Was wondering how that LF spot was going to shake out. Duncan's always had the power, just comes with a middling BA. Could be worth throwing a buck at in AL-only as your 4th or 5th OFer.

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Paul's Guide mentions the tiers/stats will be coming at a later date. He did not say when.

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They now know the extent of the damage (from Rotoworld) http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/6640/salvador-perez

Downgrade accordingly. Gotta wonder how this will affect the pitchers, although Pena did work with them some last year.

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Runaway!

I have little faith the Twins will stick with Capps. As deansdaddy noted Perkins signed an extension. It has incentives in the event he closes. He closed last year and did quite well and quite frankly am surprised to some degree that they kept Capps to close as he doesn't miss many bats.

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Is this an auction league or snake draft?

Victor Martinez comes to mind as well as Kendry Morales.

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Option B makes the most sense. If Bautista were 27 I'd lock him up for 3 years. I've taken this route before and it pays dividends. However, at the end of those 2 years you're always wishing you still had the player for 1 more year.....but then you forget it gave you more flexibility to put together...

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Thanks for the suggestion and link. I'll take a look at that site. There is just so much information out there today that I try to pick and choose from those whose work I respect and come to rely on. That's why I keep coming back to this site.

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Saw that when I did a search on MB's archive. Went to draftbuddy.com but saw nothing new.

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Anyone hear if Bodhizefa is doing his annual Tiers on Starting Pitching? Always found them very informative and aided me in draft prep.

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Anyone have a favorite site that has fairly accurate projected batting orders for this year? I've looked at http://www.drafthelp.com/MLBLeagPages.php?LG=AL and http://www.rotochamp.com/players/TeamPa ... d=hubDepth.

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It really grates on me when a professional hitter or pitcher for that matter has to make excuses for why they didn't do well.....even if there is some truth to it. That to me becomes a mental hurdle for them and an unwillingness to confront the real issue(s) behind they poor play. I've always believ...

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$26 million big ones says it to me.That's what he has left on his contract that goes through 2014, although the last year is dependent on his PAs in 2013. That's alot of money to just throw out the window and get no return. It's not like the M's are going to contend this year. It's like Todd said, i...

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Tough pick. I like Jones a tad more than Choo. Much has been said already for the reasons of choosing either. For me it will come down to where will I be getting my SBs from.....spread the wealth or focus on someone like Jennings.

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Thanks for all the feedback so far. Giving me some things to think about. BTW....we don't have to protect 6. We can protect 5 if we want. Would that change any of your opinions, like not protecting Santana? Agree to some degree with Kelly that good RP can be had in the end game but I consider Robert...

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It's time for my annual ritual I go through requesting thoughts from the board on who would you protect for this year. So without further fanfare here are the particulars. After 15+ years of standard roto we are in our second year of a 12 team AL only 5x5 H2H keeper league; 13 hitters (only 1 catche...

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214 million a little over 23 million per year. Why do i think in year 6 they will be regretting this deal ? While Detroit will probably regret the contract in year 6 it won't matter if they get to the W.S. a couple of times. This pusts them back into the driver's seat in the AL Central and what lit...

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Hey Todd. OK, I may look foolish for asking but I'll ask anyway, as a Platinum member where is the Platinum forum? I've looked around on the site but can't seem to see it. This is probably alot like me asking my wife where did I leave my wallet as I spend 10 minutes looking for it and she finds it o...

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Just saying that pitchers - especially younger ones - can get gassed at some point late in the season - and there may well have been an injury that we don't know about. I was just saying you were pointing to Aug & Sept ERA when he pitched less innings combined than in any of the previous four m...

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Also left Burnett out of the equation. They now have 7 starters. Is Girardi about to make history and go to a 7-man rotation? So, who are the odd men out....Hughes and Nova, Hughes and Burnett, Burnett and Garcia, Garcia and Hughes etc? I smell another trade coming. Wonder if Hughes will be the bait.

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Gotta wonder if Seattle shopped him around or if they were dead set on Monterro. If the former I wonder what the Royals would have given up for a top tier pitcher like Pineada? I'm not ready to anoint the pitching in their farm system as the way they will stock their rotation. Duffy has control issu...

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Well - I too am trying to read the tea leaves and agree that Rizzo seems the most logical guy to be moved. I actually just drafted Rizzo in the 25th rd of this same draft hoping that he does land in Chicago. We shall see, we shall see... From Rotoworld: "During an appearance Wednesday on WGN r...

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Bruce Levin of ESPN Chicago twittered that the Cubs traded Zambrano for Volstad and a bag of balls https://twitter.com/#!/ESPNChiCubs/status/154721103753904129 :D . Cubs will eat $15 million of the $18 million owed to Big Z. Volstad has not posted very good numbers while in Florida but I suspect he ...

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With Bailey and Melancon now in the fold for the 8th and 9th Boston is pretty much going the Ogando route with Bard. I think Boston will look for an everyday RFer. Sweeney, McDonald and Aviles are your options going into 2012. None of them are a regular IMO. Sweeney is a 4th or 5th OFer. I guess if ...

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I've now got to make decisions on whether or not to keep a couple of Oakland guys....McCarthy at $3 and Reddick at $2. had held out hope Reddick would be Boston's opening day RFer. Playing half his games in Oakland is not gonna help. Wish MLB would get this over with and move them to San Jose now. I...

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But how do they expect to garner support for a new ballpark if they go into perpetual rebuilding mode. Even the Marlins were smart enough to realize you have to show something on your side of the deal. its not about "about getting support" around here. Its about whether or not MLB allows ...

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According to ESPN's Keith Law, the Athletics have agreed to trade Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals for prospects A.J. Cole, Brad Peacock, Derek Norris and Tommy Milone. That makes for Gio, Cahill, Wilingham, DeJesus now gone with Crisp and Matsui not likely coming back and Bailey having one foot out th...

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Cincy does not need another starter and Wood became expendable. As Todd noted Marshall will likely be used as the set-up guy. When Marshall started for the Cubs a couple years ago he had mixed success. Being a lefty he fared much better against lefties. He's also 29 and a FA in 2013. Wood will be 25...

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I too think Houston got the better end of the deal. Have to wonder if Boston has soured on Bard as being their closer and if they viewed Lowrie's penchant for getting injured too much of a risk to carry on the roster. Scutaro, due to his age, is nothing more than a place holder till Iglesias is brou...

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So the Royals make what appears on the surface to be a good trade. Sell high on a player (Cabrera) and buy low (Sanchez). Everyone knows they need SP to contend. KC's pitching was last in walks allowed and Sanchez led the league in that department in 2010. Have to wonder how this will improve going ...

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In our H2H league this is about the only way of keeping everyone's interest in the league after the playoffs start at the end of August. Normally we have several bids for these Sept callups True - BUT you are giving a big advantage on those players to the non-contending teams because the playoff/co...

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Since the time has passed to pick him up I wont feel so bad hijacking the topic. Perry, would you feel the same was with regards to leagues that allow owners to protect keepers at their FAAB bid the following season if they do NOT have a minor system for players? We don't and it's the only way an o...

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special k.....$8 salary is nice, provided he starts the season in the majors. Dunnno if they will do the same with him as with Price. What happens in your league if he starts out in the minors before your auction? Does he have to be dropped or can you still protect him?

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Since the time has passed to pick him up I wont feel so bad hijacking the topic. Perry, would you feel the same was with regards to leagues that allow owners to protect keepers at their FAAB bid the following season if they do NOT have a minor system for players? We don't and it's the only way an ow...

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Need a little feedback. Second round of playoffs coming up next week. 12 team AL only 5x5 keeper league. See signature for roster. Been using 5 or 6 SP all season. Down to my past $2 of FAAB. Thinking of dropping Colon and going with 4 starters since he looks like he may be out of gas. Since wins ar...

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As I figured it was a moot point as Lawrie went for $27....way above what I had left. I did snag Adams for $2 and dropped Perkins.

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12 team AL-only H2H keeper league. Lawrie is available for FAAB tonight. Our in-season cap is $310. I'm at $304. I have $13 of FAAB left. In order to bid $12 (want to keep $1 in order to make an emergency move....there is a $25 fine if we are out of FAAB and we need to move a player, e.g. one sent t...

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Hunter is also available for FAAB in our league. Who'd you rather have ROS....Colon or Hunter? As many have speculated will Colon start to wear down since he hasn't throw this many innings in over 2 years. Lasted only 5 innings yesterday against an average Oriole lineup due to a high pitch count. I ...

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Didn't see anything about Rauch being dealt. But that would be good for me....I hope....as I'm a Frankie owner as well. If Rasmus plays CF as expected who'd you rather have in LF....Raji or Thames? I figure the other will DH. Maybe they'll rotate through that position.

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If these trades go through I think they would be good for Jackson (going to the NL with Duncan as pitching coach) and Rasmus going to Toronto (hitter's park and no longer in LaRussa's perpetual doghouse.....although Toronto will need to deal with Rasmus' hitting coach, dear ol dad). Don't see much c...

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Snagged me Desmond for $27 FAAB. Time will tell if I overpaid.

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Unfortunately I don't have a great answer for you as I'm in a similar situation....although I'll be dropping Santiago to at least place a bid in for Kipnis. I read some of the latest on-line stories from the Cleveland newspapers and although Cabrera and Kipnis will NOT be in a platoon Cabrera will g...

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Scratching my head why Kipnis is not starting every day. Why bring him up if he is not going to get daily reps?

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There is too much smoke showing up with respect to Upton being traded that I think something is up. I think he's used up his last lifeline much as Delmon Young did a few years back. FAAB time Sunday and if Upton is not dealt tomorrow I think that'll keep Jenning's value down. I also have Kipnis to b...

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Cleveland has finally opted to bring up Jason Kipnis today. His 2011 minor league numbers do not jump out at you. They are good across the board but nothing that says "star" in the making. My question is how well do his minor league numbers translate to the majors? Todd, did the July 12th ...

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In a 12 team AL only keeper H2H league. Looking at Eric Thames ($5), Boesch ($2) and Trumbo ($5) and Joyce ($1 but has to be signed next year). Do any of these have staying power in 2012? Will Trumbo have a starting gig next year when Morales should be fully healed? Joyce has always shown power and ...

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If you haven't done so and there are some players you are interested in then contact that owner. You may have to do a package deal but explore it. If your league is like ours you'll have some owners who are not proactive. So take the bull by the horns and work the e-mail/phones. You won't know unles...

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I realize the time to trade Scherzer to get max value for him was back in May but the question now is what to do about his inconsistency. Playing in H2H with an outing like Saturday can pretty much sink your ratios all by himself but is he worth holding on to in hopes he figures it out like last yea...

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I also think Clint Robinson deserves to be called up. He is a bit old for AAA (26) but has put up sterling power numbers the past 2 years. The problem is he plays 1B/DH. So, no room at the inn. Given Moose's K rate is nearly twice what it was in 2010 when he played at the AAA level and his HR's are ...

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He and Soria seem to be suffering from the same diseases....i.e. missing less bats, reduced or slightly reduced velocity, lower K/9, higher BB/9 = higher ERA and WHIP.

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Watched the game as well. Yes, he had control issues with his secondary pitches. Plus many of his fastballs were up in the zone. Also looked like the home plate ump was squeezing both pitchers on the corners. While it certainly could be first game jitters if he doesn't get his secondary pitches over...

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I will trade winning bids with you later tonight - Good Luck Perry, winning bid for Hosmer was $52. No one else bid over $30. My $27 bid was third highest. This owner also got Sizemore for $15 even though I also had a bid for $15. Won't go into the specifics on how he was awarded as that is a sore ...

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Todd's projections would throw a bucket of cold water on many potential overbidders but those numbers are a good base.....I will be the average will be at least slightly higher as will the HR.......I would look for close to .300 BAvg and 12-15+ HR......don't forget on history he should get a handfu...

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Kila will have a chance to fix his problems back in AAA. At 27 he may be labeled a AAAA from here on. The ship may be sailing on without him with Hosmer now being called up. And there is Clint Robinson who is also tearing up the ball in AAA. I thought the Royals would call him up before Hosmer.

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I just want to say let's not get carried away here. It is still a 21 year old kid with barely over 100 PA at Triple-A. If you need a reminder, two words: Brandon Belt. That said, his BB/K ratio is pretty impressive. Just put Hosmer into the projection engine slash line pretty good 0.285/0.363/0.437...

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The blister issue for Ogando keeps cropping up and that to me sends up at least a yellow if not red flag. If I were to trade his $1 salary (12 team AL only keeper league) what kind of hitter could one expect in return? TIA.

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I am not worried about Cruz not having a SB at all. If you invested in Cruz (which I did in my most important league) you did it for the potential upside in the power department to go along with double digit steals. But he was never a true speedster and if you drafted him expecting a 30/30 season, ...

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No concern at all ... after all ..... doesn't the all time leading authority on pitching blisters own the Rangers? I'm sure a truckload of pickle brine is on it's way to Ogando as we type. Yeah, I've heard of using that and the guy my son played with tried that and it didn't work. Also tried leavin...

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Hey TB! You and I must be on the same wavelength again. I just posted a similar question on Ogando and his blister in the Player News section. Hadn't seen your question before I did that. TX will ride the hot hand so Ogando will stay in the rotation. But I too am concerned about the blister problem....

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Anyone concerned that this blister Ogando has now experienced in his two starts will be a problem going forward? I'm wondering if it's because he hasn't been conditioned to throw this many pitches at one time. My son played with a guy who is now pitching in the Texas system and had a blister problem...

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I'm still scratching my head as to why Yost placed Gordon in the 3 hole. IMO part of Gordon's problem is between his ears as he has had to try and live up to the extraordinarily high expectations that fans and media placed on him early on....i.e. the next George Brett. Well, now that all of the hype...

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Tommy Hunter was pulled from today's game with a strained groin. Wonder if it's bad enough that they'd reconsider sliding Feliz into the rotation until Hunter is fine? Heck, they've been yanking him around anyway. Can't hurt to have wishful thinking

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Waaaaaahhhh!

I protected Ogando $1. Didn't have anyone else screaming to be protected. Oh well.

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kid.....depends on what kind of production you think you can get out of him. In my 12 team 5x5 AL-only auction league I've got him at $25 with 25% inflation so he seems to be priced at what he'd go for at auction. But from the protect list you gave seems like some owners are holding onto more than f...

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Originally I wasn't going to do them, but I got inspired about a week ago (yay Spring Break!) and an owner of a different fantasy website convinced me to post them on his site. When they go up (which should be later this week), I'll shoot you guys a link if you'd like to take a look. Awesome. Thanks.

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I've got to make a decision on Aaron Hill. His current salary is $12 but he now has to be signed...at $5/year with a max of 3 additional years. I'm in a 12 team 5x5 AL only H2H keeper league which historically has had around 25% inflation. Not factoring in our inflation rate I think at $17 (signed f...

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Does anyone know if Bod did his Tiers this year? I've done a search and haven't found anything.

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Be flexible. Have a Plan B, C, and D when A doesn't work.....because in many cases your Plan A will end up being a hybrid of several plans. Like others have posted I've gone the route of throwing out players I wanted and more often those I don't. But our league is around 15 years with the bulk of th...

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While Moore will claim they did open the wallets and sign Greinke for a good chunk of change they continue to repeat the same mistakes as in the past when trading away productive players for those of questionable ability, just as you cited kid. I can already write the script of what will happen when...

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While management here in KC say Moose and Hosmer could force their way onto the club with a great Spring, reality is they won't....partly for what kid says (Glass is being tight with the money, why else when he saved $12 million when Meche retired and did nothing with it.....he's storing up his mone...

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When TQStats ran into some problems several years ago during their transition we switched to onroto (based on recommendations from this site) and have been quite happy. We're returning for a 3rd year.

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The latest out of KC is that they plan on moving Aviles to 3b to start the season. Frankly I don't see him even being a placeholder until Moustakas arrives. Betemit showed he has more pop but unfortunately he is average at best at the corner. Getz is intriguing for his SBs but he has no power and a ...

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Todd, do you think Anderson has any chance of winning the 1B job next year?

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I seriously doubt you'll see Moustakas up before June 2011. The Royals are likely a couple years away from putting together a decent...i.e. above .500 club....for a couple more years. They don't want to start his service time clock until the last possible moment. He'll likely be up but not at the st...

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