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I've had Kikuchi sitting on my bench after his first 2 starts in my 12 team AL only 5x5 H2H keeper league. Threw a gem last time out against the hot hitting Yankees. He's scrapped his cutter for a harder slider and changed his mechanics with less of a leg kick as well as shifting the target behind h...

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Got it. In a sense I was looking at that from the standpoint of which of the 2 SP would have the least negative impact on ratios. But it seems a bit moot when I dove deeper into his pitchers he should win ratios. But since his IPs should be low all it takes is a meltdown in one of his SPs and a RP o...

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12 team AL only 5x5 H2H using W+QS and S+H. I've got Flexen slated for 2 tough starts this week @ Houston and at home vs TB. Just picked up Bradish (Balt) for my bench on a wait and see basis. He's got one start at home vs Min. I've got 7 starts with Flexen. My opponent only has 3 starts scheduled. ...

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With Mondesi going down for the year, Lopez moves to SS and Merrifield to 2B. That has opened up RF for Oliveras and Isbel. Oliveras seems to have a bit more pop and they both will steal the occasional bag. Who do you see as getting more pt and worth a roster spot? I'm in a 12 team AL only 5x5 keepe...

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David Ortiz, McGwire the year he started off on the DL and info was scarce on how long he'd be out no one wanted to pay much for a guy starting on the DL, Trout (but had to pay up for him via FAAB, the year before another owner got him for $7 but couldn't protect him because he was sent down to the ...

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Trav, as you probably are aware Shoemaker is injury prone and as you noted he goes hot and cold. FWIW I'd use him as a streamer and for the weeks you reserve him I'd use a RP if you didn't have a viable SP to swap in.

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Trav, am a bit late to the party. FWIW, I'd have been happy with either Mountcastle or Vaughn for this year. Mountcastle already has some MLB ABs under his belt and performed quite well, even if hitting above what was expected. He's also hitting in a very favorable home park. Vaughn I like alot even...

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The O's seem to be leaning on using an OF of Mullins, Hays and Santander with Mountcastle at 1B and Mancini DH. So, maybe Hays and Mullins can co-exist.

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Todd,

The "New topic" button doesn't show up with Platinum board. I'm logged in.

In addition don't see pitching projections for Framber Valdez.

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Has it been that long since you were last here? My how time flies.

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Anybody you wish you would have gone a $1 higher on?

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Which player's were you surprised to get at their prices? At first glance Piscotty $5 and Reddick $1. Maybe Moncada. I like your RP. SHould get high K's out of them. After the fact.....Canning looks like he could be a lost cause. I like Demeritte on your Reserves.

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Deleted post as I realized after the fact this was an old question.

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How many teams in your league? If your league uses playoffs I'd certainly consider lowering your 1100 min IP. For comparison our 12 team AL only league had been using 900 IP min by the start of our playoffs (~Sep 1) until 2 years ago when two teams didn't qualify. We then lowered them to 800 IP. Tha...

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kid....I'm assuming you meant projected value over their cost. That implies one believes in the projections one is using which we all know is not infallible. But I get what you're trying to say. I think in leagues where dump trading is allowed as well as FAAB many teams are able to increase their te...

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Agree with Trav.....focus on this year (yeah I know I don't always do that). I value most rookies as nothing more than trade chips. Trade them when you can if the haul improves your team. I too really like what you're getting back, even if you're up against the salary cap. Speaking only for me this ...

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From what I've been seeing more teams are paying up for elite SP. MLB has seen a decided trend in letting non-ace SP only going 5-6 innings as analytics show most of them get hit around the third time through the order. That makes those handful of SP who go 7+ innings more valuable. On the other han...

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Our league is doing the same for 2019. Would be interested in hearing back from you at the end of the season to let us know how it went and if you changed your mind. We have a vocal minority that wanted to see some changes as they thought the league had gotten stale and saves didn't really reflect t...

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Uh Oh.......from Rotoworld "Shohei Ohtani has a first-degree sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, according to a physical obtained by Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports." May be too late to trade him. He got PRP in October, taking the Tanaka route. IMO, physics says the lig...

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Don't quite follow. If you're NL only your $5 Ohtani is worthless, or am I missing something?

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Possible ..but wouldn't the Angels be committing suicide then with Otani on 1B? I would imagine they wouldn't want Otani playing any position that involves as much contact with opposing players with the possible resultant injuries. Maybe. Also forgot to account for him needing to throw on his off d...

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Only play AL but agree with you as to Ohtani will likely have issues getting many ABs with a full OF and Pujols taking up space as their DH. Unless........Ohtani goes to 1B. Less stress on his arm playing there vs OF or LAA trades Calhoun or Pujols agrees to take a sabbatical.

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Can't penalize this owner just because he thought outside the box. Close the loophole during the off season. I'd also suggest polling the rest of the league to see if they really want to change the rule. Maybe an owner with a team knows he can't compete in a given year and would have no other reason...

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The 3 that Trav said plus I'd keep Lawrie. $14 is reasonable for a guy going to a much better home ballpark for HRs. You'll have to ask yourself if you think he'll stay as healthy as last year as health has been a problem in years past. Could consider Reddick and Eaton as their prives may be a littl...

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..... I use composite park factors. In brief, the conventional way to apply park factors is to cut the affect in half and apply it since a half the games are at home. What I do is a weighted average of the player's schedule. So there are 81 units of the player's home venue and 81 away. If a player ...

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Randy, if those are your only pitching options grab the bat. Canha has legit pop and has garnered more playing time as he has been hitting and hitting high in the order. His average will come back down but the power will stick.

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Aren't there any better options than him? Big roll of the dice. IMO not a good matchup. Better suited for a team line the twins or Astros. I've had him a couple different times and found him very frustrating to own. For several years he's had the tag of a sleeper. Well, he slept while I owned him.

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kid....seems like something one could more exploit in a daily transaction league vs weekly. In a weekly tranny league if you had a bench and swapped out players to take advantage of a lefty SP it'd only be good for that one game, then what about the other 5 or 6 games which had righty SP. Best left ...

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I guess it comes down to if Castillo has enough time to be ready for the beginning of the season. I'm not sold yet. But I've been wondering if Boston has been shopping Victorino and Farrell saying he is their starter is nothing more than lip service. I figure they'll eventually move Victorino....SF?...

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Todd, keep reading how many expect Cespades to put up big power numbers now that he's in Detroit but every site that has projected lineups has him hitting 6th, behind JD Martinez. Very rare for a hitter in the 6th spot to put up 100+ RBIs. Since Masterball's projections have him over 100 RBIs and Ma...

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You don't mention anything about draft inflation. Have you accounted for that as well? I highly suspect that's a huge part as to why hitters are going for more than what you have projected vs whether it's a 69/31 vs 65/35 split. Once you've factored in your inflation rate you'll have a value range f...

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I agree with Perry that Betts best bet (say that fast 3 times in a row without messing up) to the majors is OF. Bradley has been given a pretty long leash this year but a .200 hitter with no power and Ks close to 30% of the time is not going to cut it no matter how good defensively you are. The Drew...

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I typically wait a start or two before activating/using SP coming back from injury. He's not elite and unless you're desperate or have no better option why risk having a pitcher who might blow up your ratios for a week? Now watch him go out and throw a no-no.

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Trav, nice offense. Last year an owner tried the strategy of very cheap pitching and loading up on offense. He made the playoffs. He did the same thing last night. Another two owners did the same although one owner did it because he was able to protect three SP at $6 each. Except for the high bids f...

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kid, try this link http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc_week/ It's been working for me.

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Boston just signed Ortiz to an extension through 2015. It's only 1 yr but has the clock struck midnight on his career? Given what he's done the past several years when everyone counted him out one would say h$ll no. But he's 38+ heading into the season and he has struggled mightily in ST to the tune...

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If you have him cheap stick with Villar. You probably already know this but he's a BA drain and supplies little power. Basically a one-trick pony. His BA sank in Sept when he pretty much played full-time and his numbers are pretty sad when not playing at home. Since Houston is going nowhere this yea...

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Perry, to answer your minor league question…..that is a place holder we use during the season for players who were initially rostered, sent to the minors but we want to keep them. We stopped the two round minor league portion of our auction a number of years ago :( I too seriously wondered if I'd be...

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Put out the trade e-mail. Got 2 responses with one owner interested in Trout only. But as luck would have it he is the owner with the most "cheap" talent that I have some interest in. BTW….it's a 1 catcher league. Here are the players of interest from his roster… 1B Brandon Moss 9…..good s...

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Yankees sign Tanaka for 7 yrs/$155 million http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/7573/masahiro-tanaka Silly money. So much for Theo saving all his off-season money to make a splash. Must have tied it to a cement block that is now at the bottom of the lake. I highly suspect Tanaka will not live up to t...

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:D Since I don't do NL it's hard to comment on those players you chose and in what round. I do like your Straily and Calhoun picks as I think Calhoun has a good shot at a 15-15 season if he gets the ABs…..which I think he will. At 33 looks like Bautista is having at harder and harder time staying he...

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FWIW I've known Tepesch since he was about 13. Played ball with my son through high school. Great kid and family. Great makeup. Doesn't let things bother him. Would love to see his change-up become a more viable third pitch as his fastball and slider are decent. Am hoping he gets a shot to be in the...

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Time to dust off my roster and see who I should consider protecting for this coming season. I play in a 12 team AL only standard 5x5 H2H keeper league with $260 draft day cap. We can keep a max of 8. We can keep a player for 2 years at their original salary, then we can sing them for up to 3 years a...

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If these articles on Axford are true he certainly moves way up on my draft board….especially if he looks good in ST.

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Wow. This sounds so similar to the Scott Pioli era with the Kansas City Chiefs. This is also similar in investing in stocks. Better find good management as over time poor management destroys a company. Have to wonder how much this will affect 2014 Mariner player values? Were the players aware how dy...

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ESPN reporting Matt Harvey has a partially torn UCL. That is devastating for the young man and likely to many NL and mixed league owners. And people wonder why pitch counts are monitored. One can look in many directions to place blame such as the high pitch counts many college coaches place on young...

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ESPN puts out a "Forecaster" report on Friday with the upcoming week's matchups and tries to update with changes. Not perfect but it is free.

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Owner just dropped him in our 12 team AL only 5x5 keeper league. Went for $23 in our auction. He has been a disaster so far this year. Up until this year his MO had been to struggle upon initially moving up to the next level. Thinking was he got that out of his system last year. I'm not a hitting c...

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Owner just dropped him in our 12 team AL only 5x5 keeper league. Went for $23 in our auction. He has been a disaster so far this year. Up until this year his MO had been to struggle upon initially moving up to the next level. Thinking was he got that out of his system last year. I'm not a hitting co...

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Nate Freiman, a Rule 5 player, has seen an increase in pt at the expense of Brandon Moss as the latter is in a major Royal-like hitting slump. So, is this becoming semi-permanent or is it just riding the hot-hand till the league adjusts to Freiman? Moss's average was due for major regression and his...

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You don't say who you would be picking up in their place.....they may be worse than what you have. Toss up between Porcello and Harrell, although the former's recent outing was promising. I'd probably hang onto Ortiz for his WHIP and ERA and vulture wins. He could end up with as many wins as Harrell.

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No. But he will be up eventually as the bullpen by committee won't last. Maybe not so fast there, pard. This is a team that clearly didn't want him back .... so he insists on a May 5th opt out. To me, that gives the Tigers 30 days to find a solution ... it may be Benoit ...it may be Coke... it may ...

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No. But he will be up eventually as the bullpen by committee won't last.

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Tigers signed Valverde to a minor league deal. If he shows anything in AAA he'll be brought up. Question is, when he does come back "Do you feel lucky, punk?" I'll be spending some FAAB since I didn't spend for one in our auction. Most all other set-up RP are rostered so nothing out there ...

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Not really. You hit that nail smack dab on the head. Nice write up.

I do think Reddick's defense will buy him a get out of jail card when his bat goes silent for 7-10 days.

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Polka, that is last year's roster and I picked up Trout via FAAB.

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Saw this on Rotoworld "According to FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi, Albert Pujols (knee) "wobbled as he ran Wednesday."" Sounds like he has not fully recovered from knee surgery last Fall. If this doesn't clear up pretty soon have to think it will affect his draft value to some degr...

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Questions....1) do you have someone else you are thinking of protecting instead and 2) who else will be available at auction who you can get at $20 who can deliver 20+ HRs and maybe 10 SBs? If you think you can get them for $20 or less and they are less of an injury risk then consider dropping him a...

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It's been my observation that for the last several years in our 12 team AL only league starting pitching, except for the elite tier, gets underbid relative to what they produce in a 5x5 format. I too like Seager and he being eligible at 2B makes him even more valuable.

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FWIW....Royals fans posting on the KCStar article http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/10/39 ... -from.html are unhappy with this trade. Initially it was outrage but recent posters have been more positive. Guess they drank too much Moore's koolaid.

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Gag, puke, scream!!! Dayton what were you thinking :roll: ? Actually I have a pretty good idea of what DM was thinking......it's sink or swim time. He knows his job is on the line so he might as well take a shot now when Myers' value is his highest (agree with big_kid on that). Moore is now on the c...

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Perry, read that rumored story as well. IMO last year screams "career year". Plus he's only under contract for one more year anyway. I personally would not trade Myers for a 38 year-old SP whose only out pitch is a knuckleball that those who throw it don't know where it's going most of the...

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Right now, Myers is probably at maximum value - because he's purely speculative. Too many can't misses missed (Pie , Corey Patterson, Loewen, Rowell, Andy Marte, Lars Anderson, Drabek ...you get the point). I don't want Lester at any discount right now. Sheilds? Maybe ...but I think there's better ...

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1) agree with you 1000%. And KC got a huge sweetheart long term deal signed with him. There are a number of teams who'd rather have him than Myers. 2) Duffy and Paulino also had TJ surgery, although Paulino came over in a trade. Nonetheless he tore the ligament under KC's watch. Moore also knew that...

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Yes, there is always that risk that Myers could be a Wood, circa 2005. Agree with your opinion on Lester, especially since word is he lost velocity on his fastball this year.....(don't remind me of my concerns earlier in the year about King Felix :oops: ). Also agree if they trade him they need to b...

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Perry, saw your post on Bob Dutton's story in the KCStar about Moore shopping Wil Myers. Why are you against trading for Shields or Lester? Is it because they can be controlled for only 2 years vs 6 years of Myers? Not saying I am for trading Myers for either one but wanted to hear your arguments. I...

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.....It appears the only reason any team was not in on Melky is because they had no need for him. The steroid thing seems to have had NO impact on any team that decided he was a possibility and to have him be one of the FIRST free agent signings is mind boggling. Veeck was right 50 years ago - when...

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I agree with Perry on Cain/Meyers positions. I live in KC and that is what I'm hearing. Media is putting a ton of pressure on Glass, Moore and Yost. They and the fans are tired of the "we are a small market and can't afford the payroll". It's falling on deaf ears after what Oakland, Minnes...

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kid.....When do you have to send in your keeper list? I'd keep Saunders at 1 or 6 units for next year (not sure if I understood if you were asking if you should sign him to a contract for 6 units next year). I like him as he may have turned the corner and it's worth finding out for 6 units. For sure...

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See signature for roster. Have a bye this week and will play the lowest seed of the 3-6 seeds next week. Lost McCarthy for the season and Cobb will likely be given extra days off so will probably lose a start over the next 2 weeks. Two of the teams battling this week have 7 SP, another 5 and the 4th...

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Rangers called up Jurickson Profar (ss) today. While he won't provide much if any help this year, what are his prospects for starting the year in the majors in 2013? BTW, our rules don't allow us to protect players if they are in the minors as of our draft day. Thinking of taking a shot at him even ...

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Randy, I'm assuming you are aware that Joey Bats is having surgery on his wrist. Wrist surgeries can be tricky buggers that can zap a guy of his power. That being said he should be fully recovered by ST. If it were me I'd hold onto Ellsbury. Ellsbury has power, speed, average and should produce just...

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......so look at situations. Lavarnway is healthy, Ortiz may be shut down for the year and AGone is gone. Sounds like a chance to take right there (and I'd keep an eye if Kalish got called back up). You don't want Loney - he's Overbay/Kotchman lite. Why are you looking to replace Snider? He's outpe...

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Made it into our H2H playoffs (starts in 2 weeks) with a first round bye. Injuries and ineffectiveness on the part of a few players and little FAAB ($6) has me scratching my head on a few possible player moves. See signature for lineup. While I await the news on what the Sox will do with Ortiz I've ...

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See signature for league details (AL only). Have a couple decisions to make by 9 pm tonight. Figure getting ABs is the main item. Probably need to replace Macier Izturis.....choices are Donaldson or Nix or stay pat. And is it worth replacing Travis Snider with either of Carlos Pena, Justin Smoak, Si...

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I know this is a cheap shot, CubFan ... but I couldn't resist. Any other concerns? :lol: :lol: Been wondering how soon before you'd chime in after his masterpiece :lol: Since I previously conceded that I was overly "concerned" I don't plan on ordering any ketchup for the crow I ate awhile...

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I could see going after Thames if you could find the courage to just look at last season. But if you look at any part of his 2012 season, you should run far away from him ..especially in Safeco. I read an interesting piece the other day that says Safeco does not have as much effect on lefties so it...

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kid.....I already have Snider. Was just thinking of dropping him if it looked like the others were going to produce more. Nix was the guy I was planning on dropping.

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OK ...deep breath. Yes , Olt got called up ...but let's look at some things; He's done absolutely zip at this level - for all we know, he's Chris Davis redux This is a veteran, two time defending AL championship team. Is he gonna play 3rd? Nah. 1st - Might get some ABs in place of Moreland. DH - gi...

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Was very surprised to see Olt get called up before the September expansion of rosters. I'm starting to sweat a bit as I've got the underperforming Mike Young and wonder if he's going to lose some pt. I'm looking at dropping Nix as his pt appears to be at risk with McGehee being added. So, rank the a...

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Soto as he has more pop but he comes with a disclaimer......he's become injury prone. His new park will give him a boost in power. Kottaras should end up with more ABs but his counting numbers will be hampered in Oakland plus their anemic offense.

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Trying to recall a couple of studies that were done on how many starts a pitcher needs to adjust to the majors. Thought I might have seen it on Baseball Prospectus or the fantasy section of ESPN or possibly here on Masterballs site. The study dealt with starting pitchers who initially struggled with...

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12 team H2H AL only 5X5 keeper league ($310 in-season salary cap) $100 FAAB. Morales sent back to relief which leaves me 4 SPs until McCarthy comes off the DL. Traded for Cobb but he has been a disappointment over his past 4 starts. He may lose out when Niemann comes off the DL. So, wondering if put...

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FWIW dept. - he went unclaimed in our league!!!!! Due to family stuff I was unable to place a claim in for him on Sunday (I typically wait till late Sunday to see what teams do). Although several owners put bids in for him they got other players they wanted more, like Lind for $12. Highest bid I saw...

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Has he played enough games at 1B to qualify for your league? In ours he can only fill the UT slot. I figure someone in our league will bid double digits for him. Adam Lind is also available this week as his previous owner dropped him when he was sent to the minors. Ooops. I figure he'll go for $15+

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Just an update on the trade front. Traded Cain/O. Hudson/Villanueva for Cobb/Scott Sizemore/M. Izturis. Sizemore at $1 could be a keeper for 2013. Due to several other trades this owner made he no longer had room for him on his roster. I still have Holland and could use him as a trade chip as we hav...

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Got outbid for Oswalt $17 to $14. That was as high as I could go because of the salary cap. Did get Morales and Villaneuva. On to the Cobb saga. Cobb owner is what I call a used car salesman. He originally wanted Paulino for Cobb but when Paulino got hurt he said he "might" trade Cobb for ...

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Guess that makes me a "minor" fantasy pundit 8-) Better than being a "so-called" expert :P Not at all Todd. You are in the upper echelon or else I wouldn't be coming back for as long as I have been and signing up for your Platinum service. MB at ESPN, who I enjoy reading and res...

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Thanks for responding so quickly Perry. I know I can get him for my $23 Cain as that was his offer. But if Kalish falters I'll have to activate Scott when he comes off the DL and he has not looked very good the past month. I'm almost certain he'd take Holland in trade but still thinking he has a sho...

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See signature for my league specifics. Had 6 SP's to start the week. Now down to 3 as Paulino (TJ surgery), McCarthy (DL) and Williams (DL and may be moved to relief) have torpedoed my staff. Hear is who is on the FAAB wire: Oswalt - what's he got left in the tank? Pitching in TX in the heat - not g...

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You know what you gotta say now, right? :D Yep! I was wwrrrooonnnggggg! Not the first time and won't be the last. And as an aside there were a number of "major" fantasy pundits who were as concerned or more than me who had already written him off as moving into the Lincecum column. I'm al...

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I think Paulino and Cain is too much of a drain on your pitching if all you get is Kinsler in return.......tell him you will trade him Paulino, Cain, and Hudson (ODog I presume) for Kinsler AND Cobb Perry, you read my mind. Prior to my second post that was my counter offer but he ultimately nixed i...

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Well he wants Paulino. I would give him Paulino $1, Cain $23 and Hudson $4 for Kinsler $30. Was going to do the deal but now my SP is a bit suspect going forward. Jerome Williams may have had his 15 minutes of fame and McCarthy is an annual injury risk even though he puts up good numbers. Parker is ...

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Felix just threw seven strong innings with seven strikeouts and says...........Watcha talkin about Willis? He was throwing six different pitches - all for strikes Next question...........? Hey, I'll take it but I'm also aware that the Giants do not have a vaunted offense (would have been noteworthy...

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Have an owner in our 12 team AL only H2H keeper league who is dumping and is interested in Paulino $1 and Parker $8. I know about Paulino's injury history and come and go command. However, since coming over to KC he has shown significant stretches of the pitcher many envisioned with alot of swing an...

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When posed with such a question, I like to test the inverse proposal to get some answers. Would you trade Felix for Cain one on one right now? Because, it seems, in essence, that is what you are doing - one potential injured body with a rep for one truly injured body with no rep. And if you are wor...

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Well we really DON'T know anything and I read everything Mariners...........don't think it helps to speculate without some tangible information............so we ALL have to wait until we find out Perry, but don't we all speculate on what player A will do? And we factor in such intangibles as whethe...

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Not sure WHY you would want to give up Cain - and after last night you should get a LOT more for him I would go back to the trades under discussion and find something that you like Perry, playing AL only. This is Lorenzo Cain. He's on my DL and I have no place for him if/when he comes off and his s...

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Well we really DON'T know anything and I read everything Mariners...........don't think it helps to speculate without some tangible information............so we ALL have to wait until we find out Perry, but don't we all speculate on what player A will do? And we factor in such intangibles as whethe...

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Todd, while no one can dispute his base numbers his ERA/WHIP reflect more than just a guy who is unlucky. The more I read about diminished velocity....and it doesn't improve....the more times it seems to lead to bad things, such as hiding or pitching with an injury. There is no denying that diminish...

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