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da_big_kid_94

I agree with cwk ....Haren gets the deal done.

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It's a jumping off point for negotiations ... he's aiming just a WEE bit high,but you can't blame him. I'd say Peavy OR Reyes ...but not both unless he boosts the quality of the supporting players in the deal. Kouz is ok, but Church? And Harden's a crap shoot. I'd say you need something a little mor...

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You offered or he offered?

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If it were me, as I noted earlier, I bet Crawford comes at a discount and can be had for the $42 Sizemore salary or less. In that scenario, how much of a discount would you have to get Crawford at? Also, how much does his significantly reduced SB totals from last year play into this number? If you ...

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If it were me, as I noted earlier, I bet Crawford comes at a discount and can be had for the $42 Sizemore salary or less. In that scenario, how much of a discount would you have to get Crawford at? Also, how much does his significantly reduced SB totals from last year play into this number? If you ...

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Before telling you which way I would lean ... a question - how would you go about (or how would you intend) replacing Sizemore's stolen bases?

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Have some time before keepers have to be finalized but I'm trying to get a preliminary feel. List of anyone remotely possible to keep: Jose Reyes Ryan Ludwick Lastings Millidge David Wright Johan Santana Jake Peavy Heath Bell And for Da Big Kid, yes I'm still trying to trade for Pujols, just like f...

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RandyKutcherHair wrote:Well my trade partner is insisting on including Tillman with hill. He doesn't want Gio.

Do I let Tillman hold up this deal?

No (smart guy. your trading partner). For Papy, Tillman is all potential and no substance yet. I don't let Tillman stand in the way.

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just curious dbk, why do you think they move Joba, the proven starter, to the pen and let Hughes start? I would think with the Yankee mentality to win after not even making the playoffs last year, let Hughes come out of the pen and regain some of his composure. Joba has at least proven himself as a...

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I would make the deal, and I'd keep Tillman over Gio Gonzalez.

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I do believe the Yankees just did themselves a big favor today by signing Andy Petttite. To me, this means Joba goes back to the pen. It 's the perfect excuse to put him back there and let Hughes be the fifth starter. Where do you see Joba falling in as a reliever if this happens, Bod?

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I'm with Todd. I would keep Webb, Victorino, Gonzalez and Liriano. I stay far away from Abreu until I find out where he signs ... and what the lineup around him looks like ... he's not getting any younger (he'll turn 35 before the season starts), and if this is a dynasty type league? Youth is the be...

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It is great to have MastersBall back in any way we can, but I (and others as well) have been remiss. Lost in all of the excitement of having Todd and Gary back under old management was who helped make this a reality for us. Thank you very much to Lawr Michaels, JP Kastner, Brian Walton, Mark Meltzer...

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I think that list should tell you who to keep ...Shields. Would you be happy with any of the guys you listed over Shields? Youk is tough to leave unprotected, but if those are your possible cheap options for pitching? Your alternatives there look frightening. There is a difference between filling yo...

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Ok ... first of all, a jump for 4 to 31 HR over a single season is Brady Anderson-esque. I don't think any methodology could come close to predicting such a leap. Having said that, we take a closer look at the numbers. A +27 HR differential that only translated into a +12 run differential. In additi...

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J.P. - a question - the age 25 year you have here is a projection for what he will do in the 2009 season or has this year already taken place and these are the numbers this player put up in 2008? I ask because the HR number looks very much out of proportion.

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I agree with you, mojo ...it is our own personal peccadillos and values that we place on certain skill sets that make our game. But has the production of a given player become secondary to who he is and what we think about him? I think Jason was the one who tried to show everyone they should get off...

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With Gordon, I can't help but think that a lot of it has to do with the environment he's in. I'm not going for a joke here ...but do you remember about three years back when they had Sweeney, Pickering and Harvey on the roster at the same time? In essence, three of the same player (slow, non athleti...

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And if anyone hasn't realized it already, by reading these posts .... THIS is what I missed about last year!

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First, let me thank you all for the replies - there has been some very enlightening information posted. It seems that, from some of the responses, some of you had to find out it was Corey Hart before making the call... and I guess that was my point. What I was really asking for was to take his numbe...

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Ok, mate ...out of context, what is your need for Beltre right now? To me, Broxton for Gordon straight up would be a deal I'd make in a dynasty. What is the significance in Beltre for both sides of this deal?

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I like Davis. I am very hopeful about Davis. I have Davis entering his second year at 5 units in my AL only 4x4. But before I'd commit to numbers such as these, I'd like to hear and then see one thing happen - Ron Washington penciling his name in the lineup no lower than 6th. Tell me he's going to h...

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Because of the way Cleveland handled the VMart situation last year, I will have a tough time believing anything I read in the press or released by the Indians on a positive note regarding Pronk. If I want to get a DH with an injury history this season, I believe I'll be focusing on Rocco Baldelli.

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I see some of the questions posted, and they seem to beget more of the same; Is a - 9 walk total and a + 10 K total really all that significant here? I understand it was done over an additional 110+ ABs, but it's not as if he were very selective in the prior year. He had an additional 107 ABs in 200...

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I've been kicking this idea around for a while, but haven't been able to word it exactly how I would like - so I have to fall back on a poor technique - demonstration via anecdote. To wit - what criteria do you use to categorize players when it comes to consecutive diametrically opposed offensive se...

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I would definitely do this deal. I look at the 2009 Reds lineup (to date) and I see striking similarities between them and the 2008 Nationals. 1B- Votto 2B - Phillips 3B - Encarnacion SS - Keppinger C - Hernandez/? OF - Bruce OF - Taveras OF - Dickerson/Hopper/Hairston While keeping in mind they are...

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What is everyone's feelings on gio gonzalez? i know lots of people had him very high last year but do not hear much about him lately. Gio Gonzalez bothers me. Perry and I had points of contention about him on the old boards. He has great stuff on paper, but he hasn't demonstrated any command at all...

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I was listening to our local sports guy (Lansing) interview John Smoltz this morning, and after the interview the question of his worthiness of induction came up. Career Numbers to date: 20 years, 210 wins, 154 saves, 3011 Ks, 3.26 ERA. - Fringe. What say you? I would say he's nowhere near fringe ....

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I was listening to our local sports guy (Lansing) interview John Smoltz this morning, and after the interview the question of his worthiness of induction came up. Career Numbers to date: 20 years, 210 wins, 154 saves, 3011 Ks, 3.26 ERA. - Fringe. What say you? I would say he's nowhere near fringe ....

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First, let me also add my congratulations to Rickey and Jim Rice. Well done. gents. But SWArmstrong has touched upon the tip of an iceberg here. It may not be next year, or 2011 ... but within the next 6 years, the BBWAA will come to realize they have painted themselves in a corner. 5 years from now...

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Volquez - coming up in the middle of last season? You may have him confused with someone else. He was with the Reds all of last season. 17-6 with a 3.21 ERA in THAT park with 200+ Ks? How can you not keep him at 3 units? You're right - I had the names confused. The guy who I can keep at 3 is Volsta...

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Capps is coming back to his old job. Qualls hasn't earned the job fully yet. Doumit went for 14 units in our 4x4 last year. In taking a look at what's available at catcher, I'd say 11 units is a bargain. Tulo had a bad year on a team currently in transition. He's good, but I think you have six bette...

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Check out the newest member ..... seems like some guy from ESPN may be slummin' :D Good to see you, Jason. You've done a very good job with ESPN and you are to be congratulated. Also, FYI, some of us did not really care for how a certain "CEO" threw you under the bus vis a vis "site d...

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I like Shields but in this league, pitchers rarely go above $18 at the draft - riskier than batters. But don't you already have a $25 Josh Beckett? I'd agree with you if Shields was your top unit pitcher - but he didn't go 18 units - he's 20 with an extension. Do you believe Shlelds is a 20 unit va...

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alleyoops wrote:
McLouth 12
Votto 8
Billingsley 11
Doumit 11
Capps 13
Volquez 3

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See i think this sigining as a decent one. You bring back a fan favorite for a modest salary, dont give up anything from current team, and dont lose any draft picks in the process. I dont see Barton as the one who is going to be losing a lot of PT. I think its going to come in the OF with guys like...

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See, I'm not sure if they are looking at Barton. Their current roster makeup has me confused. Allegedly, they had put Crosby on waivers. They don't have a backup middle infielder on their current depth chart (unless you count Cliff Pennington). Yet they are stocking up on corners and corner OFs. The...

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Shields and I suppose, Wieters.

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If the Giambi signing for Oakland takes place, do the dominoes topple this way?; Cust stays at DH because he's brutal in the field and between he and Holliday, they'll run whoever is their CF into the ground. Which would mean Giambi is their new first baseman; Which would mean Chavez is now a 3B aga...

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As for the whole KC Mindset Kid, we both have been doing this for awhile -- trying to read the minds of front office types. I made the personal decision that I am not a very good mind-reader, so I most often go with the most logical or common sense in my mind. I have found that more often that not,...

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Shoppach...yes he will likely go for double digits if thrown in the draft. Given my other choices probably a grenade for the rest of the league. Choo.....yeah I read that about the ROK tour. But I recall it would not start until 2010 or 2011 so I'd get a year of .280-15-70-10 if he starts for $1. T...

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Crisp $1 (has a starting gig and thus cheap 20+ steals)Not yet he dosen't - something has to be done with either Teahen or DeJesus first For all intents and purpose (am I the only one the grew up thinking it was intensive purposes?), Crisp is the starting CF and will hit lead off. If for some reaso...

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momige wrote:Any chance of BOD doing his "Tiers of Starting Pitching" this year?

If his posting on RotoJunkie can be believed (and I have no reason to doubt it), I'd say yeah.

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Welcome back, old boy. The 5 Alexi Ramirez $1 (a no brainer IMO) Longoria $19 (sophmore swoon?....did Phillies lay out the blueprint on how to pitch to him Did he learn from it? Youkilis $17 (can you say career year....but he did change his philosophy, hard to pass on a middle of the order guy in th...

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One must admit, hijacking threads has always been an integral part of my skill set.

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I understand that ...but you have to admit it is a purely arbitrary decision to do so and it is most probably done as a "convenience" to the people running the league. Take that same CBS system, put Wieters on your reserve list from your active roster, then try and reinsert in him in your...

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I dunno - I think that most leagues these days have the common sense to slot a guy where he has played and/or where he is projected to play and worry about making changes should something happen. For instance, if you were to participate in any of the major internet sites drafts this spring - Wieter...

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In the vast majority of leagues where the player has not ever appeared in the majors, the eligibility is almost always the position they played the most the previous season. On occasion, it is the anticipated position they will play in the Majors and in other rare occasions, it is DH only. Whee it ...

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If you can pick up a band-aid - I'd keep him. He's pretty much ready to go, but will likely start in the minors if nothing else for service time reasons like was done last year with Longoria. To address big kid's question... why wouldn't he automatically be a catcher? He's been nothing else his ent...

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JediKnights wrote:Wieters would be one of my 2 catchers until after the draft - then I would bench him and pick up another C off the free agent wire

Guess it begs the question ... and I'm not trying to be cute ....but if he's never appeared in an ML game ...why is he automatically a catcher?

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JediKnights wrote:If I protect Wieters and he does not make the roster, I'm stuck with him

Ok ....since he does not have a MLB position for the 2009 season, what are you stuck with him as?

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Oh hell, bounce whoever you want - it's your site. As to the foundation of the post ... I thought I saw CubFan pop in. I wonder if our teams will be miror images again this year? Steve, didn't you use the Body Snatchers icon? I'm one of the many who read more than post but I enjoyed the family atmo...

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What are the normal lengths of your contracts? Or, for that matter, what is the criteria for the starting/aging of a contract? My curiosity is piqued by the Davis and Ramirez contracts. Todd phrased it better than I did .... how does Wieters count against your 7 if he doesn't make the opening day ro...

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I will have a minor conundrum in the next few days as we will be sending out a "we're back" note to the subscribers of the old board. I only had one serious "issue" with a member over the years and I am wondering if it is fair that I can take the liberty of "losing" th...

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I am in a 6 team AL only keeper auction league with $260 cap. I can protect up to 7 players at the following salaries. Which players would you protect for the 2009 season at these values? Thank you for your assistance. Now THAT'S a helluva grocery list. At this early stage of the game, I would prot...

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You're an old MBer if you had Collin and Drew on your ignore list I sure wish I would've known about this "ignore list." I think it would've saved me about a hundred-plus anger-fueled PM's with a couple of guys that shall remain unnamed ;) Glad to see you, big kid. Just doesn't feel quite...

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SteveB wrote:Not sure if many remember me i would be around in streaks but go way back.

Reallyoldtag- GiantsSteve (lost in one of the early upgrades)
Old tag-SteveB
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So, Steve ....got your Sabean Countdown Calendar created yet?

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16 team mixed 5x5 (HR, R, RBI, SB, BA, ERA, WHIP, W, SB, K/9) roto with standard 14 hitters and 9 pitchers. Inflation historically runs 28%. Up to 10 can be kept. My choices: C - CI - Youkilis 16, Tex 35, MI - Phillips 27 OF - Hawpe 20, Ibanez 10 DH - P - Garland 11, Liriano 13, Peavy 33, Wood 11, ...

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Define "old". May qualify on more than one front.

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I think you also have to consider where he signs as a mitigating factor. If he winds up in Oakland or Seattle, I don't see him at 11 units. TB or Toronto could be intriguing fits, but as of now ... I'd throw him back.

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Todd Zola wrote:
FAQ?

That could work.

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I think you keep Hoffman. Putz is coming off injury and I have a huge distrust of column filler uttered during the off season. Virtually no one remembers these statements once the season starts, so I'd have to see Manuel actually do this before buying into it. By my count, there are 3 major league c...

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This may not be 100% totally relevant to the draft kit (may be better served as a sticky), but I have yet to see a site with a glossary of terms. For the newbies (and for some of the old timers, for that matter), a common base of understanding may be helpful. For example; What is a redraft league? D...

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Interesting looking place ya have here. Let's see what develops. Good luck with it.

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