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05-15-2013, 02:53 PM | #2 |
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Do it. Longoria won't stay healthy and Gardner could pick up the slack in the SB's at UTIL. Plus the dropoff from Braun to Lorenzo Cain is much steeper than Longoria to Reynolds to me personally.
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05-15-2013, 03:01 PM | #3 |
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I would do it.
Braun is just more of a known quantity. I love Longo but don't buy his health and having this type of success all season. Is Reynolds eligible at 1B in your league?
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05-15-2013, 03:12 PM | #4 |
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Humble brag/advice for me, while we're at it:
I'm in that deep auction/keeper league ($300 cap/24 salaried players, 10 non-salaried from a snake draft). My team is cruising in all hitting stats save SBs (which are slowly ticking up... just had a strange start to the season but should finish middle of the pack). I have more keepers that I know what to do with (we're only allowed 9). I am probably going to trade a spare hitter for one more SP. I have Brandon Beachy stashed and coming back soon, but I'm not sure he'll give me the boost I need by myself. I've been getting by with Herrera and Drew Smyly at two of 9 P spots (High K relievers, at least). Anyway, here are my core keepers and their value for next year: Trout - 12 Harper - 9 Machado - 11 (:evil grin Cano - 40 Kemp - 28 Sale - 8 Miller - 8 That leaves me with two keeper spots open. I need to choose from the following list: Allen Craig - 8 Chase Headley - 5 Oscar Taveras - 5 Jedd Gyorko - 5 Ian Kinsler - 40 Jed Lowrie - 4 (we start 15 hitters with a lot of depth at MI, so 2B/SS eligibility he'll have for next year make him very valuable - Erick Aybar was kept in this league) Who should I keep as part of my core? Who should I leverage for trade bait?
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05-15-2013, 03:18 PM | #5 |
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I'd definitely keep Taveras. Craig is is an average WAR 1B but comes at a great price. Kinsler will probably move to 1B with Profar eventually being promoted. Gyorko has top 10 2B potential but I'd wait to see how he progresses this season first.
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05-15-2013, 03:20 PM | #6 |
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I'm going to have to consult Prison bitch first.
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05-15-2013, 03:28 PM | #7 |
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Hold out for Francoeur.
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05-15-2013, 03:36 PM | #8 |
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I wouldn't trade with Duncan Idaho. The dude is a stud in fantasy baseball. He was scouting out players in the Cardinals thread even though he is a Royals fan to get a leg up on the competition.
Worked out well too. Maybe have a Hamas vs. Duncan Idaho fantasy baseball cage match?
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05-15-2013, 03:39 PM | #9 |
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Taveras will hit. He's got an All-Star floor and all the way up to the HOF ceiling. His swing is a natural. No way do you let him go in a keeper league.
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05-15-2013, 04:14 PM | #10 |
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Reynolds is 1B/3B eligible.
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05-15-2013, 04:31 PM | #12 |
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I did it. Braun's consistency is just too good to pass up. It turns 3B from a decided strength to a potential weakness, but makes my outfield elite.
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05-17-2013, 03:37 PM | #13 |
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Some advice please
I'm being offered - David Wright for Clay Buchholz First time doing fantasy baseball as I'm not a big baseball guy. Is it harded to find a pitcher a notch below Buchholz as opposed to hoping to find a good 3b? 3b is my weakest position. Oh, I have Kershaw, Darvish, Cj wilson, Papelbon and Shelby Miller as pitchers. thanks guise |
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05-17-2013, 04:03 PM | #14 |
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I'd do that. Buccholz will come crashing down soon, IMO.
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How many teams in your league?
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