I don't post many of my trades, but this one is interesting (at least for me).
15 team mixed, deep league (17 man bench). I'm in first (130 points), and I have a 23 point lead. I've held a nice lead for a month, but I don't want to take my foot off the gas.
Last week, the second place team dropped Reynaldo Lopez to make room for a bat. My pitching staff is good, but Lopez was by far the best pitcher available, so I put in a ridiculously high bid on him ($59), which I can afford to do since I have a nice lead and the most FAAB and few holes. I got him for $23 (yay Vickrey), and for now he's just a streaming option. But I like to have several streaming options in this league.
Another team who is in the hunt for a top 5 spot had put in a bid for him for $15 and lost, but he still really wants Lopez. He offered me Bo Bichette (15A) in a trade.
Even though I'm obviously going for it this year I think this is a move I should make but wanted to ask the pen.
My rationale:
1) I think Lopez has outpitched his true talent level so far this year. The Ks and BBs are nothing special, and his FIP is 4.65
2) At $15, Bichette may not be a keeper but if he maintains his rookie eligibility I can have him at $15B next year using a reserve spot (doesn't count against my auction budget)
3) I think I can flip Bichette to a rebuilding team at the trade deadline for more than Lopez.
4) Lopez is not a keeper at $23 (or even close)
5) This may be Lopez's peak value
Current Team:
C Salvador Perez (16C)
C James McCann (3A)
1B Brandon Belt (1A)
2B Jose Altuve (57A)
SS *Paul DeJong (1B)
3B Mike Moustakas (1B)
MI Ian Happ (2B)
CI Eric Hosmer (11Z)
OF Yasiel Puig (10B)
OF *Ronald Acuna (15A)
OF Kevin Pillar (2A)
OF Ender Inciarte (7C)
OF *Khris Davis (16B)
UT Justin Smoak (5B)
B *Daniel Murphy (12C)
B Brandon Nimmo (4A) ** starting for injured Acuna
B #Adalberto Mondesi (10A)
B Franmil Reyes (4A)
B Ian Kinsler (10A)
B Jose Iglesias (2A) ** starting for injured DeJong
B Derek Dietrich (5A) ** starting for injured Davis
B Victor Robles (10B)
B Kyle Tucker (15A)
SP Aaron Nola (14Y)
SP Clayton Kershaw (52A)
SP Blake Snell (6B)
SP Jake Junis (3A)
SP Jameson Taillon (17A)
SP Lance McCullers (16A)
SP Alexander Reyes (5B)
CL Edwin Diaz (3C)
CL Shane Greene (1B)
B Michael Fulmer (16A)
B Reynaldo Lopez (23A)
B German Marquez (6A)
B Freddy Peralta (1A)
B Jose Alvarado (1A)
B Amir Garrett (1A)
B C. J. Edwards (10A)
B Jordan Hicks (2A)
Thoughts?
15 team mixed, deep league (17 man bench). I'm in first (130 points), and I have a 23 point lead. I've held a nice lead for a month, but I don't want to take my foot off the gas.
Last week, the second place team dropped Reynaldo Lopez to make room for a bat. My pitching staff is good, but Lopez was by far the best pitcher available, so I put in a ridiculously high bid on him ($59), which I can afford to do since I have a nice lead and the most FAAB and few holes. I got him for $23 (yay Vickrey), and for now he's just a streaming option. But I like to have several streaming options in this league.
Another team who is in the hunt for a top 5 spot had put in a bid for him for $15 and lost, but he still really wants Lopez. He offered me Bo Bichette (15A) in a trade.
Even though I'm obviously going for it this year I think this is a move I should make but wanted to ask the pen.
My rationale:
1) I think Lopez has outpitched his true talent level so far this year. The Ks and BBs are nothing special, and his FIP is 4.65
2) At $15, Bichette may not be a keeper but if he maintains his rookie eligibility I can have him at $15B next year using a reserve spot (doesn't count against my auction budget)
3) I think I can flip Bichette to a rebuilding team at the trade deadline for more than Lopez.
4) Lopez is not a keeper at $23 (or even close)
5) This may be Lopez's peak value
Current Team:
C Salvador Perez (16C)
C James McCann (3A)
1B Brandon Belt (1A)
2B Jose Altuve (57A)
SS *Paul DeJong (1B)
3B Mike Moustakas (1B)
MI Ian Happ (2B)
CI Eric Hosmer (11Z)
OF Yasiel Puig (10B)
OF *Ronald Acuna (15A)
OF Kevin Pillar (2A)
OF Ender Inciarte (7C)
OF *Khris Davis (16B)
UT Justin Smoak (5B)
B *Daniel Murphy (12C)
B Brandon Nimmo (4A) ** starting for injured Acuna
B #Adalberto Mondesi (10A)
B Franmil Reyes (4A)
B Ian Kinsler (10A)
B Jose Iglesias (2A) ** starting for injured DeJong
B Derek Dietrich (5A) ** starting for injured Davis
B Victor Robles (10B)
B Kyle Tucker (15A)
SP Aaron Nola (14Y)
SP Clayton Kershaw (52A)
SP Blake Snell (6B)
SP Jake Junis (3A)
SP Jameson Taillon (17A)
SP Lance McCullers (16A)
SP Alexander Reyes (5B)
CL Edwin Diaz (3C)
CL Shane Greene (1B)
B Michael Fulmer (16A)
B Reynaldo Lopez (23A)
B German Marquez (6A)
B Freddy Peralta (1A)
B Jose Alvarado (1A)
B Amir Garrett (1A)
B C. J. Edwards (10A)
B Jordan Hicks (2A)
Thoughts?
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