trading Harper

[DJRadar]

The Mondesi owner offered up Conforto. At $22 next year, Conforto might be an interesting option. Is that better than Witt, who is at least 2 years away?

[DJRadar]

Or would Hoskins be a good counter? Or should I try adding something with Conforto?

[Gregg]

Or would Hoskins be a good counter? Or should I try adding something with Conforto?

Tell him that the target is Mondesi. Ask him what else can you add from your non-keeper list to make the deal happen. Tell him if he doesn't want to deal work this deal you will move on.

Don't tell him this part, If he does not trade you Mondesi, you need to teach him a lesson. I mean no disrespect, you are not a good trader and your league knows it. You have valuable resources here to change that. All of the offers coming your way have been crap. That is the proof. Time to get on board with serious offers.

Figure out who it his closest competitor behind him and target someone you want and will make your keeper list. Post that in here. Make an offer he cannot refuse.

List the all the players here that you plan on keeping. The rest will be used to help decide who is going to win this year. You are also running out of time. So you probably want to get a deal done this week.

[Gregg]

Or would Hoskins be a good counter? Or should I try adding something with Conforto?

At this point and what I suggested above, you should not be just countering for a better player. You should be negotiating for the best player you actually want. Who are your top 5 players on YOUR wish list that are on teams competing for the title.

[Gregg]

So what did you do?

[DJRadar]

My potential keepers:
C Smith
2B Lowe
2B Merrifield
SS Kingery
OF Trout
OF Benintendi
OF Pederson
OF Renfroe
SP Hudson
SP Nola
SP Paddack
SS Lux
SP Puk
SP Singer

The 4th place team has Fried $5, DeGrom $44, and Pham $16.
The 3rd place team has Acuna $5, Vlad $1, Lindor $20, and Ray $17.
The 2nd place team has McNeil $9, Meadows $4, Bieber $19, and Manning $1.
The 1st place team has Bellinger $7, Muncy $13, Ramirez $14/3, Kelenic $1, and Smith $1.

[Gregg]

Which team has Mondesi?

[DJRadar]

He's in 5th place.

[Gregg]

My potential keepers:
C Smith
2B Lowe
2B Merrifield
SS Kingery
OF Trout
OF Benintendi
OF Pederson
OF Renfroe
SP Hudson
SP Nola
SP Paddack
SS Lux
SP Puk
SP Singer

The 4th place team has Fried $5, DeGrom $44, and Pham $16.
The 3rd place team has Acuna $5, Vlad $1, Lindor $20, and Ray $17.
The 2nd place team has McNeil $9, Meadows $4, Bieber $19, and Manning $1.
The 1st place team has Bellinger $7, Muncy $13, Ramirez $14/3, Kelenic $1, and Smith $1.

Merrifield, Harper, Paddack, Puk for Acuna and three throw ins of his choice.

[mjl]

Merrifield, Harper, Paddack, Puk for Acuna and three throw ins of his choice.

man, it's September. You're not going to get a $5 Acuna for something that doesn't lock up first place, and giving two very good hitters to the third place team to replace a great hitter isn't that.

Go trade for Jose Ramirez.

[DJRadar]

I tried getting Acuna or Vlad before. That's a no go.

The Mondesi owner made another offer - Hoskins $16/2 and Votto $31 for Harper.

I would love to get Rutschman from him along with those two. I don't plan on keeping Votto next year, but Hoskins is interesting. If he can cut down on his strikeouts and quit trying to hit it out of the park on every swing, I think he could be useful.

Thoughts from the RJ crowd?

[mjl]

Again, it's September, you're not going to get a fantastic offer. That's at least a possibility. I still think you should offer three or four guys to the first place team for Ramirez and Kelenic.

[Gregg]

I tried getting Acuna or Vlad before. That's a no go.

The Mondesi owner made another offer - Hoskins $16/2 and Votto $31 for Harper.

I would love to get Rutschman from him along with those two. I don't plan on keeping Votto next year, but Hoskins is interesting. If he can cut down on his strikeouts and quit trying to hit it out of the park on every swing, I think he could be useful.

Thoughts from the RJ crowd?

I would ignore the offer and tell him to make an offer that gets Mondesi. He is the target. Again I am willing to pay a lot. No Mondesi and I can't trade with you.

This is not just about Mondesi. It is about letting the league know you need to get fair offers. Most of the offers I have seen you post are terribly one sided. I would keep Harper and put him back in the pool before I would trade him for someone I know I am not going to keep.

You already have your 6 keepers. There is no reason to trade for another player that does not make your keeper list. Unless it is to teach the league to get serious with offers moving forward.

[DJRadar]

I offered Harper, Bradley, and Touissaint for JRam,, Kelenic, and Kluber. With JRam and Kluber out for the year, they aren't helping him win a title this year. He's sitting at $399 salary, so the salaries almost match up. It got rejected. He said he's not moving Kelenic or JRam, but he would move Kluber for Harper straight up. That's an automatic rejection.

At this point, I'm tossing Harper back and not getting anything for him.

[DJRadar]

Another offer from the JRam/Kluber owner. He offered both for Harper and Lux. Yet another rejection.