Buying low - slow starts

[Ken]

Would you trade Tucker straight up for Ohtani who is done this year. Daily moves can play both ways. Tucker you get to keep this year and next at 20 no extensions.

In daily moves Ohtani is the #1 player by a very wide margin.

So... sure, not a particularly close trade if you are focused on winning this year.

( note - not that it matters, but this isn't really buying or selling low, it's simply that Ohtani is a much better asset in this format, it's similar to a 2 for 1 )

[Bene Futuis]

Would you trade Tucker straight up for Ohtani who is done this year. Daily moves can play both ways. Tucker you get to keep this year and next at 20 no extensions.

Right as we speak, Tucker hits a HR.


But yes, I would jump all over that trade in a daily moves / two-way Ohtani league. He pretty much broke my valuation spreadsheet when he was listed as a two way guy --- was worth something like $110 with inflation. It was insane. Never seen anything like it.

[Sour Masher]

Would you trade Tucker straight up for Ohtani who is done this year. Daily moves can play both ways. Tucker you get to keep this year and next at 20 no extensions.

If I could get Ohtani in a daily.....take all my money!!!!

[Sour Masher]

I just acquired Swanson. He is a keeper, so there is risk if he doesn't pull out of his funk and house a down year, but I think who we saw last year is who he ends up being. On the flip side, I just moved Yelich after acquiring him just a couple of days before. I am glad I did. Of the remaining players, Ketel Marte stands out as a guy you should get if you can get any kind of discount.

Feeling good about snagging Swanson on April 22. He has been very respectable since then.

[revo]

Akil Badoodoo sitting for the 5th time in the last 8 games

[Ken]

Akil Badoodoo sitting for the 5th time in the last 8 games

Where's the sell low thread

[Sour Masher]

I just landed Emmanuel Clase for Bruce Zimmermann. He is convinced Clase has lost the job and his favorite podcast was touting Zimmermann as a legit guy. I have Karinchak too, so while I think Clase still has the job for awhile, if he does keep struggling, my hope is Karinchak is the guy who takes over. My kneejerk reaction is to always do a deal this early with this big of a difference in perceived value, but I occasionly get burnt by that, like when I traded Cedric Mullins early last year for a more establish bat that I ended up dropping.

[revo]

I just landed Emmanuel Clase for Bruce Zimmermann. He is convinced Clase has lost the job and his favorite podcast was touting Zimmermann as a legit guy. I have Karinchak too, so while I think Clase still has the job for awhile, if he does keep struggling, my hope is Karinchak is the guy who takes over. My kneejerk reaction is to always do a deal this early with this big of a difference in perceived value, but I occasionly get burnt by that, like when I traded Cedric Mullins early last year for a more establish bat that I ended up dropping.

Whuut

[revo]

Josh Lowe- overmatched, probably could be had for a song in redraft leagues

Demoted to AAA

[revo]

Panic is starting to set in for owners of the following batters:

Joey Votto
Paul DeJong
Max Muncy
Whit Merrifield
Jarred Kelenic
Trent Grisham
Christian Walker
Brendan Rodgers
Spencer Torkelson
Jorge Soler
Christian Pache
Joey Gallo
Justin Turner
Avisail Garcia
Marcus Semien
Rhys Hoskins
Nick Senzel
Trevor Story
Jesse Winker
Yuli Gurriel
Tyler Naquin
Darin Ruf
Tyler O'Neill
Jake Cronenworth
Adam Duvall
Ketel Marte
Bobby Dalbec
Randy Arozarena
Wil Myers
Jonathan Schoop
Nelson Cruz
Joey Bart
Yasmani Grandal

[Ken]

I have way too many of those players.

I will say, there are some of these that I don't see panic on necessarily:

Ketel Marte has an 8 game hitting streak including a HR and a SB. I think buying window has passed and owners are no longer panicking.
Marcus Semien has 6 hits in his last 4 games, looks like he may be starting to come out of it.
Christian Walker has 6 HR, so while you hate the avg/obp at least he's doing something
Max Muncy I called pre-season - if you expected a quick start you weren't listening to me! (not that anyone ever should) He started "swinging a bat" late in the offseason and I think it was only reasonable to expect a slow start. If you bought him hopefully it was for the long haul and not a short term buy since struggles seemed obvious.

[DMT]

Brendan Rodgers just had his best week of the season (which wasn't that great but at least better).

[Ken]

Brendan Rodgers just had his best week of the season (which wasn't that great but at least better).

I agree, he should have been in my list too - hitting .321 in the last week is going to make it hard to buy low on him

[Sharky]

Trevor Story panic set in for me weeks ago.

I notice that lots of these guys seemed to be contact challenged even before this year. Am thinking that’s even more of “a thing” this year.

[Ken]

Trevor Story panic set in for me weeks ago.

I notice that lots of these guys seemed to be contact challenged even before this year. Am thinking that’s even more of “a thing” this year.

The Trevor Story problem is scary. His babip sits 12 points above last year at .305!

I think you are right about the poor hit tool guys.

But why?