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Hi everyone. It is great to see the old, familiar names. It's like a homecoming...or reunion of sorts. 
Of course, with the advent of spring comes my taking the time to try to figure out how to play this beloved game of ours, once again. It's hard to believe I used to be pretty decent at this stuff. lol
I'm in a 5x5, $280, NL-only, auction league that uses OBP instead of BAvg. (Edited to add: This is a 12 team league, and we have 25 man active rosters with 10 Pitchers, 14 Hitters and 1 extra UT slot that can be a hitter or pitcher. Our 15 reserve players can be rotated in and out of the weekly lineup at will. Each team has $100 of FAAB, supplemented by whatever you do not spend at the auction.)
I don't have a stellar keeper list, so I might be playing for 2015. I have been offered Dan Haren ($10, 2nd year) and Blackburn (minor leaguer, but $1 when no longer qualified as a Major League Rookie) in exchange for Matt Skole (minor leaguer, but $5 when he no longer qualifies as a Major League Rookie). I tend to prefer keeping hitting prospects with power, especially considering LaRoche is a FA in 2015 and Skole could slide in at 1B or 3B (if they move Zimmerman to 1B). The question is whether acquiring Haren is worth swapping the prospects. I've not done the current calculations, but hitting inflation normally starts around 45 - 60%, and pitching inflation starts around 25 - 30%.
We can keep up to 15 players, plus three minor leaguers on the farm with no budget impact. I also have an offer to deal a final year Bumgarner $13 for P.Corbin $5, C.Dickerson $5, and Kyle Parker $1 - minor leaguer (which I am leaning against).
Please let me know your thoughts about the trades. My current roster is as follows:
Probable keepers:
C: Hundley $2 - Final
1B: G.Sanchez $6 - First Year (Claimed in 2014 via the Winter Waiver process)
OF: C.Gomez $1 - Due Extension (probably two years to $11 or three years to $16)
OF: G.Stanton $20 for 2014 and 2015
OF C.Yelich $1 - Second Year
P: M.Bumgarner $13 - Final
P: P.Maholm $6 - Final (would cost me $25 in real money to drop)
P: C.Morton $4 - Second
P: AJ Ramos $2 - Second
P: Tim Stauffer $1 - Second
Farm:
Lucas Giolito
Josh Bell
Matt Skole
Possible Keepers
SS: A.Hechevarria $3 - Second (cheap MI with SB possibilities?)
OF: Logan Schafer $1 - Second (possible expanded 4th OF role and handcuff for Gomez. I have an offer to deal him for G.Blanco $4 and A.Varvaro $1, which I am leaning against)
P: Ross Detwiler $3 - Second
P: Chad Gaudin $6 - Second
Planned Drops:
Josh Rutledge $19 - Second
Troy Tulowitski $55 - Second
Ryan Zimmerman $43 - Second
Justin Upton $57 - Second
Carl Crawford $29 - Extension Decision
Christian Garcia $1 - Second
Tom Gorzelanny $2 - Second
Let me know what you think I should do.
Thanks!
Of course, with the advent of spring comes my taking the time to try to figure out how to play this beloved game of ours, once again. It's hard to believe I used to be pretty decent at this stuff. lol
I'm in a 5x5, $280, NL-only, auction league that uses OBP instead of BAvg. (Edited to add: This is a 12 team league, and we have 25 man active rosters with 10 Pitchers, 14 Hitters and 1 extra UT slot that can be a hitter or pitcher. Our 15 reserve players can be rotated in and out of the weekly lineup at will. Each team has $100 of FAAB, supplemented by whatever you do not spend at the auction.)
I don't have a stellar keeper list, so I might be playing for 2015. I have been offered Dan Haren ($10, 2nd year) and Blackburn (minor leaguer, but $1 when no longer qualified as a Major League Rookie) in exchange for Matt Skole (minor leaguer, but $5 when he no longer qualifies as a Major League Rookie). I tend to prefer keeping hitting prospects with power, especially considering LaRoche is a FA in 2015 and Skole could slide in at 1B or 3B (if they move Zimmerman to 1B). The question is whether acquiring Haren is worth swapping the prospects. I've not done the current calculations, but hitting inflation normally starts around 45 - 60%, and pitching inflation starts around 25 - 30%.
We can keep up to 15 players, plus three minor leaguers on the farm with no budget impact. I also have an offer to deal a final year Bumgarner $13 for P.Corbin $5, C.Dickerson $5, and Kyle Parker $1 - minor leaguer (which I am leaning against).
Please let me know your thoughts about the trades. My current roster is as follows:
Probable keepers:
C: Hundley $2 - Final
1B: G.Sanchez $6 - First Year (Claimed in 2014 via the Winter Waiver process)
OF: C.Gomez $1 - Due Extension (probably two years to $11 or three years to $16)
OF: G.Stanton $20 for 2014 and 2015
OF C.Yelich $1 - Second Year
P: M.Bumgarner $13 - Final
P: P.Maholm $6 - Final (would cost me $25 in real money to drop)
P: C.Morton $4 - Second
P: AJ Ramos $2 - Second
P: Tim Stauffer $1 - Second
Farm:
Lucas Giolito
Josh Bell
Matt Skole
Possible Keepers
SS: A.Hechevarria $3 - Second (cheap MI with SB possibilities?)
OF: Logan Schafer $1 - Second (possible expanded 4th OF role and handcuff for Gomez. I have an offer to deal him for G.Blanco $4 and A.Varvaro $1, which I am leaning against)
P: Ross Detwiler $3 - Second
P: Chad Gaudin $6 - Second
Planned Drops:
Josh Rutledge $19 - Second
Troy Tulowitski $55 - Second
Ryan Zimmerman $43 - Second
Justin Upton $57 - Second
Carl Crawford $29 - Extension Decision
Christian Garcia $1 - Second
Tom Gorzelanny $2 - Second
Let me know what you think I should do.
Thanks!
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