too many 1B & OFs

by poludamas on May 10, 2006 11:27 PM EDT Comment 2 comments

I'm in a points league and I've accumulated an overabundance of 1B and OF types on my team due to pack-rat instincts and a lot of them being on the waiver wire, and I am looking for advice on who to get rid of/try to trade.

I'm definitely keeping these guys: Delgado, Dunn, Gomes.

The bubble guys:
R Winn, J Morneau, L Overbay, M Kotsay, M Murton.

I'm leaning toward keeping Winn, but I'm really not sure--it seems every time I make a swap in the lineup, the guy who just sat on the bench goes and hits a homer or two.

Who would you keep? Who would you try to trade away? (At this point, I could use pitching, and perhaps a good extra middle INF).
Thanks!

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Try a 2-for-1

Matt Murton and Mark Kotsay are nice players, but they have the upside of a guy like Morneau or Winn. And while Overbay is a solid player, you already have at least two (and maybe three, depending on where you are playing Dunn) solid first basemen.

I'd definitely keep the three you mention, and I'd add Winn to that list, as well. It all depends on how many of these players you're looking to keep, but I'd likely hold onto at least one of Morneau or Overbay, trading whichever one gets you the best player in return.

What I always like to do whenever I end up with too many players (which is often, since I'm like you and like to pick up guys that have value, regardless as to whether I'll end up starting them), I try to do a package deal -- a 2-for-1 where you send bench players and receive a starter would be ideal, though obviously hard to do.

by Matt Watson on May 11, 2006 2:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs