Did I Just Get Fleeced? Just traded Jose Bautista..

Not only are you trading one of the game’s best players, but you’re trading a very good C, a fairly reliable source of saves and an interesting minor league arm. I don’t think you’re getting even close to good value here. With that many keepers, you’re almost in a dynasty league and Holiday, while good, is too old to be a good return for a rebuilding team. You want the centerpiece of a trade package to be someone like Eric Hosmer – someone who can not only help you this year, but will retain value over the foreseeable future. Holliday has almost certainly peaked in value.

you traded the #3 player in fantasy baseball for, well, what you traded him for.

You got Kenny Williamsed

You gave up one of the top 5 players in baseball and two more of the best players on your team (Montero & Putz). Holliday is good and about the same age as Bautista, but being able to use him as a 3B makes Bautista much more valuable. And, I’d be very surprised to see M.Cabrera have the same numbers he had in 2011. My league has 12 teams and 12 keepers. Lucroy and Pagan wouldn’t even be keepers in our league, but 15 keepers for 16 teams forces you to use some mediocre players. On the other had, you’ve done pretty well during the past few years, so . . . . . Good Luck!

Dealt: Josh Collmenter, Bryce Brentz(M), 1-13 FA draft. pick, rd 6 rd 8, and 1rst and 2nd round future picks

for

Paul Konerko, Mathew Lika(M), round 1-2 FA draft pick, and rds 9 and 10, 4th and 5th future picks…

Now obviously I’ve given up a ton here but all of a sudden my team now looks like this..

C- Lucroy
1B- Konerko
2B- Espinosa
3B- Roberts
SS- Aybar
OF- Holliday, B. Upton, Melky Cabrera
UT- Pagan

SP- Daniel Hudson(M), Clay Bucholz, Anibal Sanchez, Alexi Ogando, Ricky Nolasco
RP- Motte, Marmol
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Noteable players available in FA draft…
Alexis Rios, Ryan Madson, CJ Wilson OR Jose Valverde, Michael Cuddyer, Wandy Rodriguez, Jake Peavy

Note while I’m not overly enthused about the prospects of Rios returning to 2010 form, if I can add him to the team I’ve already got, I’ve still got a chance in 2012 with an 8 team playoff system (In 09 I won the championship as the 7 seed, made finals in ‘10 as 6 seed) And really that could be the worse case scenario picking Rios, as really CJ Wilson would be the consensus pick for me if dropped.. He’d be a nice replacement for Tim Hudson (back concerns also, btw), while having Clay Bucholz to boot.

Also while I may have undervalued having a true superstar, prospects and future picks.. This league has gotten a lot more competitive, and there’s no weak links when it comes to trading, heck I’m beginning to think I’m the weak link.. But almost all teams are extremely reluctant to give up hitting or young prospects… Also, players like T. Hudson, Putz, and Montero are all very good, but are hard to net a definite offensive threat.. And with the talent pool I had, while I had many spare parts, I didn’t have nearly enough to have a prayer in 2012. Now even if 2012 doesn’t start off well… I have chips can suddenly deal the Holliday’s, Konerko’s, Cabrera’s, A. Sanchez’, Ogando’s, Motte’s
and Marmol’s and even the BJ Upton’s and Erick Aybar;s of the world…

Dealt:
Clay Buccholz, Carlos Marmol, Angel Pagan, Rd 3, rd 9

for
JD Martinez, picks 1(3), 1(7), 1(8), rd 7

Available players:
CJ Wilson
RIos
Madson
Cuddyer
Oswalt
Wandy Rodriguez
Grady Sizemore
Nick Swisher
Coco Crisp
Jason Bay
Jake Peavy
Scott Baker
Joe Nathan

Who should I target here?

As stated above, your best-case scenario seems to be breaking even.

Dealt
Matt Holliday
Carlos Pena
Rd 7 pick
RD 8 pick

Received:\
Matt Cain
Sergio Santos
RD 1 (12) pick
Rd 10 pick

Actually think this is the best deal I’ve made.. I myself was a llittle disappointed in the other 3 days I’ve made at second glance.. Last year I was able to add depth as well having 4 picks in the top 7(picked Tim Hudson, JJ Putz, whiffed on Franklyn Guttierez and got Anibal Sanchez at 7.. As said above though I’m probably not gonna net an Anibal Sanchez like pitcher at 7..

But right now my team looks like this…

C Jonathan Lucroy
1B Paul Konerko
2B Danny Espinosa
3B Ryan Roberts
SS Erick Aybar
OF- BJ Upton, Melky Cabrera, JD Martinez

SP- Matt Cain, Daniel Hudson, A. Sanchez, Alexi Ogando, Nolasco
RP- Sergio Santos, Jason Motte

picks 1(2), 1(3), 1(7), 1(8), 1(12), 2(20) then all picks from the 7th on…

Was really looking to make this last deal mainly because if now enables me to add both Rios and Crisp.. or CJ Wilson.. But at any rate I’ll have some real nice depth after the first 6 picks at any rate..

Although he slowed down a little at the end of his stint last year.. Hopefully he can take advantage of that LF in Houston..