What's Joey Bats's trade value in my dynasty league?

by baumann on Sep 2, 2011 1:00 AM EDT

In my 14-team dynasty league, I want to head into the auction next year with ~$90 to spend on the remaining 9 spots (we can keep 19 major leaguers and 4 minor leaguers). I'm considering making serious offers for Bautista, who's $2. I asked his owner what he'd want for ol' Joey Bats, and he responded: one of either Votto ($34) or Stanton ($10), one of either Avila ($3) or Santana ($14), and David Price ($12); he'd throw in someone like Bumgarner ($11).

That's just too much to yield, IMO, even despite Bautista's amazing contract. Still, it was less outrageous than I expected, and I'm thinking of countering with Youkilis ($23), Chris Young ($4), and Hanson ($30) for Bats and Strasburg ($11), and would even consider including Avila b/c I'm deep at C with Travis D'Arnaud and Ryan Lavarnway waiting in the wings, in addition to Santana. I also have Nelson Cruz ($20) that might be worked in there somehow.

Would I still be giving up too much? Or am I crazy to dream on this at all? Or somewhere in between?

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He's asking for a lot and I don't blame him

but he will never in a million years accept youk, young, and hanson for Bautista and Strasburg. Not a chance…

by The Chair of Knowledge on Sep 2, 2011 1:12 AM EDT reply actions

agree. you should ony get bautista in that deal.

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by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Sep 2, 2011 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

you shouldnt even trade stanton for bautista

by netsfanrasmus on Sep 2, 2011 12:07 PM EDT reply actions

At 1/5 the Cost??

Auction leagues change value considerably. I just traded away Cano and Felix for Moore and Shelby Miller. I saved ~ $95 for next years draft and I have cheaper replacements for 2B and can slot in Moore or Miller for years to come, plus upgrade everything I need with $ saved.

With that said, it’s so hard to answer this question without knowing who your keepers and his keepers are (at least at the minor league level). I can say make an offer of D’Arnaud, Youkillis and Price, assuming you can cover the loss of pitching with your own system or with the money saved in the offseason.

by bdlugz on Sep 2, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I have deep, cheap pitching that includes Teheran, Moore, Javy Vazquez, Milone, Hendricks, Worley, Fister, Collmenter, Cobb all at $1, McCarthy at $3, Homer Bailey at $6, Hanson at $30. I can probably spare Price.

I’d rather move Hanson because of the cost, but if that doesn’t work, I’ll try Price.

by baumann on Sep 2, 2011 3:54 PM EDT reply actions