Donkey Punchers receive:
Derek Jeter, 17th rounder
Urban Achievers receive:
Erick Aybar, 7th rounder
As off as this may look on the surface, with Aybar approximately 50 spots higher in the overall Yahoo! Ranking and an impressive steals total, I like the acquisition for Chris. Jeter has turned things around since hitting number 3,000 and looks like his old self, sitting on top of that impressive Yankee lineup. Meanwhile, Aybar has slowed considerably and has been very mediocre over the last month. So, the move makes sense, though it leaves him relying almost solely on Coco to provide steals (though, one would hope Crawford gets moving soon). With that, I also think Chris gave up much more than he needed to for what was really not a huge upgrade talent-wise. At this point in the year and with so much mid-level talent available for only minor draft pick upgrades, 10 rounds is a lot to get someone who has had a pretty mediocre season overall. But if Jeter continues the level of production from the past month over the next two months, it could prove more than worth it.
On that note, Dan did a great job upgrading a pick for someone who has certainly worn out his welcome among the list of annual keepers. Surely, there wasn’t a whole lot of competition for Jeter’s services among the contenders, so however he sold it, he sold it well. The ceiling for the 7th round in 2011 was ESantana, CWilson, JGracia, which is quite good. So, while its perplexing that Dan wasn’t more aggressive in liquidating prior to the onset of fellow dumpers, considering he called it a season more than a month ago, good to see him back at it. There’s still some good pieces to move between now and Sunday.
Overall, liked the move for Chris, but the pick differential probably should’ve been smaller.
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