MOOSE
Receives:
Yuli
Gurriel Hou - 1B,3B
Josh
Reddick Hou - OF
Round 7
Round 10
ANAL
Receives:
Khris
Davis Oak - OF
Melky
Cabrera KC - OF
Round 15
Round 15
Sneaking
in just before the deadline, Anal saved up his protected picks to deal for
Khrush in what was a hefty price in terms of quality of picks, but perfectly
reasonable from the standpoint of total picks (13 rounds). Melky has been no
slouch either and Davis is once again showing how little he is deterred by
Oakland’s massive stadium and shitty roster (on pace for 94/44/113/3/.323).
Anal needed an insertion before the playoffs started and this was a massive
piece to insert into Anal’s rather large hole, which is sure to be a highly
pleasurable experience for the giver and the taker in this deal.
On a
side note, the deal put Moose over the top for the best draftboard heading into
the offseason, with two firsts, two seconds, two fourths, and four fifths,
while ending the draft by the 16th.
There’s still some work that needs to be done with his keepers (Judge, Gallo, and
a bunch of old guys with poor prodciton – CarGos 1&2, the other Chris
Davis, Kinsler, Cueto, Kemp, etc), but he’s in a good position to upgrade and
still have one of the best draftboards for 2018. Nice work Brian.
ONE NUT
receives:
Sean
Manaea Oak - P
Round 20
MONTEZUMAS
receives:
Round 16
After
proving to be well worth the 11 rounds I gave up for him two months earlier,
Manaea started to meltdown big time as his velocity dipped in the three starts
prior to the trade. The trend continued
to the point where I knew he would be at most volatile heading down the
stretch. Jason picked him up for short money, but ditched him after two starts
(one good, one bad) during his run to the playoffs. It’ll be interesting to see
how he performs going forward because he has keeper-level talent when he is on,
but can be unrosterable when he is off.
MONTEZUMAS
receives:
Luis
Castillo Cin - P
BROKEBACK
receives:
Rhys
Hoskins Phi - 1B
What
seemed like a relatively minor deal at the time could change the course of both
teams for years to come. I had picked up Hoskins as an NA shortly before he was
called up. I tried him in the lineup for a few days before the deadline and he
didn’t produce much, so when I asked Matt what he wanted for Castillo and he
said he’d do Derek Fisher or Hoskins straight up, I of course chose to keep
Fisher. Well, Hoskins is one of those players whose minor league stat line that
projects to real quality performance immediately in the bigs (low K rate, high
walk rate, consistent power), much like Bellinger. Well he went off big time
after the trade - 21/12/26/0/.449 in 75
ABs!! Through 25 games, his 162-game average is currently
143/78/175/0/.419! He will come back to
Earth, but this is the type of late-season callup performance like Gary Sanchez
and Trea Turner that turns minor decision in the franchise-changing additions.
The move
nearly cost Montezumas a playoff spot, but the team hasn’t exactly suffered
because of the deal. Castillo has been even better than his surface numbers
suggest, and his surface numbers show a 162-game average of 3.31/1.13 with 214
K and 20 QS. The sample size is more
reasonable too, with 81 big league innings.
He ended up being a big asset for a pitching staff that led Montezumas
to the playoffs and has the profile of a potential keeper as well. The question
is whether he’ll be shutdown before I can realize his total value for the
season
KOG
receives:
Mark
Trumbo Bal - OF
Round 12
ONE NUT
receives:
Elvis
Andrus Tex - SS
Round 16
This was
one of the more underrated moves of the Open Trading period. Andrus is likely
to end the season around 100/20/90/25/.340, which is very much keeper-worthy.
An odd throw-in by Donkey early in the trading period, Dan continued to do an
excellent job recycling assets and turned the throw in into another four
rounds. Jason’s decision to go for it got a huge boost for very little cost
heading into the playoffs.
DONKEY
receives:
Aaron
Hicks NYY - OF
Round 17
Round 17
KOG
receives:
Round 15
Round 16
It’s
really too bad Hicks couldn’t stay healthy because he was a big prospect at one
point and has finally produced at a level consistent with his pedigree. Had he
stayed healthy, his performance was conservatively on track for a
110/25/100/15/.350 season. Instead he got hurt, came back, and got hurt again
and now he’s just a footnote that cost a few rounds before getting dropped.
KOG
receives:
Mike
Leake StL - P
Round 15
Round 17
LOC
receives:
Trevor
Bauer Cle - P
Round 18
Round 18
After
starting off with a bang, injuries and some underperfomance has caused Chad’s
roster to turn over into one of the younger fantasy playoff teams you’ll ever
see. Albies, Devers, Correa, Bellinger,
Zimmer, Weaver, Faria are all kids playing key roles in getting Chad to the
playoffs and will be relied on heavily if LOC is going to make it anywhere in
their inaugural season. With that in mind, I love getting Bauer for three rounds.
As currently constructed, this team is extremely volatile because of its youth,
so Bauer fits right in with the Gausmans and
Salazars. If they get hot and
stay hot, this team could surprise.
S.
NAPALM receives:
Round 12
STROMAN
receives:
Adam
Jones Bal - OF
John
Lackey ChC - P
Round 16
I liked
this move a lot at the time. Two steady veterans capable of stringing together
a good final couple month and helping Stroman make a push for a final playoff
spot. It didn’t work out, but it was relatively short money and Jones is a
serviceable, albeit unspectacular, sixth keeper if need be. Meanwhile, Gibby
continues to do a great job churning through his roster to unlock as much pick
value as possible.
ANGRY
PIRATES receives:
Eugenio
Suárez Cin - 3B
Justin
Verlander Det - P
Round 17
Round 18
MOOSE
receives:
Nicholas
Castellanos Det - 3B
Carlos
Gómez Tex - OF
Round 8
Round 15
STROMAN
receives:
Avisaíl
García CWS - OF
Round 10
ANGRY
PIRATES receives:
Eric
Thames Mil - 1B,OF
Round 16
(traded from Anal Hershiser)
There
have been few players as perplexing as Eric Thames ever in the history of
fantasy baseball. Think about it, he plays in the bigs, is a starter for a bit
but more of a fourth OF before heading overseas, crushing junkballs for a few
seasons, coming back to the bigs, struggling in spring training, then crushing
everyone for the first month of the season, getting traded from fantasy teams
for the likes of Machado and Giancarlo, then slowing down before sucking so
much he gets essentially platooned, and is now on pace for pretty good
87/33/63/4/.345 but has been almost unplayable over the past month. I don’t know what to make of him for the rest
of this season or beyond, but I know I would’ve wanted something stronger and
more consistent for my protected picks. He very well could go on a heater and
win Kyle a championship, but the I think he could’ve come over for less.
KOG
receives:
Luis
Perdomo SD - P
Round 17
ONE NUT
receives:
Seung
Hwan Oh StL - P
Round 19
(traded from One Nut Wonders)
Jason
had no idea how valuable this trade might be at the time as Oh just seemed like
a good setup guy, who was probably worth two rounds. Well, then Rosenthal went
down for good and Oh took over as closer of a pretty competitive Cardinals
team. He’s pitched relatively well since taking over, so this could end up
being a big boon for a small cost.
BROKEBACK
receives:
Mike Fiers
Hou - P
Round 14
ANGRY
PIRATES receives:
Trevor
Williams Pit - P
Round 15
Fiers
had a really nice stretch earlier this season, but he flopped big time over the
past month or so. There’s no reason to take shots at Kyle for this since it was
a clear upgrade, I just think I’d want a more reliable body heading into the
playoffs. Williams has been pretty good, but the underlying shows an xFIP more
than two runs over his ERA since the start of August. He could meltdown at any
minute.
S.
NAPALM receives:
Marcus
Semien Oak - SS
Collin
McHugh Hou - P
Round 16
ANAL
receives:
Zack
Cozart Cin - SS
Salvador
Perez KC - C DL
Round 17
I like
Semien a lot, but it’s hard to deny Cozart’s production (.391 OBP!) and while
Perez gets an Adam Jones-like value deduction in an OBP league (.301 career
OBP!), but it’s also hard to deny his durability (130+ games five straight
seasons) and better counting numbers stats than most catchers. Should reach a
career high in HR this year. For one round, these are nice upgrades at key
positions where top-tier production is hard to come by. Great move.
BROKEBACK
receives:
Brent
Suter Mil - P DL
Jason
Kipnis Cle - 2B DTD
Ender
Inciarte Atl - OF
Round 12
ANAL
receives:
Yuli
Gurriel Hou - 1B,3B
Javier
Báez ChC - 2B,3B,SS
Josh
Reddick Hou - OF
Round 16
Sort of
under the radar swap since it’s picking off the bare bones of Brokeback, but
Inciarte was the best player moved in this deal. Kipnis unfortunately broke
down and Suter got injured, so it made sense to swap those guys out for healthy
bodies. But Baez is the only one who is still on the team and has performed well,
but Reddick and Yuli were throw-ins to Moose in the Khris Davis deal. Not a great use of draft picks by Justin, but
it could pay off if Baez continues to get playing time and gets on a hot
streak. But I still don’t see him
outplaying Inciarte, who is on pace for 100/12/60/24/.347, which is almost
keeper-level production. As of now it doesn’t look like a great trade for
Justin.
MONTEZUMAS
receives:
Patrick
Corbin Ari - P
Round 17
ANGRY
PIRATES receives:
Round 15
Kyle was
facing a bit of a roster crunch and send this offer over to get some sort of
compensation instead of dropping someone. I was in a pretty poor pick situation
but had my eye on Corbin for a while because his underlying numbers looked so
much better than the surface numbers for the season. Kyle probably should’ve
found someone else to ditch because Corbin is 4/4 in QS since then with a 0.30
ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 29 Ks in 30 IP for the Revenge. That’s good enough for the
second best pitcher in the last 30 days, just behind Kluber.
BROKEBACK
receives:
Trevor
Williams Pit - P
Trea
Turner Was - 2B,SS,OF DL
Jim
Johnson Atl - P
Yuli
Gurriel Hou - 1B,3B
Round 15
Round 16
ANGRY
receives:
J.D.
Martinez Ari - OF
Brad
Hand SD - P
Hyun-Jin
Ryu LAD - P
Round 12
Round 13
This is
a deal that should’ve been made months ago, when Turner was first hurt. At this
point, it makes a little less sense for Kyle because Turner was actively
working his way back and represents a much better long-term keeper than JDM.
That said, I don’t have a problem with it because JD will be very good in
Arizona. Hand and Ryu are serviceable part and the pick difference wasn’t that
big. Turner was a great addition by Watson, who suddenly has a top group of
keepers for next season with Turner, Pollock, Rizzo, Kershaw, Miggy, and
perhaps Hoskins. Meanwhile, Watson’s early selling left him short of extra
early picks, but he is currently done drafting in the 14th. With a great group of keepers and a great
draftboard, Matt’s is currently in the best position of any team heading into
2018.
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