***Official July Fantasy Baseball Thread***

[slothinator]

Yoshi,

I'm looking at your full roster and refuse to believe this is a 10 team league. Your roster looks like something out of a 6 team league. If this is a 10 team league, then the rest of the people in your league must be homers or they draft gritty-hustlers (maybe both).

Your offense looks fine. I wouldn't sweat it.

[Yoshi63]

Sloth-

The league is pretty poor. A couple of the owners are first-timers, I myself am playing for just the 2nd season.

Because of the daily roster updates, I felt having a powerful pitching staff was not important. Rather having a LARGE pitching staff to get as many starts as possible.

I spent about the first 9 rounds drafting only hitters, which explains why my offense seems good. Everyone listed besides Kendrick/Upton were either drafted or traded for. Interestingly, I haven't done all that well in the offensive categories - only just above .500 I would guess.

The first 4 SP's listed were all middle round picks (besides Sheets who I traded for), while the last 4 were scooped off the FA. Krod and Saito were drafts, while Gregg and Reyes were FA.

The league is 128069, although I believe it's private and cannot be viewed by non-managers.

[NT!]

I was offered:

I give: Mags + Rivera
I get: Sizemore + Francouer

The league uses OPS, so Francouer's lousy walk rate hurts him a little bit, but I'm thinking this might still be too good to pass up. I could probably get Zimmerman instead of Francouer, would anyone do that instead? I have JD Drew in RF if this goes down and Aramis at 3B, who seems like an injury risk. My UTIL / bench would then be Luis Gonzalez and Frank Thomas; I could also get Mike Lamb or Mark Reynolds off waivers.

EDIT: there's one other one i could probably swing, is this one even better?

I give: Mauer, Mags, Rivera
I get: Sizemore, D Lee, and either Tulowitzki or Zimmerman

[Karak567]

I turned down the last trade and was offered this one:

(My league is 5x5... OBP, SLG, SB, HR, R x WHIP, ERA, W, K, SV)

I get:

Ichiro
Renteria
Mariano
Alex Rios

I give:

Rollins
Dunn
Haren


Rollins is kinda hurting my team with his OBP. Ichiro would make up for his SB.

I have a decent pitching staff, but Haren is obviously the anchor. I have a lot of #1 starters, though.

My other sluggers are Berkman, Miguel Cabrera, A-Rod, Holliday and Cust.

[4 High]

Anyone still holding onto Giambi? I have Upton, Giambi, Randy, Burnett, Hughes and Pedro all on the DL in my keep 8 league, but only 3 DL slots. I have Youk, Pudge and Salty able to play 1B.

[NT!]

i still have giambi but only because i don't have anyone on the DL. if you really need the spot he's the first one i'd drop out of those guys, especially with your depth at 1B.

now srsly guys, which of these do you prefer:

i give: ordonez and mo rivera
i get: sizemore and zimmerman

i give: ordonez, rivera, mauer
i get: sizemore, d lee, zimmerman

i give: ordonez, rivera, damon
i get: sizemore, zimmerman, tulowitzki

i think they are all pretty good but i'm wondering if i should move mauer towards d lee or look for a better place to move him.

[Benholio]

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i give: ordonez and mo rivera
i get: sizemore and zimmerman


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I like this one, and shop Mauer separately, see if you can get something bigger or more needed than D. Lee.

[NT!]

he just gave this offer, which i am inclined to accept

i give: mags, mo, matt kemp
i get: sizemore, zimmerman, tulowitzki

non-keeper league... think i'm going to take it

[Needle77]

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i give: ordonez and mo rivera
i get: sizemore and zimmerman


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I like this one, and shop Mauer separately, see if you can get something bigger or more needed than D. Lee.

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I agree with above. but:

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i give: ordonez, rivera, damon
i get: sizemore, zimmerman, tulowitzki

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I feel like that is a good trade too. Depends on how much you believe in Tulowitzki. I personally do. Either one I feel like you are winning.

[Benholio]

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he just gave this offer, which i am inclined to accept

i give: mags, mo, matt kemp
i get: sizemore, zimmerman, tulowitzki

non-keeper league... think i'm going to take it

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I like it.