Yesterday I posted a note about a trade offered to me in the Blog Wars league hosted by MDS over at milliondollarsleeper.com. Today I wanted to take a look at the details of the trade in which I would receive Jhonny Peralta, Ian Kennedy, and Sergio Romo and give up Yunel Escobar and Travis Wood.
Check out the trade at TradeBashers.com here, and see my thoughts after the break.
Thursday, April 7
Wednesday, April 6
Trade of the Day
I've always thought that one of the least understood and studied aspects of fantasy baseball is the trade. There are acres of words written every year about topics from Average Draft Position to auction values, position eligibility to position scarcity, and xFIP to lineup construction but fantasy trades are often left out of the discussion.
In an effort to add some much needed objectivity and analysis to the world of fantasy trading I wanted to take a look at one trade offered to me in the Blog Wars League, hosted by MDS over at milliondollarsleeper.com.
He's offering me:
Ian Kennedy
Sergio Romo
Jhonny Peralta
For my:
Yunel Escobar
Travis Wood
I'll take a look at the details of the trade tomorrow but first head over to TradeBashers.com and vote on which side you would prefer. Like I said, the point is to add some analysis and objectivity to the world of fantasy trades and TradeBashers.com is a great place for both of those goals. The site is built to allow users to post any potential trade they can think of while voting on trades posted by others. When trades close we can tell just what the market thinks of a certain offer.
Once people have voted on the trade I'll post my analysis here. I'm certainly willing and half expecting that the community opinion expressed through the voting on TradeBashers will effect how I respond to this particular trade offer and that's part of the point. People should be able to get objective information about trades as easily as they get information about K/9 or HR/FB.
Happy voting and check back tomorrow for my thoughts on the trade above.
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In an effort to add some much needed objectivity and analysis to the world of fantasy trading I wanted to take a look at one trade offered to me in the Blog Wars League, hosted by MDS over at milliondollarsleeper.com.
He's offering me:
Ian Kennedy
Sergio Romo
Jhonny Peralta
For my:
Yunel Escobar
Travis Wood
I'll take a look at the details of the trade tomorrow but first head over to TradeBashers.com and vote on which side you would prefer. Like I said, the point is to add some analysis and objectivity to the world of fantasy trades and TradeBashers.com is a great place for both of those goals. The site is built to allow users to post any potential trade they can think of while voting on trades posted by others. When trades close we can tell just what the market thinks of a certain offer.
Once people have voted on the trade I'll post my analysis here. I'm certainly willing and half expecting that the community opinion expressed through the voting on TradeBashers will effect how I respond to this particular trade offer and that's part of the point. People should be able to get objective information about trades as easily as they get information about K/9 or HR/FB.
Happy voting and check back tomorrow for my thoughts on the trade above.
Follow the new @RotoSavants tweet account.
Monday, April 4
Notes
We're just a few games into the season and already there are several players on pace to provide a whole team's worth of HR all by themselves. Here are a couple of notes you may have missed.
Mat Latos threw a side session over the weekend described as "Fantastic" by his pitching coach. Look for an update after he works today but all signs are that Latos will be ready to go as soon as this weekend.
Carlos Pena has put six balls in play so far this year, five FB and one GB. First, that's a super small sample size. Second, the main reason for his decline last year was a big jump in his GB%. Keep and eye on his batted ball data and if he really can produce more fly balls be prepared for a bounce back season.
Jonathan Papelbon has stated that he intends to use his Slider more this year, perhaps as much as his Splitter. While his Slider produces fewer swings and misses than his Splitter it does seem to produce more called strikes. Also, Daniel Bard says that the pitch has improved, for what that's worth. True to his word, and with another small sample size caveat, Pap threw six Sliders and only four Splitters in his debut on Sunday. On balance, more Sliders is probably a bad thing for Papelbon's fantasy value but if he really has developed the pitch as Bard says then he may have a new weapon.
Craig Kimbrel has the Braves only Save opportunity so far this year and converted it well, allowing no base runners and striking out two. Jonny Venters, meanwhile, has been used in two non-save situations, with decent results-4.50 ERA, .50 WHIP, 0K, 0BB. Until Venters gets thrown into the ninth with a slim lead I'm willing to double down on Kimbrel.
Update: Kimbrel was called on with a one run lead in the ninth today, striking out three and allowing no hits or walks. Venters pitched to one batter in the eighth, inducing a double play ball. How can the manager really go to Venters at this point with Kimbrel posting two perfect saves with five K's in two innings?
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Mat Latos threw a side session over the weekend described as "Fantastic" by his pitching coach. Look for an update after he works today but all signs are that Latos will be ready to go as soon as this weekend.
Carlos Pena has put six balls in play so far this year, five FB and one GB. First, that's a super small sample size. Second, the main reason for his decline last year was a big jump in his GB%. Keep and eye on his batted ball data and if he really can produce more fly balls be prepared for a bounce back season.
Jonathan Papelbon has stated that he intends to use his Slider more this year, perhaps as much as his Splitter. While his Slider produces fewer swings and misses than his Splitter it does seem to produce more called strikes. Also, Daniel Bard says that the pitch has improved, for what that's worth. True to his word, and with another small sample size caveat, Pap threw six Sliders and only four Splitters in his debut on Sunday. On balance, more Sliders is probably a bad thing for Papelbon's fantasy value but if he really has developed the pitch as Bard says then he may have a new weapon.
Craig Kimbrel has the Braves only Save opportunity so far this year and converted it well, allowing no base runners and striking out two. Jonny Venters, meanwhile, has been used in two non-save situations, with decent results-4.50 ERA, .50 WHIP, 0K, 0BB. Until Venters gets thrown into the ninth with a slim lead I'm willing to double down on Kimbrel.
Update: Kimbrel was called on with a one run lead in the ninth today, striking out three and allowing no hits or walks. Venters pitched to one batter in the eighth, inducing a double play ball. How can the manager really go to Venters at this point with Kimbrel posting two perfect saves with five K's in two innings?
Follow the new @RotoSavants tweet account.
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