A Very Darrelly Dynasty League

[Boxcar]

Got 2 arms tied behind my back (Chapman, Skaggs) and still styling on fools.

 

Yeah what a surprise. Completely didn't know you had a good team.

 

PS Skaggs? Come on baaabeh

[Dr. Dinger]

Should I start Scott Kazmir in Denver this week? Probably should, right?

[BTS]

Should I start Scott Kazmir in Denver this week? Probably should, right?

 

He's been a tire fire not pitching in Colorado, which has been annoying.

[Dr. Dinger]

He's been a tire fire not pitching in Colorado, which has been annoying.

 

It stretches back to like August 2015, just ask Boxy. BP Scott is back!

[BTS]

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/felix-hernandez-is-not-right/

 

"If you are a Felix owner, he has done you all a great favor by not allowing a homer, posting just a .200 BABIP, and stranding over 80% of runners. All that good fortune has masked his poor pitching so far and given you a window with which to shop him. Surely someone in your league will stop at the 1.00 ERA, think all is fine, and be willing to give up a pretty good hitter, or even a comparable pitcher. How about Corey Kluber?"

[Dr. Dinger]

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/felix-hernandez-is-not-right/

 

"If you are a Felix owner, he has done you all a great favor by not allowing a homer, posting just a .200 BABIP, and stranding over 80% of runners. All that good fortune has masked his poor pitching so far and given you a window with which to shop him. Surely someone in your league will stop at the 1.00 ERA, think all is fine, and be willing to give up a pretty good hitter, or even a comparable pitcher. How about Corey Kluber?"

 

How about it, silvergun? It's a fair offer.

[BTS]

How about it, silvergun? It's a fair offer.

 

I've been trying pretty hard to troll you, but everything just bounces off

[Dr. Dinger]

I've been trying pretty hard to troll you, but everything just bounces off

 

You can't tell me anything I don't already know about Felix. You're acting like Pollock is a zero and that's fine. In my mind I traded Alex Gordon for Felix, so I'm pretty good with the buy. You can point to Felix' control and velocity, and I will point to his SwStr% and GB%. I don't think he's vintage Felix, nor did I pay for that.

[KingKat]

You can't tell me anything I don't already know about Felix. You're acting like Pollock is a zero and that's fine. In my mind I traded Alex Gordon for Felix, so I'm pretty good with the buy. You can point to Felix' control and velocity, and I will point to his SwStr% and GB%. I don't think he's vintage Felix, nor did I pay for that.

 

I just don't understand a team in your position taking on all the risk in the trade. MadBum is the best player in the trade ATM. That's who a contender should want on their roster.

[Laika]

I just don't understand a team in your position taking on all the risk in the trade. MadBum is the best player in the trade ATM. That's who a contender should want on their roster.

 

+1

 

But this is Dinger finally making moves with his team age in mind. The trade looks like something I would do. Actually I probably would do it. Pollock is so good and it's all about core hitters.

 

Losing Bumgarner also doesn't drop him out of the playoff picture or anything, and the h2h playoffs are entirely luck anyway. All you need to do is finish in the top 8 with a) a viable, full roster and the best possible core for next year!

[TRM]

To be completely honest, an ancillary benefit of the trade was weakening Dinger for this year.

I would have taken it anyway, but that was icing on the cake.

[Dr. Dinger]

I just don't understand a team in your position taking on all the risk in the trade. MadBum is the best player in the trade ATM. That's who a contender should want on their roster.

 

I don't think MadBum is much better than Felix. There are a lot of red flags with him also in the early going:

 

- FB velo down 1.6 MPH

- GB rate down 9%

- Elevated HR rate

- BB rate more than doubled

 

The last two points have mostly been a result of missed spots and poor control. He's been fighting his mechanics in the early going. It could be his foot problem or it could be something larger. Either way, he's been getting shelled in the early going, including all of ST.

[TRM]

including all of ST.

 

You're better than this.

[KingKat]

To be completely honest, an ancillary benefit of the trade was weakening Dinger for this year.

I would have taken it anyway, but that was icing on the cake.

 

You're end of the trade is easy to get. You might lose the trade on paper or long term but you're going all in with an old roster.

[Dr. Dinger]

+1

 

But this is Dinger finally making moves with his team age in mind. The trade looks like something I would do. Actually I probably would do it. Pollock is so good and it's all about core hitters.

 

Losing Bumgarner also doesn't drop him out of the playoff picture or anything, and the h2h playoffs are entirely luck anyway. All you need to do is finish in the top 8 with a) a viable, full roster and the best possible core for next year!

 

In a vacuum, I would trade a healthy Bumgarner for a healthy Pollock. I see the dropoff from Bumgarner to Felix being minimal and Gordon as replaceable. I don't think it was a major blow to my team this year.

[Dr. Dinger]

You're better than this.

 

The results don't matter but the process does. He has shown diminished velo and poor control the whole time. I don't think he's broken though, actually I think both pitchers will be fine.

[TRM]

where the f*** are our PRs!!!!

[Laika]

In a vacuum, I would trade a healthy Bumgarner for a healthy Pollock. I see the dropoff from Bumgarner to Felix being minimal and Gordon as replaceable. I don't think it was a major blow to my team this year.

 

Oh, I do. I think there will be a clear demarcation between Felix and Bum by season end, and Alex Gordon is the type of player that is pretty underrated in most fantasy leagues (even our OBP leagues, somewhat surprisingly).

[TRM]

Oh, I do. I think there will be a clear demarcation between Felix and Bum by season end, and Alex Gordon is the type of player that is pretty underrated in most fantasy leagues (even our OBP leagues, somewhat surprisingly).

 

1. I agree with everything you say here. Particularly the part about Gordon being overrated. If Pollock's elbow is as f***ed up as it could be I can see Gordon being = to AJ next year.

2. You're being coy about this, arguing both sides of the trade... which side of the trade to you favor?

[Dr. Dinger]

2. You're being coy about this, arguing both sides of the trade... which side of the trade to you favor?

 

Why do you care so much what a non-President's Trophy, non-DDL Finalist thinks? It doesn't suit you, kowtowing to plebes like this.

[TRM]

Why do you care so much what a non-President's Trophy, non-DDL Finalist thinks? It doesn't suit you, kowtowing to plebes like this.

 

lol Butt Stallions suxxxxx

[Dr. Dinger]

lol Butt Stallions suxxxxx

 

They're not even at .500!

[Dr. Dinger]

Besides, he already said I won the trade.

[Laika]

I like the trade for both of you. I feel like which side I would take would depend on what side of the bed I woke up on. I just disagreed with Dinger saying that it doesn't make him much worse this year because I think it probably will.

 

A) risk + delay + big payoff

immediacy + 2016 push + life boating away from the SS Felix as fast as possible

[Dr. Dinger]

I feel like which side I would take would depend on what side of the bed I woke up on.

 

Yeah, I was pretty drunk when I made the offer and definitely considered it for a long time before tendering it. I thought about it a lot from Min's perspective and I felt there was a pretty good chance he would accept. Then when I woke up I strongly considered canceling it. Then when Min said he accepted it, I felt buyer's remorse. Now I've come full circle and I'm looking forward to my elite CF.

[The Cats Ass]

I like the deal for Min. Pollock's not going to be the Pollock you're hoping for. You just bought yourself a Cameron Maybin type of guy.

[BTS]

I like the deal for Min. Pollock's not going to be the Pollock you're hoping for. You just bought yourself a Cameron Maybin type of guy.

 

Or if things get really bad, a Carlos Gomez.

[Dr. Dinger]

Or if things get really bad, a Carlos Gomez.

 

Burn

[The Cats Ass]

Or if things get really bad, a Carlos Gomez.

 

I got some good years from him. He only cost me one Jeff Samardzija.

[TRM]

I got some good years from him. He only cost me one Jeff Samardzija.

 

It must be hard for you to see him as a shell of his former self, particularly after all those good times in the playoffs you guys spent together.