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They have Scherzer and Verlander down for 480 IP. Now I know why Spanky isn't willing to even listen on the latter. I believe it's because Fangraphs scales the projection to their own playing time projections, and they haven't gotten around to those for playoff teams. A lot of guys are off. But Burch Smith's projection is 100% legit.
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I don't believe so. Although mods are able to edit it. I'll continually edit when people update their trade blocks. And people always make new posts, so it's evident when a block has been edited. I also may go through later and highlight players who are backups on their team (i.e., guys who may be available, but are not on the block).
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Alright, it's up! http://darrelldynasty.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=tradeblock&thread=97&page=1
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People do overvalue prospects because, as you say, they're a known quantity. You can picture Jonathan Gray coming up and being a force. By trading him, you allow for the possibility of regret in the future. It's hard to regret moving a pick because there's no defined scenario for it to set in. There's no emotional response to picks because they're an abstract concept.
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Kat preferred the pick so I made that swap. 2013 was a fairly weak draft and hitters are slightly more value that they are in real life, so I feel like it was a fair exchange. Max it's an upgrade of one or two pick slots in value for Spanky.
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I'm thinking about making a thread in 'Rosters' that shows all owned players on one page, with their owner, and sorted by position. It's tedious to go to Yahoo, search the player, find the team, go back to PB, and look at that team's Block, and with player movement Yahoo is becoming inaccurate. I would update this thread myself with each trade.
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I think you're underrating Rizzo then. I expect him to be very good. Also, a fun fact: Burch Smith's Steamer projection isn't far off Darvish's. 208 IP, 217 K, 3.29 ERA vs. 192 IP, 230 K, 3.03 ERA. I may already have Darvish's replacement!
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Don't forget Kipnis! #3 fantasy second baseman this year and only 26. I'm not worried about Fielder's slight off-year. It was due to his HR/FB dropping 4.4 percentage points from 2012... yet his average flight ball went only 2.67 feet less (which was similar to other previous seasons). It should rebound to the 18-20 range, making him a 30-40 HR threat again, which is 10-20 more than I can expect from LaRoche. Add in 20 extra runs and RBIs out of first (and significant slash-line gains), and that's a significant improvement. I finished middle of the back in production stats (H, HR, RBI) and well behind the leader. This will amend that. As for pitching, I now plan on acquiring a #2-type starter. And if Cueto's lat is good going forward, he can step in and be a borderline #1. I'm comfortable with my nucleus of Bailey-Cueto-Parker-Porcello. Four four-pitch righties.
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Darvish is a stud, but I needed to deal him to improve my offense. First base was a sore spot for me in 2013, as was consistent power (Beltre being my only 30 HR hitter). Now I have a stud at every offensive position. I also love Rizzo and have been pursuing him pretty much since the draft - I think he will grow into an elite threat in what will become a dangerous Cubs lineup. I also like Smith and Duffy, maybe one of them will emerge as a league-average starter. With Gonzalez moving to 1B-only, Kats saw an opportunity to bulk up his pharm, and he ended up doing that. Franco in particular had one of the best offensive seasons in the minors, destroying A+ and AA as a 20-year-old. Darvish probably was the best player in the deal, and I always like the side that gets the best player. CatsAss made out pretty well. The other two were involved to account for personal preference in valuing prospects. The top prospects swapped around are roughly equivalent in value.
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Check again! I sent out a couple more.
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Just sent out a wad of PMs!
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I don't really like keeping projects on my MLB roster and use the last four roster spots as a revolving door. 59 pitchers accumulated stats for me this year, which is the equivalent of five MLB teams' pitching staffs. Whoever I take in the waiver draft will probably be off the team by May regardless of where they're taken. Pomeranz still has some hope IMO. Decent stuff, only 24 and was great in Colorado Springs. But the Indians certainly do look like winners.
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I figure that there will be some interesting guys available in the first round, so I kept that pick. But this was more about me valuing MiLB picks highly.
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Did we both ask about the same other player? Also, Verlander inquisitors: I'm still listening to offers on Darvish. Looking for an elite 1B or SS.
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Yup, I moved on from Verlander and asked about a different player. "I'd have to get back on you with that......[redacted], I'll let you know in a few days. Cool!"
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Have you thought about trading the player I inquired about last week? I remain very interested!
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Sent you a PM!
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February 15. Until then, both MLB and MiLB rosters can have unlimited size.
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I can't believe how little attention Huston Street's season has garnered. He shattered the all-time LOB% record (at 99.5) and in the process recorded some extremely unusual numbers. You really have to throw the whole season out when evaluating him.
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I plan to continue exhausting my pharm (through promotion and trade), so will need picks to fill it up again in May. People are willing to toss around lower picks, so I go for them.
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Ah that's right. I'll probably be trading down right before the draft again next season.
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You're right, that was actually with Boxy. I only remember two then: this, and the two-for-one during the MiLB draft. What was your strategy on this trade (if you don't mind me asking)?
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Not true! You gave me Tim Collins in the last one. My regretting of that trade somewhat led me to doing this one.
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Sent you a PM.
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Hunter is underrated (all players whose value lies in R/H/RBI seem to be), but he's also 38. An interesting dynamic and a fair exchange IMO.
