Comments on: Buy Alexis For The Price Of a Toyota

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:43:02 +0000

@Julius: Yeah, that's solid.

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:39:45 +0000

@mike: I agree with Julius. You can do better than Percy. But you should act fast because Oswalt's battling an injury and it might send him to the DL or make him unusable.

By: Julius

Julius — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:38:24 +0000

Is my Volquez for someone’s Carlos Lee a good deal?

By: Julius

Julius — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:33:32 +0000

Try to find someone better than percival

By: mike

mike — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:45:36 +0000

I desperately need a closer…am i giving up too much to offer oswalt for percival?

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:35:28 +0000

@cruisinkc: Yeah, that's solid. @Junker23: Volq for Rios should be solid.

By: Junker23

Junker23 — Sun, 25 May 2008 05:07:41 +0000

Just traded Volquez for Rios.

By: cruisinkc

cruisinkc — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:26:14 +0000

Trade Corey hart for lincecum? Good deal?

By: john

john — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:12:54 +0000

I was mainly thinking I would throw him in a deal for a better 1b….i’m looking at a deal like Dice-K, Soria, Matsui(or Quentin) and Cojack for Hamels and Pujols….this kid has Blowroski as 1 of only 2 closers and some underperforming OF/Util

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:08:30 +0000

If Atkins gets 2B-eligiblity (for Y!, he still needs 5 starts or 9 games), that would move him to top 30 players in my book. Will it happen? I kind of doubt it. But with TuLo and Barmes out, Omar Quintanilla may need to man SS which leaves 2B open. Jayson Nix is garbage. Atkins looked better at 2B than Stewart in limited trials. Seeing that I have Atkins in both my expert leagues (4th round pick) and I punted 2B in my drafts, I’d be frigin’ ecstatic if he got 2B eligibility…

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:53:14 +0000

@john: I think Quentin will be a valuable player for the entire year, so I wouldn't necessarily say to sell him high. If you need a pitcher or someone else, then Quentin should be sold as if he's going to continue to perform. As for Conor Jackson, you can sell him? For what? If someone's thinking he's better than he's ever performed then sell him. I wouldn't think he's worth more than a a second tier closer or a pitcher who is currently performing poorly that could in theory turn it around.

By: john

john — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:46:12 +0000

So what do you think..time to sell high on Quentin and slightly high on Cojack?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:52:41 +0000

@cockyphoenix: Don't deal Utley on the hopes Atkins gets 2nd base eligibility. If he gets it, then that would be a different story.

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:24:38 +0000

I also hear that Holliday might get moved and Stewart would man left. Personally I hope the Rockies stop sucking because I like my first rounder batting in Coors.

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:18:13 +0000

so do you figure Atkins gets pushed to 2nd then? Dealing Utley would be tempting in that case since I’m pretty sure I could get half a team for him in this league

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 24 May 2008 21:06:08 +0000

@justin: Prince side. @mike: Inconceivably Rios was dropped in one of my 'pert leagues, so him for Figgins should go through fine. BTW, there was a backlash on the messageboard about the guy dropping Rios. I believe if you're going to field some pitchers, you may as well start. With that said, I wouldn't start Duch. re: Bedard -- Sure, if someone's not buying into his talent, then go after him. I choose him for my AL Cy Young, so I believe in his talent. It's the injuries I'm concerned with. @cruisinkc: I think they're much closer than people give them credit for, but Lincecum is looking a hair better right now. @cockyphoenix: Stewart is up and he's on a few of my teams. I mentioned last week for about three days straight he would be up soon. Maybe I'll write a quick post right now. Talk amongst yourselves.

By: Zebo

Zebo — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:58:42 +0000

@Grey: I am trying to flip Torii Hunter and Ervin Santana to get Ichiro or Crawford, do you think it’s too late to sell on Santana? I am also trying to trade the kiss of death guy Kotchman for Hunter Pence. Do you think I stand any chance on any of these?

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:51:49 +0000

hey Garrett Atkins was supposed to play today; I didn’t even know Ian Stewart got called up

By: cruisinkc

cruisinkc — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:31:47 +0000

Who is better.. Lincecum or billingsley?

By: mike

mike — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:14:54 +0000

also do u think bedard is a buy low?

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:25:11 +0000

@Mike: That doesn't sound veto-able to me. Both players are third/fourth round talent... plus Rios is struggling. Then again, from what I've read here, some leagues would veto the deal if a team traded Manny Ramirez for himself.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:30:33 +0000

Figgins for Rios ? Is this a joke trade that will definetly get rejected ?

By: mike

mike — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:23:22 +0000

Would u start Justin Duchscherer at home VS. Boston or Jered Weaver @CWS?

By: justin

justin — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:25:44 +0000

Grey:

first off great blog

second: J. Loney/ A. gordon or Prince/Headley

16 team keeper league, which side wins out?

By: Grey

Grey — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:53:58 +0000

@cockyphoenix: Someone traded you for Upton then dropped him that quickly? I think they're both going to be great players, but they're also going to have some growing pains. If you're set at 1st and need an outfielder, I guess you could make that switch. It's not the best move, since I think both players should be on a team. Maybe you can drop a random middle reliever for Upton. They're both going to have peaks and valleys because they're rookies. Maybe wait 'til one gets hot again for a week or two and trade them away for a known commodity.

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:40:02 +0000

So I just traded Justin Upton for Adam Wainwright, then Upton went away from Chase for a week. He sucks on the road so he got dropped to waivers. I filled in his spot with Joey Votto. Should I go back to the only player on my team younger than I?

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:07:59 +0000

@Andy: You may take heart in my AJ Burnett story, above, in which Burnett struck out 13 in 7 IP the start after I traded him, knowing he'd get hurt. He got hurt. And Volquez (who I also recently traded for Justin Morneau) will not end the year with a 1.34 ERA. Or even 2.34. 3.34 would be kind of a miracle, actually.

By: Chet

Chet — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:36:10 +0000

@Andy: I’m in the same boat. Just remember it’s not even the all star break.

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:48:07 +0000

billybutler.com is my homepage

By: john

john — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:05:30 +0000

You know what really sucks?..when your entire team, including pitching, slumps for an entire week in H2H and you’re getting hammered 0-11-2…..stupid Wright, Markakis, Cojack, EE, Matsui, Greinke, Maine, Webb’s loss, Snell, Dice-K’s ERA and Whip….the only bright spot has been Mckie D McCann and Quentin the Conquerer