Comments on: OPS Fantasy Leagues: What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Giancarlo Stanton?

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:01:39 +0000

@C.O.C., I think Jeter’s a .750 OPS player, while Desmond is roughly a .700 OPS guy, so there is a downgrade. Still, I’d explore options because the upgrade you get elsewhere from trading Jeter may outweigh the drop from Jeter to Desmond.

By: C.O.C.

C.O.C. — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:45:50 +0000

So if I have Jeter and Ian Desmond, do you project them close enough for the rest of the year that I could try and sell high on Jeter? Its a DEEP 16 team H2H points league, so its pretty safe to say that no other SS is going to turn up as good, at least not one I’ll get first, anyway…

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:44:32 +0000

@xopchipili, Yeah, I definitely agree that his stats are ridiculous. I think he’s capable of having an .800 OPS going forward, so if you had LaHair and found somebody willing to pay for more than that, I’d jump at their offer. I bet the Cubs are trying to sell high too.

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:39:51 +0000

@Dan, I think that it would be nearly impossible to get Cargo since he’s tearing it up right now. Maybe the Reyes owner is getting anxious and will consider trading him, but I bet he’d want more than Lynn/Aviles. Normally, I try to “buy low,” so guys who are either hurt or should rebound soon (like Reyes) are my targets. I could see a scenario where Ethier/Lynn tempts a Hosmer owner. That package might also be close to the asking price for Pablo Sandoval as well since he’s going to be on the DL for a few weeks.

By: xopchipili

xopchipili — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:30:15 +0000

Agreed that Jeter won’t keep this level of production up, but his .400 BABIP doesn’t even come close to LaHair’s .543 BABIP. If I had LaHair anywhere I’d be selling him for whatever I could get.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:09:26 +0000

What do you think you could get for a Lance Lynn/Andre Ethier or a Lance Lynn/Mike Aviles package.
Is Cargo or Reyes aiming too high in a deep 12 team mixed league?

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:09:10 +0000

@Hole Camels, With Matthew Berry and Tristan Cockroft saying that he might be a top SS for the rest of this year, I felt that it would be helpful to establish how Jeter will likely perform going forward.

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t ride him out if you can’t get a decent offer. Although it might be worth shopping him, just to see if anybody buys into his hype at all. Obviously, it depends whether you can get an SS back in the deal and which SS are available on the wire.

By: Hole Camels

Hole Camels — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:42:28 +0000

About Jeter.

Obviously he isn’t going to keep up these ridiculous numbers, I don’t think anyone would think anything else.

My question is, does anyone actually have a viable plan for getting rid of Jeter?

No one is going to buy high enough on Jeter to make any sort of trade worthwhile with the crap hitters out there that play SS that you can replace him with. You aren’t going to get a top 4-5 SS in that trade (if you play in a league where that would happen, why bother even reading this stuff anyway, you already have your league won), and the Ian Desmonds are way too crappy to go in on as a wire replacement.

TLDR: Other than selling out for prospects/draft picks in a keeper, why not just ride out Jeter?

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:18:30 +0000

@Adam, Keep Johnson and Worley. I’d rank them: Johnson, Worley, Billingsley, Lohse. Billingsley ahead of Lohse slightly due to his high (and Lohse’s lack of) strikeout potential.

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:14:57 +0000

@Ryan, Yeah, I’d do that deal.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:10:47 +0000

Would u trade lohse and billingsley for shields ?
Have excess pitchers..trying 2 for 1

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:01:50 +0000

Please rank lohse,billingsley,josh Johnson,and Worley ROS
Need to keep 2
Standard league
Thanks

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:27:38 +0000

@wilsomiam, Thanks for reading! I’d definitely do that deal. Joyce is solid in OPS leagues, but Heyward is the better all around player. Also, Heyward is a fantastic keeper, while Joyce really isn’t.

By: wilsomiam

wilsomiam — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:14:03 +0000

Thanks for the attention to OPS leagues

Any thoughts on Matt Joyce and Jim Johnson for Jason Heyward? I’ve got more than enough saves. Could use more of both HR and SB.

12 team roto with OPS. Keeper league.

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:03:54 +0000

@CL, Nice with LaHair! Those are tough losses at 3B. I’d pick up Chipper and pray that he stays healthy until you get one of your other guys back.

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:00:11 +0000

@MIke, I like Cuddyer more.

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:57:11 +0000

@ryan, I’d take Josh Johnson. His FIP is under 3, so I think he’ll improve as long as he stays healthy.

By: CL

CL — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:53:33 +0000

I picked up LaHair this morning, and his dinger and his current 3.500 OPS look LaAwesome for me today!

Sandoval to DL, by the way. Lost Longoria and now Sandoval this week. Jed Lowrie anyone? Glass Chipper?!

By: MIke

MIke — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:50:55 +0000

Cudddyer or JD Martinnez ROS?
Standard league
Thanks

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:50:13 +0000

moore,josh johnson,or lance lynn ROS
Thanks!

By: Tom Jacks

Tom Jacks — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:44:26 +0000

@Chunk, Thanks! Cruz will start hitting more homers, but I’m really hoping to see better contact from him.

By: Chunk

Chunk — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:40:47 +0000

Finally, someone willing to talk about Cruz and his thusfar suckitude. Nice to see some optimism going forward…