Wisdom from another Roti league player
Copied, word for word from another site:
Bailing season is upon the Roto world. The key points to remember are
Trade players who automatically return to the 2007 draft pool.
Acquire cheap keeper(s) for those players
If you do not have out-of-time players, deal fully-priced ones but "charge" for the possibility of them being protected by the acquiring team or
Being dealt by the acquiring team for something of value i.e. a minor league draft pick/player
Points three and four are often ignored by poorly run teams.
A $33 Juan Pierre may not be a great keeper but 50 SB will attract some value. So Jeremy Hermida for Pierre is actually Hermida for Pierre/minor league pick or whatever else is acquired for Pierre after you deal him.
The goal of bailing is to win the trade on the last day of the season. This is another way of stating (1). No matter what, an out-of-time player for a keeper is a winner for the bailing team on the last day of the season because the bailing team then has a keeper and the other team has nothing.
This rationale will also mitigate whatever bad feelings are engendered by the bail trade - and all bail trades engender bad feelings.
posted by Meatstout @ 8:38 PM
2 Comments:
I don't think anyone has a problem with Hermida for Pierre. But Hermida for Pierre and D. Lee and C. Zambrano and Clemens has a serious effect on the league and the race.
There is nothing wrong with a dump deal, but each deal has to have a context. If teams feel they need to give everything they have up for one average keeper, then we've upset the balance of the league, particularly considering how many players are traded to the AL in the offseason.
I think the guy who has the cheap Hermida would have a problem with making that trade. A half season of Pierre for 2+ seasons of an underpriced Hermida is a steal. The guy who has Hermida should not be making that deal, especially if it is not going to move the needle that much on the final standings.
The reality is that when there are many sellers and not many buyers and also not many good, cheap keepers, you will have to pay a premium to make that deal.
That being said, giving half of one's team for a marginal keeper is also wrong. A premium----yes. A raping-----no.
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