re: Fantasy basball question (KEEPERS)

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... i have miguel cabrera,ells,cano,kershaw, and halladay...

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Trade Ellsbury + your least favorite of the other remaining guys for any player your heart desires plus draft pick improvement.

Example:

Ellsbury + Halladay + eighth round pick

for

Pujols (or Verlander or Bautista or Kemp, etc.) + first round pick

You have six absolute studs. You cannot let one go to waste. I would still keep 112 games of Braun over Ellsbury. Trade Ellsbury + keeper for your number one overall fantasy keeper baseball player. Also, acquire some pick improvement, since you are trading two studs for one.

Also, I would not trade or drop Braun. He is worth too much, and you will not get enough value if you trade him now.

I just do not trust Ellsbury. I think the other players are all better. Steals can be easily acquired in the draft, especially with only 50 total keepers.

Also, if he traded Ellsbury + keeper for Kemp, then he can still have steals, not a waste a stud keeper, and acquire better draft picks.

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Steals can be easily acquired in the draft,

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No shite, but how many of them will drive in 100, score 100, and hit for average? Im not sold on him hitting 30 jacks again, but c'mon man.


Braun (-50 games) + Juan Pierre is not better than Ellsbury + Best player available. No way. No how.

There's always that possibility, and nothing is ever certain. Who's to say that Braun doesn't get shite to hit because Fielder isn't hitting behind him anymore. They both have risks, and Braun's is bigger because he's losing 50 games.


Now, if they take back the suspension, I'd agree with you.

Braun stealing 30 bags is more of an anomaly than Ellsbury hitting 30 jacks. He will never match that again.

Yet Braun will play in 50 less games this year. Again, if they were both playing a full season, Braun is the obvious choice.

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He said he made a bunch of trades to get those players, I assumed he had to trade away some draft picks. Either that, or he plays with a bunch of morons.

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I started the year with Pujols, Hamilton, Lincecum, and Cliff Lee... I made some very good trades throughout the year and traded a couple late draft picks... so I have 18 picks this year... I play with about 7 other good players, and take advantage of the other 2... LOL

there is always the gamble of letting him go into draft and picking him with my first pick... others may be hesitant to use their first pick for someone sitting 50 games

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