Keep or Kut – With trade deadlines fast approaching, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk about some recent trades they have made, the types of players they are targeting, and when it’s okay to sell, even if you look like a contender.
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Timestamps
1:25 – Letting the market dictate if Chad buys or sells, then swapping a $5 Aaron Ashby for $2 Alec Burleson and $1 Juan Yepez, plus a stashed Jordan Lawlar for $1 Kyle Muller and $3 Ken Waldichuk.
11:16 – Breakdowns on Burleson, Yepez and Ashby – after which Pete started an auction for Burleson in the listener league
15:53 – Chad acquires a $34 Manny Machado from Pete for $2 Miguel Vargas and $1 Darick Hall
21:30 – What about a league with no buyers? What if a “contender” wants to sell, especially in roto where winning can be all-or-nothing?
29:15 – It’s a different situation in H2H with playoffs – just get in
34:25 – Chad acquires a $52 Mookie Betts, $16 Mike Clevinger, and $1 J.D. Davis from Pete for $7 Ke’Bryan Hayes, $5 Alex Kirilloff, and $9 Jarred Kelenic, but maybe didn’t solve his biggest problem
42:15 – Pete explains the return and we break down those three players: Hayes, Kiriloff, and Kelenic
50:30 – How to handle elite RP in Ottoneu 4×4 plus philosophy on trading for RP in general, inspired by a $13 Edwin Diaz
59:59 – The types of players we target when selling
1:04:48 – The types of players we target when buying
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