Anatomy of a Fantasy Baseball Trade
An intimate look into the negotiations of a fantasy baseball trade:
Monday Night:
LairdNYC: Any interest in trading Miguel Cabrera?
RickyVaughn99: Nah, I’m staying patient with the squad, not gonna trade my first pick.
LairdNYC: What about Evan Longoria? I am looking for a third basemen.
RV99: Definitely willing to trade Longoria, look at my starting pitchers too. I need a big bat, preferably an outfielder.
LairdNYC: I don’t need pitching, was actually looking to get rid of some. No big bat outfielders on my team, I have Griffey, Abreu and Markakis.
RV99: Definitely interested in Markakis. Should we alert Jayson Stark that we are in discussions?
LairdNYC: Will take a lot for Markakis, guy is a 25/25.
RV99: Just sent you an offer.
OFFER: Travis Hafner, Evan Longoria and Rich Harden for Nick Markakis and Erik Bedard
LairdNYC: I have zero interest in Hafner.
RV99: What about David Ortiz?
LairdNYC: I have Ryan Howard, I don’t want an injured first baseman.
RV99: Okay, it’s tough because I really need hitting.
LairdNYC: Thoughts on Roy Oswalt? I just looked, didn’t realize he was struggling so much.
RV99: Willing to deal him. Is Howard untouchable?
LairdNYC: He is if you are trying to give me Hafner or Ortiz.
Tuesday Morning:
LairdNYC: Markakis and Griffey for Pence and Oswalt?
RV99: Hmmmm, while you are dumping Griffey on me for the 2nd consecutive year, it does seem like a very even trade. Our teams are tied for 7th today and I think we both need to shake it up. I think I would do that trade.
LairdNYC: Dumping? The guy just hit his 600th HR! I just threw it out there, still figuring out what Pence will do since he’s still so young.
RV99: Haha, and you know you just held onto him to see that through! I didn’t realize how well Pence has been playing, I mean the guy was hitting .200 and now he’s up to .300. Having second thoughts now because I really don’t have any use for Griffey and I feel like the Pence for Markakis is a wash.
LairdNYC: I completely disagree that it’s a wash. Markakis at least has 2 solid seasons under his belt before this year, Pence has 100 games. Griffey is just for the pop, he’ll finish with 30-35 HRs. I am still interesting in Longoria too (Eric Chavez is my third baseman!). How do we include him with another guy from my team?
RV99: Let me look into it in a few mins, I will propose something. 2 dingers for Evan last night!!
LairdNYC: But you aren’t even playing him. Plus, when Ortiz or Hafner comes back, you have to move Cabrera to third. Would you rather trade Mark Reynolds?
RV99: What about this: Posada, Markakis & Bedard for Pudge, Longoria & Oswalt?
LairdNYC: I don’t think that is remotely fair. Pudge is a part-time player at this point and Markakis/Bedard put up more stats than Longoria/Oswalt.
RV99: What if I replace Bedard with Kuroda? I think that makes it a heck of a lot more fair (and I love saying Hiroki Kuroda!!)
LairdNYC: I have no interest in Pudge, he is splitting time with Inge now. What about Longoria/Oswalt for Markakis/Kuroda?
RV99: I think we are getting close to making this happen. Let me look at that trade for a sec.
Trade Proposed: Evan Longoria and Roy Oswalt for Nick Markakis and Hiroki Kuroda
Trade Accepted
