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Kelly Johnson?  Hmm...when Nelson Cruz hit the DL I was trying to decide between Johnson and Casey McGhee.  I guess we will see who was right and who was you.

OH SNAP!

(Morgan is an interesting guy to let go, btw)

If I wasn't overflowing with OF I'd probably pick him up myself. (Morgan, not Johnson)

In a month?  You must be pretty confident in your team's ability to stay healthy.

:-P

Edit: I see you made some moves today.  But why cut Street?  He's DL eligible and you've got plenty of room for him.

Cano hit two for me tonight.  I didn't expect him to be my best hitter so far...

A couple of thoughts...

Street: As I said, having a player in a DL spot costs you nothing, so there's no harm in keeping him there unless you run out of DL spots.  And when (if) he's healthy he's a good pitcher that can get you saves.  Right now you only have two closers, and you can have up to four in your RP spots (you'll notice that is why Ripplin is whipping us all in the saves category so far).  But having said all that, if you still don't want Street, well, I wouldn't have made that move, but I can allow it.

A-Rod: This I won't allow.  He's a top-5 pick in every league and just dropping him would have an adverse affect on the competitive balance of the league.  In fact, if you look at the Can't Cut List that is maintained by Yahoo (not me), you are not allowed to cut him.  I can understand you not liking the guy, but you shouldn't just drop him for nothing.  It will have a bad effect on your team, but more importantly it will give another team in the league an unfair advantage - as if they were given two first round picks in the draft.

With all that said, you absolutely should trade him if you don't want him.  But you need to get a fair price for him.  I will not allow him to be traded for a so-so pitcher, for instance.  Again, he's a top-5 player, and you need to get either another top-5 player or a couple really good players to make the trade fair for the league.

By the way, I'm also interested in trading for him.  My 3B's have been pretty bad so far this year.  Other teams in the league should be interested in him as well.  What I would suggest is that you email the entire league (since not everyone reads this thread) and offer him up to the highest bidder.

Big Papi:  I had no problem with that drop.  I think he's done.

As a final note (to everyone) - if you are considering dropping anyone who is a halfway decent player, you should find out if other people want to trade for him first.  You can definitely make your team better that way.

Anchorhead said:

First off, I should point out that I'm not going to make a move hastily with A-Rod.  I just said it was something I might do.  As far as just cutting him, I didn't check the list because he's not someone I would cut.  For me, it would have to be a trade for another strong 3B, which I haven't researched nearly enough yet.

Oh, ok.  When you said "let him go" I thought you meant dropping him.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I'm always interested in talking trade but I can't offer you much at 3B unfortunately.

Anchorhead said:

TV's Frink said:

Right now you only have two closers, and you can have up to four in your RP spots (you'll notice that is why Ripplin is whipping us all in the saves category so far). 

That's another tweak I was discussing with a buddy of mine, but I'm not ready to start making big alterations like that yet.  I'm holding my own in the standings, so I'm ok waiting for now.

Any interest in Hoffman.  Please please please?

;-)

Again, just to play devil's advocate, I would have kept Street, and here's why.  Once he's off the DL, did you know you don't have to activate him?  You can keep him on the DL for another two months if you want to see if he is effective or not.  The only catch is you can't make adds when you've got an active player in the DL spot until you either activate him (and drop someone else) or drop him.

This is why I picked up Erik Bedard after the draft, btw.  I saw he was on the DL and I grabbed him and moved him over to DL.  When he comes back, I'll give him a few starts before I decide if I will drop him or keep him and drop someone else.

You said you got antsy - the offer to put him back on your team is still on the table (I'd never do this in an experienced league but this is a beginner league).  But I'll also stop harassing you about it.

I don't know what the hell is up with Hoffman.  He was extremely effective last year, and he can't keep the ball in the park.  Check this out:

2008: 45 IP, 8 HR
2009: 54 IP, 2 HR
2010: 9 IP, 6 HR

That's shocking!

Actually you can keep him on the DL the whole year!  I'm going to send an email to the league clarifying this.

In the meantime, check your roster for Saturday. :-)

I finally got Lidge and Cliff Lee back.  : )