• I heard they might let Rzepczynski start though. Wouldn't that mess up his value for you?

  Plakata on July 27, 2011 6:36 PM

• Dude, I can't believe you cut him! I'm still pretty high on Rasmus, and am eager to see if Toronto will help him find his power stroke again.

  Plakata on July 27, 2011 6:35 PM

• Can't believe I initially paid $22 for Rasmus at auction...

  Montgomery Biscuits on July 27, 2011 5:57 PM

• I'll trade you Villanueva, Collins, O'Flaherty, Ceda AND McGee for Rasmus. How's that?

  Quasi Muto on July 27, 2011 5:47 PM

• Probably, NL Central beats AL East any day, although Central isn't quite NL West.

  Quasi Muto on July 27, 2011 5:45 PM

• I guess it's good that Rzepczynski is going to STL?

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 27, 2011 1:43 PM

• I hear John Mozeliak already made it to the front of that line. I'll settle for Edwin Jackson moving from the Cell to Busch (and the NL Central).

  Bunt Cake on July 27, 2011 1:35 PM

• Anyone want to trade me some mediocre relief pitchers for Rasmus?

  Plakata on July 27, 2011 12:52 PM

• Guess I'll be starting David Ross for the foreseeable future.

  Bunt Cake on July 27, 2011 12:48 PM

• They finally figured out that Willingham was actually a good hitter.

  Quasi Muto on July 27, 2011 1:25 AM

• http://bit.ly/q2qj9T

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 26, 2011 11:12 PM

• Yeah, probably up for good this time. Why did the Nationals want Gomes?

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 26, 2011 11:05 PM

• Nationals just acquired Jonny Gomes, thinking this means a Yonder Alonso callup?

  Quasi Muto on July 26, 2011 10:30 PM

• Hey Guys, please check your email for a league-wide note about next season.

  Plakata on July 25, 2011 8:55 PM

• Detroit Ligers's trading block has been updated!

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 24, 2011 12:05 PM

• Just saying, Bonifacio's a free agent and getting significant playing time (and his walk rate has gotten to acceptable levels). I'd love for someone to pick him up!

  Quasi Muto on July 23, 2011 12:56 PM

• Everyone's Grudge's trading block has been updated!

  Quasi Muto on July 22, 2011 8:49 PM

• Umpire Weekend's trading block has been updated!

  Bunt Cake on July 22, 2011 8:46 AM

• Detroit Ligers's trading block has been updated!

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 21, 2011 3:05 PM

• Everyone's Grudge's trading block has been updated!

  Quasi Muto on July 20, 2011 8:15 PM

• I'm going to start listening to offers for Kemp, so if you want to make me an offer, send me an email, blasek0@gmail.com

  Quasi Muto on July 19, 2011 12:10 AM

• Detroit Ligers's trading block has been updated!

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 18, 2011 12:12 PM

• Yeah that was horrible. Pretty nasty piece of gamesmanship by Japan in the closing minutes of extra time

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 17, 2011 6:10 PM

• Anybody watching the women's world cup? I'm having to "watch" it via twitter and it's killing me. Can't get on ESPN3 at work.

  Quasi Muto on July 17, 2011 5:16 PM

• Everyone's Grudge's trading block has been updated!

  Quasi Muto on July 17, 2011 10:19 AM

• Detroit Ligers's trading block has been updated!

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 16, 2011 4:22 PM

• There's lots below the fold, so please read up. Interesting issue here.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 4:10 PM

• Yes, I agree, but Grudge shouldn't circumvent the market for the potential benefit of another owner.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 4:10 PM

• I'm not sure if I agree with the premise that everything should be determined by the market though. I don't think owners should be prevented from selling their players at a below-market price simply because of an oversight or laziness or something.

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 16, 2011 3:58 PM

• You know, I was going to argue with you, but you are right Joe. I am sure that neither team had the intention of pulling one over on the league but I think that we should not make a practice of allowing this sort of deal, which is more like a "favor."

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 16, 2011 3:53 PM

• That?s the other weird element here: if Pena has no value, why does OMG want to pay $2 instead of getting him in auction for $1? Ostensibly the answer is that he might lose the bid. That suggests that Pena does have value and shouldn?t be given away.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 3:30 PM

• Giving a player away for nothing but $1 cap ($2 salary) is giving an unfair advantage to the receiving owner who isn?t paying a price determined by the market. In a competitive environment, why would Grudge want to give that extra 2% to OMG?

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 3:24 PM

• But if Grudge suspects that there is value to Pena - which he should, an owner wants him ?then he should trade him to the highest bidder, or if he can?t get an offer, cut him and allow the market to sort it out.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 3:24 PM

• Cap and roster space have value, yes. Roster space can be achieved by simply cutting Pena. That leaves the cap hit.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 3:24 PM

• I mean, maybe Grudge did not ask around enough about Pe?a (I might have traded an actual player from my roster for him) but he also might prefer to fill the roster spot with someone in the free agent pool or an unsigned 2011 draftee

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 16, 2011 2:48 PM

• cap space can be an asset, I dunno

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 16, 2011 2:42 PM

• It works if you assume Pena has no value, but OMG wants him, meaning he has at least some value in our league (determined by demand, not performance). So that means you?re trading something of value for nothing, which certainly sounds like an unfair trade

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 2:33 PM

• I find it to be an odd trade too.

  Plakata on July 16, 2011 2:31 PM

• It does set a difficult precedent, but the players who are a significant worry for this sort of trade (Pujols) are out of the price range for that to be viable, and since they have significant value in a trade (Pena doesn't really), different situation

  Quasi Muto on July 16, 2011 1:52 PM

• I guess I don't have a problem with it?it's just an odd-looking deal.

  Bunt Cake on July 16, 2011 10:58 AM

• Although I suppose it's unlikely a contender would have $60 lying around to throw at Pujols in September.

  Bunt Cake on July 16, 2011 10:57 AM

• It just looks odd, since you won the auction on him (bidding $4) just 3 days earlier. My worry is not Pena specifically, but I do want to point out the precedent this sets for doing the same with high-production players in September.

  Bunt Cake on July 16, 2011 10:54 AM

• Gets me out of Pena's contract. If I cut Pena, no guarantee someone else picks him up off of waivers or out of free agency, so I'm stuck with the 1$ cap penalty possibly for quite a while.

  Quasi Muto on July 15, 2011 6:04 PM

• Carlos Pena for nothing?

  Bunt Cake on July 15, 2011 4:41 PM

• Detroit Ligers's trading block has been updated!

  Kochanowicz Cowboys on July 15, 2011 1:28 PM

• Bidding started on Parnell? Someone else saw that K-Rod news, huh?

  Quasi Muto on July 13, 2011 12:29 AM

• Now if the Brewers don't sign him, I will hate the Brewers with a fiery passion I normally only reserve for annoying Auburn fans and University of Florida's football team.

  Quasi Muto on July 12, 2011 9:09 PM

• I'm waiting for him to sign so I can tell him I actually "own" him. (IE, I *am* going to draft him in every Ottoneu league I own)

  Quasi Muto on July 12, 2011 8:56 PM

• Jed Bradley from Georgia Tech. We've been friends since we were like 7 or 8.

  Quasi Muto on July 12, 2011 8:54 PM

• Wait, what? You have a close friend that recently got drafted by the Brewers in the first round? That's amazing.

  Plakata on July 12, 2011 8:51 PM

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