tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37316956.post3469166396896107290..comments2023-10-31T06:25:28.512-04:00Comments on Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: August 25, 2008Mike Gianellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04227146501538593197noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37316956.post-88622733435844934652008-08-27T20:02:00.001-04:002008-08-27T20:02:00.001-04:00Why? The team that dropped Kotsay had an OF of Lew...Why? The team that dropped Kotsay had an OF of Lewis, Rowand, Cody Ross, McLouth, and Kotsay (with Glaus at UT). The trading deadline had passed, and he dropped Kotsay for Dickerson because he needed speed more than average.<BR/><BR/>The only dump trades he made were a minor one where he got a FAABed Casey Blake, and one where he got pitching.<BR/><BR/>Agreed that during the first 2/3 of the season, Kotsay should never be a free agent. But after the trading deadline passes, your options are more limited, and your adds/drops have to be much more strategic and play to the categories that you need.<BR/><BR/>If you're way ahead of the pack in HR and RBI but are trying to squeeze out a point or 2 in SB, dropping Ryan Howard for Nyjer Morgan would be a wise move.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904543162109232746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37316956.post-82682588072919419772008-08-27T19:25:00.000-04:002008-08-27T19:25:00.000-04:00Any league that has Kotsay available in the free a...Any league that has Kotsay available in the free agent pool has very *unhealthy* dumping rules and/or is very heavy in available talent.<BR/><BR/>Note: comments based on Kotsay's pre-trade situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37316956.post-44534978847811939822008-08-25T10:55:00.000-04:002008-08-25T10:55:00.000-04:00Yeah, I may regret going after De La Rosa and not ...Yeah, I may regret going after De La Rosa and not Francis - but De La Rosa is pitching against Matt Palmer and his 2/7 K/BB ratio, while Francis is against Cain and Peavy. <BR/><BR/>Of course this kind of thinking screwed me last week when I picked up Baek for his start against Zito, only to have him start against Lincecum once the Maddux trade messed up the SD rotation....Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904543162109232746noreply@blogger.com