General Managers Keeper League

[LANCEBOUSLEY]

i confirm this deal.....

so long derek we hardly knew you.....

how long do i have to announce my drop to get back to 40?

[cirills]

[quote:3aab32405c]how long do i have to announce my drop to get back to 40? [/quote:3aab32405c]
Immediately :!:

Hey akindian, anything else you want to trade away :?:

I got the Brooklyn Bridge I'm looking to move. :P

[LANCEBOUSLEY]

i got a few....

none that are worth the bridge though....... :D

i'm always open to discussion though!

i'd listen to offers for dmitri......

[cirills]

[quote:3593ee22f4]i'd listen to offers for dmitri...... [/quote:3593ee22f4]

I'm sure you would! :wink:

But, I wouldn't even offer the Bridge for him! :P

[LANCEBOUSLEY]

my drop to make room for dmitri is hinske.

[qksilver69]

I am not sure if the reactions above are "So little for Jeter?" or what, but actually I like this deal for both parties. Jeter is consistently overvalued IMHO in SOM and unless he gets 1's at SS (which he likely never will again) and continues to put up a .390 OBP (which I also think is questionable as his speed decreases), AK got pretty fair value. The 4th round pick may be a bit low, a 3rd would probably be more in line, but to my mind D Young on his own has almost as much value as Jeter on a card-for-card basis for 2008 given his superior split vs RHP & Jeter's downgrade to a 2 rating. Almost all SSs that will be fielded in a 12-team league will have 2 ranges or better so you really need a 1 range or a very high OPS vs RHP to distinguish yourself from the SS crowd.

If Kemp can turn into a 2-range CF, hit for 30-35 HRs and get on base at a .360 or better clip, he can be a nice #6 hitter for this format for 10-12 years, when Jeter probably just has 2-3 more good years left in him. Kemp to me projects as a Mike Cameron type of guy with a bit more power/BA.

For Smokey, he pays a reasonable price for a guy he'll need for a few years until (hopefully for him) HanRam can become at least a 3 at SS -or- as is rumored, he moves to CF where he replaces the departing Kemp in Smokey's lineup.

Everybody will have their own takes on this deal obviously, but it doesn't shock me one bit.

[Ninersphan]

I'm just glad to see some hot stove action in this league. Nice job guys. Now maybe those of us in HCKL and USKL, can start some hot stove movemnet in those leagues as well. :wink:

[LANCEBOUSLEY]

nice analysis qk.

i would have liked a 3rd rounder and had in fact asked for it.

i had 3 inquiries regarding jeter.

one dropped out early because they wanted players for players and i was looking for a high pick.

#2 dropped out after the price moved to a #4 pick AND a more experienced Kemp type player.

so at this point i was left with smokey as the only player.....

i asked for kemp, #3 and dmitri he countered with the deal that went down.

ya gotta remember that smokey has pick #1 in nonserpentine draft. so his #4 is near #3.

:D

[cirills]

[quote:93d23aa4e4]If Kemp can turn into a 2-range CF[/quote:93d23aa4e4]

Yeah, and if the Pope turns Jewish there goes Catholicism.

Right now, Kemp is just another young slugger with the ability to mash LH's with a huge propensity for striking out. His age DEFINITELY suggests upside right now, but LA is STILL forcasting him on the short end of a platoon.

I don't think Young's numbers vs. RH's were THAT special myself, and the 5 he got limits him to a DH only role -- which imo hampers his card a little in an Unlimited Salary type of league.

And in that type of league, THIS league, who cares if Jeter gets another overpriced card. He's still a 2 ranged shortstop with plent of OB and decent enough TB to be among the league best.

BTW, I wasn't criticizing as much as having fun before, but let's not go overboard here either. :roll:

I give Akindian guts for making this trade, but I'm not sure we'll no how good it is (or how bad it was) for a while.

[STEPHENANDERSON 2]

Been catching up on the board here. Have not been following this as much as I should. For some reason work has not slowed down. Over the next week I will be anouncing my keepers and drops within the week.

I need to look at my full roster, but I do not think it will be hard to figure my drops. :cry: