My main man Charlie!!!

mmcc1029  5/2/2014 10:15 PM

So i picked up Charlie Blackmon a few weeks ago and have enjoyed the ride so far...3/1/2 tonight after he had been quiet for a few days. I'm not stupid, I realize he's not going to be a top 5 player all season, but every single article I read says to sell high on this guy. I have a hard time believing anyone is going to give up a player of significant value for a month long waiver wonder. Is anyone else at a crossroads of what to do with this guy? He's playing pretty much everyday and leading off at coors...who's to say he can't hold top 50 value ROS? Just looking for thoughts/opinions as I really dont know much about this guy but I don't plan on just cutting him loose for a minimal player with less upside.

mbuser   5/2/2014 11:56 PM

You mentioned what is often ignored when the generic sell-high/buy-low advice is dispensed, and that's that a transaction requires two consensual parties for it to get one. Are you wasting other OF stats on the bench because Blackmon gives you at least one too many everyday starters? Are you seriously thin at one or more other positions? Is there are team or two in your league desperate for OF help that might be ripe for taking advantage of? The last thing anyone should do is trade him away "because he won't keep this up." Like you also mentioned, he can still be plenty useful, and at no initial cost to you, even if he cools down. That's not exactly a terrible situation.

mmcc1029  5/3/2014 6:32 PM

12 Teams | 12 Hitters Per Team [6 Active = HR RBI SB R BA OBP] | 12 Pitchers Per Team [6 Active = W SV ERA WHIP SO QS]

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	OBP	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV	OBPV
1	12	0.80	Gonzalez, Carlos		COL	OF	111		431	70	123	69	43	111	0.285	23	18	0.352	1.34	1.01	0.77	0.93	0.49	0.29
2	19	0.67	Mauer, Joe		MIN	C/1B	122		463	73	143	55	67	86	0.310	10	2	0.398	-0.74	-0.05	-0.79	1.24	2.03	2.30
2	21	0.65	Donaldson, Josh		OAK	3B	123		471	71	133	75	51	92	0.283	20	5	0.360	0.81	1.45	-0.51	1.08	0.41	0.66
4	38	0.30	Abreu, Jose		CHW	1B	112		427	63	113	68	42	99	0.264	26	3	0.346	1.83	0.92	-0.70	0.38	-0.69	0.04
4	43	0.22	Puig, Yasiel		LAD	OF	112		418	59	116	59	40	99	0.277	18	11	0.356	0.56	0.26	0.06	-0.04	0.04	0.44
6	65	-0.08	Kipnis, Jason		CLE	2B	102		381	52	105	50	49	83	0.275	10	19	0.361	-0.71	-0.43	0.86	-0.68	-0.09	0.61
6	66	-0.09	Brantley, Michael		CLE	OF	126		448	53	126	58	36	45	0.281	10	17	0.337	-0.79	0.16	0.65	-0.52	0.27	-0.31
8	96	-0.37	Blackmon, Charlie		COL	OF	98		406	56	115	43	26	69	0.284	8	11	0.337	-1.05	-1.01	0.08	-0.33	0.40	-0.31
9	100	-0.39	Davis, Rajai		DET	OF	104		356	43	96	38	22	70	0.268	6	42	0.323	-1.37	-1.36	2.99	-1.49	-0.39	-0.73
9	104	-0.41	Calhoun, Kole		LAA	OF	93		386	64	102	39	38	79	0.264	13	7	0.332	-0.32	-1.25	-0.28	0.46	-0.62	-0.45
12	140	-0.68	Dozier, Brian		MIN	2B	121		500	67	121	42	43	106	0.243	14	13	0.309	-0.04	-1.07	0.24	0.68	-2.21	-1.69
16	184	-0.97	Mesoraco, Devin		CIN	C	95		310	35	82	39	27	57	0.264	11	2	0.324	-0.52	-1.29	-0.78	-2.16	-0.50	-0.59
20	240	-1.39	Escobar, Alcides		KC	SS	131		404	36	102	35	17	61	0.252	3	18	0.286	-1.87	-1.61	0.74	-2.08	-1.31	-2.23
26	310	-1.71	Baez, Javier		CHC	SS	31		113	13	28	16	5	35	0.244	7	2	0.286	-1.25	-3.03	-0.77	-4.14	-0.48	-0.61
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	OBP	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV	OBPV
		-3.41	Avg Stats/Total Values				1482		5,514	755	1,503	687	505	1,094	0.273	179	169	0.340	-4.12	-7.30	2.57	-6.68	-2.65	-2.28
		-1.90	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				1134		4,170	553	1,126	526	346	810	0.270	139	139	0.334	-1.10	-2.54	3.55	-3.55	-3.49	-4.29

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	QS	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
1	7	1.12	Bumgarner, Madison		SF	SP	26		170.6	143	63	58	47	166	15	3.04	12	0	1.12	18	1.24	-0.51	1.67	1.79	1.46	1.05
3	34	0.31	Lynn, Lance		STL	SP	25		152.6	143	62	57	55	148	14	3.35	12	0	1.30	16	1.08	-0.51	0.53	-1.01	0.99	0.78
3	35	0.29	Samardzija, Jeff		CHC	SP	26		171.8	155	75	69	60	171	20	3.60	10	0	1.26	17	0.54	-0.51	-0.25	-0.42	1.59	0.80
4	41	0.21	Wood, Alex		ATL	SP/RP	20		129.8	117	50	46	43	123	11	3.22	10	0	1.23	13	0.33	-0.51	0.80	-0.05	0.34	0.34
5	55	0.04	Cobb, Alex		TB	SP	19		117.2	104	47	44	36	104	10	3.35	8	0	1.19	12	-0.11	-0.51	0.41	0.42	-0.15	0.18
6	66	-0.06	Colon, Bartolo		NYM	SP	23		145.3	152	63	58	25	96	15	3.60	9	0	1.22	14	0.04	-0.51	-0.20	0.16	-0.35	0.48
8	91	-0.23	Grilli, Jason		PIT	RP	49		47.0	37	14	13	15	63	4	2.52	3	23	1.12	0	-1.73	1.75	0.95	0.50	-1.19	-1.66
8	93	-0.25	Ventura, Yordano		KC	SP	26		147.5	138	69	63	61	133	15	3.85	10	0	1.35	15	0.46	-0.51	-0.96	-1.67	0.60	0.61
9	97	-0.31	Chavez, Jesse		OAK	RP	22		120.4	119	56	51	40	106	14	3.85	10	0	1.32	13	0.31	-0.51	-0.78	-1.05	-0.10	0.26
9	100	-0.37	Balfour, Grant		TB	RP	55		54.9	42	23	21	22	57	5	3.43	3	25	1.17	0	-1.62	2.00	0.10	0.32	-1.36	-1.66
10	118	-0.47	Skaggs, Tyler		LAA	SP	22		128.2	123	64	58	48	109	16	4.10	9	0	1.33	13	0.21	-0.51	-1.49	-1.25	0.00	0.20
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	QS	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
		0.27	Avg Stats/Total Values				314		1,385.3	1,273	585	538	454	1,275	140	3.50	97	48	1.25	132	0.74	-0.83	0.78	-2.27	1.82	1.40
		0.44	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				177		791.2	737	335	308	251	705	78	3.50	56	25	1.25	77	1.51	-0.55	0.36	-1.47	1.24	1.53

12 Teams | 12 Hitters Per Team [6 Active = HR RBI SB R BA OBP] | 12 Pitchers Per Team [6 Active = W SV ERA WHIP SO QS]

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	OBP	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV	OBPV
1	12	0.80	Gonzalez, Carlos		COL	OF	111		431	70	123	69	43	111	0.285	23	18	0.352	1.34	1.01	0.77	0.93	0.49	0.29
2	19	0.67	Mauer, Joe		MIN	C/1B	122		463	73	143	55	67	86	0.310	10	2	0.398	-0.74	-0.05	-0.79	1.24	2.03	2.30
2	21	0.65	Donaldson, Josh		OAK	3B	123		471	71	133	75	51	92	0.283	20	5	0.360	0.81	1.45	-0.51	1.08	0.41	0.66
4	38	0.30	Abreu, Jose		CHW	1B	112		427	63	113	68	42	99	0.264	26	3	0.346	1.83	0.92	-0.70	0.38	-0.69	0.04
4	43	0.22	Puig, Yasiel		LAD	OF	112		418	59	116	59	40	99	0.277	18	11	0.356	0.56	0.26	0.06	-0.04	0.04	0.44
6	65	-0.08	Kipnis, Jason		CLE	2B	102		381	52	105	50	49	83	0.275	10	19	0.361	-0.71	-0.43	0.86	-0.68	-0.09	0.61
6	66	-0.09	Brantley, Michael		CLE	OF	126		448	53	126	58	36	45	0.281	10	17	0.337	-0.79	0.16	0.65	-0.52	0.27	-0.31
8	96	-0.37	Blackmon, Charlie		COL	OF	98		406	56	115	43	26	69	0.284	8	11	0.337	-1.05	-1.01	0.08	-0.33	0.40	-0.31
9	100	-0.39	Davis, Rajai		DET	OF	104		356	43	96	38	22	70	0.268	6	42	0.323	-1.37	-1.36	2.99	-1.49	-0.39	-0.73
9	104	-0.41	Calhoun, Kole		LAA	OF	93		386	64	102	39	38	79	0.264	13	7	0.332	-0.32	-1.25	-0.28	0.46	-0.62	-0.45
12	140	-0.68	Dozier, Brian		MIN	2B	121		500	67	121	42	43	106	0.243	14	13	0.309	-0.04	-1.07	0.24	0.68	-2.21	-1.69
16	184	-0.97	Mesoraco, Devin		CIN	C	95		310	35	82	39	27	57	0.264	11	2	0.324	-0.52	-1.29	-0.78	-2.16	-0.50	-0.59
20	240	-1.39	Escobar, Alcides		KC	SS	131		404	36	102	35	17	61	0.252	3	18	0.286	-1.87	-1.61	0.74	-2.08	-1.31	-2.23
26	310	-1.71	Baez, Javier		CHC	SS	31		113	13	28	16	5	35	0.244	7	2	0.286	-1.25	-3.03	-0.77	-4.14	-0.48	-0.61
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	BA	HR	SB	OBP	HRV	RBIV	SBV	RV	BAV	OBPV
		-3.41	Avg Stats/Total Values				1482		5,514	755	1,503	687	505	1,094	0.273	179	169	0.340	-4.12	-7.30	2.57	-6.68	-2.65	-2.28
		-1.90	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				1134		4,170	553	1,126	526	346	810	0.270	139	139	0.334	-1.10	-2.54	3.55	-3.55	-3.49	-4.29

Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	QS	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
1	7	1.12	Bumgarner, Madison		SF	SP	26		170.6	143	63	58	47	166	15	3.04	12	0	1.12	18	1.24	-0.51	1.67	1.79	1.46	1.05
3	34	0.31	Lynn, Lance		STL	SP	25		152.6	143	62	57	55	148	14	3.35	12	0	1.30	16	1.08	-0.51	0.53	-1.01	0.99	0.78
3	35	0.29	Samardzija, Jeff		CHC	SP	26		171.8	155	75	69	60	171	20	3.60	10	0	1.26	17	0.54	-0.51	-0.25	-0.42	1.59	0.80
4	41	0.21	Wood, Alex		ATL	SP/RP	20		129.8	117	50	46	43	123	11	3.22	10	0	1.23	13	0.33	-0.51	0.80	-0.05	0.34	0.34
5	55	0.04	Cobb, Alex		TB	SP	19		117.2	104	47	44	36	104	10	3.35	8	0	1.19	12	-0.11	-0.51	0.41	0.42	-0.15	0.18
6	66	-0.06	Colon, Bartolo		NYM	SP	23		145.3	152	63	58	25	96	15	3.60	9	0	1.22	14	0.04	-0.51	-0.20	0.16	-0.35	0.48
8	91	-0.23	Grilli, Jason		PIT	RP	49		47.0	37	14	13	15	63	4	2.52	3	23	1.12	0	-1.73	1.75	0.95	0.50	-1.19	-1.66
8	93	-0.25	Ventura, Yordano		KC	SP	26		147.5	138	69	63	61	133	15	3.85	10	0	1.35	15	0.46	-0.51	-0.96	-1.67	0.60	0.61
9	97	-0.31	Chavez, Jesse		OAK	RP	22		120.4	119	56	51	40	106	14	3.85	10	0	1.32	13	0.31	-0.51	-0.78	-1.05	-0.10	0.26
9	100	-0.37	Balfour, Grant		TB	RP	55		54.9	42	23	21	22	57	5	3.43	3	25	1.17	0	-1.62	2.00	0.10	0.32	-1.36	-1.66
10	118	-0.47	Skaggs, Tyler		LAA	SP	22		128.2	123	64	58	48	109	16	4.10	9	0	1.33	13	0.21	-0.51	-1.49	-1.25	0.00	0.20
Round	Rank	Value	Name	Injury	Team	Pos	g	News	IP	H	RA	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	W	SV	WHIP	QS	WV	SVV	ERAV	WHIPV	SOV	QSV
		0.27	Avg Stats/Total Values				314		1,385.3	1,273	585	538	454	1,275	140	3.50	97	48	1.25	132	0.74	-0.83	0.78	-2.27	1.82	1.40
		0.44	Avg Stats/Total Values (active)				177		791.2	737	335	308	251	705	78	3.50	56	25	1.25	77	1.51	-0.55	0.36	-1.47	1.24	1.53

mmcc1029  5/3/2014 6:36 PM

My team is above, posted without this text by accident. I had been wanting to trade kipnis and just roll w/ dozier but of course kipnis had to go and get hurt. I'm leading my league in all offensive counting stats and my avg/obp have gotten significantly better ever since I swapped out escobar for villar. I really just would like to trade an outfielder for a really good pitcher. I'm kind of punting saves....I'm just not sure which offensive player I should try to move. I'm also about to stop stashing baez since i've suffered so many injuries lately. Any suggestions?

mmcc1029  5/3/2014 6:38 PM

I dropped Grilli for Stroman the other day.
 

mbuser   5/3/2014 8:19 PM

Grilli probably could have been used as a trade piece... You obviously only have two OF that will net you a high-level SP, but you aren't exactly stacked at the position. Is your staff really that bad? If this is roto, then (1) you have some time before you need to make strength/weakness trades and (2) punting anything is risky.

mmcc1029  5/3/2014 11:19 PM

i dont think my staff is that bad, I'm just not sold on Mad BUM being my ace, I;d like to acquire a top shelf pitcher and am willing to give up a few parts if needed. My offense has been humming along the past 3 weeks while pitching has been blah...not good or bad really, Its head 2 head and 60 % of the leagues teams are shitty at saves. My plan is to just load up on starters.