[IBL] MNM Trade Talk - Big Needs and Few Assets (Oh Boy!)

[genny]

Hi all - Hope things are well with everyone.  'Tis the season for trade
flyers, and hats will be increasingly be thrown into the IBL ring.  No
great expectation of actually making any, but thinking and talking trade is
a blast.  In fact, thinking and talking about trades is better than
actually *making* trades when it comes to MNM given the lack of good
judgment that resides in MNM's front office.

So, on the thoughts and talk front:

MNM Cut List:  Not much attractive there.  I looked intently at Doubront
and Danks, and while there may be some reclamation value there for one
squad or another, the peripherals and trend lines are not particularly
encouraging.  Having revealed my lack of confidence in their performance
going forward (a sure sign of a rebound by both), offers still of course
welcome.

Roster "Depth":  Not a particularly large amount of depth to deal from
(boy, off to a great start here!).  Of the potentially highest value where
they may be some depth is Pearce, who had a great year for the Os and I
would think will have an excellent card.  Pearce with LF/1B eligibility is
good fit for me with Cespedes and Duda, and his bat should be potent, but
at least if I dealt him I'd still have starters at both positions.
Cespedes I suppose could go instead and Pearce man left for me.

Picks:  As of now, my 9th and 10th round picks would go unused if
anyone interested.  Otherwise, 7 picks in first 4 rounds might help make a
deal.

Needs:  There are many.  Among the biggest: MNM's weakest position is
shortstop.  Defensive specialists almost anywhere, but especially middle
infield and probably CF, also needed.  Also, a RF who can hit lefties and
a 3B who can hit lefties.

As for SPs, I have maybe 1.5 starters toward a Big 3 (Teheran's maybe a 1
and Pineda a .5 with good year over limited starts), and a mix of guys who
are middling at best (Gibson, Vargas, Guthrie, et. al).

I feel like my bullpen is  somewhat better than it was last offseason, but
after facing some of your teams this year, it is astounding to me just how
good some of your bullpens are.


So, bottom line, interested in a quality starting shortstop; smaller deal
for defensive help almost anywhere even if not good offensively; a RF who
can hit lefties; a 3B who can hit lefties; and a SP of "Big 3" quality.


Hey, if I got all that, MNM might even finish .500 next year! Hope springs
eternal. :)
Thanks all and Happy Thanksgiving!

- David









On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:04 PM, genny <genny429 at gmail.com> wrote:

> *MNM Releases (2014 Team Designations)*
>
>
> BOS Doubront
> CHA DanksJoh.
> CIN Izturis [uncarded 2015]
>
> KC Mendoza [usage][uncarded 2015]
>
> LAA Gutierrez
>
> MIA Slowey [usage]
>
> TOR Johnson [uncarded 2015]
>
> WAS Moore [usage]
>
>
>
>
>
> *MNM Roster (Updated Team Designations for 2015)*
>
>
>
> *Batters*
>
> ATL Bonifacio
>
> Trade CSG 12/13
>
> ATL Heyward
>
> 1st Round (11)
>
> BAL Flaherty
>
> 6th Round (13)
>
> BAL Pearce
>
> Free Agent 06/12
>
> BAL Wieters
>
> 1st Round 10 (#1)
>
> BOS Cespedes
>
> 1st Round (12)
>
> MIL Lucroy
>
> 3rd Round (11)
>
> CHN Valbuena
>
> Trade BAL 06/14
>
> MIN Hicks
>
> Trade POR 07/14
>
> NYN Duda
>
> Trade PAD 08/14
>
> NYN Murphy
>
> 2nd Round 09
>
> OAK Freiman
>
> Trade WMS 08/14
>
> TEX Moreland
>
> Trade KAT 12/12
>
>
>
> *Pitchers*
>
>   ATL Teheran
>
> 1st Round (14)
>
> CHA Noesi
>
> Free Agent 08/14
>
> CHN WrightW.
>
> Free Agent 07/14
>
> HOU Fields
>
> Free Agent 06/14
>
> HOU Oberholtzer
>
> Trade KAT 02/14
>
> KC Guthrie
>
> 2nd Round 08
>
> KC Vargas
>
> Free Agent 08/12
>
> LAA Jepsen
>
> Free Agent 06/14
>
> LAA Rasmus
>
> Free Agent 07/14
>
> MIN Burton
>
> 3rd Round (13)
>
> MIN Gibson
>
> 6th Round (14)
>
> NYA Pineda
>
> 1st Round (12)
>
> SD Erlin
>
> 3rd Round (14)
>
> WAS Detwiler
>
> Trade KAT 02/14
>
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