tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post3023965619858814210..comments2023-08-11T10:44:15.397-05:00Comments on BRASS League: San Jose Again and AgainOther Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post-13079641416365064262008-01-08T23:55:00.000-06:002008-01-08T23:55:00.000-06:00Thanks Tim for the updates on my early wheeling & ...Thanks Tim for the updates on my early wheeling & dealing, had not realized it was all going on the boards!<BR/><BR/>So first off let me thank you all once again for welcoming me into BRASS. The initial flurry of trades was great & I had a lot of negotiations with a bunch of owners that made me feel at home very quickly. As you can tell I am in rebuilding mode this season but hope to compete for a playoff spot in 2008-09, and then hopefully for more than that in 2009-10.<BR/><BR/>Let me add a little more context to the deals that Tim broke down previously, just for fun.<BR/><BR/>Hamilton for prospects, picks & Slowey: <BR/>Vaughn knows from BLOC that I like Hamilton & love LH sluggers in general. We must’ve spent about 20 emails pulling this deal together after a bunch of false starts. In the end I gave up a lot for Hamilton, but yes I’m a believer & SP prospects are an iffy bunch. I think Vaughn should get at least 1 good player from the 4 I sent over, but if Hamilton is a 30 HR guy for the next 5-6 years, I'll be happy.<BR/><BR/>V Wells for B Harris, Correia & a pick:<BR/>Wells has great D but his card value has always depended on his BA. I tend to like more OBP in my premier players, and with Sizemore already on the books I could deal Wells and not hurt too much. B Harris I wanted as a possible stand-in for Lopez at 2B next year since Lopez’ bat went cold, should provide decent D (maybe 3e8?) and some balance vs LHP. But I’m hoping that Correia is my diamond in the rough here. He will likely start for the Giants the next 2-3 seasons and his peripherals indicate he can be a #3 SP type and not just a journeyman 4/5. Time will tell.<BR/><BR/>Zito, Ellsbury & Villone for Tom Gordon, Carlos Silva, Rudy Seanez and Great Kills' 2008 2nd Round Draft pick: <BR/>I got a 200+ IP lefty with a surprisingly decent card for next year, but I paid a huge price tag on him. And the reason is Ellsbury. I basically bought Ellsbury for about $1.5M a year for 4 years, then paid fair market for Zito & got Villone in the deal to balance out my RH-heavy pen.<BR/><BR/>Scott Baker and Chris Iannetta for Chris Snyder, Randy Wolf, Andrew Brown, Chuck Lofgren and $2,200,000:<BR/>I’m gambling some money that Wolf will have a good bounceback year in SD. I like Lofgren as a future #2-3 SP, and Brown gives me some RP depth in case I want to deal another arm from the pen, which looks to be solid for next year.<BR/><BR/>Carlos Villanueva for Troy Patton and Cream City's 2009 3rd Round Draft pick:<BR/>Villanueva splits to LHs were not good for my park, and I ended up getting Correia to replace him. Patton should win a starting job with the O’s, especially if they deal Bedard, and has a #3 SP type of ceiling.<BR/><BR/>Fausto Carmona, Chad Cordero, Akinori Otsuka, Kevin Millar, Nick Punto and San Jose's 2008 4th Round for Carlos Pena, Mike Lamb, Joel Peralta and Kevin Slowey:<BR/>As Tim wrote, this is really Pena for Carmona with some other stuff thrown in. 1B was a gaping hole on this team for the future, and Pena’s card will be a top 5 or 6 hitter card overall, with very nice D at 1B. I also am a long-term believer in him & project 30-35 HRs for the next 5-6 years. Carmona is talented but you have to give some to get some.<BR/><BR/>So I’ve taken on some salary, but moving forward I think I’ve got a nice core of hitters with Rollins, Sizemore, Pena, Hamilton & Ellsbury. I need some IF help & 1 or 2 SPs to compete, so next year may be a little thin still, but looking forward to FA’s & the draft! Feel free to get in touch on trades & thanks again for having me.<BR/><BR/>Dave, aka Qksilver (SAN)Qksilverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235242013126597591noreply@blogger.com