The great Joel Goodsen said "Sometimes you just have to say WTF." Well after I looked over my Fantasy baseball keeper league team I decided to do just that this week. After watching the one time fantasy haus Alfonso Soriano slump and struggle this year I decided it was time to deal.
This is a keeper league that is in it's sixth year. Sori has been on my squad since 05. I hate to say it but I am little attached. How could you not be? Sori has been in the top 10 of all fantasy players consistently over the years . He has been a big part of the mighty power house in the Big South League known as Lone Star. Now after many sleepless nights and his lack of productivity midway through the 09 MLB season I decide a deal had to be made.
Like most players I want to shop I put them on my trading block so the whole league can see. Just in case a potential trade partner over looks this I like posting on the league message board too. Now I have got everybodys attention! The mighty Alfonso Soriano is on the trading block.
My plan was to get younger. I would like to get a nice young arm and an young infielder with some upside. If not maybe a player that can contribute. My plan is simple just sit back let the offers come in and take the best one. The next afternoon I can't wait to start clicking and surfing and see what some sucker had offered me. I look in my inbox and nada, zip,zilch! Ok maybe it's mid afternoon and no one has checked the league that day that must be it. I'll just check in later in the evening. Around 9pm I open my inbox and there it is in all it's glory an email from YSports. I know what this is! Time to click and make a deal. What is it? WTF (in bad way) ! Veron Wells and Gil Meche for Sori? You have to be smoking crack. That's a big hell no good buddy. I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow and see what kind of online correspondence was waiting for me.
Day two of shopping Sori. He went 0-4 last night and is only hitting .180 in his last 40 games! This deal is going to have to get done and fast. When players at Sori's age slump for half a season there is usually no coming back. Inbox nothing again S#!T!!! Now it's time to take matters in to my on hands. Adam Lind and Jordan Zimmerman seems like a great deal for both teams. I'll offer it up and I'm sure this will be a deal tomorrow. I was wrong a big fat decline! How about Joe Mauer and Max Scherzer ? Nope! Did I wait to long? Has Alfonso lost all his value
? Am I asking to much? I still had one last trick up my sleeve. I have one friend in the league that I can always work a deal with. This guy has a talented OF but they are all injured except ManRam who season got put on hold. But it's deal time.
When you know this guy like I do I know I wouldn't get the value I wanted but a deal could be made. ManRam who still at the time had two weeks left would be my asking price. I called and we talked about it and he said NO! Moving on to my second choice Josh Hamilton. Back and fourth we went for a week. A week of calls no hello,no how are you! All I would say when he picked up was "ManRam let's do it!" His response" I just can't right now" "How about Josh?" "I can't trade my Rangers" In the mean time Sori has been sitting games out and moved down in the order this is not good. Then my phone rang and the deal was waiting on the other end.
From the familiar voice I heard"Would you do Nelson Cruz for Sori?" No I said Nelly Cruz no way! I hung up went online and declined the trade. Then I started looking at Cruz's stats. He is better then Sori in every category. Hmmm? He's younger and he has 20 Hr's and 14 Sbs before the all star break. He plays in Texas and has lots of protection in the line up. This might not be so bad. Now it's time to say WTF and gamble. I went back to yahoo.com and clicked on the fantasy sports link and sent it back over. Picked up the phone made the call and there it is! Alfonso Soriano straight up for Nelson Cruz.
Am I going to get burned bad on this trade? Did i find a diamond in the rough in Cruz? Will Sori bounce back the second half of the season? Is Cruz playing over his head? All legit questions and we'll know in October. This is just one of the times you had to say WTF and pull the trigger.
Would you have done this trade? Email me and let me know larry@bigbadsportsdaddy.com
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