PTP Trade Analysis....

This doesn't deal with OSU, MLB, or the NFL but,.....
My buddy Andy Ruck has asked me to do a trade analysis of all of the overall trades that were executed in our fantasy baseball league this year. To make it easier on myself, I've cut and pasted an original copy of his post on our CBS Sportsline league message board and have dropped in my thoughts on each player's overall dealings. These grades may be a little skewed because it doesn't really take into account each player's needs at the time of their trades, as this is just an overall view of all the trades that were made for each team as a whole.

Kanish:
Gave - B Myers, Jer Weaver, J Giambi, D Eckstein
Got - R Sexson, R Oswalt, J Gomes, J Peralta
You could argue that Oswalt for Giambi would be an even deal, so I consider that a wash for the most part (even though Ruck dealt Giambi about a week before he got really hot in mid June). I still view the Myers for Sexson deal even up as well, and Gomes and Eckstein cancel each other out because neither has been healthy or productive since mid-May. His grade is a C, because Jered Weaver has been pretty good since he replaced his brother in the Angels rotation in mid-June and dealing Weaver straight up for an underachieving Peralta would just be a bad deal.

The Herd:
Gave - J Reyes, B Abreu, P Fielder, R Oswalt, T Wakefield, F Garcia
Got - C Delgado, V Guerrero, D Davis, Jer Weaver, A Kearns, F Liriano
I like the deals that Brian made this year. He had been deep at SS with Hanley Ramirez on the bench, so Jose Reyes was expendable. I'll call Vlad and Liriano for Abreu and Reyes a wash, because all four have had very good years (and coincidentally all have been streaky). You could also argue that Oswalt for Delgado cancelled each other out, leaving Prince Fielder, Tim Wakefield and Freddy Garcia for Doug Davis, Jered Weaver and A. Kearns. I'd have to give the edge to The Herd on this one because Fielder has been adequate at best at 1B and Wakefield hasn't pitched since late July. Getting Jered Weaver and Doug Davis for those guys would be a steal and give his efforts an A-.

Moustachios: Gave - D Davis, J Gomes, J Peralta, A Kearns, S Kazmir, J Vidro
Got - J Giambi, J Reyes, F Garcia, F Cordero, R Durham, D Eckstein
I like what Rashid did with his trades this year. He trade for Giambi just before he got hot this in early June and acquired F. Cordero just as he took the closer's role from his then top closer Derrick Turnbow. He also dealt Kazmir before he was shelved with a shoulder injury and dealt Vidro and his chronically bad knees at the right time too. I'm not really going to break this one down, but rather just say he dealt Doug Davis, Scott Kazmir and 4 underachievers for Jason Giambi, Jose Reyes, Freddy Garcia, Cordero, and Ray Durham. Great job Rashid. A+.

The Clap:
Gave - F Rodney, C Tracy, M Cabrera, R Cano, C Hamels, F Hernandez, G Jenkins, J Patterson, R Sexson
Got - G Anderson, E Bedard, L Berkman, B Bonds, D Bush, R Lopez, K Rogers, D Weathers
It's funny that we would go from an owner that had such success dealing this year to what was probably one of the weaker GM performances of the year. I think that Cabrera, Cano, and F. Hernandez would cancel out Berkman, Bonds, and Bedard. I'd probably go as far as saying that Tracy for the recently unhittable Dave Bush would be a wash too. This leaves us at F. Rodney, Hamels, Jenkins and Patterson for G. Anderson, Rodrigo Lopez, Kenny Rogers, and David Weathers. Weathers and Patterson have both been junk, so toss them out the window. Rodney hasn't really gotten any fantasy points (although he is a hell of a set-up man) and Rodrigo Lopez hasn't been productive, so you can throw those chumps out the trade window. Now we're left with Hamels and Jenkins for Garret Anderson and Kenny Rogers. Hamels has had some nice outings since August and he for Anderson and Rogers would be a fair deal. Actually Nida, my apologies. It's not really as bad as I thought, but when you have David Weathers, Geoff Jenkins, and Rodrigo Lopez being thrown into the trade mix, you just throw this guy way off. I'll give you a B- for the solid effort.

Arabian Sea Monsters:
Gave - F Liriano, L Overbay, B Bonds, A LaRoche, C Delgado, V Guerrero, R Durham, F Cordero
Got - C Granderson, B Abreu, P Fielder, T Wakefield, B Sheets, J Westbrook, J Vidro, A Pierzynski, P Wilson, J Gibbons
Jesus Christ. With all due respect Garver, what the hell were you thinking buddy? First off, let's eliminate the crap from the equation, and of course that would be Preston Wilson, Jose Vidro and Jay Gibbons (although Gibbons did have a nice 10 day stretch in June). Now we can say that Abreu and Sheets for Vlad and Bonds are about even (although to complicate matters, Garver held onto Sheets for most of the season while he was hurt and then when he became healthy he unexpectedly dropped him and then Sheets rolled off 2 wins in a matter of 2 weeks). We can now state that Overbay and LaRoche for Granderson and Westbrook would be pretty fair. This leaves us with Francisco Liriano, Carlos Delgado, and F. Cordero for P. Fielder, Tim Wakefield and AJ Pierzynski. All I can really say is that your heart was in the right place, Garv. Overall Grade: a big fat F.

Tiny Lidgets:
Gave - D Weathers, J Gibbons
Got - C Tracy, L Overbay, F Rodney
Wow, hey nice deals soon to be Mama Ruck. Overbay and Tracy had decent seasons and Weathers and Gibbons really never were fantasy baseball factors. BS is proud and would hug you if you were here. Well Done. If I could give out stickers I would (what about Buckeye Leaf's Rashid?). A+.

Team Ramrod:
Gave - M Ramirez, B Sheets, J Westbrook
Got - C Beltran, S Kazmir, D Baez
Bum got Beltran early in the year from Brent for Manny and Baez, and Beltran blew up this year. Good trades by Bumgarner all year long. Bum just had rotten luck with injuries and had he not I think Rashid and I would be chasing him for best record and points title. Solid performance: A.

Scoring at Home:
Gave - R Sexson, C Granderson, G Anderson, E Bedard, L Berkman, D Bush, R Lopez, K Rogers, A Pierzynski, P Wilson
Got - B Myers, A LaRoche, M Cabrera, R Cano, C Hamels, F Hernandez, G Jenkins, J Patterson, R Sexson, M Ramirez
I liked my acquisition of Miggy Cabrera a lot. He allowed me to plug in an All-Star caliber at 3B when Troy Glaus would be out for 5 or 7 days with various shoulder and knee ailments. The Sexson for Myers deal was made possible because I had LaRoche on the bench, and acquiring Myers deepened what was at the time a pretty weak starting staff. I love Manny and getting him early for Beltran and Danny Baez I thought was going to be huge. Cano gave me a solid 2B to back up Chase Utley, and he really hasn't even been needed this year. I never really had much use for Garret Anderson, Curtis Granderson, Rodrigo Lopez, Pierzynski, and Preston Wilson, so we can really eliminate those guys from my Gave list (for the record Granderson was decent, but with Manny, Miggy Cabrera, and Grady my OF was strong anyways). So we can look at Bedard, Berkman, Bush, Beltran, Baez, and Kenny Rogers for Brett Myers, A. LaRoche, Miggy Cabrera, Cano, Hamels, Felix Hernandez, and Manny Ramirez. I really liked my lineup all year, and I thought my haphazard deal-making prowess really benefitted my team this year. I'll toss out an A- to the amazingly astute GM.

I tried to be as fair as I could be and I think I did a pretty decent job. Feel free to defend yourselves on the PTP message board.