Injury/Retirement Players

Boo · 05-18-2002, 02:54 AM

So you start off with a draft and you get in to the top 5 picks. You pick a 37 year old SP who looks really "jacked". The draft ends and right away you get an email from the 37 year old SP explaining how he's calling it quits. Would you try to trade him somehow for a younger SP. Or do you let him leave in his glory and bring up someone from the minors?

Also say one of your top notch players get injuried. The injury is going to last half the season. What would you do?

Steve Kuffrey · 05-18-2002, 03:00 AM

Alot depends on your farm system. You could always make a deal or two. Tough calls....

CMH · 05-19-2002, 06:43 AM

i ran into a similar situation in which my leftfielder Rondell White was hurt for 8 weeks.

Good thing for me this happened three weeks before the trade deadline.

So i made some moves and traded away Robin Ventura, Randy Choate, Jerrod Riggan, and two prospects (that had no chance to play on my team) for Chipper Jones, Wes Helms, Damian Moss, and a minor league pitcher.

The deal works out for me b/c i can play Helms at 3B in place of traded away Ventura. Chipper can play LF until Rondell White returns. When White returns i can then move Chipper to 3B. Helms could then become a utility guy for me b/c he plays 1B,3B,LF.

the thing that i also considered was that i have Drew Henson in AAA. Ventura's contract went till 2005 (its currently 2003 in my league) Chipper Jones on the other hand is a free agent after this year.

so i take on some salary to drop salary in the future. I can let Chipper go after this year and place Henson at 3B. Before this move i was contemplating leaving Ventura on the bench b/c i want Henson to play full time as a rookie. I also am considering signing Chipper to maybe a one year deal if he'll take it to give Henson some space to grow. and since Rondell White has two years left in his contract i could try to keep Jones and move him into LF in 2005.

anywayz, wat i'm tryin to say is that i made moves that help me in the future. i realized that Chipper plays LF ( a perfect fit to replace the injured White) but also plays 3B (perfect fit to cover Ventura's hole) in addition he is a free agent after the year and gives me the opportunity to either sign him or give Henson the full time job.

HMKRich · 05-19-2002, 01:37 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by YankeePride:

So i made some moves and traded away Robin Ventura, Randy Choate, Jerrod Riggan, and two prospects (that had no chance to play on my team) for Chipper Jones, Wes Helms, Damian Moss, and a minor league pitcher.

The deal works out for me b/c i can play Helms at 3B in place of traded away Ventura. Chipper can play LF until Rondell White returns. When White returns i can then move Chipper to 3B. Helms could then become a utility guy for me b/c he plays 1B,3B,LF.
<hr /></blockquote>Brilliant, a masterful example of thinking outside the box.

05-18-2002, 02:54 AM	#1
Boo Bat Boy Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8	Injury/Retirement Players So you start off with a draft and you get in to the top 5 picks. You pick a 37 year old SP who looks really "jacked". The draft ends and right away you get an email from the 37 year old SP explaining how he's calling it quits. Would you try to trade him somehow for a younger SP. Or do you let him leave in his glory and bring up someone from the minors? Also say one of your top notch players get injuried. The injury is going to last half the season. What would you do? __________________ YOUR SIG IS TOO BIG!!!!!

05-18-2002, 03:00 AM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,036	Alot depends on your farm system. You could always make a deal or two. Tough calls.... __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

05-19-2002, 01:37 PM	#4
HMKRich Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Atlanta, Georgia USA Posts: 21	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by YankeePride: <strong> So i made some moves and traded away Robin Ventura, Randy Choate, Jerrod Riggan, and two prospects (that had no chance to play on my team) for Chipper Jones, Wes Helms, Damian Moss, and a minor league pitcher. The deal works out for me b/c i can play Helms at 3B in place of traded away Ventura. Chipper can play LF until Rondell White returns. When White returns i can then move Chipper to 3B. Helms could then become a utility guy for me b/c he plays 1B,3B,LF. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Brilliant, a masterful example of thinking outside the box.

05-19-2002, 06:43 AM	#3
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	i ran into a similar situation in which my leftfielder Rondell White was hurt for 8 weeks. Good thing for me this happened three weeks before the trade deadline. So i made some moves and traded away Robin Ventura, Randy Choate, Jerrod Riggan, and two prospects (that had no chance to play on my team) for Chipper Jones, Wes Helms, Damian Moss, and a minor league pitcher. The deal works out for me b/c i can play Helms at 3B in place of traded away Ventura. Chipper can play LF until Rondell White returns. When White returns i can then move Chipper to 3B. Helms could then become a utility guy for me b/c he plays 1B,3B,LF. the thing that i also considered was that i have Drew Henson in AAA. Ventura's contract went till 2005 (its currently 2003 in my league) Chipper Jones on the other hand is a free agent after this year. so i take on some salary to drop salary in the future. I can let Chipper go after this year and place Henson at 3B. Before this move i was contemplating leaving Ventura on the bench b/c i want Henson to play full time as a rookie. I also am considering signing Chipper to maybe a one year deal if he'll take it to give Henson some space to grow. and since Rondell White has two years left in his contract i could try to keep Jones and move him into LF in 2005. anywayz, wat i'm tryin to say is that i made moves that help me in the future. i realized that Chipper plays LF ( a perfect fit to replace the injured White) but also plays 3B (perfect fit to cover Ventura's hole) in addition he is a free agent after the year and gives me the opportunity to either sign him or give Henson the full time job.