5 (or 6) Fantasy Players that Ought to be Traded This Week

Dan Haren BGtD

I hate to break it to you Dynamite, but, uh, your season is over. At the moment, Dan Haren doubles as your best player and your only real keeper prospect (will be a 12th round keeper if kept this season). If Adam plays his cards right, he could turn Haren into two or three very good keeper prospects and boost his chances for next season.

Should be Interested Teams: All playoff contenders

Win/Loss for the BGtD: Win is his team could become a much more formidable team in 2009 with the right trade. The loss is that his pitching staff is going to absolutely suck without Haren.

Alex Rodriguez KS

There are several reasons the Smurfs should trade ARDO. First, the Smurfs are flirting with obtaining the first overall pick in next year’s draft. AROD cannot be kept this season because he was a first round pick. If the Smurfs pull of a good trade, he could end up getting three solid keepers plus take AROD with the first overall pick next season – essentially trading AROD in order to get AROD back for 2009 and two or three keepers. Second, as mentioned earlier, the Smurfs suck and are competing for nothing at this point. Third, AROD has tremendous value to teams trying to get into the playoffs and win the league. Who really doesn’t want AROD? Kyle (only because he’s an idiot)?

Should be Interested Teams: All Playoff Contenders

Win/Loss for the Smurfs: Win is that he can gain more potential keepers and still get AROD in the draft next year. Loss is he will lose AROD’s production for the rest of the season.

Rich Harden ZOU

Two teams that need pitching and are in the playoff hunt are the Phantom Menaces and the Inoculators. PM may need it more in that they are in the bottom half of the league in wins, strikeouts and quality starts. Trading some offensive depth to a hitting starved Zou team may be beneficial for both parties.

Should be Interested Teams: Inoculators and Phantom Menaces

Win/Loss for the ZOU: Win is that Harden could get hurt the day he trades him away. The loss is the two teams that need pitching the most are in the same division as him.

Milton Bradley COCK

As has been documented all season, everyone needs a DH. So badly do teams need a DH, they may overspend to obtain the number one DH in fantasy. The Cockies, who are on the edge of playoffs or no playoffs, need added pitching depth badly (whether he knows or feels that way is unknown). What the Cockies have is a very solid lineup that can deal with middle of the road production for the DH slot. If he trades Bradley to a contending team for pitching, he could be helping him self in multiple ways.

Should be Interested Teams: All playoff contenders

Win/Loss for COCK: The win for the Cockies is he can gain the pitching he needs to make a serious playoff run. The loss is he will lose Bradley’s production and the pitching he trades for may not pan out.

Joe Mauer BGtD / Brian McCann SpR

Three teams, two catchers. Let the bidding begin. Both teams are out of the playoff chase and should be looking towards next season. Three teams vying for two catchers should promote good trading conditions for BGtD and SpR.

On a side note, imagine what BGtD could get in return if he packaged Dan Haren and Joe Mauer together. I’d say he could get some solid return on his investment as nearly every team, except maybe the Halos, are in dire need of a catcher and starting pitcher.

Should be Interested Teams: Phantom Menaces, Cockies and Zou

Win/Loss for both teams: The win is the keeper prospects each team can get. The loss is they lose the production of two excellent catchers.