[USML Announce] Revisiting last month's trade forecaster

[Brad Jansen]

I grade my trade forecast at a C+.  That should be good enough to get my mug
in a Winick magazine.

Nukes did make one move (Jennings for Hunter), LMC did get their needed SBs
and saves, but from the Riptorns, not Berliners or AYM.  Virtually right on
the money with MRH-Berliners deal, but for Crawford, who went to the LMC by
way of the Riptorns.  K-9 deal for Konerko and Sabathia came out of nowhere,
like a tsunami.

Anyway, Rips still have players to dump and remain motivated....the stove is
always hot.

--Brother Brad It's Bedtime



On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Brothers Blocker and Winick:
>     Now that you have opened shop, so to speak, I reprint for your benefit
> my forecaster's guide for 2010 dumping.  I somewhat revise my forecast:
> Minimal movement. Teams behind the K-9 will conclude that dump deals will
> not help them enough to catch the prohibitive favorite and, in any event,
> they will not willingly part with their beloved keepers. (I also revise any
> comment that suggests Young Alex Gordon is worth pursuing. He's lost the
> keeper's glow, which shone ever so brightly but briefly this Spring).
>     And that, my brothers, is The Truth.  You may read on....
>
>
> The Dump Deal Forecaster: League's Interest Begins To Swell as June 1
> Approaches
>
>   May 10 (7 days ago)
>
>
> 4th Place Nukes
>   Needs: A slugger and a #1/#2 starting pitcher.
>   Best they can offer: Hicks, Jennings
>   Likely trade partners: Berliners (Lester, Verlander); AYM
> (Sabathia, Choo, Konerko); Bombers (Cano)
>    Forecast: stormy negotiations with Bombers net Cano
>
>
> 3rd Place Mighty Red Hots
>   Needs: SBs, #1/#2 starting pitcher
>   Best they can but probably won't offer: Santana, Hosmer, Gordon
>   Likely trade partners: Berliners (Lester, Verlander, Crawford,
> Rios); AYM (Sabathia)
>   Forecast: warning downgraded to watch
>
> 2nd Place Lake Michigan Calamari
>   Needs: SBs and saves
>   Best they can offer: Lowrie, Moustakas, Cortes the Killer Future Closer
>   Likely trade partners: Brats (Soria); Bombers (Papelbon); AYM
> (Abreu, Francisco); Berliners (Crawford, Thornton)
>    Forecast: partly cloudy with a small chance of trade
>
> 1st Place Klein Nine
>     Needs: None
>     Wants: 2nd closer, quality SP
>     Best they can offer: Segura
>     Forecast: mildly coaxes Hoosier Daddies into parting with B.J.
> Upton to get easy SB points and pries Francisco from AYM
>
> --Tom Skilling
>
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