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I've mentioned it before, but I was really hesitant to make any trade at the start of the season. My team seemed pretty decent, there was no reason to screw with something that was working, and as a risk-averse person, I did not want to be wrong. (I hate being wrong). My strategy, overall, was to try and upgrade every starter until I had a reliable stud at each position. I have learned that two-for-one trades are the most efficient and successful way of going about this (i.e., take the better player, replace the position you are taking, and then allow your opponent to upgrade somewhere else). This allowed me to hold onto my core stars all season, while playing mix-and-match with everyone else on my roster to get whatever it is that I wanted. Mostly everyone I gave up in a trade was picked up off of the waiver wire at some point. I tested out a lot of guys, found some valuable pieces, and turned them into treasures. The only hole I have not been able to fill is catcher, partly because the platoon of Carlos Ruiz-Jonathan Lucroy-Chris Iannetta has been strangely productive, so I am afraid to give up on any of them. And I shouldn’t over-tinker, which is something I fear.
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My problem, however, is that I am attached to everyone on my roster. I mean, these guys have been stellar for me all season. If we win, like Mark Cuban, I will want to shower them with more than just rings. (Bracelets are out, though; I’m sorry, but we have been over this). I am so attached that I am holding onto Brian Roberts and Ike Davis, who will never play again for my team regardless if they ever come off the DL, simply as good luck charms. My roster sort of amazes me. I fear that in later years I will never build a team as good as this one. I am not even saying that to brag; I am simply in awe. I think I am going to go through withdrawal when the season is over. The guys enlisted me for fantasy football, which I know little about, but like a junkie, I have agreed to get my next high on the imaginary gridiron. But I will miss fantasy baseball. Sigh, I really wish this was a keeper league. I don’t want a championship; I want a dynasty.
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