In the same vein as Teddy’s Draft Review, here is his 2009 Illowa APBA League Trade Analysis. It’s something I started back in 90’s. It was picked up for a few years by Rob Moore and now Teddy does it.
There’s a saying. “Forget the sword of truth, wield the pen”. That said, in both the Draft Review and Trade Analysis, Tedd is always sometimes willing to admit when he’s had a lapse of judgment.
-tbz
CHAMPIONS get Felipe Lopez
UPPERDECKERS get Vernon Wells
ANALYSIS Need sometimes creates desperation, V-Dub is WAY better than F-Lo. Big advantage Upperdeckers!
GAMBLERS get Scott Rolen
BAMM-BEANOS get Juan Uribe
ANALYSIS Rolen gives the Gamblers a regular at 3B and Brooks Uribe gives the Bamm-Beanos some flexibility as a utility infielder. This was a trade to help teams with coverage, no advantage.
CHAMPIONS get Ryan Doumit, Ian Stewart, & Bobby Crosby
HITMEN get A.J. Burnett, Hiroki Kuroda, & Boof Bonser
ANALYSIS Pitching for hitting, as simple as that. Doumit fills in for the injured Victor Martinez and Burnett gives the Hitmen a solid #3 starter. Doumit for Burnett would’ve been a fair trade, advantage Hitmen.
UPPERDECKERS get Jeff Keppinger
MARAUDERS get Ken Griffey, Jr.
ANALYSIS Junior’s closer to becoming a draft choice, advantage Marauders.
BOMBERS get Adam Dunn
GAMBLERS get Troy Glaus
ANALYSIS Dunn will eventually become the starting firstbaseman for the Bombers. Glaus is an upgrade over Rolen at 3B, any way to get Uribe back for Rolen? Even Steven.
MARAUDERS get James Loney
BOMBERS get Yunel Escobar
ANALYSIS DonS must’ve convinced Papa Bunch you can never have too many shortstops. Another fair trade.
KERNELS get Robb Quinlan
HIGHLANDERS get Julian Tavarez
ANALYSIS Thinking about this swap makes my head hurt, no talent here.
MARAUDERS get Geovany Soto
HIGHLANDERS get Felix Hernandez
ANALYSIS A good young pitcher for a good young catcher, no advantage.
MARAUDERS get Evan Longoria & Ramon Hernandez
THUNDERCHICKENS get Geovany Soto & Mark Hendrickson
ANALYSIS DonS should’ve stopped here, IMHO. The Marauders need young blood at the hot corner, can’t top Longoria! Nelly gets the man he wanted, wouldn’t it have been easier just to lose more games down the stretch? Marauders get the nod in this one.
MARAUDERS get Nick Blackburn
HIGHLANDERS get Rickie Weeks
ANALYSIS A young pitcher for a young secondbaseman, talent’s still up in the air, slight advantage to Marauders.
BOMBERS get Evan Longoria & Glen Perkins
MARAUDERS get Edinson Volquez & Johnny Cueto
ANALYSIS Johnny Cueto is that much better than Glen Perkins to once again give the advantage to the Marauders, despite the fact that Longoria is clearly the best player in the trade.
BOMBERS get Mike Jacobs
THUNDERCHICKENS get Eric Hinske
ANALYSIS The Manasha Mauler fits into the T*Chix lineup as a leadoff man and Jake will be the starting firstbaseman this year in Green Rock. This deal helps both clubs.
GAMBLERS get Omar Vizquel
HITMEN get Scott Rolen
ANALYSIS Gamblers should’ve hung on to Uribe. The Hitmen should’ve kept Omar and drafted Blake DeWitt. This trade is a bad one for both teams. It’s another coverage deal.
