You've Got to Get Rich

The deals have begun in earnest. As in Earnest T. Bilko (my hero).

Hobo and the Leaguers have completed the trade that I discussed yesterday: essentially Oswalt for Sanders and Burnitz. I haven’t figured out how much batting loss the Leaguers will be giving up, though they recently bolstered their hitting. I do know that the deal is worth at least 10 pitching points to the Busch Leaguers. And although Hobo will pick up some hitting points (assuming Sanders has a rare good second half), they’re excellent pitching numbers are going to take a hit, particularly with the pickup of Brett Tomko off the waiver wire.

Ophelia Butts made a couple of deals today. Any 9 got their closer, and they got Nomar, who isn’t all that far away from playing again. It cost Dontrelle, but I don’t think they’ll lose much if anything in their pitching points. Ken is in the 4 corner offense regarding his ERA and WHIP. Plus, sorry, I don’t think Dontrelle is quite THIS good. A reasonable deal for both teams, and one that locks Any 9 into a 70+ point season with plenty to play with next year.

Ms. Butts also turned a trick with the Pounders, sending Shawn Green and Chipper Jones to them for Clark (like him) and Randa (eh…). The Pounders are obviously making a last ditch effort to get back in the race. This will help, but not all that much. I figure it will lock them into 8th place, which used to be a good thing.

It still leaves the Falkuhns with Andruw Jones and Jose Guillen as potential trading chips. More to come, Larry?

As for us, we’re quite disappointed we missed getting Belisle. We tied with the Rips at 15, not getting him because of being higher in the standings. I don’t know if he’s really the closer, but if he is, he would have made a big difference to us, eliminating the need to trade for another closer. We don’t exactly trust that 6 save week we had last week. Meanwhile, we had to reserve JD Drew (10 bucks) in case he does come back this season. We’re probably going to know that in a few hours, but we really had no choice. Meanwhile, no one else bid on Chen? The Dodgers are desperate for outfielders, and he used to be a monster prospect. You’ve got to figure he’s going to get his chance to play now.

I just wish we had said $16 on Belisle. Mark Bilko'd us.