K ꓘ 71 - Ottoneu Trade Deadline Preview

Keep or Kut - With trade deadlines fast approaching, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk about some recent trades they have made, the types of players they are targeting, and when it's okay to sell, even if you look like a contender.

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Timestamps

1:25 - Letting the market dictate if Chad buys or sells, then swapping a $5 Aaron Ashby for $2 Alec Burleson and $1 Juan Yepez, plus a stashed Jordan Lawlar for $1 Kyle Muller and $3 Ken Waldichuk.

11:16 - Breakdowns on Burleson, Yepez and Ashby - after which Pete started an auction for Burleson in the listener league

15:53 - Chad acquires a $34 Manny Machado from Pete for $2 Miguel Vargas and $1 Darick Hall

21:30 - What about a league with no buyers? What if a “contender” wants to sell, especially in roto where winning can be all-or-nothing?

29:15 - It's a different situation in H2H with playoffs - just get in

34:25 - Chad acquires a $52 Mookie Betts, $16 Mike Clevinger, and $1 J.D. Davis from Pete for $7 Ke'Bryan Hayes, $5 Alex Kiriloff, and $9 Jarred Kelenic, but maybe didn't solve his biggest problem

42:15 - Pete explains the return and we break down those three players: Hayes, Kiriloff, and Kelenic

50:30 - How to handle elite RP in Ottoneu 4x4 plus philosophy on trading for RP in general, inspired by a $13 Edwin Diaz

59:59 - The types of players we target when selling

1:04:48 - The types of players we target when buying

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