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| COMMISSIONER PHIL P. Petitioner, - against - SACS & STOPES Respondent | : : : : : : : : : : | |
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The league commissioner brings this claim in the COURT OF FANTASY BASEBALL to determine the status of a proposed trade of
This court ACCEPTS the proposed trade.
The Law on Upholding a Trade
In this court, it is the general rule that any fantasy baseball trade shall be upheld as long as the trade adequately benefits both teams. (See Public Opinion No. 101, Big Red Rockers v. Big City Bombers). A trade reasonably benefits both teams if it allows both teams to have a reasonable chance of moving up in the standings. (See Unpublished Opinion No. 468-T, Commissioner Benik v. Ever-Lastings and 2 Legit 2 Quit).
The Proposed Trade
Sac Grabbbers (currently in first place) proposes to send Troy Glaus and Justin Verlander to the Stopes (currently in last place) in exchange for Kevin Youkilis.
The Analysis
While this court has some hesitation to allow trades in non-keeper leagues involving teams in last place, an in-depth look at the current statistics of the players involved and the teams’ relative positions in the standings shows that this trade will meet the criteria of allowing both teams to have a reasonable chance of moving up.
A straight comparison of Kevin Youkilis (84 H, 286 AB, 67 R, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 2 SB, .294 AVG.) to Troy Glaus (74 H, 288 AB, 42 R, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 0 SB, .257 AVG.) indicates that by adding Youkilis the SACS team could reasonably expect to move up in AVG with potential to improve in HR and RBI.
Meanwhile, Justin Verlander (115.1 IP, 11 W, 0 SV, 110 K, 3.82 ERA, 1.19 WHIP) appears to offer significant help to the Stopes team in the categories of WHIP (second-best among his new team’s starters), Ks (third on his new team) and W (tops on his new team).
The petitioner claims that the trade is unfair because the first-place team gets a “much better player,” citing Yahoo rankings of Youkilis (18), Glaus (135) and Verlander (74). However, this argument overlooks the fact that Verlander has been one of the most effective starting pitchers in fantasy baseball over the past several seasons, and is on pace to finish among Major League Baseball’s leaders in wins and strikeouts. Verlander is certainly not some deal throw-in. He is among starting pitchers a near equal to what Youkilis is among corner infielders.
The petitioner also claims that the owners of the teams involved “have done similar type deals in the past years, which SACS always talked him into.” The petitioner, however, had no specific examples.
Holding
This court ACCEPTS the proposed trade.
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