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2013 Fantasy Baseball: Week 1 Tools of the Trade

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TheFantasyFix.com’s “Tools of the Trade” is a unique guide for owners to use while attempting to make an even trade with their league-mates in a standard 12-team mixed, 5×5 head-to-head or rotisserie redraft league.

The values present in this guide are simply the basis for a trade. A full-blown analysis of each team’s strengths and weaknesses are essential prior to proposing or accepting a trade offer.

How to use the guide: Ideally, owners will agree to a trade that will aid both sides and stay within $2-3 of each other in a one-for-one and $4-5 in a multi-player deal, according to our chart.

The Week 1 “Tools of the Trade” is free for all readers, but going forward, the “Tools of the Trade” will only be available to Front Office members. Learn the benefits of being a Front Office member here.

Player Value Player Value Player Value
Ryan Braun – Mil OF $41 Doug Fister – Det P $12 Lance Lynn – StL P $5
Miguel Cabrera – Det 3B $40 Jimmy Rollins – Phi SS $12 Jason Hammel – Bal P $5
Mike Trout – LAA OF $39 Curtis Granderson – NYY OF $12 Josh Beckett – LAD P $5
Joey Votto – Cin 1B $38 Shane Victorino – Bos OF $12 Chris Perez – Cle P $5
Prince Fielder – Det 1B $37 David Freese – StL 3B $12 Brandon League – LAD P $5
Robinson Cano – NYY 2B $37 Chase Utley – Phi 2B $12 Josh Rutledge – Col SS $5
Andrew McCutchen – Pit OF $36 Carlos Gomez – Mil OF $11 Jedd Gyorko – SD 2B $4
Matt Kemp – LAD OF $35 Martin Prado – Ari 3B $11 Jesus Montero – Sea C $4
Carlos Gonzalez – Col OF $35 Matt Wieters – Bal C $11 Kyle Lohse – Mil P $4
Justin Upton – Atl OF $34 Nelson Cruz – Tex OF $11 Paul Maholm – Atl P $4
Albert Pujols – LAA 1B $34 Hiroki Kuroda – NYY P $11 Mike Napoli – Bos C $4
Clayton Kershaw – LAD P $33 Wilin Rosario – Col C $11 Alexei Ramirez – CWS SS $4
Justin Verlander – Det P $33 Salvador Perez – KC C $11 Brett Gardner – NYY OF $4
Giancarlo Stanton – Mia OF $33 Justin Morneau – Min 1B $11 Carlos Quentin – SD OF $4
Jason Heyward – Atl OF $33 Mike Moustakas – KC 3B $11 Ichiro Suzuki – NYY OF $4
Jose Bautista – Tor OF $32 Brandon Morrow – Tor P $11 Michael Fiers – Mil P $4
Stephen Strasburg – Was P $30 Josh Johnson – Tor P $11 Tommy Hanson – LAA P $4
Troy Tulowitzki – Col SS $30 Josh Willingham – Min OF $11 Grant Balfour – Oak P $4
Adrian Beltre – Tex 3B $28 Hunter Pence – SF OF $11 Jason Motte – StL P $4
Cole Hamels – Phi P $28 Matt Garza – ChC P $11 Edwin Jackson – ChC P $4
Bryce Harper – Was OF $28 Carl Crawford – LAD OF $11 Jeremy Hellickson – TB P $4
David Wright – NYM 3B $27 Mariano Rivera – NYY P $11 Carlos Ruiz – Phi C $4
Evan Longoria – TB 3B $27 Norichika Aoki – Mil OF $11 Ryan Dempster – Bos P $4
Yoenis Cespedes – Oak OF $27 Roy Halladay – Phi P $9 Todd Frazier – Cin 3B $4
Jay Bruce – Cin OF $26 Miguel Montero – Ari C $9 Glen Perkins – Min P $4
David Price – TB P $23 Ian Kennedy – Ari P $9 Jaime Garcia – StL P $4
Jose Reyes – Tor SS $23 Mark Trumbo – LAA OF $9 Michael Cuddyer – Col OF $4
Buster Posey – SF C $23 Andre Ethier – LAD OF $9 Shaun Marcum – NYM P $4
Edwin Encarnacion – Tor 1B $22 Rafael Soriano – Was P $9 A.J. Pierzynski – Tex C $3
Dustin Pedroia – Bos 2B $22 Jake Peavy – CWS P $9 Manny Machado – Bal 3B $3
Josh Hamilton – LAA OF $22 J.J. Putz – Ari P $9 Mark Reynolds – Cle 1B $3
Starlin Castro – ChC SS $22 Joe Nathan – Tex P $9 Matt Carpenter – StL 3B $3
Adam Jones – Bal OF $22 Marco Estrada – Mil P $9 Jed Lowrie – Oak SS $3
Felix Hernandez – Sea P $22 C.J. Wilson – LAA P $9 Ryan Madson – LAA P $3
Matt Cain – SF P $21 Joel Hanrahan – Bos P $9 Ryan Doumit – Min C $3
Cliff Lee – Phi P $21 Dan Haren – Was P $9 Jason Vargas – LAA P $3
Matt Holliday – StL OF $21 Brett Anderson – Oak P $8 Bruce Rondon – Det P $3
Allen Craig – StL 1B $21 Jonathon Niese – NYM P $8 Jason Kubel – Ari OF $3
Billy Butler – KC 1B $21 Alejandro De Aza – CWS OF $8 Justin Maxwell – Hou OF $3
Brandon Phillips – Cin 2B $21 Corey Hart – Mil 1B $8 Starling Marte – Pit OF $3
Yu Darvish – Tex P $21 Dan Uggla – Atl 2B $8 Carlos Marmol – ChC P $3
B.J. Upton – Atl OF $21 J.J. Hardy – Bal SS $8 Cameron Maybin – SD OF $3
Ryan Zimmerman – Was 3B $20 Jayson Werth – Was OF $8 Derek Holland – Tex P $3
Pablo Sandoval – SF 3B $20 Melky Cabrera – Tor OF $8 Alfonso Soriano – ChC OF $2
CC Sabathia – NYY P $20 Tom Wilhelmsen – Sea P $8 Casey Janssen – Tor P $2
Jordan Zimmermann – Was P $20 Tim Lincecum – SF P $8 Emilio Bonifacio – Tor OF $2
Johnny Cueto – Cin P $20 Nick Markakis – Bal OF $8 Denard Span – Was OF $2
Adam Wainwright – StL P $20 Nick Swisher – Cle OF $8 Dayan Viciedo – CWS OF $2
Zack Greinke – LAD P $20 Josh Reddick – Oak OF $8 Aaron Hicks – Min OF $2
Gio Gonzalez – Was P $20 Dexter Fowler – Col OF $8 Domonic Brown – Phi OF $2
Paul Goldschmidt – Ari 1B $19 Rickie Weeks – Mil 2B $8 Trevor Plouffe – Min 3B $2
Jacoby Ellsbury – Bos OF $19 Ryan Howard – Phi 1B $8 Drew Stubbs – Cle OF $2
Brett Lawrie – Tor 3B $18 Addison Reed – CWS P $7 Edinson Volquez – SD P $2
Freddie Freeman – Atl 1B $18 Adam Eaton – Ari OF $7 Erasmo Ramirez – Sea P $2
R.A. Dickey – Tor P $18 Huston Street – SD P $7 Lorenzo Cain – KC OF $2
Craig Kimbrel – Atl P $18 Jarrod Parker – Oak P $7 Jose Veras – Hou P $2
Adrian Gonzalez – LAD 1B $18 Matt Harvey – NYM P $7 Mitchell Boggs – StL P $2
Shin-Soo Choo – Cin OF $18 Torii Hunter – Det OF $7 Colby Rasmus – Tor OF $2
Ian Kinsler – Tex 2B $18 Angel Pagan – SF OF $7 Clay Buchholz – Bos P $2
Madison Bumgarner – SF P $16 Jonathan Lucroy – Mil C $7 Tim Hudson – Atl P $2
Chris Sale – CWS P $16 Brian McCann – Atl C $7 Julio Teheran – Atl P $2
Jason Kipnis – Cle 2B $16 Coco Crisp – Oak OF $7 A.J. Griffin – Oak P $2
Kris Medlen – Atl P $16 John Axford – Mil P $7 Trevor Cahill – Ari P $2
Austin Jackson – Det OF $15 Chris Davis – Bal 1B $7 Alex Avila – Det C $2
Aramis Ramirez – Mil 3B $15 Will Middlebrooks – Bos 3B $7 J.P. Arencibia – Tor C $2
Paul Konerko – CWS 1B $15 Lance Berkman – Tex 1B $7 Jhonny Peralta – Det SS $2
Elvis Andrus – Tex SS $15 Adam Dunn – CWS 1B $6 Brandon Belt – SF 1B $2
Jose Altuve – Hou 2B $15 Michael Young – Phi 3B $6 Wil Myers – TB OF $1
Michael Bourn – Cle OF $15 Mike Minor – Atl P $6 Yonder Alonso – SD 1B $1
Max Scherzer – Det P $15 Greg Holland – KC P $6 Marco Scutaro – SF 2B $1
Joe Mauer – Min C $15 Garrett Jones – Pit 1B $6 Ivan Nova – NYY P $1
Carlos Santana – Cle C $15 Derek Jeter – NYY SS $6 Bobby Parnell – NYM P $1
Chase Headley – SD 3B $15 Neil Walker – Pit 2B $6 Jarrod Saltalamacchia – Bos C $1
Hanley Ramirez – LAD SS $14 Ryan Ludwick – Cin OF $6 Homer Bailey – Cin P $1
James Shields – KC P $14 Jim Johnson – Bal P $6 Kelly Johnson – TB 2B $1
Jered Weaver – LAA P $14 Howie Kendrick – LAA 2B $6 Jon Jay – StL OF $1
Yadier Molina – StL C $14 Jason Grilli – Pit P $6 Jemile Weeks – Oak 2B $1
Ben Zobrist – TB 2B $14 Mark Teixeira – NYY 1B $6 Shelby Miller – StL P $1
Ian Desmond – Was SS $14 Sergio Romo – SF P $6 Andy Pettitte – NYY P $1
Asdrubal Cabrera – Cle SS $14 David Ortiz – Bos DH $6 Everth Cabrera – SD SS $1
Alex Rios – CWS OF $14 Ben Revere – Phi OF $6 Leonys Martin – Tex OF $1
Alex Gordon – KC OF $14 Danny Espinosa – Was 2B $6 Juan Pierre – Mia OF $1
Eric Hosmer – KC 1B $14 Brandon McCarthy – Ari P $6 Hisashi Iwakuma – Sea P $1
Jeff Samardzija – ChC P $13 Steve Cishek – Mia P $6 Tom Milone – Oak P $1
Aroldis Chapman – Cin P $13 Jon Lester – Bos P $6 Wei-Yin Chen – Bal P $1
Yovani Gallardo – Mil P $13 Alexander Cobb – TB P $6 Justin Ruggiano – Mia OF $1
Adam LaRoche – Was 1B $13 Andrelton Simmons – Atl SS $6 Jean Segura – Mil SS $1
Victor Martinez – Det C $13 Wade Miley – Ari P $6 Alex Rodriguez – NYY 3B $1
Carlos Beltran – StL OF $13 Dustin Ackley – Sea 2B $6 Ernesto Frieri – LAA P $1
Jonathan Papelbon – Phi P $13 David Murphy – Tex OF $5 Kenley Jansen – LAD P $1
Mat Latos – Cin P $13 Rafael Betancourt – Col P $5 Phil Hughes – NYY P $1
Desmond Jennings – TB OF $13 Kendry Morales – Sea 1B $5 Frank Francisco – NYM P $1
Alcides Escobar – KC SS $12 Mike Morse – Sea OF $5 Zach Cozart – Cin SS $1
Aaron Hill – Ari 2B $12 Matt Harrison – Tex P $5 Michael Brantley – Cle OF $1
Fernando Rodney – TB P $12 Kevin Youkilis – NYY 3B $5 Cody Ross – Ari OF $1
Pedro Alvarez – Pit 3B $12 Erick Aybar – LAA SS $5 Wellington Castillo – ChC C $1
Ike Davis – NYM 1B $12 Dillon Gee – NYM P $5 Chris Tillman – Bal P $1
Matthew Moore – TB P $12 Kyle Seager – Sea 3B $5 Stephen Drew – Bos SS $1
Anibal Sanchez – Det P $12 A.J. Burnett – Pit P $5 Sergio Santos – Tor P $1
Anthony Rizzo – ChC 1B $12 Ryan Vogelsong – SF P $5 Daniel Murphy – NYM 2B $1

 

Each-and-every week fantasy baseball owners send us their trade proposals and/or offers via our “Quick Fix” to determine if the offer is fair and whether or not the trade should be proposed or accepted.

We’re going to use our “Tools of the Trade” chart to determine if the following offer is fair:

Team A Trades: Yu Darvish ($21) and Brandon Belt ($2)
Team B Trades: Cliff Lee ($21) and Yoenis Cespedes ($27)

Now, I’m not so sure this needed to be sent into the Quick Fix. For me, even without our guide — and without knowing each team’s needs — this should be rejected in an instant.

We won’t get into the trade analysis today. But for learning purposes, we would simply add the value of what Team A is sending ($23), then add the value of what Team A is receiving ($48), to determine if the trade is equitable. Ideally, you’d like to stay within $4-$5 of each other since this is a multi-player swap. In this case Team A is looking to profit $25 from the deal. Sorry, Team A, not going to happen.

Have a question about our Week 1 Tools of the Trade? Leave it in the comments below.

The concept for the this trade value chart has been adapted 
from Dave Richard’s fantasy football work at CBS.
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  1. stealcity
    June 27, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    felt good swapping T Hanson for Chatwood, right?