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2014 Fantasy Baseball, Week 14 Tools of the Trade: Speed Is Costly

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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. Players not noted should be considered $1 players.

The Week 1 “Tools of the Trade” was 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.

Here’s the chart:
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Player Value Player Value Player Value
Mike Trout – LAA OF $41 Alcides Escobar – KC SS $12 Josh Willingham – Min OF $5
Miguel Cabrera – Det 3B $40 Ian Kennedy – SD P $12 Wil Myers – TB OF $5
Paul Goldschmidt – Ari 1B $39 Brandon Belt – SF 1B $12 Jake McGee – TB P $5
Giancarlo Stanton – Mia OF $38 Carlos Santana – Cle C $12 Marlon Byrd – Phi OF $5
Andrew McCutchen – Pit OF $37 Greg Holland – KC P $12 Chris Carter – Hou OF $5
Edwin Encarnacion – Tor 1B $37 Matt Kemp – LAD OF $12 Jake Arrieta – ChC P $5
Yasiel Puig – LAD OF $36 Matt Adams – StL 1B $11 Alfonso Soriano – NYY OF $4
Troy Tulowitzki – Col SS $35 Gerrit Cole – Pit P $11 Wily Peralta – Mil P $4
Carlos Gomez – Mil OF $35 Sonny Gray – Oak P $11 Kyle Lohse – Mil P $4
Clayton Kershaw – LAD P $34 Pablo Sandoval – SF 3B $11 Brett Lawrie – Tor 3B $4
Robinson Cano – Sea 2B $34 Pedro Alvarez – Pit 3B $11 Alex Wood – Atl P $4
Adam Jones – Bal OF $33 Cliff Lee – Phi P $11 Curtis Granderson – NYM OF $4
Felix Hernandez – Sea P $33 John Lackey – Bos P $11 Michael Bourn – Cle OF $4
Jose Abreu – CWS 1B $33 Garrett Richards – LAA P $11 Xander Bogaerts – Bos SS $4
Hanley Ramirez – LAD SS $33 Khris Davis – Mil OF $11 Aaron Hill – Ari 2B $4
Nelson Cruz – Bal OF $32 Trevor Rosenthal – StL P $11 Dellin Betances – NYY P $4
Freddie Freeman – Atl 1B $30 David Robertson – NYY P $11 Chase Headley – SD 3B $4
Josh Donaldson – Oak 3B $30 Elvis Andrus – Tex SS $11 Rougned Odor – Tex 2B $4
Jose Bautista – Tor OF $28 Evan Gattis – Atl C $11 Angel Pagan – SF OF $4
Ryan Braun – Mil OF $28 Howie Kendrick – LAA 2B $11 Dan Haren – LAD P $4
Adrian Beltre – Tex 3B $28 Joe Mauer – Min C $11 Steve Pearce – Bal OF $4
Masahiro Tanaka – NYY P $27 Francisco Rodriguez – Mil P $11 Oswaldo Arcia – Min OF $4
Evan Longoria – TB 3B $27 Glen Perkins – Min P $11 Casey Janssen – Tor P $4
Albert Pujols – LAA 1B $27 Chase Utley – Phi 2B $9 Jonathon Niese – NYM P $4
Adam Wainwright – StL P $26 Brett Gardner – NYY OF $9 Santiago Casilla – SF P $4
Max Scherzer – Det P $23 Corey Dickerson – Col OF $9 J.J. Hardy – Bal SS $4
Yu Darvish – Tex P $23 Alexander Cobb – TB P $9 Juan Francisco – Tor 3B $4
Jacoby Ellsbury – NYY OF $23 Coco Crisp – Oak OF $9 Will Venable – SD OF $4
Justin Upton – Atl OF $22 Yadier Molina – StL C $9 Yovani Gallardo – Mil P $3
Anthony Rizzo – ChC 1B $22 Scott Kazmir – Oak P $9 Jonathan Villar – Hou SS $3
Madison Bumgarner – SF P $22 Jered Weaver – LAA P $9 Chris Johnson – Atl 3B $3
Jason Kipnis – Cle 2B $22 Matt Carpenter – StL 3B $9 Zach Britton – Bal P $3
Chris Sale – CWS P $22 Justin Verlander – Det P $9 Rick Porcello – Det P $3
Alex Rios – Tex OF $22 Mike Minor – Atl P $9 Chris Tillman – Bal P $3
Brandon Moss – Oak 1B $21 Charlie Blackmon – Col OF $9 Domonic Brown – Phi OF $3
Stephen Strasburg – Was P $21 Wilin Rosario – Col C $9 Joe Smith – LAA P $3
Hunter Pence – SF OF $21 Aramis Ramirez – Mil 3B $8 Josh Harrison – Pit OF $3
Chris Davis – Bal 1B $21 Desmond Jennings – TB OF $8 Tim Lincecum – SF P $3
David Price – TB P $21 Chris Archer – TB P $8 Ben Revere – Phi OF $3
Zack Greinke – LAD P $21 Steve Cishek – Mia P $8 Phil Hughes – Min P $3
Michael Brantley – Cle OF $21 Torii Hunter – Det OF $8 Nick Castellanos – Det OF $3
Jose Altuve – Hou 2B $21 Rajai Davis – Det OF $8 J.D. Martinez – Det OF $3
Ian Desmond – Was SS $20 C.J. Wilson – LAA P $8 Derek Norris – Oak C $3
Carlos Gonzalez – Col OF $20 Neil Walker – Pit 2B $8 Marcell Ozuna – Mia OF $2
Alex Gordon – KC OF $20 Lance Lynn – StL P $8 David Murphy – Cle OF $2
Victor Martinez – Det DH $20 Hiroki Kuroda – NYY P $8 Lonnie Chisenhall – Cle 3B $2
Jose Reyes – Tor SS $20 Brandon Phillips – Cin 2B $8 Mark Buehrle – Tor P $2
David Ortiz – Bos DH $20 Manny Machado – Bal 3B $8 Collin McHugh – Hou P $2
Jayson Werth – Was OF $20 Martin Prado – Ari 3B $8 Nathan Eovaldi – Mia P $2
Johnny Cueto – Cin P $20 Matt Cain – SF P $8 Yan Gomes – Cle C $2
Yoennis Cespedes – Oak OF $19 Joakim Soria – Tex P $8 Bartolo Colon – NYM P $2
Julio Teheran – Atl P $19 Jean Segura – Mil SS $8 Matt Dominguez – Hou 3B $2
Shin-Soo Choo – Tex OF $18 Andrew Cashner – SD P $7 Mark Reynolds – Mil 1B $2
Adrian Gonzalez – LAD 1B $18 Ryan Howard – Phi 1B $7 Brandon Crawford – SF SS $2
Starlin Castro – ChC SS $18 Carlos Beltran – NYY OF $7 B.J. Upton – Atl OF $2
Ian Kinsler – Det 2B $18 Huston Street – SD P $7 Alejandro De Aza – CWS OF $2
Eric Hosmer – KC 1B $18 Mark Trumbo – Ari OF $7 Andrelton Simmons – Atl SS $2
Craig Kimbrel – Atl P $18 Ben Zobrist – TB 2B $7 Shelby Miller – StL P $2
David Wright – NYM 3B $18 Rafael Soriano – Was P $7 Trevor Plouffe – Min 3B $2
Anibal Sanchez – Det P $16 Jonathan Papelbon – Phi P $7 Josh Reddick – Oak OF $2
Cole Hamels – Phi P $16 Miguel Montero – Ari C $7 Marco Estrada – Mil P $2
Brian Dozier – Min 2B $16 Chad Qualls – Hou P $7 Sergio Romo – SF P $2
Joey Votto – Cin 1B $16 Dallas Keuchel – Hou P $7 Jason Castro – Hou C $2
George Springer – Hou OF $15 Tyson Ross – SD P $7 Hector Rondon – ChC P $2
Kyle Seager – Sea 3B $15 Zach Wheeler – NYM P $7 Tommy La Stella – Atl 2B $2
Billy Hamilton – Cin OF $15 Nick Markakis – Bal OF $7 R.A. Dickey – Tor P $2
Aroldis Chapman – Cin P $15 Jesse Chavez – Oak P $6 Alfredo Simon – Cin P $2
Doug Fister – Was P $15 Jason Hammel – ChC P $6 Russell Martin – Pit C $1
Jonathan Lucroy – Mil C $15 Tim Hudson – SF P $6 Jarrod Saltalamacchia – Mia C $1
Jordan Zimmermann – Was P $15 Devin Mesoraco – Cin C $6 Marcus Stroman – Tor P $1
Bryce Harper – Was OF $15 Asdrubal Cabrera – Cle SS $6 Michael Cuddyer – Col OF $1
Justin Morneau – Col 1B $15 Michael Wacha – StL P $6 Mike Zunino – Sea C $1
Buster Posey – SF C $15 Addison Reed – Ari P $6 Bradley Miller – Sea SS $1
Hisashi Iwakuma – Sea P $14 Fernando Rodney – Sea P $6 Ryan Vogelsong – SF P $1
Matt Holliday – StL OF $14 Jimmy Rollins – Phi SS $6 Casey McGehee – Mia 3B $1
Homer Bailey – Cin P $14 Everth Cabrera – SD SS $6 A.J. Pierzynski – Bos C $1
Hyun-Jin Ryu – LAD P $14 Nolan Arenado – Col 3B $6 Mike Moustakas – KC 3B $1
James Shields – KC P $14 Leonys Martin – Tex OF $6 Wade Davis – KC P $1
Melky Cabrera – Tor OF $14 Mike Napoli – Bos 1B $6 Travis Wood – ChC P $1
Starling Marte – Pit OF $14 Mark Teixeira – NYY 1B $6 Brandon McCarthy – Ari P $1
Jason Heyward – Atl OF $14 Jose Quintana – CWS P $6 Jhonny Peralta – StL SS $1
Alexei Ramirez – CWS SS $14 Kole Calhoun – LAA OF $6 Dexter Fowler – Hou OF $1
Allen Craig – StL 1B $14 Cody Allen – Cle P $6 Mike Aviles – Cle SS $1
Jeff Samardzija – ChC P $13 Ryan Zimmerman – Was 3B $6 Jedd Gyorko – SD 2B $1
Kenley Jansen – LAD P $13 Christian Yelich – Mia OF $6 Gerardo Parra – Ari OF $1
Koji Uehara – Bos P $13 Scooter Gennett – Mil 2B $6 Billy Butler – KC DH $1
Sean Doolittle – Oak P $13 Adam Lind – Tor 1B $6 A.J. Pollock – Ari OF $1
Adam LaRoche – Was 1B $13 Mike Morse – SF OF $6 Justin Smoak – Sea 1B $1
Jay Bruce – Cin OF $13 Yordano Ventura – KC P $6 Colby Rasmus – Tor OF $1
Jon Lester – Bos P $13 Ervin Santana – Atl P $5 Lucas Duda – NYM OF $1
Devaris Gordon – LAD SS $13 Austin Jackson – Det OF $5 Junior Lake – ChC OF $1
Josh Hamilton – LAA OF $13 Brian McCann – NYY C $5 Peter Bourjos – StL OF $1
Corey Kluber – Cle P $12 Joe Nathan – Det P $5 Eric Young – NYM OF $1
Daniel Murphy – NYM 2B $12 Adam Eaton – CWS OF $5 Andre Ethier – LAD OF $1
Gregory Polanco – Pit OF $12 Kendry Morales – Min 1B $5 Norichika Aoki – KC OF $1
Todd Frazier – Cin 3B $12 Josh Beckett – LAD P $5 Jordy Mercer – Pit SS $1
Mat Latos – Cin P $12 Erick Aybar – LAA SS $5 Derek Jeter – NYY SS $1
Anthony Rendon – Was 2B $12 Shane Victorino – Bos OF $5 Jenrry Mejia – NYM P $1
Dustin Pedroia – Bos 2B $12 Mark Melancon – Pit P $5 Anthony Cingrani – Cin P $1
Gio Gonzalez – Was P $12 Salvador Perez – KC C $5 Ernesto Frieri – Pit P $1

Trading isn’t easy. It’s fun, but not easy. Remember that you don’t have to “win” the trade in order to pull the trigger. If you’re improving your team, then you should make the deal.

Have a question about our Week 14 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.

All of our statistics are courtesy of our friends at FanGraphs.
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