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Trader’s Corner: The Ball is Rolling

There are lots of deals being made in the first week of the season. Time for you to decide which of these deals were smart and which were dumb. Vote on these trades and make your opinion count.

Don’t forget to send in your trades using the form at the bottom of this page.

This first trade features the top two consensus prospects in baseball. It came in a 16 team H2H Keeper league: (vote for the better group of players)

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There are some big time stars and elite prospects in this “Maxed Out” blockbuster:

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The next two trades came in a 10 team league with 40 man rosters with 30 keepers. 6×6 with OBP and SLG  for offense, K/9 and QS added pitching. Rule 4 draftees and international free agents signed during the season are not available until the following season’s draft:

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Same league as the previous trade. Some bigtime players in this one:

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This next trade came in from the TDGX readers’ league, also known as TDGR. It is a 20 team 5×5 roto league with 40 man rosters:

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The next five trades were all made by reader Ben. He made all of these trades this offseason and wants us to let him know how he did. The league is a 20 team Yahoo dynasty league with 15 minor leaguers and a 6×6 (OPS and Holds) scoring system:

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Talk about trading draft picks into the future — a 2018 draft pick!

Ben’s second trade:

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Ben’s third trade:

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Ben’s fourth trade:

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Ben’s last trade:

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Here is a trade I made in The Dynasty Guru Experts’ League (#TDGX). It is a 5×5 roto with 20 teams with 30 man MLB rosters and 10 man MiLB rosters.

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Here is another trade from TDGX, same league as above:

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Discuss these trades in the comments at the bottom of this page. You can ask my opinion on a trade as well. Follow me on Twitter @BlazingFastba11.

Want us to vote on YOUR trade? Send in any trades you want us to consider and I will put them in the next Trader’s Corner column. Be sure to include any background info that could affect the trade. Submit your trade using this contact form:

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Nick Doran also writes for Fake Teams and Redleg Nation. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BlazingFastba11.

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