Don't Take Your Eye Off The Ball!

We are in the stretch run of the fantasy baseball season. The contenders have separated themselves from the pretenders and glory soon approaches for the soon to be champion.  Any moves good or bad at this point may well be the difference.  Here are two quick things to think of with trades you may be trying to pull off up against your league's deadline. 

• If you have a substantial lead in a category, look to make a can't refuse offer to another team that may take points away from your competition.  For example, trading your stud closer to a team that may not be in the running but could take that crucial point away from your nearest competition as they pass them up in the saves category.  You may not get a great player in return, so on the surface it may look like it was a bad trade for you.  But if it takes away a point from a team you are in the running with, well then, your trade was a success no matter who you got in the deal. 

• Often when trying to make a deal I will send links about the player/s to the team I am trying to trade with. Finding some good info in the form of an article or two and then sending it with the trade offer could be the difference in whether a trade goes through. Everyone gets pumped when they read good things about their players.  At the very least it can't hurt.  It's all about selling the deal.