by ShdowMastr81 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:32 am
i'd definitely add Middlebrooks and Markakis. You can switch Freeman to 1B, put Middlebrooks at 3B and put Trumbo in OF replacing Crisp. Then you can look to move guys like Walker, Willingham, Markakis, Plouffe for some SP. I think adding Markakis and then moving him once he show's that he's back is a great buy low trade opportunity. Moving Plouffe before his bubble bursts can be another smart move. If you look at your standings and sort by category, you can see that you only place in the top 3 in two of the ten cats, RBI and W. so there is definitely some room to put the nail in the coffin. You have a solid enough pitching core, that if you added guys like Billingsley, Samardzija, Volquez, Masterson, Niese, Floyd could really boost your K numbers without hurting your ERA/WHIP too much. Once Ellsbury gets back your R, SB numbers will increase so thats like getting a solid trade without losing anyone.
Good luck