Is this a rip off?

Question

Teams have complained that these two trades are not fair that i made:

I GET: BJ Upton, Tim Lincecum, Matt Kemp, Rich Harden

I GIVE: Brian Roberts, Grady Sizemore, Kyle Lohse, Armando Galaraaga

Is it fair?

2nd trade:

I get: Aramis Ramirez, Justin Duscherer

I give: Garrett Atkins, Cole Hamels

please answer and star

Answer 1

The first one is unfair. Roberts hasnt been quite as good as they were last year. Sizemore isnt producing quite as well as expected. And although Lohse and Galarraga have been surprising, they are not really long term answers. On the other hand, Upton has been solid all year long. Lincecum has been outstanding, Kemp has been pretty good. And Harden has been lights out since his return.

The second one is fair.

Answer 2

the 1st one is a lot better than the second one. i know for a fact that if i put hamels straight up for duscherer, it wouldnt work. hamels and atkins for aramis is fair, adding justin to the mix makes this deal lopsided. the 1st one is fair to a certain degree. think about galarraga and lohse... for harden and lincecum. harden is a much more solid pitcher and lincecum is a strikeout machine, galarraga has been nice and lohse is a plesant surprise but either one of those two could start sucking in any moment which is why this kind of deals, between good proven players for unsuspecting good players that come out of nowhere, bad and  never should be done. thats really the only problem. if u had upton and kempt for roberts and sizemore. it would have been totally fine... well, not totally cuz his giving u 2 really good pitchers for nothing and what shhould have happened is that u were suppose to give him a better deal for his batters. cuz kempt is not a bad replacement for sizemore and upton ends up being the better 2nd baseman. like i said, the 1st one is not that bad but is till lopsided. hope i could help u see what maybe the other managers thought of the deals u made.

Answer 3

In the first trade, you are obviously getting the best player in the deal in Sizemore but Lohse and Galaraaga to me don't have much value. I think side A got the better end but it's not that bad to me. Not vetoable.

I think the the Atkins and Hamels side is better but once again not vetoable.

Answer 4

Both of those trades seem fair enough to me - if you look at this season's numbers.  The only problem I see with the first trade is that you seem to be getting more big-name players. Upton, Lincecum, and Harden especially are very recognizable names in the fantasy community (vs only Sizemore, really), and a lot of times people that protest trades don't bother to actually *look* at the stats of the players in question, but just react in kneejerk fashion when one team gets a lot of big-name players.

As to the second trade, I don't see any problem at all with that one, unless your league is just trying to block you or your trade partner from getting better.

Answer 5

That first trade is not fair. You're getting the better players, hands down. You're getting four studs for one (Sizemore). The second trade isn't really fair, either. I wouldn't make that trade if I were you. Atkins and Hamels are valuable fantasy players. Atkins for Ramirez is a fair trade, but Hamels is way more proven than Duscherer. Good luck!

Answer 6

Are you controling 2 teams?

Just joking!They seem fair to me...

~Good Luck!~