rangerssharks414
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Yeah, I'd say the same in that deal.
I'm trying to think about ways to free up a spot to use as a streaming pitcher, since in my league (H2H points), I tend to dislike having position players on the bench if I can help it/my position players are all strong. I have Benintendi, Acuña, Bell, and Cain, and only really three spots between them (I also have a struggling Gregory Polanco, but he's RF eligible and none of my other players are, and we have the dedicated OF spots, not just three generic ones).
Option 1 is just cutting ties with Bell, who has been struggling but I don't think it will continue.
Option 2 is trying to make a play for a pitcher in a 2-for-1. The guy with Kershaw has him on the block, and I'm tempted to offer up Benintendi and Keuchel for him, but I think it's a little bit of an overpayment, and Kershaw's salary is probably too high to keep him.
Option 3 is to keep a wait and see approach. Benintendi sits vs. lefties, and it's easy enough to only rotate Bell back in once he finds a groove, and try to go for power vs. weak righties.
I'm also thinking that I could try and drop Bell for a starting option, and then re-add him at league minimum later in the week. I think he's performed poorly enough at a deep position that nobody will really want to jump on him. Part of my reticence to give up on him was the hope of him taking some more steps this year and becoming a value option closer to the top of the pack.
I wouldn’t cut Bell. In my salary league, you aren’t allowed to bid for a player after you cut him unless a month has passed.
Benintendi and Keuchel for Kershaw is probably a slight overpayment. But I’m not really a Keuchel fan.