Pre-Card Draft Keeper League -- Season 27

Trade announcement:

jflatour99 trades Emerson Hancock, SP, SEA and Kyle Wright, SP, ATL

to TimKlucinec for his 1st Rnd 2022 Prospect Pick

I confirm this trade.

Tim K

Need a drop Tim.

Could trade that 1st pick... If you are interested, It's time to let me know. Otherwise, I should pick tomorrow morning.

Thanks Bob.
Due to the TRADE with Jay Flatour, Randall Grichuk, CF is released.

Tim K

I can’t really make sense of the jflatour- timk pipeline.

I count 15 trades in the past few years alone, many of them with the perennial king of the league sending his castoffs to Tim in exchange for highly valuable picks. Tim meanwhile has a sub .400 winning percentage after 12 seasons in the league.

In this current deal JF sends 2 former prospects of rapidly declining promise for the right to choose the brightest rising star. Hancock is barely in the Top 100 now, and Wright projects to be a 4th or 5th starter. Good for JF; not good for Tim.

I know we’re all grown ups and I hate to complain. But if anything it creates a perverse incentive for others to pursue lopsided deals with Tim. It taints this league for me to be honest.

{{PROSPECT ROUND 1}} * * * NO CLOCK IN 1ST ROUND * * *
1. jflatour99 (from timklucinec) - Jack Leiter SP Tex
2. willmurr24
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

* * * 2-HOUR CLOCK, 10AM - 10PM EST, 7 DAYS PER WEEK * * *

{{PROSPECT ROUND 2}}
1. timklucinec
2. willmurr24
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

{{PROSPECT ROUND 1}} * * * NO CLOCK IN 1ST ROUND * * *
1. jflatour99 (from timklucinec) - Jack Leiter SP Tex
2. willmurr24-Anthony Volpe SS NYY
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

* * * 2-HOUR CLOCK, 10AM - 10PM EST, 7 DAYS PER WEEK * * *

{{PROSPECT ROUND 2}}
1. timklucinec
2. willmurr24
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

{{PROSPECT ROUND 1}} * * * NO CLOCK IN 1ST ROUND * * *
1. jflatour99 (from timklucinec) - Jack Leiter SP Tex
2. willmurr24-Anthony Volpe SS NYY
3. tcochran - Nick Pratto 1B KC
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

* * * 2-HOUR CLOCK, 10AM - 10PM EST, 7 DAYS PER WEEK * * *

{{PROSPECT ROUND 2}}
1. timklucinec
2. willmurr24
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

{{PROSPECT ROUND 1}} * * * NO CLOCK IN 1ST ROUND * * *
1. jflatour99 (from timklucinec) - Jack Leiter SP Tex
2. willmurr24-Anthony Volpe SS NYY
3. tcochran - Nick Pratto 1B KC
4. Palmtana - Marcelo Mayer SS BOS
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

* * * 2-HOUR CLOCK, 10AM - 10PM EST, 7 DAYS PER WEEK * * *

{{PROSPECT ROUND 2}}
1. timklucinec
2. willmurr24
3. tcochran
4. Palmtana
5. damien666
6. bigmahon
7. frankmansueto
8. blsmith7
9. Terry101
10. ironwill1
11. nythawk
12. jflatour99

I can’t really make sense of the jflatour- timk pipeline.

I count 15 trades in the past few years alone, many of them with the perennial king of the league sending his castoffs to Tim in exchange for highly valuable picks. Tim meanwhile has a sub .400 winning percentage after 12 seasons in the league.

In this current deal JF sends 2 former prospects of rapidly declining promise for the right to choose the brightest rising star. Hancock is barely in the Top 100 now, and Wright projects to be a 4th or 5th starter. Good for JF; not good for Tim.

I know we’re all grown ups and I hate to complain. But if anything it creates a perverse incentive for others to pursue lopsided deals with Tim. It taints this league for me to be honest.

I've commented on this before but what can be done? I'm sure jflatour is happy with the outcomes and Tim, in the past, has written about his rationale for accepting some of the trades. So he's happy. It disconcerts me though.