Hi Everyone,

The draft left me with an overabundance of middle infielders and a dearth of quality pitching especially in the bullpen. If one of you needs help in the middle infield or catcher or just happens to be in the envious position of having too much pitching, please make me a trade offer. Here are some of the players I am looking to offload and why I think they may be helpful for you:

Dick Lundy SS-3B His career slashline in the league is 255/310/364 which is adequate but where he truly shines is his +1.60 defensive WAR. The amount of hits his fielding will save easily makes him a highly productive starter for most teams. The reason he is not starting on my team is I also have Lou Boudreau who has similar offensive numbers in the league but an incredible +3.01 defensive WAR.

Travis Cecil SS-3B He could be the sleeper in my trade candidates or he could be a bust. He has a positive defensive WAR at +0.16 and his overall ranking of 54 (62 offense and 43 defense) is pedestrian the huge potential upside is his career league slashline of 323/357/516. This production comes in only 98 AB in the league but if it is representative this could be a great middle of lineup guy.

Johnny Pesky SS-IF He is a defensive piece that would be a great defensive replacement anywhere in the infield. He won't hit much with a league career slashline of 240/302/297 but his defense is a 92 rank and his defensive WAR is +2.16.

Gabby Hartnett C-1B He is a 69 rank catcher at 64 for offense and 94 for defense. I think his offensive ranking is too high as his career league slashline is 231/289/354 but he is a great defender with a +0.54 defensive ranking, a 989 fielding percentage and a caught stealing percentage of 42%. I am using him as a late inning defensive replacement and if you need a catcher he is available.

Please let me know if you have interests in these players. Best wises on a successful season.

Sincerely
Vince
Sole Proprietor of the Arizona Aardvarks