Seriously? That is what MLB gave us this year? Wow, not much in the way of deadline deals. I guess the closest, only because he was a starter on a contending team, was Ian Kennedy going over to the Padres.
Other than that it was truly a letdown. Some years bring a breathless pace of transactions with fantasy implications all over the place. Some, well, are like watching paint dry. Like 2013.
Maybe there might be a little movement in August with the Waiver trading going on, but waiver wire trades in the dog days rarely make a splash. We will most likely have to wait for the off-season, once the Biogenesis stuff is over with and teams search to rebuild and restock.
I don't want to overlook the Ian Kennedy trade for fantasy purposes, however. If you do have Kennedy (I do) you have been truly disappointed this year. He's been a disaster overall, with some occasional decent starts that get your hopes up. He should benefit from the confines of Petco Park. The place has been known to make a positive impact on pitchers. However, if he cannot find the strike zone or continues to make bad pitches, it won't matter if he pitches in the Grand Canyon.
However, he is only a couple of years removed from a brilliant 21-4 season and has a career ERA (going into this year) of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.24. Nice numbers overall. Perhaps a change of scenery will help him. It certainly cannot hurt being in pitcher friendly San Diego. He might be a nice buy low guy if you are looking for help on your starting fantasy staff. Even if you are looking for help for next year, you might be able to grab him from a disgruntled owner. He is signed through next year so he should stay in San Diego over the off-season.
Oh well, should have probably gone for the nap while the kids were taking theirs instead of surfing the 'net looking for blockbuster deadline deals....maybe next year.
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