Halfway through the season Eric Karabell of ESPN has some thoughts about whom to buy and sell, and how he speculates Carl Crawford will be moved (link insider only):
Sell high: Well, unless you think this new awesome Cuban outfielder is going to hit .400 all season, see what Yasiel Puig is worth on the open market. I will admit his minor league days are obviously over. Try to move Carl Crawford; I bet the Dodgers will try to. Stat to watch: The walk rate for Puig is worth a look, and check the strikeout rate for lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu. It went way down in May after a stellar April, and that doesn't bode well for the second half. I was wrong: To think anything Dee Gordon was doing at Triple-A would translate to the bigs. Things could change, of course, but I'm skeptical now. And while there was never a debate Kenley Jansen was better than Brandon League, the latter's performance was really disappointing. What, Kevin Gregg can thrive and League can't? I was right: To go nowhere near Chad Billingsley and Josh Beckett. Should have said no to Ted Lilly and Chris Capuano as well. Buy low: Matt Kemp and Zack Greinke are the obvious choices, but I must admit, I don't expect big things. Keep owning them, of course, but I wouldn't trade a top-20 hitter or pitcher for either one. See if you can still get Hanley Ramirez from someone waiting for his next DL stint.
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