Impact: The Boston/LA Mega Deal Pt.1

Yes, it’s been a while since our last post here. Real world things come up with jobs and family, etc. Working for a minor league baseball team means some long hours during home stands and the need to spend more time with family when the team is on the road. That being said, we’ll be back in full force this offseason, and periodically until then. The Red Sox and Dodgers have completed an August waiver trade the likes of which have never been seen. Obviously, for those in AL/NL only formats, this could be a game changer. For mixed formats, there will still be some impact for the rest of this season, but the real impact for those formats comes in terms of keeper/dynasty value. Here are my thoughts on the players going from the Red Sox to the Dodgers. Josh Beckett – Beckett’s strikeouts and velocity are down this season, but part of his inflated ERA can be explained by an extremely low 65-percent strand rate, so there is at least some silver lining. Always having struggled with gi...