Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer: Breaking down recent injured-player deals on Yahoo Trade Market

Yesterday, we looked at how managers can deal with having a rash of injuries on their roster. Today, we will focus on trading concepts involving injured players. Making a deal where an injured player is either acquired or traded away can be one of the hardest concepts to consider.

After all, it’s hard to value a player when we only have a rough idea of when they will return, and we worry that they may not be at full capacity when they do. We also need to factor in the potential value of replacement players who can fill a roster spot while we are waiting for the injured player to return from the IL. Let’s analyze these factors by breaking down a few recent deals on the Yahoo Trade Market .

Tarik Skubal for Brandon Nimmo and Ian Happ Umm, no. There have been several 2-for-1 trades involving Skubal of late. Once, he was dealt for Christian Walker and Justin Wrobleski.

Another, where a manager parted with Skubal for Trent Grisham and Brandon Lowe. I would have declined all three of these deals, especially in a head-to-head league. The Nimmo-Happ offer is the best of the three, as Happ is off to an excellent start and Nimmo can be serviceable.