Dumpster Divin'

The last few weeks I have been dumpster divin' in various leagues. What is that you say? I have been trading for or picking up another man's trash. Instead of buying low, I am buying real low in hopes to find a treasure. In the past week or so, I have grabbed up the following players in 12 to 15 team leagues, in hopes of a big payoff

David Ortiz
Garrett Atkins
Scott Baker (multiple times)
Francisco Liriano
Conor Jackson (yes I know he has Valley Fever)
and shortly Ricky Nolasco

The moral of the story is, sometimes you want to grab a very cheap commodity for the chance at one large strike. It is kind of like buying out of the money options, or like buying lottery tickets, you know your probability might not be that high, but if you hit, it will pay huge dividends.

In the coming weeks, start looking at the changing of situations, ie, who are contenders and who aren't (mostly who aren't) as their lineups will change and players who are widely available now, might be a very valuable. Matt LaPorta and Travis Snider being prime examples.