Buying High and Selling Low (1 Viewer)

[Leonard Henry -2 Yds]

The current state of affairs on my fantasy team has me thinking, who are you willing to sell low on and who are your buy high candidates that may carry some value through the rest of the season and outperform your underperforming studs? We're all in a slight panic mode if we're 0-4 or 1-3.

A personal team example (yes this is my pitiful receiving crew):

Sell low:

Torry Holt

Donald Driver

Roy Williams

Marvin Harrison

Others with higher name value (could bring in better players):

Braylon Edwards

Andre Johnson

Randy Moss

Buy high, players with potential the rest of the season who you can likely trade for one-for-one:

Kevin Walter

Justin Gage

Matt Jones

Eddie Royal (great performances, perhaps you could get an owner who is looking to sell high and buy low from you)

Hines Ward

Isaac Bruce

Derrick Mason

Santonio Holmes

Anthony Gonzalez

Feel free to include any non-receivers as I feel this is an unorthodox topic not usually covered on the message board.

 

[Leonard Henry -2 Yds]

Just as a comment to my own thread, I think lesser guys who might be able to continue production based on recent breakout performance are Derrick Mason and Kevin Walter. Mason still seems to have a lot left in the tank and seems to be Flacco's favorite target. He caught a couple balls deep and is still showing sticky hands in his possession receiver skill set. Kevin Walter, who many had targeted as a sleeper this season is showing last year's performance being thrust into a starting role was not simply a fluke. He's tall and has great red zone potential, while the passing game looks to be opening up.

 

[Max Power]

I can understanding the whole buying high aspect, but why sell low?

The only guy I would considering buying "high" on right now is Santana Moss. This guy is looking primed for a top 5-8WR season

 

[AnonymousBob]

I can understanding the whole buying high aspect, but why sell low?

If you don't believe that player will turn things around, it's selling low but before it gets lower.

 

[Leonard Henry -2 Yds]

Sometimes it's just a matter of seeing the writing on the wall. The whole point in selling low is being confident your former stud is indeed a bust, and trying to trade his namesake for a potential performer without as much pedigree.

 

[Max Power]

I can understanding the whole buying high aspect, but why sell low?

If you don't believe that player will turn things around, it's selling low but before it gets lower.

I kind of get that, but realisticlly who is someone like Holt or Driver going to get you? Waiver Wire fodder most likely. So what's the point? Maybe you can find a sucker to give up a good player... or another frustrated owner to trade another under-performer. I just don't see these trades happening a whole lot in my leagues.

 

[Max Power]

Sometimes it's just a matter of seeing the writing on the wall. The whole point in selling low is being confident your former stud is indeed a bust, and trying to trade his namesake for a potential performer without as much pedigree.

Gotcha, I guess I just see selling someone on namesake rather than his current value would be a sell high. Either way, I think Chad, TJ, and Braylon are the guys to move right now.I'm going to give holt a few more weeks with a new coach at the helm. That team will still need to pass all second half with that D. McMicheal missing time can only help

 

[Leonard Henry -2 Yds]

I can understanding the whole buying high aspect, but why sell low?

If you don't believe that player will turn things around, it's selling low but before it gets lower.

I kind of get that, but realisticlly who is someone like Holt or Driver going to get you? Waiver Wire fodder most likely. So what's the point? Maybe you can find a sucker to give up a good player... or another frustrated owner to trade another under-performer. I just don't see these trades happening a whole lot in my leagues.

This is the whole point. If you're going to sell, you're not going to get much for a Holt or Driver, so who should you get that might actually produce? I made the thread to start discussion about which "waiver wire fodder" guys are actually worth buying for your bust player.

 

[gheemony]

This is a good point - seeing the writing on the wall. I held on to Randy Moss during the last year in Oakland and it cost me in a salary cap league (more cap benefit to cut him earlier in the season). This year, I'm cutting bait on Holt early. It just feels like it is not going to get any better.

 

[davearm]

I can understanding the whole buying high aspect, but why sell low?

If you don't believe that player will turn things around, it's selling low but before it gets lower.

You'd actually be selling high if the guy's value is about to go even lower.Even if you bought a stock at $100, the day it was at $50 would look like a sell high moment if it's fallen all the way to $1 since then.[/nitpick]

 

[AnonymousBob]

Sometimes it's just a matter of seeing the writing on the wall. The whole point in selling low is being confident your former stud is indeed a bust, and trying to trade his namesake for a potential performer without as much pedigree.

Gotcha, I guess I just see selling someone on namesake rather than his current value would be a sell high. Either way, I think Chad, TJ, and Braylon are the guys to move right now.I'm going to give holt a few more weeks with a new coach at the helm. That team will still need to pass all second half with that D. McMicheal missing time can only help

The Browns and Bengals don't have lousy defenses as well?