It is bad enough that I am a die-hard Mets' fan suffering through one of the most frustrating and depressing seasons I have ever lived through. It is even worse that my first-place fantasy baseball team is captained by my #1 pick (#5 overall), David Wright, who has just joined his fellow all-star teammates on the disabled list with post-concussion syndrome after being hit in the head by a Matt Cain 94 mph fastball.
So what can I do about this devastating injury on my fantasy team? Well, truth be told, it doesn't really make much of a difference because Wright has been anything but a fantasy stud this season - at least in head-to-head points leagues such as mine. I can't possibly get full value for Wright if I tried to make a deal now - especially since my league's trading deadline is set for tonight. Even if I had more time, I don't think I would be able to swing a deal to bring me back a better option at 3B without depleting my team somewhere else. As with MLB, everyone in my fantasy league is looking for pitching. I don't have enough to trade in order to bring back a better option that Wright, so why bother? I have Hank Blalock on my bench so he will be my 3B for the rest of the season in all likelihood. Blalock isn't terrible, but he is not the consistent performer Wright has historically been. But this year, Wright has been anything but consistent. So there does not appear to be much of a falloff with Blalock. That being said, I am standing still and not panicking with a drastic trade.
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