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Grand Theft Roto: Targeting specialists

By Josh Whitling
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Trades are one of the two ways to address your team's needs in a specific category, and if you play with winners, the free-agent pool is likely sparse. But acquiring assistance in a category through trade isn't as simple as "I need more assists, so I'll trade for Jose Calderon." You must still employ explicit strategy and craft the best trade possible based upon the players' perceived value and what's best for your team. As far as perceived value goes, there are two main types: macrovalue (a pla ...

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