Fantasy Baseball: Reds Deal Willy Taveras, Drew Stubb’s Stock Skyrockets

This afternoon, I saw the news that the Reds had traded centerfielder Willy Taveras, along with third baseman Adam Rosales, for Aaron Miles. I didn’t realize until a fellow owner in one of my NL-only keeper leagues mentioned that Reds may have handed the centerfield job to Drew Stubbs by dealing Taveras.

The fact that a Dusty Baker managed team is going with youth over experience is a sign of the changes in player evaluation that has taken place since we saw the Colorado Rockies and the Tampa Bay Rays make the World Series in two of the last three years. More and more teams are allowing young pitching and hitting prospects to pitch/play in place of older, more experienced players.