In this article I am going to talk about how selling elite players for big packages is another way savvy dynasty owners strike potential gold. Realistically, it is an ideal way to go about hedging your bets.

The inspiration for this article comes from someone who sent me a direct message on Twitter about this deal, so I’m assuming he wants to stay anonymous. Here is the offer we was sent instead. It is a great example of how to hedge your bets.

The Deal

Give: Rob Gronkowski

Receive: Kelvin Benjamin, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Stedman Bailey and 1.06.

My Thought Process

On the surface, this looks like a good deal and I am sure a lot of people would accept it. However, that solely depends on how you feel about Kelvin Benjamin. I like Benji, don’t get me wrong, but he would not be the guy I would want to be the centerpiece around a Gronk trade. Not because I don’t like him, but because I don’t think he has the upside of a WR1.

If I believed (which some people do) that Benji had WR1 upside, this would be a no-brainer. This trade is a very good example of hedging your bets though, because even if you feel Benji doesn’t has WR1 upside, that’s ok. You are hedging your bet because of the juice you are getting on top of Benji. Getting ASJ, Bailey and 1.06 as well, allows you more chances to win the trade in the longrun, regardless if Benji is a WR1 or a WR3. Which is why I can completely understand someone accepting this. If I were rebuilding, I would accept this deal. I would try to re-work it a little bit more in my favor by sending a couple of counter-offers, but if this guy wouldn’t budge, I would pull the trigger.

If I were a competitive team (which I am assuming this particular follower is), I would just stand pat, continue to shop Gronk slowly but surely and wait until I received an offer I couldn’t refuse. Either way, your hedging your bets.

Whether you make the trade or not, you still have dynasty assets almost anyone in the league would be interested in trading for.