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The season is more than six weeks old, so it's time to look at your squad's strengths and weaknesses. If you're overloaded with starting pitching, decide which guys to keep and which you can do without. If the home run and RBI categories are your fantasy quicksand, target a bat or two to help pull you up. Yes, it's trade time.
Whether you're haggling with a used-car salesman, trying to convince your girlfriend's parents that the post-prom party is a great idea or proposing a deal to the Esquires of Crunk in your head-to-head league, it's all about preparation and honest negotiations. (Well, I'd leave out the parts about your trade-in's bad transmission, your foot fetish and your belief that the second baseman you're dangling as trade bait is due for a Grand Canyon-like drop-off).
Five trading tips:
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