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Squeeze play.(FANTASY SOURCE)

The Sporting News

| May 19, 2006 | Bahr, Chris | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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:

Avoid insults. And, no, I'm not referring to the jokes you heard during MTV's Yo Momma marathon. (Yes, I am one of the show's 13 viewers.) A spam e-mail touting mortgage rates is a welcome sight compared with a Claudio ...

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