Soriano/Lee: Who will fall off first?

by ILLZ on Mar 27, 2009 9:53 AM EDT

I have them both in my main money league. I drafted Jay Bruce so I'm hoping he moves into the elite group of OF's allowing me to trade one of these guys mideason while they still have value. The league is SHALLOW: 9 teams mixed (going to 10 teams for next season), standard 5x5 with 7 keepers. Draft pick trading is allowed. They're both still top 10 OF's no matter how you slice it, but how long will they be there? With Lee, I'm scared of his body type and the decreasing SB output, and with Soriano I'm scared of the injuries (and how old is he REALLY??). Obviously if one of them falls off this season before I have the opportunity to make a move, or if neither of them do and Bruce isn't performing, this is all moot. But assuming all 3 are producing as expected, who do you dump and why?

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Soriano/Lee

I assume you’re talking about Alfonso and Carlos. Alfonso’s falling off more quickly if that’s the case. I’d take Bruce over Alfonso, and close to Carlos. I’d trade Alfonso – I guarantee somebody in your league still has a mancrush on him from his numbers 40 years ago with the Yanks.

by rmarx01 on Mar 27, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

Lee

I don’t really think either will disappoint in 2009, but Lee has the bulk to roll down the hill much faster. Assuming all three perform as expected, Soriano would likely fetch the most in a trade.

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by faketeams on Mar 29, 2009 9:52 AM EDT reply actions

Yes

I probably agree with this. Although you can make cases for either of them falling off first, I’d say Lee is more likely, and Soriano will have more trade value if they are both their typical selves come June.

by ILLZ on Mar 30, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions