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9 months ago: Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz reacts after striking out against the Los Angeles Angels during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, May 14, 2009. The Angels won 5-4 in 12 innings. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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This week has been spent dissecting what is wrong with Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz.  I decided to sell low on Ortiz in my AL-Only 4x4 keeper league.  Because of position issues, the looked like this (player, salary, last year at salary):

DH David Ortiz, $22, 2011
C A.J. Pierzynski, $11, 2010

for

C Joe Mauer, $18, 2011
OF Franklyn Gutierrez, $10, 2009
OF Nolan Reimold, $5-10, 2011

Mauer was the player I wanted but to get him I had to send a catcher-eligble back to the other team.  I also have Brandon Inge, but he is awaiting a move to my corner when Matt Wieters is recalled. 

That left Pierzynski, a perrennially under-respected catcher who has had an excellent 2009 season and still has no threats to his ABs in Chicago.  He is a Jorge Posada lite.

So now I am looking at a Ortiz/Pierzynski package for Mauer.  Did I get enough in Gutierrez and Remold to make-up for the inclusion of Pierzynski?

Aside:  In my 16-team mixed redraft league, Ortiz was dealt straight-up for Colorado Rockies' OF Dexter Fowler.