Trading Low: David Ortiz
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.
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How much did the inclusion of Pierzynski hurt me? Will Gutierrez and Reimold do more than AJ?
by faketeams on May 15, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it...
You done good. I’m sitting on Ortiz in 2 leagues, and nobody wants to touch him with a stick.
by ILLZ on May 15, 2009 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how did you get
mauer in a deal for Ortiz???
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on May 16, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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