Opinions on this trade?

by Nate on Apr 23, 2010 3:45 PM EDT

This is a 12 team mixed league, 6x6 (5x5+OPS and K/9) roto scoring. I'm currently in first. Mostly pretty happy with the team. Strong pitching and above-average hitting. There's only three categories where I'm out of the top half: Runs, Steals and Saves. I have a glut of starting pitching (Halladay, Carpenter, Peavy, Duchscherer, Liriano, Kazmir, Hughes and Pavano,) really more than I need. For shortstops, I have Asdrubal Cabrera with Jhonny Peralta on the bench. Another team offers me the following:

in exchange for:

I'm tempted to take this, given Drew's hot start. I could slot both shortstops in as starters, and put one of the OFs in my 2 Util slots (currently have Hawpe and Kubel there) on the bench, but I'm pretty undecided. I think Liriano could return pretty much all the way back to his pre-injury form, I think Peavy's better than he's shown, and without Franklin, I'd be left with only Broxton as a closer. (About the only setup man with a decent chance of closing available for pickup is Tyler Clippard.) The big fear is that I'm trading guys with upside for guys who are already pretty much producing at their pick, and shooting myself in the foot in saves to do so.

What do folks think?

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I personally don’t do this deal – but I am personally not convinced that Furcal keeps this up or that Peavy continues to stink it up this much.

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by Jason Hunt on Apr 24, 2010 7:15 AM EDT reply actions

me either

I would hate to give up on Franklin if you are already hurting in saves. But this is more of one of those trades where you have to go with gut instinct. Will another couple closers emerge before the All Star break? Probably, you just either have to already have them on your roster or be able to grab them quickly off the wire. Peavy could fall to pieces at any second and Liriano has done well thus far- albeit against some teams who were struggling offensively. The upside for Peavy and Liriano this year is way higher than that of Drew and Furcal IMO. Personally I would deal maybe Peavy for Drew or Furcal if that were possible.

by acr on Apr 24, 2010 3:24 PM EDT reply actions