I'm in a 10-team Dynasty League (year 7), where most stats count (not just your typical 5x5). There are no contracts or minor leagues or anything involved - it's just straight Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. Anyway, I've been offered the following trade proposal: Francisco Cordero and Colby Lewis for Mike Leake. I am completely torn (normally I have an inclination on which way to go right away, but I keep going back and forth with this one). I am not a fan of Lewis nor his ballpark, and I think Cordero is okay for this year but other than SVs (which I do need), he's not all that great, especially into the future. Also, to accept the trade, I would need to drop somebody, which makes it an even tougher decision. I'm looking for your advice/thoughts about any of the players involved.
Here is my team:
C Matt Wieters (Bal - C)
1B Lance Berkman (Hou - 1B)
2B Dan Uggla (Fla - 2B)
3B Ian Stewart (Col - 2B,3B)
SS Hanley Ramirez (Fla - SS)
CI Carlos Pena (TB - 1B)
MI Jose Reyes (NYM - SS)
LF Bobby Abreu (LAA - LF,RF)
CF Adam Jones (Bal - CF)
RF Jay Bruce (Cin - RF)
OF Nelson Cruz (Tex - RF)
UTIL Derrek Lee (Chi - 1B)
UTIL Justin Upton (Ari - RF)
BN Pedro Alvarez (Pit - 3B)
BN Cameron Maybin (Fla - CF)
DL Travis Snider (Tor - LF,RF)
SP Chris Carpenter (StL - SP)
SP Matt Garza (TB - SP)
SP Jake Peavy (CWS - SP)
SP Rick Porcello (Det - SP)
SP Rich Harden (ChC - SP)
RP Jose Valverde (Hou - RP)
RP Chris Perez (Cle - RP)
RP Joel Zumaya (Det - RP)
P Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP)
P David Price (TB - SP)
BN Mike Leake (Cin - SP)
BN Brian Matusz (Bal - SP)
BN Johnny Cueto (Cin - SP)
BN Madison Bumgarner (SF - SP)
BN Javier Vazquez (NYY - SP)
DL Erik Bedard (Sea - SP)
Thoughts? Do I accept the trade? If so, who do I drop to make room? Do I make a counter-offer? He doesn't have any better CL that I can ask for, other than maybe Andrew Bailey. He also has Hamels, Kershaw, Verlander and King Felix, though I doubt I'd be able to get one of those guys in place of Lewis.
Also, on a side-note, just so I don't post too many times, what are everybody's thoughts on Leake vs. Cueto? They both came out on fire, and Cueto has cooled down a bit since he first got to the majors. Leake's not exactly a K machine, but all of his numbers are very good. Is one much better than the other? Is there a general concensus on who is better (fantasy-wise), Leake or Cueto? I'm hoping to find some Reds fans here!




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