The San Diego Padres finally got comfortable that top hitting prospect Chase Headley will not qualify as a Super Two and will activate in time to make his 2008 major league debut at Yankees Stadium on Tuesday.  (NOTE:  Headley was up last season and accrued a little service time.  That is why the Padres would have had to wait longer than the end of May to bring Headley back and avoid Super two status.)

No sooner was this announcement made than I received a very interesting trade offer in a redraft NL-Only 5x5 league.  I drafted Headley before the season started with the hopes he would break camp with the Padres, and, if he didn't, he'd be up soon enough that I could use a bench spot.  An NL-only format with weekly moves makes using a bench spot or two on D.L./minor leaguers much easier to do.

What was the offer that made me stop?  Cincinnati Reds' rookie OF Jay Bruce in exchange for Headley and Chicago Cubs SS Ryan Theriot.  For those of us who did not own Jay Bruce when he was recalled a couple of weeks ago, we are only left with the great impression his hot first week gave - 15 for 26 with 3 HRs and 2 SBs.  He has appreciably cooled with a subsequent 11-46 with just one more HR.

The question is whether the cooling is permanent or just a temporary lull.  A lull makes a Headley/Theriot swap worth the risk.  A "permanent cooling" (read: the rest of this season) tilts the reward part of the risk/reward equation in the offering team's favor.  What would you do?