Keeper League Trade Help/Advice

by Bluethunder33 on Mar 30, 2026 6:50 AM EDT

I have been offered a trade in a Keeper League with the following set-up: Keep 15 MLB players per year and 5 MiLB players per year. Head to head with scoring categories of R, HR, RBI, SB, E, AVE, OPS, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP.

I am in need of a 2B guy and have been offered the following trade. My question is whether this makes sense for my team both this year (which I think it certainly does), but the impact of the trade for next season and beyond.

I was offered Ian Kinsler and a draft pick for 2013 in exchange for Bryce Harper - as of right now, how high the draft pick is, has not been determined but I would likely want it to be pretty high, if not his first pick. Should I ask for more?

My team:

C: Russel Martin

1B: Adrian Gonzalez

2B: Mike Aviles

3B: Ryan Zimmerman

SS: Jose Reyes

OF: Jay Bruce

OF: Giancarlo Stanton

OF: Jason Heyward

UTL: Eric Hosmer

UTL: Drew Stubbs

BENCH: J.D. Martinez

SP: Felix Hernandez

SP: CC Sabathia

SP: Yovani Gallardo

RP: Joel Hanranhan

RP: Sean Marshall

P: Greg Holland

P: David Hernandez

P: James Shields

BENCH: Daniel Hudson

BENCH: Mike Minor

BENCH: Tommy Hanson

BENCH: Colby Lewis

Minor League roster has 10 players that can be brought up at any time:

MiLB: Casey Kelly

MiLB: Bryce Harper

MiLB: Manny Banuelos

MiLB: Gary Sanchez

MiLB: Gary Brown

MiLB: Bubba Starling

MiLB: Anthony Rendon

MiLB: Francisco Lindor

MiLB: Will Middlebrooks

MiLB: Brandon Nimmo

I have plenty of OF guys that could come up in the next several years to pair with my core of Bruce, Stanton, and Heyward which is very young already so losing Harper wouldn't be that big of a hit, but is he that 'special' that I should think about this trade offer more? And I am a bit worried about Kinsler's propensity to miss time each year with injuries. This team has been bad for a while but has made the playoffs two of the last three seasons (missed out last season), so I have been agressive with trades...

Thanks for any and all opinions.

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Comments

For comparison's sake

Three years ago in my keeper league, Harper was traded for Justin Verlander, Nelson Cruz, and Troy Tulowitzki. This trade is still derided as somewhat foolish, but the point remains: you can probably get more.

by pooptallica on Mar 30, 2026 7:09 AM EDT reply actions

that is an insane haul

The guys in my league likely don’t have blinders on that something like that would never happen… nice haul for whomever got it but way way too much to give for a minor league guy (or rather a community college guy 3 years ago)…

by Bluethunder33 on Mar 30, 2026 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

If I remember correctly

He was still in high school when the trade took place. Or in the process of getting his GED in order to go to JuCo earlier, something like that.

I like Kinsler, but I still think you should be able to get more. At the very least, I wouldn’t settle for anything less than Kinsler and his first pick.

by pooptallica on Mar 30, 2026 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions

id take the deal

you need a 2B more than you need Harper. I doubt Harper does much elite wise for fantasy purposes until a few years from now, but who knows if he will ever be Kinsler good.

by boltspeedman on Mar 30, 2026 8:49 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

plus, you have super high upside guys in the minors in Rendon, Starling and Sanchez. You can afford to trade Harper for Kinsler + a pick!

by JoelGuzman'sScout on Mar 31, 2026 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks Guys

Your opinions helped because I was (and still am a bit) on the fence with this one. The owner clarified that he would give his First pick for next year (we have a 13 round draft with a initial Round 0 for the 6 teams that didn’t make the playoffs to get first crack the MLB and MiLB player pool). The team that offered this to me isn’t a playoff contender so the pick could turn out to be very high.

I think I am gonna take it but will let it marinate on my mind while I mow the grass.

by Bluethunder33 on Mar 31, 2026 1:51 PM EDT reply actions