My Ichiro, Jorge Cantu, and Edinson Volquez for his Jimmy Rollins, Andrew McCutchen, and Hunter Pence.
This deal would give me a huge life on offense, while dinging me on my pitching. I'm not a huge believer in Cantu, while Ichiro's fantasy value goes down, as this is a Dynasty League. I'm of the belief that Pence will turn into an offensive monster in Houston, while Rollins would give me a middle infield coup, as I already have Hanley Ramirez at SS.
We're having a minor league draft in February for the Dynasty League, during which I would be in a position to take Madison Bumgarner, a pitcher who will be ready within 1-2 years. In the meantime, I can pick up someone like Jonathan Sanchez or Wandy Rodriguez to make up for the K's I'd be losing with Volquez. I led the entire league in K's last season, with my roster as is, with the runner up being about 70-80 K's back. This deal seems like a slam dunk for me, but I really just want to be sure. Thoughts?
ESPN Dynasty, 5x5 plus OBP, SLG, Holds, K/BB
C Pablo Sandoval 1B Mike Jacobs 2B Dustin Pedroia 3B David Wright SS Hanley Ramirez MI Ty Wigginton CI Alex Gordon LF Jason Bay CF Ichiro RF Jack Cust OF Conor Jackson (also has 1B eligibility) OF Adam Jones Ut Jorge Cantu Bn Jeff Clement Bn Jarrod Saltalamacchia Bn Gaby Sanchez
SP Edinson Volquez SP James Shields SP Ricky Nolasco RP Joakim Soria RP Brad Lidge RP Matt Thornton P Kyle McClellan P Max Scherzer P John Maine Bn Ubaldo Jimenez Bn Matt Garza DL Dustin McGowan
I like it. Rollins is the best player in the deal and even though you already have Hanley, having another very strong MI helps. It's not a bad time to be aiming for Pence either when some of the luster/hype is off him for the time being.
i think it's an alright deal. You get the best player which is always nice but i think Cantu is being underrated in this trade. Many people forget how young jorge is and it isn't like last year was the first time he put up nice numbers. I think i would still do the trade though
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I would certainly do this trade. Is there anyway you could replace Volquez for Nolasco? Prob not, but I thought I'd ask. Nolasco seems to be getting a good amount of love around here so maybe the owner likes him. I love his K/BB, but I don't think he has the top notch stuff.
i'd take it, i expect improvement from pence next year and rollins is definitely the most valuable player in the deal. i like volquez as well but he's and ichiro are worth it for what you're getting in return.
Make the trade. Pence will only get better and Rollins is close to a sure thing. I am not sold on McCutheon, but he is rated as a 5-star prospect. Ichiro is becoming a 1-category player, Cantu was a flash-in-the-pan last season, and Volquez is so volatile with his control I would sell on him while his stock is up.
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