Trade proposed to me

[uanap]

Ok, I know I've been MIA the past week but I was on a vacation and now have to catch up with the wonderful world of fantasybaseball. I came back to this trade proposal:

Sheffield and Tejada for my Arod and Erstad.

I'm leaning against it because I do have Dye coming back very soon and Arod is still going to have an awesome year I'm sure. I also think Erstad will have a comeback year.

What do you guys think? Thanks in advance for the help and ideas.

[cwebb]

Erstad gives you nice numbers in the steals department but Sheffield should give you more power. If you're not very desperate for power, I wouldn't accept the offer. And you don't need power when you've got Dye coming back.

A-Rod simply is a great one who fills up your SS slot, whereas Sheffield is a top guy among a lot of outfielders...

[Arlo]

I agree with cwebb: you're not getting quite enough in return. This might work as the basis of a deal if you also get an upgrade somewhere else, but as it stands, I'd turn it down. A-Rod is special, and Erstad is no slouch either.

Hope you had a great vacation!

[uanap]

Thanks for the help fellas. I did turn down that offer. I need pitching more that I need offense.

[petben]

I agree you can get more, but I really think you guys are overrating Erstad. I like the guy, but he can't carry the offensive load for the Angels without a big bat to back him up in the order. Please don't mention Salmon as a slow starter - heard it last year and he never came out of it. Erstad's average is down and now he's hurt. you might regret not taking that trade in another month if you don't ge any other offers.

[cwebb]

Well, then again Erstad isn't anything special but you can easily replace him with a guy like Jay Gibbons or another OF on a hot streak. But replacing A-Rod? Not even with Tejada... and certainly not with a guy from the wire...

[uanap]

Thats true, many OFs are a dime a dozen. In fact, I've got Ward, Andruw, Erstad and Dye as my three OFs. Arod is the best ss there is and if I wanted to trade him I know I could get a Tejada and a good pitcher for him.