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by **BluePhog** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:40 am

His K-Rod for my Dunn. 5x5 with OBP and SLG instead of AVG and HR (so Dunn's walks somewhat offset his AVG). Keep 10 forever.

I know Power is hard to get, but K-Rod would be a lot better than any closer I could pick up in the draft (BJ Ryan, for example). My 10 Keepers as it stands now.

Martin
Texiera
Jimmy Rollins
Longoria
Bay
Beltran
Dunn

Santana
Lackey
Volquez

by **tyler2** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:44 am

No. In a normal 5x5, Dunn for K-Rod would be about even. If you substitute OBP for AVG, Dunn becomes roughly like Magglio Ordonez...with twice as much power. Dunn was top 10 in the NL in OBP last year.

by **Dan Charette** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:57 am

I wouldn't do it. Those scoring categories raise Dunn's rank. There will be some new closers because of trades. It will be much easier to get saves , as opposed to a slugger. With your league not using ave , there's no negative value for Dunn. He also has eligibility at 1B,LF,and RF.

by **ayebatter** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:15 pm

For all of the reasons above - Dunn ;-D

by **BigLebowski** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:49 pm

I'd take Dunn and BJ Ryan over K-Rod and any postion player you could get in that spot. Don't do the deal.

by **San D** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:04 pm

I would take every one of your hitters over K Rod. I'd just find saves in the draft.

by **The Artful Dodger** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:28 pm

I'd probably keep Dunn over K-Rod in a standard 5x5, but more power to keeping Dunn in this league where average is out the window and OBP/SLG are strongly considered. Add to the fact that K-Rod didn't have a great year statistically speaking on top of injury concerns when you take away the record number of saves.