Keeper Trades. Which one if any?

[Brablc1]

Hi all,

I have a 10 team head to head 5 x 5 keeper league with friends and its closing in on us announcing our 3 keepers. Right now I have Braun, Beltran and Markakis as keepers, however there are some trades on the board for me and I was wondering what your opinions were on them.

A) I was offered Braun and Beltran for D. Wright. (Granderson or A. Gonzalez probably would be my next in line keepers)
B) I was offered Utley for a 9th round pick in this year's draft (keepers are taken in the first three rounds)
C) I was offered Holliday and a 12th for Braun.
D) I was offered Fielder for Beltran.

I was considering the first two trades possibly in tandem (I could see the 9th round pick being a mid tier pitcher like Gallardo.) The last trade is interesting but I'm having a hard time pegging what Holliday will do this year (I'm not even sure he'll have better numbers than Markakis). I think Fielder will come back this year so I'm leaning towards this if Deal A and B fall through.

So should I take:
Deal A and keep Granderson as my third?
Do Deal A and B?
Do Deal C?
Do Deal D?
Do Nothing

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

[DTChiefs]

Hi all,

I have a 10 team head to head 5 x 5 keeper league with friends and its closing in on us announcing our 3 keepers. Right now I have Braun, Beltran and Markakis as keepers, however there are some trades on the board for me and I was wondering what your opinions were on them.

A) I was offered Braun and Beltran for D. Wright. (Granderson or A. Gonzalez probably would be my next in line keepers)
B) I was offered Utley for a 9th round pick in this year's draft (keepers are taken in the first three rounds)
C) I was offered Holliday and a 12th for Braun.
D) I was offered Fielder for Beltran. Then look to trade Markakis for a pick upgrade

I was considering the first two trades possibly in tandem (I could see the 9th round pick being a mid tier pitcher like Gallardo.) The last trade is interesting but I'm having a hard time pegging what Holliday will do this year (I'm not even sure he'll have better numbers than Markakis). I think Fielder will come back this year so I'm leaning towards this if Deal A and B fall through.

So should I take:
Deal A and keep Granderson as my third?
Do Deal A and B?
Do Deal C?
Do Deal D?
Do Nothing

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

[Manfred]

I'd dodal B, and then try to trade Makrkais and Beltran for a firsdt rd type guy to pair with utley and braun

[Big Cat Court]

You are in a mildly tough spot with all three potential keepers being OF, so I think that making a move is probably a good thing. The bad thing is that all of the deals, with the exception of the Utley deal, are bad propositions for you from a pure value standpoint. I can see making them, based on your needs, but I would not be thrilled about it.

If I were you, I would do the deal for Utley, and go with the keeper list of Utley, Braun, Beltran. All three guys are 1st or 2nd round picks, and warrant being kept in a 30 keeper league. Markakis, while an excellent player, is a borderline top-30 player at this point. I like that keeper list slightly more than Wright, Utley, Markakis, although it is close, and I could understand if you wanted to do both A and B.

[C2ThaLo88]

Hi all,

I have a 10 team head to head 5 x 5 keeper league with friends and its closing in on us announcing our 3 keepers. Right now I have Braun, Beltran and Markakis as keepers, however there are some trades on the board for me and I was wondering what your opinions were on them.

A) I was offered Braun and Beltran for D. Wright. (Granderson or A. Gonzalez probably would be my next in line keepers)
B) I was offered Utley for a 9th round pick in this year's draft (keepers are taken in the first three rounds)
C) I was offered Holliday and a 12th for Braun.
D) I was offered Fielder for Beltran.

I was considering the first two trades possibly in tandem (I could see the 9th round pick being a mid tier pitcher like Gallardo.) The last trade is interesting but I'm having a hard time pegging what Holliday will do this year (I'm not even sure he'll have better numbers than Markakis). I think Fielder will come back this year so I'm leaning towards this if Deal A and B fall through.

So should I take:
Deal A and keep Granderson as my third?
Do Deal A and B?
Do Deal C?
Do Deal D?
Do Nothing

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

Take Utley asap for that 9th Round pick. He's a 1-2 round pick in most mock's I've seen and been part of (even with his hip). Then Trade Beltran for Fielder or try and deal Markakis, Making your 3 keepers:
Braun, Utley, Fielder/Beltran

[MadDog36]

Keep Wright or accept the trade.
Do the Utley trade.

Keep
Utley, Wright (even though value wise this might not make sense, but):

Go into the draft with Adrian Gonzalez, Chase Utley and David Wright.
Use your first four picks for the best available SS (say Furcal or Drew) and stud OFs.