Teixeria/Pelfrey for Ellsbury/Shields

[jsch6178]

teixeira and pelfrey for ellsbury and shields..

i'm in a bind. i have pujols, teixeira, and m cabrera (who loses 3B eligibility after this year). can't play three 1B so next year one of them will be sitting on my bench if I can't make a deal. my team has hafner and helton on the bench right now. both are hitting in the middle of their lineup and have been solid in the past so, if one of them can bounce back i won't miss teix that much

my outfield:
bruce
damon
n cruz
dukes
byrnes

i have some potential, but damon (injury), cruz (flop), and dukes(troublemaker) make me wonder if they will stay on the field and produce. my pitching is solid but has a couple injury concerns - liriano, smoltz, penny so i could use another workhorse

what do you think about this offer?

[converge241]

In your situation yes I would take it, its a nice return especially where you are logjammed at the position..while Pelfrey is nice im not even quatifying him in the deal to me its Tex for Sheilds/Ellsbury..id say do it! Sometimes leaguemates can really lowball you if they see you are stuck at a position or just stonewall you

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[Kimbos Beard]

I would pass on this one.

First, Tex has much more value in a straight up deal. You should be able to land a stud outfielder in the very least. Someone at the minimum like a Beltran.

Secondly, If you wanted to go 1-1 with a pitcher, you should be able to get at the minimumt someone like Brandon Webb for Tex.

I would prefer to go for the 1-1 route rather than take two decent players for a 1st round Stud.

Lastly, I am pretty high on Pelfrey this year. He could be a solid contributor to your team and put up very nice numbers. Don't like the fact that he seems to just be thrown in there.

[jsch6178]

I would pass on this one.

First, Tex has much more value in a straight up deal. You should be able to land a stud outfielder in the very least. Someone at the minimum like a Beltran.

Secondly, If you wanted to go 1-1 with a pitcher, you should be able to get at the minimumt someone like Brandon Webb for Tex.

I would prefer to go for the 1-1 route rather than take two decent players for a 1st round Stud.

Lastly, I am pretty high on Pelfrey this year. He could be a solid contributor to your team and put up very nice numbers. Don't like the fact that he seems to just be thrown in there.

while i agree, pelfrey could post numbers similar to last year, he's not a strike out guy so i don't see much improvement on the way. shields should be a much more reliable contributor and as a third year guy, a breakout is much more likely for him. i could see him as a haren type pitcher - low walks 180 ks 15 wins

obviously i'd rather have teix than ellsbury, but the guy is young. some power could develop, his walk/strikeouts can improve. could be the next carl crawford - 110 runs, 50 steals, 12 homers

so i think of this trade as potentially haren and crawford for teix and pelfrey.