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Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby BRoyFanClub » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:25 pm

I'm in a 6x6 keeper league (with OBP & SLG instead of AVG, and with holds) with 10 teams. We must choose our 10 keepers by this Sunday and I"m down to 11 players. In the meantime, I've been offered Joe Mauer for Jay Bruce... should I do it? I'm aware of Mauer's injury concerns but because of positional scarcity and my relative depth at OF for the year, I'm leaning towards doing the deal. I just wanted some more opinions because Bruce's massive upside and Mauer's back pain concern me. Here the 11 I'm considering keeping...

1B- Teixeira
2B- B.Roberts
SS- J.Rollins
OF- Sizemore, Ichiro, Bruce, Abreu, A.Dunn
SP- Lackey, C.Lee, Nolasco.

As you can see, Mauer would provide me a top tier Catcher so I'm leaning towards doing it. I'm also desperately trying to pull a 2 for 1 deal involving C.Lee and either Abreu or Dunn to upgrade a SP. Thanks in advance for the feedback!
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Re: Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby chargerss24 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:10 pm

Bruce is going to be a star. In my keeper league, I can always find servicable catchers on the cheap. I wouldn't do the trade, but that's just me.
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Re: Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby Hogger1 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:15 pm

Yeah, I love Mauer, but I think I would stick with Bruce in this case.
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Re: Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby HOOTIE » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:29 pm

No
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Re: Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby BRoyFanClub » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:38 pm

thanks for the feedback guys... the other owner is now willing to throw in AJ Burnett... does that change anyone's opinion?
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Re: Trade J.Bruce for Mauer?

Postby Mattingly Is God » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:43 pm

I was going to say don't do it but if you get Burnett too I'd have to think about it.

Also, if you can trade Lee and an OF I'd look into that depending on what you can get because Clif Lee's stock will never be higher than it is now and in my humble opinion, he won't have a season like '08 again.
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