Which would you rather have A or B?

[pjalst]

In a 12 team, 5X5 Roto redraft league, which you you rather have A or B for 2009? And why?

A
F. Lirano
J. Vazquez
A. Ethier

or

B
J. Shields
Felix Hernandez
B. Hawpe

[footballisbetter.com]

I would have to go with team A. It's not even really close to me.

[REBEL5 AC]

A, and not even close

[Guzman24]

Interesting.

I like B

Shields > Liriano (I don't think Liriano's slider will ever be the pitch it used to be whereas I see Shields taking another step this year)

Felix > Vazquez (way more upside with Felix)

Hawpe < Ethier (although not by enough to make up for diff between the pitchers)

B for sure IMO


Mine: viewtopic.php?t=373811

[pjalst]

Although I'm leaning toward side A, I don't think it's that obvious.

A is my players, B is the trade that was offered to me.

thanks for your responces

[bazzy_51]

i say A, but its a hell of alot closer then the 2 previous posters make it seem... looking at it i say Liriano has the ups on Shields but just barely (considering i don't forsee Liriano being AS dominant as he was pre-injury) and shields is still developing into an ace... i actually give Vazquez the nod over Felix, looking at it both are high K pitchers but Felix doesn't get the wins, where as i think Javier will get more wins with atlanta this year, but its evened out with vazquez's higher ERA and WHIP, and then i take Hawpe over Ethier, im complete opposite on both these guys from most on here... Ethier's value DOES take a hit with Manny coming back because there is no way he gets a full season of ABs like Manny and Kemp will put up, and Hawpe i dunno why everyone hates on this guy, i mean hes damn near a lock for 80/25/85/.290 on the low end, and with Holliday now gone i see his value doing nothing but rising... looking at it closer i say i would take B... again Liriano=Shields (maybe slight edge to liriano), felix>Vazquez and IMO Hawpe>Ethier....

help me out...
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[footballisbetter.com]

I would have to go with team A. It's not even really close to me.

I may have overreacted when I said it isn't close. But I do like team A better.

[AmazinMeTS86]

i say A, but its a hell of alot closer then the 2 previous posters make it seem... looking at it i say Liriano has the ups on Shields but just barely (considering i don't forsee Liriano being AS dominant as he was pre-injury) and shields is still developing into an ace... i actually give Vazquez the nod over Felix, looking at it both are high K pitchers but Felix doesn't get the wins, where as i think Javier will get more wins with atlanta this year, but its evened out with vazquez's higher ERA and WHIP, and then i take Hawpe over Ethier, im complete opposite on both these guys from most on here... Ethier's value DOES take a hit with Manny coming back because there is no way he gets a full season of ABs like Manny and Kemp will put up, and Hawpe i dunno why everyone hates on this guy, i mean hes damn near a lock for 80/25/85/.290 on the low end, and with Holliday now gone i see his value doing nothing but rising... looking at it closer i say i would take B... again Liriano=Shields (maybe slight edge to liriano), felix>Vazquez and IMO Hawpe>Ethier....

I agree with the majority of this analysis...except for the fact that Vazquez is a few ticks below Felix IMO. I especially agree with the Hawpe notion seeing I am a big fan this year as well

[vykeengfan]

thanks for the help w/ mine.
huh...in my rankings, it looks to me that it's B, and not even close.
shields, in my opinion, is the safest pitcher, and has the highest upside of the group.
i actually had your second listed pitcher, felix, rated above liriano and vazquez.
i'd be leery of liriano and how much they use him this year, and who knows how his control is going to be.
vazquez is too inconsistent for me.
in regards to hawpe and ethier, i had hawpe ranked higher, but just barely (end of 4th tier vs top of 5th tier), which is, imho, not nearly enough to make up for the pitching difference. i could be way off, but that is how i feel about it.
good luck w/ whatever you decide to do!

[TheNephilim]

I say B but its close. I don't understand the "its not even close" comments