C.C. Sabathia For Cliff Lee/Raul Ibanez

[Matthew M.]

So, I got stuck with Cliff Lee this year and, as I feel his value is plummeting as we speak, I would like to be able to trade him A.S.A.P. Here is my current roster...

C: Mike Napoli
1B: Justin Morneau
2B: Chone Figgins
SS: J.J. Hardy
3B: Edwin Encarnacion
CI: Jason Giambi
MI: Ryan Theriot
LF: Manny Ramirez
CF: Rick Ankiel
RF: Brad Hawpe
OF: Matt Holliday
UTL: Raul Ibanez
BN: Dioner Navarro, Jason Giambi, Casey Blake, Jack Cust, Ken Griffey, Jr., Troy Glaus

SP: Johan Santana, Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, James Shields, Scott Kazmir, Hiroki Kuroda
RP: Brad Lidge, Kevin Gregg, J.J. Putz
BN: Hong-Chih Kuo, Takashi Saito

My goal was to grab yet another stud to go along with my rotation and I thought I'd shoot for C.C. Am I being too anal on my starting pitching (given that I have at least a couple of legitimate studs in Johan and Hamels) and should focus on another bat, or is it reasonable to shoot for another great starting pitcher?

But most importantly, is this a fair offer? If not, relative to my roster, what is a fair offer to go after C.C. or someone of his ilk?

Thoughts on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Xander756]

First of all you should probably drop Glaus considering he's out until after the all start break, unless you can put him on DL that's too long to lose a spot in my opinion.

Secondly, realize Juan Pierre is BAD.

That said, getting Sabathia might still be worth trading Lee and Ibanez for.

[Matthew M.]

First of all you should probably drop Glaus considering he's out until after the all start break, unless you can put him on DL that's too long to lose a spot in my opinion.

Secondly, realize Juan Pierre is BAD.

That said, getting Sabathia might still be worth trading Lee and Ibanez for.

Yeah, I've been meaning to drop Glaus. I just found out the news on that.

As for Juan Pierre, as a Dodgers fan, I'm definitely aware of that! I was just thinking that by taking him off their hands, it might be worth it, but probably not. So I'll edit that out.

But, ultimately, would you say that, at the very least, Lee and Ibanez is fair value for getting Sabathia?

[Grounded Polo]

CC runs circles around Lee and Ibanez. He was normally the third starter taken in drafts. Definitely aim lower if you want to be more realistic.