Harden for Harang and Fuentes

[Polar Bear]

What do you guys think about Harden for Harang and Fuentes?

I punt SVs pretty much every week and it has never hurt me in this league because my offense and starting pitching is strong. I own Chris Ray and Chris Perez, two guys that MIGHT close, but do not have another closer on my roster.

The average team has 3 closers on their team, therefore would Fuentes really make me that competitive in that category and would Harang weaken my starters? Of course there is also the fact that Harden is not the most reliable guy in the world and could end up being worthless in about a week.

The relievers I have on my team at this point are Chris Ray, Arredondo and Ramon Ramirez. Out of the 3 Ray is the most likely to land a closing job. Chris Perez is also on the wire and when he gets off the DL I will pick him up and stash him, probably dropping Ramirez.

This week I am crushing my opponent in every category except SVs. I lean more towards rejecting this trade, but I like to get some advice from others. Is a 1 category guy worth giving up when you have to give up a guy that is a 5 category stud...

What do you guys think...btw this is a 12 team H2H keeper. He already turned down an offer that would have sent Broxton to me...which frustrated me a bit.

[shmolex]

I wouldn't do it. Cubs are going to be careful with Harden so I'm hoping for about 150 innings. If that happens he's going to provide you with more value than Harang ad fuentes. I think you can find saves on the WW over the season and ray should take the job from sherill soon as he just blows.


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[dave knight]

No, get some more reliable (but good!) players in return for Harden if you're going to deal him.

[Rance Mulliniks]

I think you could get more for Harden. Agreed the injury risk is there, but when he's pitching he's pretty dominant. You should be able to find some saves on the wire (stashing Perez is a good idea). Keep an eye on the Closers thread in Leftovers as well.

Good luck!