Do I do this trade?

[cdawg4343]

Alright guys had kind of a train wreck on the last deal I made so I thought I'd run this by everyone and see what you thought. This was proposed to me: I give Garrett Atkins for Mariano Rivera. If i did this i would have to pickup a 3b off of waivers. Heres the roster:
c. Soto
1b. Howard
2b. phillips
ss. jeter
3b. atkins
of. abreu, markakis, either, bruce
b. weeks, crisp, pudge
sp. sabathia, billingsley, lowe, dice-k, maine, sanchez, gallarraga,
rp. dotel, thorton, zumaya

if i do this the best ww 3bs are fields, blake, marc reynolds
what do you guys think, oh yeah 14team 5x5 h2h.
thanks

[patthebat]

I'm not an expert, but I'd think it be tough to win saves week to week with just 1 closer, so I don't really see the point in doing the trade. I would stay put and just keep a close watch on the closer thread here and try to pick up guys that can get you saves without having to lose any solid players.

[the izzy]

I agree w/ the above post that 1 closer isn't going to get a lot of saves.

However, you should also consider the fact that there are a few rumors out that Atkins will possibly be traded, which could really hurt his value. If you had another closer, I would think this is a good deal for you, however, I don't think this will help you win any more categories. Tough call.

check out mine: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=378623

[jmcampbe11]

I agree. On value alone you win the trade, but what good will one closer do? Unless you can swing a deal for at least 2 closers it probably makes more sense to tank saves.

Can you return the favor plz - viewtopic.php?t=378620

[cdawg4343]

Ok guys he also offered Burrell, Rivera and Valverde for Howard. Obviously I won't do that trade but it tells me Valverde might be attainable also. Here's his roster:
C John Baker (Fla - C)
1B Mike Jacobs (KC - 1B)
2B Akinori Iwamura (TB - 2B)
3B Scott Rolen (Tor - 3B)
SS Orlando Cabrera (Oak - SS)
LF Luke Scott (Bal - LF)
CF Skip Schumaker (StL - 2B,LF,CF,RF)
RF Jermaine Dye (CWS - RF)
Util Yuniesky Betancourt (Sea - SS)
SP Tim Lincecum (SF - SP)
SP Ricky Romero (Tor - SP)
RP Mariano Rivera (NYY - RP)
RP --empty--
P Carlos Villanueva (Mil - SP,RP)
P José Valverde (Hou - RP)
P --empty--
BN Travis Ishikawa (SF - 1B)
BN Jayson Werth (Phi - LF,CF,RF)
BN Shane Victorino (Phi - CF)
BN Orlando Hudson (LAD - 2B)
BN Francisco Liriano (Min - SP)
BN Félix Hernández (Sea - SP)
BN Adam Wainwright (StL - SP)
BN Gil Meche (KC - SP)
BN David Price (TB - SP) NA
DL Trevor Hoffman (Mil -

How could I swing both Rivera and Valverde in a trade?

[jmcampbe11]

The other team can't afford to trade two closers so it's probably a mout point. You should target the team in your league who has the most closers.

[the izzy]

You could stress to him that if he trades Rivera then there's no point in keeping Valverde too, since 1 closer is pointless. If you can convince him to punt saves, then you have a shot.

Try offering G. Atkins + Maine/Gallarraga for both Rivera and Valverde. I don't think he'll do it, but at the very least, it will let him know that you're willing to trade Atkins, but you want both closers.