Teixeira/Ellsbury/Scutaro for Reyes/Kinsler

[hawaiistfball]

I got offered this trade: Teixeira/Ellsbury/Scutaro for Reyes/Kinsler. With Teixeira and Ellsbury sucking the beginning part of this season, I am thinking of accepting it. What do you think?

My Team:
C Bengie Molina, SF C
1B Mark Teixeira, NYY 1B
2B Emilio Bonifacio, Fla 2B
3B Chone Figgins, LAA 3B
SS Marco Scutaro, Tor 2B, 3B, SS
2B/SS Howie Kendrick, LAA 2B
1B/3B Justin Morneau, Min 1B
OF Ichiro Suzuki, Sea OF
OF Carl Crawford, TB OF
OF Jacoby Ellsbury, Bos OF
OF Shin-Soo Choo, Cle OF
OF Randy Winn, SF OF
UTIL Placido Polanco, Det 2B
Bench Daniel Murphy, NYM OF

P Jonathan Papelbon, Bos RP
P Joe Nathan, Min RP
P Brad Lidge, Phi RP
P Jose Valverde, Hou RP
P Kerry Wood, Cle RP
P Matt Capps, Pit RP
P Francisco Cordero, Cin RP
P Brian Wilson, SF RP
P David Aardsma, Sea RP
Bench Matt Lindstrom, Fla RP
Bench J.J. Putz, NYM RP


His Team:
C Chris Iannetta, Col C
1B Joey Votto, Cin 1B
2B Ian Kinsler, Tex 2B
3B Adrian Beltre, Sea 3B
SS Jose Reyes, NYM SS
2B/SS Brandon Phillips, Cin 2B
1B/3B Aubrey Huff, Bal 1B, 3B, DH
OF Alex Rios, Tor OF
OF Vernon Wells, Tor OF
OF Adam Lind, Tor OF
OF Pat Burrell, TB OF
OF Mike Cameron, Mil OF
UTIL Jim Thome, CWS DH
Bench Shane Victorino, Phi OF
Bench Brad Hawpe, Col OF
Bench Rick Ankiel, StL OF

P Roy Halladay, Tor SP
P James Shields, TB SP
P Josh Beckett, Bos SP
P Zack Greinke, KC SP
P Matt Garza, TB SP
P Chien-Ming Wang, NYY SP
P Gil Meche, KC SP
P John Danks, CWS SP
P Jeremy Guthrie, Bal SP

[BALCO All-Stars]

Give me Reyes and Kinsler and it's not close, especially since you have Morneau.

[GoTwinkiesGo]

i agree, accept immediately. buyin low on reyes, and kinsler is scorching. thanks for the help on mine.

[sweettortilla]

Definitely do it - especially if you're in a keeper league of any kind. Reyes and Kinsler are the tops in otherwise weak categories. You have Justin Morneau as a solid 1B, you can make up the difference in OF. Who knows if Bonafacio can keep it up and Scutaro isn't a long term solution for SS.

[Subhawk15]

I agree, go for it. Kinsler and reyes will probably hit close to as many home runs as the other 3 combined (With Texiera doing most of the work) so the ways they help out in other categories outways the loss of those three.

[DLim98]

Wow that is a steal for you I would say. Reyes is a top 3 SS (2nd after Hanley in my book) that is just starting slow and I consider Ian Kinsler the top 2nd basemen. You are getting some elite players. Scutaro is just hot right now, he'll come down a bit (already starting to). Texiera isn't doing too well in NY and is banged up a bit? Ellsbury's loss can be coped with through FA most likely. Also you have no SP? Interesting strategy.

[Howie]

I like it. You're essentially getting two first-round picks for a first-round pick, Els, and a ww scrub. Good work.

Thanks for the help with mine.

[Frozen#24]

Thanks for your help on mine. I would do that trade without question. You are getting a steal.

[Boyakasha]

Thanks for looking at mine.

No question, do it. Even if Tex and Ells weren't sucking, I wouldn't think twice about accepting that trade.

[CubsFan7724]

I'd do it, but I feel at some point you are going to need to trade for power hitters. This is a H2H league right? Since you've punted Wins, Ks, HR, and RBI? You obviously win steals, probably runs and saves every week, but you really aren't guaranteed to win WHIP in any given week, or average, and you've given 4 cats away already. That's a really slim margin for error.

But that's for a different thread, I'd say do this trade.