by B-Chad » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:52 pm
I would do either of those deals in a heartbeat, namely the 3 for 3 with the closer swap. I look at it this way, you have plenty of SB's between Reyes and Ellsbury to make up for those that you'll lose dealing Wright. I alos break it down as Pujols being worlds better then Pena and the gap not being nearly as large between Wright and Aramis when factoring in that you don't need Wright's stolen bases. The drop in closer isn't as great as I think it would initially appear. Sure Nathan is undoubtedly a top 3-5 closer, but he doesn't post an eye popping K-rate, and Capps should be able to stay within shouting distance in the ratios department. Short of getting dealt, Capps is equally secure in his closer role. The lone difference may be that Nathan picks up a few more saves, but honestly, who knows, even good closers on bad teams have plenty of opportunities to rack up saves, it really boils down to what they do with their opportunities, do they protect the lead or cough it up. Even if you have to do the other deal with Nathan/Wells for Dye, I just think the step up from Pena to Pujols while downgrading from Wright to Aramis is too great to pass up. Good luck.
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