Looking to upgrade pitching

[bcbhockey68]

My hitting is what is going to bring me the gold but I'm looking to upgrade my very weak pitching staff. So would it be better to deal bench players like Hawpe and Beltre for Cain or go for a stud by dealing Buck, Granderson or Lee (he needs OF BAD) with Oswalt (or someone else) for his Lincy and Baker (catcher)?

14 team H2H keep 5 per year

My Team:
C John Buck
1B Mark Teixeira (NYY - 1B)
2B Dustin Pedroia (Bos - 2B)
3B Ryan Zimmerman (Was - 3B)
SS Jimmy Rollins (Phi-SS)
OF Ryan Braun (Mil - OF)
OF Curtis Granderson (Det - OF)
OF Carlos Lee (Hou-OF)
Util Justin Upton (Ari - OF)
BN Brad Hawpe (Col-OF)
BN Adrian Beltre (Sea-3B)
BN Felipe Lopez (Ari-2B,3B,SS,OF)

SP Javier Vazquez (Atl - SP)
SP Chris Volstad (Fla - SP)
RP Rafeal Soriano (Atl-RP)
RP Brian Wilson (SF - RP)
P Jose Arrendondo(LAA-RP)
P Jason Marquis (Col - SP)
P Edwin Jackson (Det - SP)
BN Roy Oswalt (Hou - SP)
BN Sean Marshall (Chc-SP, RP)
BN Kyle Loshe (Stl-SP)
BN Paul Maholm (Pit - SP)
DL Rich Hill (Bal - SP)DL

[bcbhockey68]

anyone?

[kaiser]

I would lean toward working a deal for Cain and not giving up big bats.

Thanks for your help.

[woowoo crew]

i'd try dealing hawpe & beltre for cain and someone else. i wouldn't give up one of your studs. your pitching is okay, but cain could give you a better ERA and a few wins if his team will score for him.

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[baseballstud]

i agree, go after cain here. if you can get him for bench offense, why not take a mid tier starter?


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[bcbhockey68]

anyone else?

[clarkw267]

I like the idea of trading bench players for Cain if you can. But looking at your team a move that I would consider is dealing Pedroia for a stud SP that is keeper worthy. Honestly I think Pedroia played a little over his head last year in terms of power numbers. I really think Lopez will put up numbers that aren't too far off. I would go for a Pedroia for Billingsley or someone like him.

[bcbhockey68]

I could probably get Zack Grienke for Pedroia straight up, the guy loves hitting, and accepted the trade with a bunch of other stuff but it got vetoed in like the 2nd week of the season.

[clarkw267]

I would honestly think hard about taking that if I were you.

Do you think you would have any shot at Lincecum? He hasn't been bad by any means, but his owner may be a little frustrated at the lack of Ws.

[bcbhockey68]

Grienke would most likely get accepted, but Lincecum would be really tough because the owner drafted him with the 9th pick and therefore most likely overvalues him. Another option would be like my Pedroia for Beckett and another pitcher because the guy is playing DeRosa at 2nd.