Trading Berrkman (possibly) --WHIR

[JRAMI]

THE TRADE - I trade Berkman and get R Oswalt

REASON FOR MY TRADING - I have a bad feeling on Berkman this year, I drafted him 2nd overall. I am looking to solidify my already outstanding pitching even moreso.

PROS AND CONS - (Pros) Adding Oswalt to my staff of CC,Peavy,Gallardo and RJ is pretty wicked. I have Delgado as a fill in for Berkman and I have A Rios to plug in that spot (utility role) in case Delgado goes down on the DL. (Cons) Am I jumping the gun too early on Berkman? This trade makes sense to me and like I said I have a bad feeling with Berkmans production this year, I think my backups are more than sufficient and I would get more out of Oswalt plugging him in my 5th pitcher slot rather than my weekly changes of filling that spot and getting shelled constantly.

MY ROSTER - 12 team points league
C----Victor Martinez
1B----Lance Berkman
2B---Robinson Cano
3B----Chris Davis
SS----Asdrubal Cabrera
OF----Nick Markakis
OF---Adam Jones
OF----Corey Hart
Util---Joey Votto
OF----A Rios BENCH
1B---C Delgado BENCH
SP---CC Sabathia
SP---Jake Peavy
SP---Yovani Gallardo
SP---Randy Johnson
SP----J Garland (this is the spot that keeps getting rotated every week)
RP----T Hoffman
SP----John Smoltz BENCH
SP -- K Escobar BENCH
Stat Category Value
R (1)1B(1)2B(2)3B(3)HR(4)RBI(1)SH(1)
SB(3)CS(-3)BB(2)IBB(-1)E(-1)CYC(10)IP(2)
W(5)L(-3)CG(5)SHO(10)SV(7)ER(-1)BB(-1)
K(1)SVOP(1)RW(-2)NH(20)PG(30)BSV(-4)

C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, BN, BN, BN, DL

SHOULD I DO IT?
PLEASE HELP!!

[Sportsmonkey]

Heck no.

1. Berkman will turn it around and put up decent numbers. Have patience.
2. Delgado is hurting as well
3. You could get a much better pitcher for Berkman
4. You're already deep in SP, why do you need more?

[thebawler]

No way you are definitely underestimating berkman. Ride him out.

[JRAMI]

what about if I could get Dan Haren instead?