Ethier and Andrus for R. Zimmerman

[pizzaboy76]

I'm in a 16 team, 5x5 roto league. I'm in 9th place and close to the middle of the pack in all categories. Ethier would be a 6th round keeper next year, Andrus a 17th, and Zimmerman a 7th.

My team
C- Napoli
1B - Howard
2B- Jo Lopez
SS - Rollins
3B - Reynolds
OF - Holliday
OF - Vlad
OF - Pence
OF - Span
U - Ethier
Bench - Andrus, Gamel, Laporta

Should I do this trade?

[WhipperSnappers44]

I would do this trade. Zimmerman is a total beast in hitting this year as far as hits/Avg. He is also a pretty good power hitter as well. Ethier started the season well with Manny in the lineup and then quit as soon as Manny went to the DL. Not sure if he will turn it around once Manny returns or still stay in the slump because he has just given up.....I choose the latter!

Also.....you will be getting rid of a bench guy to free up a space that you might be lacking in or grab a guy that's newly called up or starting to play (Mccutchen, Hanson, L.Scott, Beckham, etc...)

Good job and good luck!

WhipperSnappers44!!!

[pizzaboy76]

Thanks for the thoughts. I originally proposed it a few days ago and then Longoria got hurt(on his team). Now that he's healthy he re-proposed the trade. I think Zimmerman is an upgrade over Ethier and Andrus only gets the sporadic start. Looks like I'll pull the trigger.