Braun, Howard, MCab, Rollins, and more! WHIR!!

[raek]

A friend and me have been kicking around trade ideas all year. He came to me today with this one:

UPDATED!

I give up: Howard, A. Soriano, Ethier, Rollins
I get: Braun, M. Cabrera, Ellsbury

League is a 10 team 5x5 H2H Keeper league (6 keepers.) Now, Im getting the best players in the deal, but all 4 of my hitters are starting to heat up finally, and two of his hitters are under .200 for the last two weeks. Im actually leaning towards not doing it, but Im thinking that if I do I'll have better keepers going into next year. What do you guys think? Im hurting badly in AVG, dead last in the league. It would get rid of my two biggest AVG killers in Howard and Soriano, without losing too much pop.

My Team:

C: Wieters
1B: Howard
2B: Phillips
3B: Wright
SS: H Ramirez
OF: A Soriano
OF: Ethier
OF: Rivera
UT: Rollins
UT: Morgan
BN: Ortiz
BN: Rolen
BN: A. Cabrera
BN: Soto (DL)

SP: J Johnson
SP: Harang
SP: Bedard
RP: Aardsma
RP: Gregg
P: Valverde
P: Cueto
P: Hansen
BN: Zimmerman
DL: Volquez
DL: Webb

His Team:

C: Martin
1B: Cabrera
2B: Uggla
3B: Longoria
SS: Theriot
OF: Braun
OF: Crawford
OF: Ellsbury
UT: Werth
UT: Konerko
BN: Granderson

SP: Zambrano
SP: Beckett
SP: Romero
RP: Rodriguez
RP: Cordero
P: Wilson
P: Rodney
P: Bannister
BN: Pelfrey
BN: Marquis
BN: Blackburn
BN: Gaudin

[Thursday]

Yeah, that's quite a few big names you're throwing around there. Looks like you're giving up 4 for 2, which I don't like. Who plays your 3rd OF spot once Soriano and Ethier are gone? Would you plug in Rolen to 3B if you trade Wright?

Something simple I like to do when analyzing a trade when offering/receiving an offer. Take a few minutes, sit back, and imagine your team as it would look once the trade is done. Would you still have holes? Is your team better for having made the trade? Will the WW sustain any new weaknesses that my team has? It sounds like simple stuff, but it really goes a long way.

Long story short, I'd turn down this trade as is, and try to even out the field as far as the players/postions are concerned.

Help out:
http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=393885

[raek]

Well would be Howard/Soriano/Ethier/Rollins, for Braun/MCab/Ellsbury-Theriot, depending on what I could get him to agree to. So if I can get Ells, my OF would be Braun, Rivera, Ellsbury, with Morgan backing up for some extra SB. Also Kubel is on the WW, so there's another decent OF option. Youre right though, getting Theriot wouldnt do me much good, would leave me with only 3 OF and no backup.

[raek]

Okay, current trade is:

I get: MCab, Braun, Ellsbury
I give: Howard, Rollins, Ethier, Soriano

Now, Im getting the best players in the deal, but all 4 of my hitters are starting to heat up finally, and two of his hitters are under .200 for the last two weeks. Im actually leaning towards not doing it, but Im thinking that if I do I'll have better keepers going into next year.

Thoughts? Will WHIR!

[woowoo crew]

if you can take ethier out of the deal and trade ortiz instead, i think it's a really good deal for you. i'd rather have ethier over ortiz.

help me please: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=394170

[raek]

Heh, funny part is Ethier was the one I didnt care that much about giving up. Soriano was the sticking point for me. If I take Ethier out he'll demand Rivera, which is.. ehh.. either way.

[Fantasy Addict]

When is your trade deadline? I would wait on trading J Roll. He is starting to heat up. He will be worth so much more once he has a great month behind him. You are selling short. That is my opinion.

Thanks for your help with mine.

[raek]

Hmm.. Good question. Looks like its August 28th, so I've got quite a while.

[raek]

/bump on a log

[DVauthrin]

give me braun, m-cab and ellsbury hands down. I like rollins a lot, but ellsbury gives you everything but the power potential of rollins. thus it's braun and cabrera for howard, soriano and ethier. while howard cancels out one of braun or cabrera, the other is worth much more than soriano and ethier.