Roberts/Johnson for Utley? WHIR

[BigDonkey44]

I'd do the trade. Roberts is 32 so his speed on probably on the decline, and Josh Johnson is very good, but Utley is a a definite keeper.

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[Thursday]

Utley is far and away the best 2B. I'd take him, not only because I'm a Phillies fan. Do the deal that gets you Utley.

Thanks for the help earlier.

[fuzzyfeather]

Based on the keeper league setting I don't think I'd make the trade. If you weren't making the playoffs and could keep 5 I would do it but you already have hanley, cabrera, fielder, and felix herandez.

King felix is a stud and I would much rather have a top 5 pitcher then a second basemen who spent this past offseason recovering from hip surgery.

[DVauthrin]

I made the original post when I was pretty tired and forgot to include some info. This is a deal I am thinking about proposing, it's a 6x6 league(standard plus 2B and IP). This is the first year of a brand new keeper league and my roster is as follows:

C-Pierzynski
1B-Prince Fielder
2B-Brian Robers
3B-Aramis Ramirez
SS-Hanley Ramirez
OF-Johnny Damon, Ryan Ludwick, Jason Kubel
Util-Miguel Cabrera
BN-Cody Ross
BN-Russell Branyan
DL-Torii Hunter

SP-Feix Hernandez
SP-Josh Johnson
SP-Randy Wells
SP-Randy Wolf
SP-Ricky Nolasco
SP-Doug Davis
SP-John Smoltz
SP-Jose Contreras
DL-Tim Hudson

In this league, if you make the playoffs you keep 4 players, if you don't you get to keep 5. Unless something drastic happens, I will be in the playoffs. I'm considering offering it because this would give me my 4th definite keeper(Cabrera, Hanley, Prince, Utley). As of right now, I'm on the fence about who the 4th would be. As of right now, Jarrod Washburn, Gavin Floyd, and Joe Blanton are all free agents so I would pick up one of them with my extra spot essentially making the deal Roberts/Johnson for Utley/Washburn.

Your pitching can't afford the loss of Johnson if you have any desire to win the league this year, so stand pat. i'd pick up floyd asap for davis or smoltz regardless though.