Two Trades to Ponder(WHIR)

[kidsilk]

AL only league, 10 teams, 23 man rosters, 7 keepers per year with three year contracts, 5x5 roto style.

I am currently in 8th place about 7 points out of 4th(the money) and struggling on the pitching side of things. I am currently second in overall batting and last place in overall pitching. I feel I can make a run at the money still if my pitching picks up. I have been offered two deals that involve MCab and Shields both on one year deals meaning I can't keep them for next year. Here are the offers with their contract years in parentheses.

Trade A: James Shields(1) and MCab(1) for Scott Rolen(3) and Jared Weaver(3)
Trade B: James Shields(1), MCab(1), Hairston(3) for Adam Lind(3), Jarrod Washburn(3) or Scott Baker(2), Chris Davis(2), Robb Quinlan(3)(to fill in at first until Davis gets called up)

My Team:

C-Olivo
C-Johjima
1B-MCab
2B-J.Lopez
SS-M. Izturis
3B-ARod
MI-Getz
CI-LaRoche
OF-Wells
OF-Hairston
OF-Kubel
OF-THomas
OF-Morales
DH-Thome

P-Shields
P-Cahill
P-Porcello
P-Pettitte
P-Francisco
P-Downs
P-Morrow
P-Lackey
P-E.Santana

What do you guys think of these two offers and should I do either one of them or counter? Thanks and leave your links.

[bazzy_51]

i don't much like either, i understand neither player can be kept this year, but Miggy still has alot more value then that... i mean Rolen has been solid, but Weaver has been nothing to talk about 50+IP with only 40 Ks and damn near 4 ERA is not going to help your staff... id go after something else, none of those trades really seem to equal out what your giving up... if i HAD to take one tho it would be Lind and Washburn, but even that i think your getting killed...

[A2Kid]

I do not like either, Cabrera is far and away the bets in the trade, and james shields is the best pitcher, so dont do it bro!

Help plz
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[kidsilk]

anyone else? leave your links. Thanks

[skjelstrom]

No way. As they said above Shields and MCab are the 2 best players in the deal. and while they may be offering a lot of players, they aren't quality players and won't do much for you. Stick with what you have, they are strong. GOOD LUCK

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[DVauthrin]

can you post the roster from the other owner in trade B? I see some potential to get what you need from them

[kidsilk]

The other guy's roster is as follows:

C-Inge
C-Napoli
1B-Quinlan
2B-Alexei
3B-Figgins
SS-Peralta
MI-Wood
CI-Gordon
OF-Choo
OF-R. Davis
OF-Lind
OF-Saunders
OF-D. Young
DH-Crede

P-Baker
P-Contreras
P-Greinke
P-J. Johnson
P-League
P-Liriano
P-Rzepczynski
P-Washburn
P-Wheeler

Minors-C. Davis
Minors-Wallace
Minors-Bates
Minors-Arredondo

DL-Vlad
DL-Barton

[Johnny Tuttle]

Option B is promising.

I do want Lind and Baker and Davis for you. I'd then ask for 2 more players with at least two years left: Wallace & Wood.

So that's Hairston/Shields/Cabrera for
Lind, Davis, Wallace, Wood, and a SP. Two definite keepers in Lind/Wallace, two great dice rolls in Davis/Wood, and an SP to keep you moving up this year.

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[Johnny Tuttle]

I didn't consider what this does to your list of 7 keepers.

Hopefully the two minor leaguers don't count. Then, you'd still have the same # of keepers post deal. If this isn't true, I'd ignore this quantity over quality advice from me.

[DVauthrin]

i'd counter with either of these provided alexei can be kept:

1) alexei, lind, baker, crede for shields, cabrera, hairston, getz(or izturis) and thome(downs or francisco work as well).
2) alexei, lind, baker, davis, quinlan, crede for cabrera, shields, hairston, getz, thome and downs. you get 4 good keeper prospects for one guy you can keep.

You can move either closer because they aren't very good and you aren't going to improve drastically in that category with them.