Keeper SP Question

[Johnny Tuttle]

I have a chance to make a nice upgrade to my pitching for 2009 in a near dynasty. I can give Porcello/Volquez for CC Sabbathia.

The upside is that I have at least one too many keeper candidates for SP, and so long as I'm getting the best one in this deal, I'm consolidating talent, letting me keep a guy I really like in Ubaldo. Also, I'm more or less trying to win now (I'm a playoff team, knock on wood), so having CC over Vol/Por is certainly worth my while for this year, likely.

The downside for me is that I think the guys I'm giving up really have high ceilings, and CC's slipping already. I don't want to buy the new Zambrano. CC's K rate is down.

My 6 keeper SP before the trade: Johan, Peavy, Gallardo, Wainwright, Volquez, and Porcello

My 6 keeper SP after the trade: Johan, Peavy, Gallardo, Wainwright, CC, and Ubaldo.

Pull the trigger?

Thank you.

[bazzy_51]

hell yeah i like that deal for you, you get the best pitcher, yes you give up youth but add a stud arm to your already sweet rotation... and personally i would have kept Ubaldo over Volquez anyways... to me that trade was Porcello for CC and either way you won big now and later...

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[Karmaloop]

I'd definitely do that. CC has been up and down this year, but he's more proven than both of those guys. Porcello has a lot of upside as you said, but if you're trying to win now CC is better.

[the izzy]

thanks for the help on mine.

Anyway, I agree w/ the other guys. I think this is a great trade for you.

[eustice]

Make that deal with confidence. I believe it will be the best for you now and even in the long run.

Thank you for the help.

[DVauthrin]

make the deal in a heartbeat.

[briane]

When you can win, go for it. Make the deal. I think Porcello will be a stud pitcher - in 2012 (remember, he's 20. As a comparison, Lincecum is 25, Greinke is 25; Porcello will be great 3 years from now) ; CC will be from now until around then.

Is your league one where you wait three years as someone goes through good to become a stud?

Help with mine. Especially looking at keeping Matt Wieters but think his price is too high. viewtopic.php?t=394657

[Hawkeye1]

Absolutely do this deal. If you're playoff bound, he will (likely) help push you toward a championship. The guys you give up won't this year.

[Tenacious D-Store]

Hey JT. I like the deal for you. C.C. has plenty left in the tank (and it's a big tank...lol - couldn't resist my CC fat joke). Porcello is looking like a bust and career #4 pitcher at best, and Volquez has fallen apart and could be the next Mark Prior for all we know.

[Johnny Tuttle]

I figured someone from the league would turn up sooner or later

I have been worrying both that I won't be good enough to win even with CC (the team to beat in this league is quite good) and that I'm giving two #1s for one #1, but I like taking bold actions in a league in which inactivity rules. If I'm going down, it's swinging.

The other owner and I have been playing pass the Porcello for more than a year now. He drafted him, traded him to me with stuff for Rivera, I traded him with stuff for Peavy, I got back back for Gamel, I traded him with stuff for Hanley, I got back with stuff for Villanueva, Nunez, and Morgan. Phew. In other words, we both know that to facilitate a trade between us, we'll pass Porcello knowing that it's not like we'll never see him again

The other owners in the league like D-Store must think we're nuts. Esp. if they don't even like Porcello.