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by **duckmonkey** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:53 am

Keeper trade proposed to me. We have a 12-team ROTO keeper league, we've already kept our players and the Commish opened up trading before the draft.

I have just been offered to get Matt Wieters for my Gordon Beckham. Very tempting but I can't make a decision. WHIR!

I have kept:
D. JETER - SS
C. GRANDERSON - OF
R. ZIMMERMAN - 3B
G. BECKHAM - 2B/3B
D. UGGLA - 2B
J. BECKETT - SP
C. BILLINGSLEY - SP
A. McCUTCHEN - OF

His keepers:
Albert Pujols (StL - 1B)
Joe Mauer (Min - C)
Carl Crawford (TB - OF)
Justin Upton (Ari - OF)
Adrián González (SD - 1B)
Nelson Cruz (Tex - OF)
Matt Wieters (Bal - C)
Jonathan Broxton (LAD - RP)

Would you do it? I kept both Uggla and Beckham at 2B because I could use one for Utility, MI, could also use Beckham at 3B and CI and when any 2B or 3B has a day off, I should have a solid active player. I do realize catcher is a really shallow position and Wieters could fill it nicely as long as he plays like he did at the end of last year. They are BOTH solid long-term keepers. I hate to give Beckham up, but should I for Wieters?

by **johnsa4** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:25 am

I think i'd wait to see how the draft played out. I wouldn't want to give up the depth at the 2nd and 3rd base positions
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by **HOOTIE** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:27 am

Beckham is nice, but i take Wieters in a keeper easily.

by **duckmonkey** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:06 am

johnsa4 wrote:I think i'd wait to see how the draft played out. I wouldn't want to give up the depth at the 2nd and 3rd base positions
help with mine?
viewtopic.php?t=402530

That would definitely be the way to handle this, but this is pre-draft trade session allowed by the Commish. There's no guarantee that the owner would want to make this trade later.

by **mkultra** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:16 am

Do the trade ;-D

by **BFH** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:08 pm

I think the only way you consider keeping Beckham is if both players are only available to you this season.

Long-term, considering he plays catcher and his upside, Weiters is way more valuable. Second base is also relatively deep, ESPECIALLY compared to catcher. So even if it is a one-year situation, you may still want to go Weiters.

by **duckmonkey** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:18 pm

BFH wrote:I think the only way you consider keeping Beckham is if both players are only available to you this season.

Long-term, considering he plays catcher and his upside, Weiters is way more valuable. Second base is also relatively deep, ESPECIALLY compared to catcher. So even if it is a one-year situation, you may still want to go Weiters.

Nope, long-term keeper league.

by **BFH** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:23 pm

duckmonkey wrote:Nope, long-term keeper league.

Definitely Weiters than. You can get good production at 2B, but what Weiters can give you long-term is not easy to find. Gotta make the move.

by **Jarcaines** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:12 pm

Depends on either how much you trust Uggla or who you think you can get in the draft at 2B. I think people over value Wieters this year and I hate the idea of making keeper decisions for 2 years down the road, but he will be solid at catcher even now, and you already have a 2B and 3B, so it just comes down to how much you trust those guys.