Nathan's Keeper Value, Trade Help

[BigDunn]

Joe Nathan is hurt and all of a sudden everyone wants to trade for him. How much do you discount Nathan's trade value in a keeper league with the injury? Does he still come back next season as a top 3 closer? He isn't very young either. Here's the offer I have received:

I receive - Francisco Cordero, Elvis Andrus and a 2nd round pick in the supplemental draft
I give up - Alex Rios, Joe Nathan, Trevor Hoffman and Brandon Lyon

14 Teams, 17 Keepers, Rotisserie Scoring, Normal 5x5 Stats, Start LF/CF/RF.
Keepers as of now:
C Mauer
1B Pujols
2B Roberts
3B Wright
SS Y.Escobar
LF Abreu
CF McCutchen
RF Bruce
UT M.Cabrera
2B/3B Beckham
CF/RF Rios
SPs: Halladay, Haren, Beckett, Buchholz, Feliz
RP Nathan
Cutting: CF R.Davis, SP E.Bedard, RP T.Hoffman, RP B.Lyon

Cordero for Rios, Hoffman and Lyon is basically a done deal so is Nathan worth too much to get the keeper upgrade at SS and a draft pick that is worth something, but is still basically a 19th round pick? Thanks for any help you can give.

[bovee59]

If you can unload Nathan, do it. You can find cheap saves from FA all the time, so Nathan really doesn't have much value at all in keeper leagues, especially now with the injury.. I'd do this trade, Andrus should end up being pretty solid. Rios is okay, and who cares about Hoffman and Lyon, b/c it looks like you are dropping them anyway. So basically it's Nathan and Rios for Cordero, Andrus, and the pick? For sure do it.

[Kimbos Beard]

I don't know if he has announced he is getting Tommy John surgery yet. But I would think that if he is and you can get any value for him I would do it. I mean there are no guarantees with Tommy John surgery that he is going to come back as Joe Nathan. He may come back just as an average closer, in which case why hold onto him for a year + hoping when you can get value.

[Elsy]

Accept now. He may not have announced it but he is going to Dr. James Andrews and we all know what that means. Try grabbing Frasor in your redraft as he will put up solid numbers as the Jays closer