When i first saw this trade i was going to quickly hit no but the more i think about it the more i like it. i just lost reyes for 8 weeks and who knows how he is going to be this year so i could use some speed. i was offered...
J.Upton D.Lee Danks
for
M.Cabrera Hamels Lackey
Im not a huge D.Lee fan and i hate to lose Cabrera but I do have A.Gonzalez and M.Reynolds in my 2 UT spots so i could put one of them at 1b if i have to
I wouldn't do the trade. I'm a J-Up fan, but Miggy is clearly the best player in the deal. Danks and Lackey are a wash, and I'd rather have Hamels (a buy low) than Derrick Lee (a sell high) any day.
mkultra wrote:I wouldn't do the trade. I'm a J-Up fan, but Miggy is clearly the best player in the deal. Danks and Lackey are a wash, and I'd rather have Hamels (a buy low) than Derrick Lee (a sell high) any day.
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c-olivo 1b-d lee/smoak 2b-mcgahee 3b-zimmerman ss-Rollins/theriot OF-upton, choo, mccutchen, damon, (sizemore on DL) RP villanueva papelbon feliz SP gallardo, dempster matusz maholm bailey e jackson (brett anderson and webb on DL)
plenty of free agents with speed i bet..just look around
c-olivo 1b-d lee/smoak 2b-mcgahee 3b-zimmerman ss-Rollins/theriot OF-upton, choo, mccutchen, damon, (sizemore on DL) RP villanueva papelbon feliz SP gallardo, dempster matusz maholm bailey e jackson (brett anderson and webb on DL)
also i'd take hamels and lackey (either one) over danks..... and if you have reynolds or agon as backup 1b why get lee?
c-olivo 1b-d lee/smoak 2b-mcgahee 3b-zimmerman ss-Rollins/theriot OF-upton, choo, mccutchen, damon, (sizemore on DL) RP villanueva papelbon feliz SP gallardo, dempster matusz maholm bailey e jackson (brett anderson and webb on DL)