Blockbusters: Deal A or Deal B? (WHIR)

[sigriffey]

Do I take one of these deals?

Deal A.) Give: Utley, McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez -- Get: Prince Fielder, Grady Sizemore, Scherzer

Deal B.) Give: Utley, McCutchen, Loney -- Get: Prince Fielder, Grady Sizemore, Liriano

NOTE: Utley and Prince must both go back into the draft after this year. The rest could be kept thru 2012.

12 Team H2H League with 6 keepers. Play 3 active utility.

9 x 9 categories (R, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG -- IP, CG, W, L, ER, ERA, K, SV, WHIP)

MY TEAM:

C Geovany Soto
1B Albert Pujols
2B Chase Utley
3B Alex Rodriguez
SS Jason Bartlett
OF Jason Bay
OF Andrew McCutchen
OF Carlos Gonzalez
UT Rajai Davis
UT Magglio Ordonez
UT James Loney
BN Dexter Fowler
BN Alberto Callaspo
BN Jhonny Peralta

SP Roy Halladay
SP Zach Greinke
SP CC Sabathia
SP Rick Porcello
SP Jorge De La Rosa
SP Ted Lilly
SP Derek Lowe
RP Joakim Soria
RP K-Rod

[sigriffey]

Would you do Sizemore/Ethier for McCutchen/Carlos Gonzalez?

Or something like Carlos Gonzalez/Porcello for Sizemore/Randy Wells

[Kimbos Beard]

Do I take one of these deals?

Deal A.) Give: Utley, McCutchen, Carlos Gonzalez -- Get: Prince Fielder, Grady Sizemore, Scherzer

Deal B.) Give: Utley, McCutchen, Loney -- Get: Prince Fielder, Grady Sizemore, Liriano

NOTE: Utley and Prince must both go back into the draft after this year. The rest could be kept thru 2012.

I don't think either of these trades make sense for your team. You would open up a hole a 2B so that you can put Fielder in your UTIL slot????

Here is my feeling. You have got the trade itch. Sit tight.

To me your roster looks like it should probably be the best in your league or at least close to it. The rule that I usually go by is that if you have one of the best rosters after the draft, don't make any trades in the preseason unless you are clearly winning big.

Not only do you not seem to be winning big, it seems that you are loosing in these trades. Don't log into your league or look at league emails until April 4. I think thats the safest move!

[sigriffey]

What's the story with Kinsler. Will he be healthy?

Utley-McCutchen for Kinsler-Sizemore

tempting if I could get a pitching upgrade in there too. Thoughts?

[saemick]

I agree with Kimbos beard, I'd sit tight...at least for the time being.

And as for Kinsler...I once heard a similar joke to express my feeling for him:

There is a four-way road, And dead in the center is a crisp, new, hundred dollar bill. Now, at the end of each of these streets are four people:

1. Santa Claus
2. The Easter Bunny
3. the Chase Utley on your roster
4. A HEALTHY Ian Kinsler

Now, which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first?

Answer: the Chase Utely currently on your roster, why? Because the other three are figments of your imagination!

there is NO such thing as a season-long healthy Kinsler...stick with what you have.

btw, please help with mine:

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