Granderson/McCann for Crawford/Burnett

[hockeytownjoe]

20 Team Roto League 5x5

I Get:
Curtis Granderson/Brian McCann

I Give:
Carl Crawford/AJ Burnett

Good deal for me?

My team:

C Carlos Ruiz
1B Billy Butler
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Chipper Jones
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
CI Casey Blake
MI Aki Iwamura
OF Carl Crawford
OF Rajai Davis
OF Kosuke Fukudome
OF J.D. Drew
Util Vladimir Guerrero
Bench Lyle Overbay
Bench Justin Maxwell
Bench Kazuo Matsui
Bench Eric Hinske (Waiver claim in for Ike Davis)

SP Jon Lester
SP A.J. Burnett
SP Brett Anderson
SP Shaun Marcum
SP Tim Stauffer
RP Jon Rauch
RP Matt Guerrier
P Dan Runzler
P Darren Oliver
Bench Hideki Okajima
Bench Dallas Braden
Bench Doug Fister
Bench Matt Harrison
Bench Jon Garland
DL Michael Wuertz
DL Tommy Hunter

I'd maintain a good pitching staff even with losing Burnett (and am shopping other starters for a MI). I've still got speed with Davis and the odd SB from the rest of my team (could always trade for a lesser SB threat). The big question is the drop from Crawford to Granderson. Is it worth the upgrade at the catching spot?

[Thursday]

Eh, I'm not the hugest fan of this trade. To me, it almost seems like a "trade-for-trade's-sake". McCann is good, sure, but improvement at the C spot is mostly negligible, especially in a league with rosters like yours. If anything, I think you may be more prudent to make a move for another pitcher. Crawford and Granderson may be a wash here, kind of. I'd stay clear of this deal.

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