I feel the need to trade... (WHIR)!!

[MrAccoe]

12 team - 7 keepers - Standard 5x5 scoring - H2H League (Category Wins) - Currently sitting in 3rd.

C - Chris Snyder
1b - Billy Butler
2b - Jose Lopez
3b - Alex Rodriguez
SS - Stephen Drew
LF - Matt Holliday
CF - Vernon Wells
RF - Matt Kemp
UTIL - Hunter Pence
Bench - Grady Sizemore

SP - Zack Greinke
SP - Ricky Nolasco
SP - Brad Penny
SP - Clayton Kershaw
SP - Kevin Correia
SP - Shaun Marcum
RP - Joakim Soria
RP - Frank Francisco
RP - Matt Lindstrom
RP - Chris Perez
RP - Tyler Clippard
DL - Joe Blanton

I'm looking to trade some offense to get better starting pitching. I don't want to give up anyone but it looks as though Kemp may be my best trade bait. Thoughts?

[luckygehrig]

Vernon Wells might bring back some significant value if you can get people to believe that April hasn't been a fluke. I'd be cautious about giving up Kemp unless I got an absolute stud in return.

[slackgolf]

Might want to try and dangle a guy like Sizemore and pray that someone believes he will become his old self again. Package a guy like him and Kershaw and try and get an Ace level pitcher, maybe a Lester or a Johnson. You may have to go bigger though and give up a guy like kemp and try and get two good pitchers

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[CharlatanSin]

I think your pitching is fine. Greinke's an ace, and I (and most people) still think Nolasco will turn into one this year.

You don't have anybody who screams "sell high" to me, except Wells if anyone will bite. I think you're probably stuck with Sizemore for better or worse, unless you want to trade him for Alcides Escobar or something. All in all, I think sanding pat is the way to go.

If you get a chance: viewtopic.php?f=29&t=410032

[orejed]

I agree with Charlatan that your pitching looks solid. However, and others will probably disagree (to put it lightly), I've considered packaging ARod in the public league that I play in. He's 35, ex-PED user who's seen declines in all power categories the last two years. Granted where he's dropping from means that he's still better than most other 3b options but I still think that his glimmer outshines his value and that there is a high likelihood that someone will overpay. Now when he drops 45 homers and 120 rbis, I'm going to be eating this post but I think it's a good gamble. Any thoughts on this post viewtopic.php?t=410033

[MrAccoe]

I've actually considered trading A-Rod, even last year, but his value was quite low though. But thanks for all the input, I didn't realize that it was pretty much my pitching carrying me thus far so I think I can make some minor moves but nothing major.