My Liriano for Jacoby Ellsbury? Tempting.... WHIR

[sigriffey]

Would you take this deal? Liriano is a beast right now, but I have to think this is still a good buy low on Ellsbury. Liriano could be kept thru 2012, Ellsbury thru 2011.

Give: Liriano
Get: Ellsbury

12 Team H2H League with 6 keepers (a * means the 3-year keeper contract expires after this year -- most of the studs expire in our league after this season)

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

MY TEAM (if a recent trade goes through):

C Brian McCann*
1B Albert Pujols*
2B Chase Utley*
3B Alex Rodriguez*
SS Jason Bartlett
OF Carl Crawford
OF Grady Sizemore
OF Magglio Ordonez
UT Alberto Callaspo
UT Jason Kubel
UT James Loney
BN Julio Borbon

SP Roy Halladay*
SP CC Sabathia*
SP Zach Greinke
SP Ubaldo Jimenez
SP Francisco Liriano
SP Ted Lilly
SP Derek Lowe
SP Jaime Garcia

RP Joakim Soria
RP Brian Fuentes

[Bferryvt]

I won't ask what kind of favors you had to do to get that team in a 12 team league, but yeah I would do that with the pitching staff you've got. I don't trust Maglio to hold it up all year, and Ellsbury will produce across the board in a 9x9

[PinStripe Pride 718]

hold!!!!!!!!!!! this guy can be right back to where he was in 06 i watched every pitch he has thrown since he came back vs the royals and from then too now its a crazy diff in power control and bit on his slider he gets get ahead of the count and then batters go fishing on the slider or they get over powered with a 95 mph fastball this guy is back and ready to join the top of fantasy baseball

[Kafka]

Seal the Deal- Ellsbury for a Soriano is a steal

[sigriffey]

OK, what about this --

What if I hang onto Liriano and instead trade Greinke for Ellsbury and Jenks?

[eviljoshing]

With that team, it doesn't matter. You need stiffer competition if you have Pujols, Utley, Halladay etc in the same league (yeash). That being said, flags fly forever and I'd do it. I believe in Liriano and have him in almost every league BUT Ells offers you more upside this year especially in playoffs.

Mine: viewtopic.php?t=409756

[coma]

Absolutely. Your whole team is stacked. You have amazing pitching so losing Liriano won't hurt too much.

[sigriffey]

JUST TO CONFIRM---


WOuld you guys deal Liriano straight up OR would you deal Greinke to get Ellsbury and a closer like Jenks back? I only have Soria and Fuentes at the moment. Give Greinke and push for Ellsbury and RP Soriano?