I would be getting Braun and giving up Gallardo and A-Go. I haven't been proposed this, I am merely seeing if I should propose it and if it is good for me as well as if the other guy may accept.
10 team league, h2h with normal 5x5 stats plus OBP, doubles, QS, k/9. Also is a keeper league where we keep 8 players.
My team: C. V-mart 1b: Pujols 2b: Cano SS: Tulowitski MI: Scutaro CI: A-Gonzalez OF: Quentin OF: C. Young OF: Pence OF: R. Davis Util: Smoak Bench: Willingham DL: Ellsbury
I hold off -- A-Go could get dealt or otherwise will heat up and be very productive and Gallardo is a horse who is great for the K's and seems a mainstay in your rotation.
I like this trade a lot for you. I think you have the team to take the hit with your SP and obviously Braun goes in for A-Go! You're trading a solid, but not superstar SP and great hitter, to get a superstar player....Top 5 overall. Do it!!!
Even if Braun complicated your keeper decisions, I would still take this. I do NOT like Gonzalez; he cannot uphold this pace of power. Gallardo is a great keeper option, but Braun is a greater one. Your offensive keeper core will be awesome, and Lincecum is quite possibly the best keeper to build future rotations around. I think this is a great trade for the future, and it shouldn't hurt you this year either. I'd say take it.