Buy on Byrd? Sell Aardsma? WHIR, as always

[plapre3]

I've been offered the following deal:
My David Aardsma for his Marlon Byrd and Carlos Silva

I don't like Silva much, as he simply seems to have gotten incredibly lucky, but maybe someone can sell me on him. I haven't won saves once this year and I'm thinking of punting saves. In a h2h I feel like it's a bit more of an option. I'd like to add a power bat to my lineup and unfortunately the best I've been able to find is Byrd. Should I be a believer in him? He's been a bit lucky in terms of BA, but everything else about him, save his track record, seems pretty stable. I am a bit worried that he's only walked 4 times and this is an OPS league, but I also feel like I might be getting enough value to make this worth it.

I've also been offered Martin Prado for Josh Willingham, so maybe accepting both deals will make sense.

Sidd Finches:
C- Mike Napoli
1B - Prince Fielder
2B - Aaron Hill
SS - Hanley Ramirez
3B - Kevin Youkilis
OF - Shin-Soo Choo
OF - Bobby Abreu
OF - Ryan Ludwick
UT - Josh Willingham
Bench: Max Ramirez, Todd Helton, Cody Ross, Nate McLouth, Kosuke Fukudome

SP - Roy Halladay
SP - Jon Lester
SP - Ricky Nolasco
SP - Randy Wells
SP - Colby Lewis
RP - David Aardsma
RP - Chad Qualls
RP - Francisco Rodriguez
Bench: Joba Chamberlain, Kevin Correia, Brett Cecil, Jason Hammel
DL - Eric Young, Justin Duchscherer
Minors: Marc Rzepczynski, Kila Ka'aihue, Lonnie Chisenhall, Dee Gordon, Andrew Cashner


Offensive Categories: BA, OPS, RBI, HR, SB and Runs Scored. (Start: C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF, OF, OF, UTIL)
Pitching Categories: W-L, S, ERA, K/IP, Quality Starts, and WHIP (Start: 5 SP, 3 RP)
6x6 weekly HtH 14 team roto keeper (between 5 and 10 keepers (no time limits or costs), losing a draft pick for each after 5)

[kidsilk]

I would keep Aardsma. I don't think Byrd keeps it up much longer and Silva just sucks.

Please help

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[Frappy]

Hey,

I'm not sold on this deal, be it from a fantasy or Cubs fan's perspective. Carlos Silva may of turned the corner, but his ceiling is only a rotational option for a real life team. I believe he'll be a solid option for my Cubs, but definitely not for a competitive 14 team fantasy rotation. I simply don't trust him to continue to produce close to the level that he's at now.
Byrd is a solid bat, fundamentally sound, and a good team player. In the end however, he doesn't seem like much of a return for Aardsma when you consider the fact that you'd have to oust one of your current outfielders.

Maybe you should dangle Aardsma in a package deal with one of your current outfielders. This should at least open up some new trade possibilities for you, which you could always bring to the table over here.

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[Da Rook]

I really don't like this deal for you. I think Byrd will start to tail off, as he isn;t keeping this up; and Aardsma is going to get you 30+ saves, even if Seattle sucks. I had Prado and one point and dropped him, as he doesn;t do much outside of average. Keep what you have!!

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