Give Pujols for Braun? WHIR

[LARS929]

I am thinking about trading away Pujols straight up for Ryan Braun. Is this smart, or is it a fair trade?

I would have to find someone to play CI, but my outfield stinks right now and I have A-Go to move over to first base

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

SP: Lincecum, Hanson, Gallardo, Liriano, Dempster, Slowey, J. Garcia, Scherzer
RP: Bell, Lidge, Nunez, Rodney, Contreras

[fitz0527]

no, trading Pujols straight up for anyone is a loss for the Pujols owner.

[VikingGuy84]

Intriguing deal... However, I agree that Pujols cannot be traded straight up for anyone. If you could pull Braun and a decent 1B to replace Pujols, that's a different story. Trading Pujols might haunt you for a long long time.

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[soty]

Love Braun, but cannot give up Pujols for just Braun he is just too good.

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[teaaker]

This is a lot to give obviously. You do have A-go, and this will really strengthen your OF. However, Pujols will be one of the top hitters for the next 4-5 years. Also, this is the first year with some real protection (Holliday).

[Roberto Clemente]

Well...

Since you are in a Keeper League...I would make that trade and nab R.Braun. Braun is younger and is rated #2 hitter in my Yahoo League. I have A.Pujols on my team. I would trade him for Braun. This season...Braun is really outperforming in. Factor that in with his age...and you have my reasons.

However...Pujols is a beast. I would only trade him for Braun...and maybe E.Longoria. I am not dogging Pujols.

[roidrage08]

Problem with this strategy is yes in a keeper league it may be a valid argument that braun for pujols is a good deal however I believe someone especially one that thinks this puts him over the top this year will give you more perhaps upgrading another position and give you a suitable replacement for pujols... hell throw in an outfielder on your team you dont care much for

[zainfidel]

I was about to trade Pujols for Hanley, Cano, and Billingsley, but someone beat me to accepting it. So I don't think that Pujols is untradeable. BUT, you should be able to get more for Pujols. Even if he just throws in a 2nd OF or CI.

[Elsy]

Love Braun, but cannot give up Pujols for just Braun he is just too good.

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Agreed try and get a CI guy back along with Braun.

[baegames]

No, can not give up Pujols straight up for Braun in any league. At what point is Braun going to be better than Pujols? 4, 5 years? Too long to wait even in a keeper.

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