heyward for hamels WHIR

[fierro33]

would u give up heyward for hamels?

10 team 5x5 h2h non keeper

c montero
1b tex
2b weeks
3b arod
ss reyes
of braun
of crawford
of swisher
util rasmus
beltran
napoli 1b,of
heyward DL

wainwright
sabathia
gallardo
hanson
nolasco
hughes
floyd

broxton
neftali
lidge

[JonSamuelson]

I'm by no means a master of roto leagues, in fact I've only played in points leagues, but let's see what I can come up with.

Your outfield is already doing pretty good, and what with the way Heyward was playing before the injury it's not as though he'd DEFINITELY get slotted into your lineup. That said, Hamels (I own him too) has just been okay. Not great, but not terrible either. He's definitely striking guys out though. Pretty much 9K's/9inn right now. Judging by your rotation though, I'm guessing you're already pretty solid in the K's department.

How many SP can you play (again, as I mentioned I'm a little unfamiliar with roto leagues). Are you even going to be able to play Hamels with any regularity? I mean he'd really be no better than your 4th best pitcher, and likely more like 7th (Wainwright, Sabathia, Gallardo, & maybe Hanson, Nolasco, and Hughes are all better than him). If you can't play him, or he's barely ever going to see playing time, I'd say hang on to Heyward and hope he comes back healthy and studly. If you think he's definitely going to get regular playing time in your lineup maybe you do the deal, because like I said it's not like Heyward was lights out in June.

My final assessment is this... I say you don't bother. Your rotation seems pretty stacked already, and Hamels wouldn't make it that much better. But if you catch lightning in a bottle and Heyward comes back healthy and kicking butt, then I could see him making your team pretty dominant.

Little help? http://www.fantasybaseballcafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=416332

[hawk1226]

I would say don't do the trade. I don't think you gain that much getting Hamels. He has the potential to put up some great starts, but you have plenty of pitchers in the top tiers. Heyward could provide big numbers if he gots hot when he is back...

Helps with mine....viewtopic.php?t=416335

[fierro33]

thanks...anyone else? by the way its not a roto league

[JonSamuelson]

Just a curious question then... Doesn't 5x5 h2h define it as a roto league? A head to head roto league with 5 offensive and 5 pitching categories? This is sort of like Frank the Tank's question about some kind of great panties that I don't even know about.

[fierro33]

h2h means head to head matchups