Offer Hamilton for Zimmerman/Zobrist ??

[mm92280]

I own Josh Hamilton in a 20 team H2H keeper league. I've had a rash of injuries (Choo, Guillen) and have thought it might be a good idea to build some offensive depth. Currently, I'm near the top of my league in Rs, HR, RBI and OPS and middle of the pack in steals (getting Rollins back should help) and AVG (Reynolds and Stubbs hurt here).

With it being a keeper league, I'm not apt to give away Hamilton without serious return. So, I have thought about proposing a 2-for-1 deal in which I would give up Hamilton and get back Ryan Zimmerman and Ben Zobrist. Zimmerman would give me back 80-85% of what I would lose power-wise from Hamilton and provide insurance at 3rd, while Zobrist would help in steals and give me some roster flexibility, as he is eligible at 2nd and in the outfield. Both will probably hit near .300, so that could theoretically only help my overall team batting average.

Would that sound like a decent deal for me? The league uses the standard scoring cats (AVG, R, HR, RBI, SB) but also uses OPS as well.


Here is my roster, as it now stands:

C: J. Jaso (C)
1B: R. Howard (1B)
2B: C. Barmes (2B, SS)
SS: J. Rollins (SS)
3B: M. Reynolds (3B, 1B)
LF: J. Hamilton (LF, CF, RF)
CF: C. Gonzalez (CF, RF, LF)
RF: J. Guillen (RF)
Util: D. Stubbs (CF)
Util: C. Johnson (3B)
Bn: M. Cabrera (LF, CF, RF)
Bn: M. Cameron (CF)
Bn: J. Jay (LF)

DL: S. Shoo Choo (LF, RF)

SP: C. Hamels
SP: R. Dempster
SP: J. Garland
P: S. Baker
P: M. Thornton
RP: C. Marmol
RP: O. Dotel
Bn: T. Hunter
Bn: F. Garcia

DL: F. Paulino (SP)

Thanks for the help!

[mm92280]

bump. I'd really like to get some opinions before I potentially make this move, guys.

[Hes So Taguchi]

I have Hamilton as well and would be very reluctant to trade him at this point. However, I don't know if I could pass up Zimmerman and Zobrist. There are quite a few elite outfielders but 3B and SS are a bit more shallow. It would be hard to do, but I'd probably pull the trigger.

[memito]

I highly doubt that you could get Zimmerman (a 2nd round talent) and Zobrist (a 4th round talent) - both playing more or less near their potential - and both playing coveted 3B /SS/2B positions for a very hot Josh Hamilton that could get injured at any moment and plays CF/LF.

Honestly, such a trade would be vetoed in my hyper competitive league in a NYC min... not that anyone would would ever trade half of their infield away for an OFer....

But if you can somehow pull this off in your league, then you should absolutely do it... it is an complete no brainer.