Roster Help Playoff Push .... WHIR!

[maurerscouting]

lright guys I plan in a 10 team league H2H and feel like maybe I need to make a change at the outfielder position.
Here's my roster should I trade swisher? Any help would be returned!


Batters
Suzuki, Kurt C
Pujols, Albert 1B
Prado, Martin 2B
Wright, David 3B
Reyes, Jose SS
Braun, Ryan OF
Huff, Aubrey OF
Swisher, Nick OF
Cabrera, Miguel U

Pitchers
Anderson, Brett SP
Buchholz, Clay SP
Hernandez, Felix SP
Latos, Mat SP
Niemann, Jeff
Jurrjens, Jair SP
Nolasco, Ricky SP
Lester, Jon SP
Wilson, C.J. SP
Niemann, Jeff SP
Hughes, Phil SP
Bell, Heath RP
Rivera, Mariano

[ryetoast93]

You could trade him if you want... but it really depends on what you can get. More information would be useful.

[bigoz89]

What would you be looking to upgrade? Have you been getting beat in any particular category consistently? What place are you in? What does your bench look like? We need some more info!!

Thanks for the help on mine.

[maurerscouting]

LOL Sorry guys for the lack of information I keep having problems getting consistent points at OF Swisher if he's not hitting home runs he's not good. Huff is a lot more consistent but I'm wondering if he's starting to settle down. Lastly David Wright I know he can hit be man has he been inconsistent this year... I am in second place a game behind the leader. Here are the teams I am looking to trade with. I need to pull off a nice trade fro an upgrade at the OF position or maybe a change at 3B....

Team A
Soriano, Alfonso LF
Stanton, Michael RF
Victorino, Shane CF
Lee, Carlos LF
Cruz, Nelson RF
Pagan, Angel CF

Team B
Stewart, Ian 3B
Longoria, Evan 3B
Hamilton, Josh CF
Lind, Adam LF
Pence, Hunter RF
Young, Michael 3B

[Relddem]

You look a little speed-shy to me. See if you can buy someone like Pagan cheap. His lack of track record may make his owner more inclined to deal him. Or perhaps he doesn't like Victorino's low average. Maybe you could pry Pence away if his owner doesn't properly value his solid-but-unspectacular production across the board. If you're confident you'll make the playoffs and want to make a high-risk/high-reward type move, Nelson Cruz would be an interesting target. In a 10 team league a third closer could be big too, but the two you have are two of the best and I'm almost never in that situation so its hard for me to judge lol.

I wouldn't mess with 3B. Yes, Wright is in a slump, but using your resources to get someone like Longoria is just too redundant. Odds are Wright will bounce back and have a decent enough September, and if you trade for Longoria, you're probably giving too much up in other areas to really imrpove your roster anyway. If Wright doesn't produce, you're in trouble no matter what.

If you do want to trade Swisher, the guy I'd try to package him with is Jurrjens, I just don't really buy his Low-K, Low-GB, Low-ERA skillset. I would be trying to sell high on him. I also already sold high on Swisher early this year. He hasn't really crashed back down, but I dealt him along with Pelfrey (before Pelf came crashing down) for Felix Hernandez and Jose Valverde, so I can't really complain.

[waltb87]

Thanks for your help with mine... I think you should bolster your pitching by packaging him with pretty much any of your pitchers, except for Latos and Felix, and upgrade there...I feel Swisher is a couple category guy