Howard/Storen for Feliz/Alvarez!!! Need help now

[bbraatz15]

Roto 5x5

Keep 7 players a year + 4 free keepers (players who get called up from minors are free for two years)

My lineup

c-Wieters
1b-Votto
2b-Cano
ss-Andrus
3b-Arod
MI-figgins
CI-Howard
OF-Braun
OF-Mccutcheon
OF-Hart
OF-Byrd
OF-Scott

Howard is a keeper. I could have Feliz for one more year free and Alvarez for 2 years free. I have a top 3 team this year. Should I do the deal?? Thanks!

[lane_anasazi2]

What's your pitching situation? How much do you need closers versus starters? Also, what's Howard's keeper situation? Is this the last year you can keep him?

[bbraatz15]

Josh Johnson
Clayton Kershaw
Chris Carpenter
Carlos Zambrano
A.J. Burnett
Edwin Jackson
Gavin Floyd
Daniel Hudson
Jeremy Hellickson

Putz
Axford
Storen

Howard is a keeper for as long as I want. My keepers going into the year were Howard, Cano, Votto, Braun, JJ, Kershaw, Carpenter. My Free Keepers who have all for one more year were Wieters, McCutcheon, Andrus. If I made the trade McCutcheon would probably become a keeper for Carpenter next year and Feliz and Alvarez would be free along with Andrus and Hellickson.

[lane_anasazi2]

I'd definitely consider this deal, but you're giving up Howard who is by far the best player. He's the best bet to produce this year. That being said, a lot of people think he's going to rapidly decline, so the trade really hinges on if you believe that or not.