Help figure out who to drop/trade

[howard]

Trying to figure out where to upgrade my team. 3B is struggling, 1B could be better. What would you recommend? (guys in my league are tough to trade with. I have proposed several and been rejected) Here's my team:

Standard Yahoo 10 teams, head to head
C Joe Mauer (Min)
1B/C Victor Martinez (Det)
2B/3B Neil Walker (Pit)
3B Chipper Jones (Atl)
SS Hanley Ramirez (Fla)
OF Josh Hamilton (Tex)
OF Vernon Wells (LAA)
OF Carlos Quentin (CWS)
Util Justin Morneau (Min) )(1B)
Util Brett Gardner (NYY) (OF)
BN Adam Jones (Bal) (OF)
BN Aaron Hill (Tor) (2B)

SP CC Sabathia (NYY)
SP Jered Weaver (LAA)
RP Jose Cotreras (Phi)
RP Joel Hanrahan (Pit)
P Roy Oswalt (ChC) (SP)
P Chris Carpenter (StL) (SP)
P Clay Bucholz (Bos) (SP)
P Phil Hughes (NYY) (SP)
BN Brett Myers (Hou) (SP)
BN Jamie Garcia (StL) (SP)
BN Derek Lowe (Atl) (SP)
DL Brad Lidge (Phi)


Available free agents:
Denard Span OF
Andres Torres OF
Scott Rolen 3B
Alex Gordon 3B
Gaby Snachez 1B
Luke Scott 1B

[fantasybaseballking]

C Joe Mauer (Min)
1B/C Victor Martinez (Det)
2B/3B Neil Walker (Pit)
3B Chipper Jones (Atl)
SS Hanley Ramirez (Fla)
OF Josh Hamilton (Tex)
OF Vernon Wells (LAA)
OF Carlos Quentin (CWS)
Util Justin Morneau (Min) )(1B)
Util Brett Gardner (NYY) (OF)
BN Adam Jones (Bal) (OF)
BN Aaron Hill (Tor) (2B)

SP CC Sabathia (NYY)
SP Jered Weaver (LAA)
RP Jose Cotreras (Phi)
RP Joel Hanrahan (Pit)
P Roy Oswalt (ChC) (SP)
P Chris Carpenter (StL) (SP)
P Clay Bucholz (Bos) (SP)
P Phil Hughes (NYY) (SP)
BN Brett Myers (Hou) (SP)
BN Jamie Garcia (StL) (SP)
BN Derek Lowe (Atl) (SP)
DL Brad Lidge (Phi)


Available free agents:
Denard Span OF
Andres Torres OF
Scott Rolen 3B
Alex Gordon 3B
Gaby Snachez 1B
Luke Scott 1B

You have the top 2 catchers in MLB, and no reason to do so. Also, considering you have Morneau, I wouldn't say that's "weak." 3B and OF, though, are areas of concern.

If I were you, I'd trade Victor Martinez for a stud OF, and then package Vernon Wells or Adam Jones with Jaime Garcia to get a higher-tier SP. With the available open spot, sign Alex Gordon. I'm a big believer in him this year. Read my article at Pro Fantasy Baseball to see why:

http://profantasybaseball.com/fantasy_baseball_news.php/?p=693

Keep me posted, and good luck!

[whofox]

If the other managers in your league are hesitant to trade try posting some of your offers on [url]TradeBashers.com[/url]. The site is designed to let users vote on which side of the trade they would prefer so that you can go back to the other managers and show them that the offers you're making are reasonable.