by zacev » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:39 am
Not so fast... Rios may be struggling (and struggling terribly I might add), but unless you have plenty of OF's to spend, I am not sure I would follow-through with this deal, unless I was of course, getting Rios. I know Rios might be going through a rough patch, but he is currently going through a toe injury which seems to be affecting his game. I'm not sure how serious it is, but I would imagine that the situation will soon improve. Burnett and McCarthy on the other hand, may be be somewhat of a facade. Burnett I know from experience, after watching him play a few years in Pitt that he's sort of a letdown. I don't think he continues to share closer responsibilities with Storen the entire season and if he did I would be surprised, to say the least. McCarthy is pitching well, but if you look at his numbers in past years it only indicates that he's going to plummet eventually. I feel that if you're giving away McCarthy and Burnett for Rios, you may be getting a steal. Rios easily works in on a fantasy lineup as a solid #2 OF option. I think team A wins in this deal, because giving up McCarthy and Burnett is like dropping two names that you'll likely see in league's free agency by the season's end anyway.