Strasburg for Kimbrel

[chazfarote]

Hi,

What do you guys think? Stephen Strasburg for Craig Kimbrel. It would be a straight up 1 for 1 trade. Thanks for the input. I feel confident in my starters but weak in getting saves.

EDIT: Roster didn't seem to show up so here it is:

ESPN 12 teams H2H each cat.
Batting Cats:

Batting Average (AVG)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Scored (R)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Stolen Bases (SB)

Piching Cats:
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Strikeouts (K)
Walks plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Wins (W)
Saves (SV)

My Team:

C Russell Martin, NYY C
1B Lance Berkman, StL 1B, OF
2B Ben Zobrist, TB 2B, OF
3B Edwin Encarnacion, Tor 3B, 1B, DH
SS Dee Gordon, LAD SS
2B/SS Marco Scutaro, Col SS
1B/3B Chase Headley, SD 3B
OF Jay Bruce, Cin OF
OF B.J. Upton, TB OF
OF Logan Morrison, Mia OF
OF Yoenis Cespedes, Oak OF
OF Lorenzo Cain, KC OF
UTIL Jason Kipnis, Cle 2B
Bench Carlos Quentin, SD OF
Bench Mat Gamel, Mil 3B
DL

P Clayton Kershaw, LAD SP
P Roy Halladay, Phi SP
P Jered Weaver, LAA SP
P Stephen Strasburg, Wsh SP
P Mat Latos, Cin SP
P Josh Beckett, Bos SP
P Yu Darvish, Tex SP
P Heath Bell, Mia RP
P Gavin Floyd, CWS SP
Bench Matt Thornton, CWS RP

[Devil Doc]

In a redraft league i think its worth taking the trade.

However if this is a keeper league, I don't think you can give up Strasburg for Kimbrel, a starter of his (potential) caliber and the fact that year after year and new closer comes out and dominates, I think you can afford to get a closer from the WW or without giving up Strasburg.

Help With My Keeper Question

[chazfarote]

We are a keeper league, thanks for the insight.

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[TeeBall DH]

In a keeper league stick with Strasburg. I like the pitching depth wow.

[MadDog36]

Your infield is terrible, I'd deal Stras for a stud bat on the infield PDQ not another closer.

[chazfarote]

This same dude had offered Gardner (NYY) for Becket earlier, what do you think about that?

(Should this be a separate thread? Sorry, new to this forum.)

EDIT: Infield! Yeah, sorry, read too quick, yeah, my whole offense I'm concerned with.

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[Nighttrain]

Honestly, I'd trade some of your starters including strausberg for some offense. No need to trade for the best closer, a save is a save.

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[MaudDib]

Not a chance I am trading Strasburg for a closer. No matter how good he was last year. Remember Broxton, this is what could happen to Kimbrel or any closer for that matter. I am on board with dealing him for offense if you can though.

[Fenris-77]

I'm not trading Strasburg for any closer, Kimbrel included. Not in a keeper league anyway.

[kaiser]

Not a chance I am trading Strasburg for a closer. No matter how good he was last year. Remember Broxton, this is what could happen to Kimbrel or any closer for that matter. I am on board with dealing him for offense if you can though.

This is what I would say, too. Too much upside to Starsburg, and downside to any closer. If you move him, get a bat.

Can you help me land Ellsbury?
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