with all else equal

[fantasyfiend]

Who has better value:

Roy Oswalt

or

Bobby Abreu

Consider all factors. which one is more valueable to a team

[mtarail]

Abreu was ranked above Oswalt in any preseason rankings that you could find and I think it's still true. With Abreu you can pretty much pencil in a 300/100/20/20 year. Oswalt was and still is an injury risk. Is Oswalt can clock in a full year injury free (like he did in 2002) then he'd be a little bit more valuable than Abreu.

[fantasyfiend]

if i need pitching and have enough contact/sb hitters...would it be reasonable to offer abreu for oswalt? or should i demand more?

[Mr Last Place]

An Oswalt for Abreau trade is a pretty fair swap if pitching is what you need

[mtarail]

I think that's a pretty fair deal, although with a guy as valuable as Abreu I'd go for less of health risk in a deal. I'd aim high first (Vasquez or Schmidt--yes he's coming off surgery but he's pitching lights out and he's been operated on before in the off-season.) If I couldn't get those guys I'd look at Hudson and Beckett. If I couldn't get any of those guys I'd make a run at Oswalt.

[twentysix]

I agree with the last post.

that's a pretty fair deal