Huge Keeper Trade! WHIR!

[GaborikNYR]

12 Team 5x5 Roto 1250IP Limit Keeper league

I trade away:
Jose Bautista
Ian Kennedy

I get:
Johnny Cueto
Vance Worley
Howie Kendrick
Adrian Beltre

I drop:
Nick Markakis
Justin Smoak

Do I get the better value in this deal? We keep 10 at the end of the season.

Thanks!!

[MadDog36]

Eh so so quality over quantity.
Kendrick is just a solid ball player won't kill ya but won't win it for ya either.
Bautista loses 3b eligibility which hurts his value a little bit, but he is a big time power threat.
Beltre is a beast, but is aging and has regression written all over him.

I think I'd keep bautista because kennedy is in his prime (he's young) not a slouch and bound to turn it around and be like he was last year.

[bpizle]

I'd favor the Bautista side here as well. Your getting Quantity, but honestly not good enough. best player in the deal is Bautista by far!

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[MaudDib]

I agree, no trade. Only guy I like that you are getting is Beltre but you are giving up more talent. Not a good way to go.

[burty1]

Don't do it...Kendrick and Worley are pretty average.

Cueto might be a slight upgrade, but Bautista's upside make this a no go for me.

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[rjforlife]

Gotta stick with Bautista/Kennedy. Kennedy was a good bit better in the 2nd half, and something between his '11 and '12 is reasonable for '13. With that and Bautista, the upgrade to Cueto simply isn't worth it.

[kaiser]

I need to get on these threads earlier, because I always seem to find myslef just repeating what Maud or RJ or MadDog say, but here I go go again...

You keep Bautista and Kennedy. Even though I prefer Cueto over Kennedy, I like Bautista too much to move him for Beltre and change.

[rjforlife]

I need to get on these threads earlier, because I always seem to find myslef just repeating what Maud or RJ or MadDog say, but here I go go again...

You keep Bautista and Kennedy. Even though I prefer Cueto over Kennedy, I like Bautista too much to move him for Beltre and change.

I think people still like getting a general consensus. When we all chime in, it should leave no doubt.

[Skimo77]

My only worry is Bautista is coming off a pretty major wrist injury, and if history is any indication wrist injuries with power hitters is not a good thing.

[rjforlife]

My only worry is Bautista is coming off a pretty major wrist injury, and if history is any indication wrist injuries with power hitters is not a good thing.

This is a valid point, but the fact remains that Bautista is the only 50 HR threat in the game today, and the potential for a 45 HR/130 RBI season with strong secondary numbers is too much to pass up. It's not an easy deal to pass up, but you have to hold onto Bautista.