Alex Gordon for? WHIR

[pjtroy34]

12 team league, 3-year keeper, weekly lineup, each category is a win
6x6: BA, R, HR, RBI, SB, KO-BB; W, L, S+HD, ERA, WHIP, K
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, (4) OF, DH; (4) SP, (2) RP, (1) P; (8) BENCH
We can keep one player in our top 5 rounds and 10 players overall.
Players drafted or kept in top 5 rounds move up 1 round, all others 2 rounds.

My 10 keepers:
Cain (4th, 1)
Waino (9th, 2)
Zobrist (11th, final)
Zimmermann (14th, final)
Stanton (15th, final)
M. Moore (16th, 2)
Dickey (17th, 1)
Medlen (18th, 1)
Hosmer (19th, 2)
Lawrie (20th, 2)

I also have Profar (18th, 1)

Had a deal in place for Allen Craig, but the owner got cold feet after Craig got his new contract today(this owner is an idiot).

A different owner says he will deal me Gordon (15th, 2) for either Zimmermann or Dickey.
Which do you lean?
Dickey's K's should drop, ratios should rise; Zimmermann is on last year of deal, but K's leave a little to be desired. If I got Gordon for Dickey someone would need to slide to 13th round...someone to 14th if for Zimm.

Thoughts? WHIR if link is posted.

[Fenris-77]

I'd be very happy to get Gordon for either guy, but I'd prefer to deal Dickey if I had to pick.

[jtsandwich]

Do it for Zimmermann. I like Zim this year, but it your last year with him and its a 14th round. RA is going to regress, that will come with the AL East alone. Wash is going to be very solid and I think you will get a 2 win bump from almost any Wash starter based on the 3 headed moster finishing games from the 7th inning on.

A little help
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[rjforlife]

I wouldn't do the deal for either guy, Gordon is not trustworthy and both of those pitchers are coming off great years. I don't hate the deal, but you could do much better.

Help:

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[Fenris-77]

I wouldn't do the deal for either guy, Gordon is not trustworthy and both of those pitchers are coming off great years. I don't hate the deal, but you could do much better.

Help:

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Huh. I'd think a quick look at Gordon's underlying numbers would be cause for great optimism. I'd bet I have Gordon ranked three or more rounds higher than you do RJ, which explains our difference in opinion.

[pjtroy34]

Any other opinions? These are pretty evenly split.

[Bostonboy]

I'd trade either for Gordon. Gordon's underlying numbers are very good, and as KC gets better, all his number should improve. I think that good pitching will be easier to find this year than solid OF's.

[USCMD]

First if you need an outfielder more than a starting pitcher (big if) then trading Zimmerman is the way to go. In a player evaluation service I use, Dickey is projected to go in the 6th round, Zim in the 10th.

Their era's are close Dickey 3.63, Zim 3.61.....but Dickey will throw ~224 innings, Zim ~192.

I think its much easier to argue the rationale of giving up a guy who plays every 5th day, for one thats going to play every day. How many A.L. outfielders are likely to outperform Gordon? 6. Jones, Trout, Cespedes, Bautista, Ellsbury and Jackson.

So ask yourself this, any chance you'll land one of the 6? If not, then tell Zim to start packing.

Doc