05-15-2009, 11:23 AM
<!--quoteo(post=38036:date=May 14 2009, 07:19 PM:name=biggz)-->QUOTE (biggz @ May 14 2009, 07:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Guy in my 5x5 H2H Yahoo league proposed this trade:
I get: Joe Nathan and Bobby Jenks
He gets: Dan Haren
My Team:
C: Kurt Suzuki
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Felipe Lopez
SS: Troy Tulowitzki
OF: Matt Kemp
OF: Vernon Wells
OF: Ryan Braun
Util: Jayson Werth
BN: Mike Fontenot
BN: Chris Ianetta
BN: Milton Bradley
BN: James Loney
DL: Aramis Ramirez
SP: Ted Lilly
SP: James Shields
RP: Rafael Soriano
RP: Scott Downs
P: John Danks
P: Dan Haren
P: Ryan Franklin
BN: Scott Richmond
His Team:
C: Mike Napoli
1B: Chris Davis
2B: Asdrubal Cabrera
3B: Chone Figgins
SS: Ryan Theriot
OF: Adam Lind
OF: Jacoby Ellsbury
OF: Denard Span
Util: Andre Ethier
BN: Nick Swisher
BN: B.J. Upton
SP: Chris Sampson
SP: Randy Wolf
RP: Joe Nathan
RP: Bobby Jenks
P: Jonathon Broxton
P: Michael Wuertz
P: Juan Cruz
BN: Johan Santana
BN: Brad Ziegler
BN: Cole Hamels
DL: Brandon Webb
I'm 2nd in my league at 27-18-5 (4 games back), my trade partner is in 9th at 22-26-2 (10.5 GB).
I don't want to make a trade just for the sake of a trade, and I'm a fantasy rookie so I don't know if I'll be getting screwed. I feel like I'd be weakening my starting pitching too much (Haren leads my team in K's, ERA, and WHIP). I'm at a full roster, so I'd have to drop 2 players to make roster space plus a 3rd once Aramis comes off the DL. I'm leaning towards either making a counteroffer or just denying the deal altogether.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If I were him, I'd do that trade in a heartbeat, so in other words, don't do it. Closers are overrated in Fantasy Baseball. Just look at how much turnover there is at the position. Ride it out and wait until another one goes down. If I were you, I'd also ditch some of those bench bats for more starting pitching.
I get: Joe Nathan and Bobby Jenks
He gets: Dan Haren
My Team:
C: Kurt Suzuki
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Chase Utley
3B: Felipe Lopez
SS: Troy Tulowitzki
OF: Matt Kemp
OF: Vernon Wells
OF: Ryan Braun
Util: Jayson Werth
BN: Mike Fontenot
BN: Chris Ianetta
BN: Milton Bradley
BN: James Loney
DL: Aramis Ramirez
SP: Ted Lilly
SP: James Shields
RP: Rafael Soriano
RP: Scott Downs
P: John Danks
P: Dan Haren
P: Ryan Franklin
BN: Scott Richmond
His Team:
C: Mike Napoli
1B: Chris Davis
2B: Asdrubal Cabrera
3B: Chone Figgins
SS: Ryan Theriot
OF: Adam Lind
OF: Jacoby Ellsbury
OF: Denard Span
Util: Andre Ethier
BN: Nick Swisher
BN: B.J. Upton
SP: Chris Sampson
SP: Randy Wolf
RP: Joe Nathan
RP: Bobby Jenks
P: Jonathon Broxton
P: Michael Wuertz
P: Juan Cruz
BN: Johan Santana
BN: Brad Ziegler
BN: Cole Hamels
DL: Brandon Webb
I'm 2nd in my league at 27-18-5 (4 games back), my trade partner is in 9th at 22-26-2 (10.5 GB).
I don't want to make a trade just for the sake of a trade, and I'm a fantasy rookie so I don't know if I'll be getting screwed. I feel like I'd be weakening my starting pitching too much (Haren leads my team in K's, ERA, and WHIP). I'm at a full roster, so I'd have to drop 2 players to make roster space plus a 3rd once Aramis comes off the DL. I'm leaning towards either making a counteroffer or just denying the deal altogether.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
If I were him, I'd do that trade in a heartbeat, so in other words, don't do it. Closers are overrated in Fantasy Baseball. Just look at how much turnover there is at the position. Ride it out and wait until another one goes down. If I were you, I'd also ditch some of those bench bats for more starting pitching.