Fantasy trade help?
I'm going to offer this trade. Is this a good trade for me and would anyone even except this trade?
I get: M. Ramirez and D. Matsuzaka
I give: J. Lackey and R. Hill
My team is:
C M. Barret, R. Doumit
1B A. Gonzalez
2B B.J. Upton, D. Uggla
3B M. Lowell
SS J. Reyes, J.J. Hardy
OF J. Bay, G. Sizemore, G. Matthews Jr.
SP J. Peavy, B. Webb, J. Lackey, C.C. Sabathia, T. Lilly, R. Hill, J. Shield
RP Billy Wagner, C. Ray, M. Gonzalez
His team's pitchers are: J. Marquis, B. Sheets, D. Matsuzaka, N. Robertson, B. Zito
If not what should I offer instead because I need a power hitter.
Update:Also I'm in first place, should I not worry that my team is winning every week or should I try to shore up some weaknesses.
Comments
I think Matsuzaka is a little risky right now. I have him in my league and I think he is really up and down. He might adjust to major league hitters but he might not be that great a player as he was touted to be. He has the disadvantage that he plays most of his games in the AL East where there are so many good hitters. I would rather have Hill or Lackey than Matsuzaka.
Although Manny is great, do you have a utility slot to play him in? I think 3b is your real weakness and that you should put one or more starters in an effort to get a power hitting one. I know Lowell is having a good year but he is playing far better than the last few years. He may continue this hitting but I suspect he won't.
If you think you can stay in first, you shouldn't make this trade. If you really wanted Manny and could trade just one pitcher like Peavy then that might be a better idea.
It is a good trade for you but I doubt they will accept it. You are going to need to give up more for a guy like Ramirez and people are still strongly attached to Matsuzaka waiting for him to start dominating major league hitters like he did his first 2 starts. You have 2 great 2nd baseman and 2 great shortstops. Try trading 1 of each maybe Hardy and Upton. There is no reason to have them sitting on your bench.
You are already stacked in pitching, so I wouldn't trade any of your pitchers you currently have. I think trading Upton or Uggla, one of them, to go along with Hardy, should get you a good outfielder. Find a team who needs middle infielders and try trading those to players to get someone you can use in return.
Defitnly not. I think you're fine in power. Barrett will get you 20 HRs from the catcher, Gonzalez is nearing 10, Uggla will give you around 25, Hardy has hit almost 10, Sizemore will get you 35 and so will Bay. You have shut down pitchers and theres no need to trade them away unless someone offers you an unresistable offer.
I'm assuming it's a H2H league. don't make that deal. You have PLENTY of power hitters. Man-Ram is starting to increase his productivity but if you help his P-stats you end up hurting yourself. I don't see why you would need to acquire a "power hitter". Hardy, Upton, Gonzalez, Bay, Matthews, Sizey. Those guys can hit. I don't know why but to me you're trading out of "desperation" even though you're in first!?!?!?!?
If you want to get Man Ram give up a Matthews and a pitcher 2 for 1 type deal.
Those are two of the best pitchers in the league, HOLD ON TO RICH HILL, Matsuzaka gets a lot of K's but he gets murdered when he has to pitch from the stretch and your batters are good enough not to need help
This is a good trade because you will still have really good pitchers with jake peavy and brandon webb and your getting dice-k who I think is going to start heating up with his pitching and manny is always going to be good
I don't think that trade would be accepted if you sent it. Other than that though it's a really good trade for you.
good trade for u, bad for him. he wont take it. try to trade one of your 2B and a catcher and pitcher for someone like beltran or vlad
dude you dont even need to do this trade your team is pretty sick already