Good Trade or Fanboyism??

Bremen · #1 04-24-2007, 09:52 PM

I'm in a 5 team rotisserie league (playing against 4 clueless cards fans, heh). Also losses and OPS are used for scoring (this is how I rationalized this trade as a good one).

Anyway, I was offered Chase Utley for Brandon Webb. At second I already have Cano (I figure he will have a big year) and on the bench Chipper Jones, Jeff Kent, and Furcal. So I'll be ablre to cherry pick matchups.

So what do you think? Are the diamondback's bad enough that I want to jettison Webb to avoid losses? I still have time to cancel the trade so please tell me how dumb I am!!

btw, other pitchers are Sabathia, Hamels (god I love him), Chris Young, Pettitte, Jered Weaver, and King Felix(DL). Since its only 5 teams there are lots of very good pitchers still avail... Hudson, Maine, Rich Hill, Lily etc etc

Degenerasian · #2 04-24-2007, 10:33 PM

Rich Hill is still on waivers? I know it's a 5 man league, but cut someone goddamit! lol

stormstarter28 · #3 04-24-2007, 10:41 PM

Since you have Cano I think this is a terrible trade.

NT! · #4 04-24-2007, 10:44 PM

awful trade

THAY3R · #5 04-25-2007, 12:17 AM

I'd do it.

Utley's value is greater the smaller the league is. Just stream SP's, seems like you could pick up an SP with a great matchup once or twice a day.

Bremen · #6 04-25-2007, 12:53 AM

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I've been doing this. I think half my wins are against PIT/KC/WAS :0)

Really my problem is I have nowhere to play Utley. Its not like Utley is a huge upgrade over Cano. So that leaves the util spot where I've been playing mostly chipper, that spot is a wash as well. So I'm not upgrading my hitting (much) while definitly hurting my pitching. I really shouldn't have had to ask this.

mosdef · #7 04-25-2007, 01:45 PM

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Utley's value is greater the smaller the league is.

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Explain please.

Drew16 · #8 04-25-2007, 01:39 PM

Sorry for the hijack....good trade?

I get Josh Hamilton and Isringhausen for Joe Nathan.

Yahoo head-to-head league w/points for R,HR,RBI,SB,OBP,W,SV,K,ERA,WHIP,K/BB

My other closers are Jenks and Fuentes and my current OF is Vlad, Burrell, Byrnes and Rios.

slothinator · #9 04-25-2007, 01:42 PM

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Sorry for the hijack....good trade?

I get Josh Hamilton and Isringhausen for Joe Nathan.

Yahoo head-to-head league w/points for R,HR,RBI,SB,OBP,W,SV,K,ERA,WHIP,K/BB

My other closers are Jenks and Fuentes and my current OF is Vlad, Burrell, Byrnes and Rios.

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Terrible trade. You wouldn't start Hamilton ahead of any of those 4 OF (maybe Byrnes), and Isringhausen is a mess. Nathan is the best closer in baseball, fantasy or otherwise. Don't make this trade.

slothinator · #10 04-25-2007, 02:27 PM

As for OP, two things:

1. Why are you wasting your time in a 5 team league? You all basically have all-star teams. The winner is just going to be the guy who gets lucky and avoids injuries. Given what's available in FA, even that many not matter.

2. Trading Webb for Utley only makes sense if you now deal/release Cano for pitching. Otherwise you have hurt your staff and stacked yourself at a position where you already had a really good player.