SoFlaFish Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 In my fantasy league, I've put it out there that I have guys that are "available" because I want to acquire a player that will add to my "HLD" total (our league values middle relievers by counting "holds" as a stat). My "bullpen" currently consists of the following pitchers: Jose Valverde (2-1, 12.27ERA, 2.45WHIP, 1SV, 9K, 0HLD) Matt Capps (0-0, 3.52ERA, 1.04WHIP, 4SV, 6K, 0HLD) Brandon Lyon (1-1, 6.00ERA, 1.50WHIP, 3SV, 4K, 0HLD) Juan Cruz (0-0, 2.70ERA, 1.50WHIP, 0SV, 7K, 3HLD) J.C. Romero (0-0, 0.00ERA, 1.20WHIP, 0SV, 8K, 1HLD) Luis Ayala (0-0, 3.86ERA, 1.86WHIP, 0SV, 3K, 3HLD) Surprisingly, with those high ERA numbers and high WHIP numbers, I'm not that bad off in the standings. I'm currently in second place overall (out of eight teams), just 6.0 points behind the leader, and fifth overall in ERA and fourth overall in WHIP (it helps when your starting rotation consists of Harang, Oswalt, Hudson, Lowe, and Olsen!). However, I'm next to last in holds, and I'm the only team in the league with three closers (Valverde, Capps, and Lyon). So, I've now been offered two trades. Should I take one or the other, or reject both? See for yourself and give me some advice (just to hear someone else's take on it): TRADE 1: Brandon Lyon for Ryan Franklyn, STL (0-1, 2.16ERA, 0.96WHIP, 0SV, 3K, 7HLD) or TRADE 2: Rickie Weeks, 2B for Tom Gordon, PHI (0-2, 9.45ERA, 1.95WHIP, 1SV, 8K, 2HLD) * - Note on "TRADE 2:" my current starting 2B is Yunel Escobar ANY QUESTIONS? ANY ANSWERS? ANYONE CARE FOR A MINT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchingWinsGames Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I'll take the mint... and oh yeah, the first trade... always better to deal from a sure strength than something that's not a sure strength... But I'd go out see if you can get someone a with a little more proven track record first... preferably a team that's gonna net more wins than the Cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchingWinsGames Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 One more thing, with Borowski going down and Betancourt to the closer's role, Masa Kobayashi may not be a bad choice, but I'd wait to see if he can establish himself better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaFish Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 One more thing, with Borowski going down and Betancourt to the closer's role, Masa Kobayashi may not be a bad choice, but I'd wait to see if he can establish himself better Forgot to mention that this is an NL-only league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitchingWinsGames Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 One more thing, with Borowski going down and Betancourt to the closer's role, Masa Kobayashi may not be a bad choice, but I'd wait to see if he can establish himself better Forgot to mention that this is an NL-only league. You mentioned that before in the other thread, D'oh, I should've remembered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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