Hey guys – my initial reaction is to shoot this down, because, I mean…who trades Pujols???  But thought I'd run it by the forum here….

The offer is:

I give up:  Pujols, McCutchen, Brett Anderson

I receive:  Votto, Carl Crawford, Ethier

Thoughts???  My pitching staff is pretty loaded, so I can afford to deal Anderson…but am I really getting enough value for Albert here?

Appreciate any help…my first post here – looks like a cool site.  Thanks again in advance.

Post edited 7:31 am – May 13, 2010 by bobellis75

sorry for the delay on this…..busy work week.

My roster as a whole is:

POSITION PLAYERS
Mike Napoli LAA C, DH
Matt Wieters Bal C, DH

Albert Pujols StL 1B
Billy Butler KC 1B, DH

Brandon Phillips Cin 2B
Alberto Callaspo KC 2B, 3B

David Wright NYM 3B
Adrian Beltre Sea 3B

Stephen Drew Ari SS

Adam Lind Tor OF, DH
Jason Kubel Min OF, DH
Andrew McCutchen Pit OF
Colby Rasmus StL OF
Josh Willingham Was OF
Jason Heyward Atl OF
Fernando Martinez NYM OF (PROSPECT)

PITCHERS
Zack Greinke KC SP
Brandon Webb Ari SP – DL
Felix Hernandez Sea SP
Chad Billingsley LAD SP
Brett Anderson Oak SP – DL
Scott Baker Min SP
Ted Lilly Cubs SP
Aaron Harang Cin SP
Jon Garland SD SP
Scott Olsen Was SP

Joakim Soria KC RP
Mariano Rivera NYY RP
Jeremy Affeldt SF RP
Luke Gregerson SD RP

As you can see I have two of my big guns on the DL on the pitching side…..My team is pretty well loaded, but just not doing well for the second straight year for whatever reason.  Bad luck I guess.  It's a head to head league, so any given week can be a bad one.

Just getting frustrated and looking to shake it up a bit.

The other guy also offered to add Starlin Castro to the pot if I throw in Adrian Beltre.

Just not sure how the McCutchen for Crawford part stacks up with McCutchen being younger and having a ton of upside…be trading him and Pujols both away….kind of scary.

Thanks for any additional thoughts.

Just out of curiosity what are you Starting reqs and scoring that will help as well?

If you think you can get more shoot for it. And if your gut is telling you don't pull th trigger on this trade..don't. We just offer advice, in the end it is your team. Like i said i'd loathe to lose anderson, especially in that scoring. Personally I'd try to take him out of the deal. Otherwise I assume your Stratin gLineup looks something like this. C-Weiters, 1b- Pujols, 2b-Phillips, 3b-Wright, SS-Drew, IF-Butler, OF-Lind, Mccutchen, Rasmus, UTIL- Heyward/Willingham. Greinke, Hernandez, Bills, Baker, Lilly, Soria, Rivera and whoever is hot at the time.

New lineup 1b-Votto, 2b-Phillips, 3b-Wright, SS-Drew, IF-Butler, OF-Lind, Crawford, Ethier, Util-Heyward/Rasmus

You're OF gets a massive upgrade looking at it this way. SP stays the same although i don't like Bills or lilly. You could try to drop Anderson from the deal and see if he'll still bite. Also like i said I would still throw in Beltre for Castro too. Again If your gut is telling yo the deal ain't great for you don't do it. But here is kinda of a break down for you. Good luck.

Another Pujols offer……

What are your thoughts about this:  I give up Pujols for Lincecum.  Straight up.  Then I guess I move Butler to 1B, and play whoever is hot at my IF slot (Callaspo, etc).

Thoughts?  Or is the other package deal the better way to go?  My pitching after a deal like this one would be Lincecum, Greinke, Felix, Anderson, etc. (as you can see above).

Thanks again for any thoughts!

Full dynasty.  28 man rosters in season, and we cut back to 25 each spring to draft rookies or any other players we want to round things out.  We can trade for extra picks/trade away picks as well.

I guess one concern is the fact that a pitcher can get hurt more easily than a hitter (just so many more things can go wrong with a pitchers body) and also that Pujols plays 6 days a week vs. 1 or maybe 2.  

But it's an intriguing offer and one that I'm considering. 

I don't think I like that first offer I asked about anymore…mostly based on the component of giving away McCutchen…he's got too much upside.

I'm still thinking about that one too, though….so it basically boils down to these three choices:

1. I trade Pujols for Lincecum (and have the best pitching staff in the league – by far)

2. Pujols, McCutchen, B. Anderson, Beltre for Ethier, Crawford, Votto, Castro

3. Keep Albert and keep team intact.

Any other thoughts would be greatly appreciated….I need to figure this out so I can either pull the trigger or let these guys know it's a "no."

Thanks for everyone who's helped already…much appreciated.

I'd definitely not do it now with Ethier hurting if you wanna contend this year.

I still have Pujols on the roster…

Here's the latest offer:  Lincecum and Ellsbury for Pujols.  Am I stupid to shoot this down?  I could slide Butler to 1B and have a dominant OF once Ellsbury is healthy (sounds like he's close).

And my rotation would be sick…Lincecum, Greinke, Felix, and so on……

Thoughts?