Early 3rd is typically where a few of the top rookie QBs end up going in 1qb leagues. This is doubly true in the 2020 class which is deep both overall (pushing the QBs down further) and at QB specifically.
If you want to swap QB for QB then an early 3rd is probably going to buy you a rookie QB who was taken in the top 15 of the NFL draft this year. Is Baker really preferable to that anymore? It seems like a fairly lateral move.
2.07 - Carson Wentz
3.01 - Jared Goff
3.01 - Deshaun Watson
3.10 - Patrick Mahomes
3.02 - Lamar Jackson
3.04 - Sam Darnold
3.05 - Baker Mayfield
3.09 - Josh Allen
2.08 - Kyler Murray
3.10 - Dwayne Haskins
4.05 - Daniel Jones
That's where the top QBs went in my standard scoring 1qb league the last 4 years. I know you typically play Zealots
@Andy Dufresne where QBs go off the board much earlier so maybe that is coloring your impression here? I think an early 3rd will net the 2nd or 3rd best QB prospect in this year's class and that seems like a fair swap for Baker to me.