Tell me if I made a good trade. (1 Viewer)

[Your Mother]

Our league is a 14 team H2H 5x5 with QS instead of wins (important) and OBP instead of batting average.

I have Derrek Lee at 1B and Ortiz at DH. My starting rotation is Sheets, Felix Hernandez, Hamels, Vazquez, Greinke, Chuck James and James Shields.

The trade I made was Nick Johnson (who I picked up after the draft and stashed on my DL) and Chuck James for Kelvim Escobar.

Thoughts? James' GB/FB ratio and HR/9 (around 0.5 and 1.5, respectively) are very worrisome to me, he also gives up a lot of walks. Escobar was victimized quite a bit by a lack of offense last year, but his K/BB was strong (3:1?), his HR/9 was 0.8, GB/FB 1.1. Further, I wasn't really concerned about his injury, which was just a strained back and didn't affect his arm at all.

Johnson could be good and I may rue giving him up, but I felt with his questionable injury status and the lack of support around him, I had to strike while the iron was hot.

 

[Daywalker]

Our league is a 14 team H2H 5x5 with QS instead of wins (important) and OBP instead of batting average.I have Derrek Lee at 1B and Ortiz at DH. My starting rotation is Sheets, Felix Hernandez, Hamels, Vazquez, Greinke, Chuck James and James Shields.The trade I made was Nick Johnson (who I picked up after the draft and stashed on my DL) and Chuck James for Kelvim Escobar.Thoughts? James' GB/FB ratio and HR/9 (around 0.5 and 1.5, respectively) are very worrisome to me, he also gives up a lot of walks. Escobar was victimized quite a bit by a lack of offense last year, but his K/BB was strong (3:1?), his HR/9 was 0.8, GB/FB 1.1. Further, I wasn't really concerned about his injury, which was just a strained back and didn't affect his arm at all.Johnson could be good and I may rue giving him up, but I felt with his questionable injury status and the lack of support around him, I had to strike while the iron was hot.

Johnson is an afterthought. The real trade is James for Escobar. I'd rather have James. I think he has a higher ceiling and is much less an injury risk. NL plus he pitches in a pitcher's park. Escobar is always battling minor injuries. He's just not a gamer. Should have held onto James he's a sleeper by most experts.

 

[RenegadeGM]

Well, Escobar is headed to the DL, so...

 

[Your Mother]

Well, Escobar is headed to the DL, so...

That matters little to me. My pitching is loaded, and I can afford to miss him for a few weeks. I'd rather have a pitcher that's actually talented and an 80% chance that he'll be healthy for the playoffs than an undersized pitcher with no curveball who gives up a ton of walks and HR. Call me crazy, but I don't think James is talented enough to get away with having two pitches for very long, especially when he cannot keep the ball on the ground.

 

[my man otis]

Well, Escobar is headed to the DL, so...

That matters little to me. My pitching is loaded, and I can afford to miss him for a few weeks. I'd rather have a pitcher that's actually talented and an 80% chance that he'll be healthy for the playoffs than an undersized pitcher with no curveball who gives up a ton of walks and HR. Call me crazy, but I don't think James is talented enough to get away with having two pitches for very long, especially when he cannot keep the ball on the ground.

dunno, but I would have rode James. Escobar has been "on the cusp" for 3 years now.

 

[RenegadeGM]

Well, Escobar is headed to the DL, so...

That matters little to me. My pitching is loaded, and I can afford to miss him for a few weeks. I'd rather have a pitcher that's actually talented and an 80% chance that he'll be healthy for the playoffs than an undersized pitcher with no curveball who gives up a ton of walks and HR. Call me crazy, but I don't think James is talented enough to get away with having two pitches for very long, especially when he cannot keep the ball on the ground.

that's fine, but why ask the question then? Sounds like you already had the answer.

 

[JohnnyU]

I prefer James. For some reason having Escobar on my team is like eating Broccoli. You know it's good for you but you still don't like it. He's just someone I never warmed up to for some reason despite his decent numbers the last 4 years. Of course he's also on the DL with shoulder irritation. That would cinch it for me to want James over Escobar.

 

[Your Mother]

I prefer James. For some reason having Escobar on my team is like eating Broccoli. You know it's good for you but you still don't like it. He's just someone I never warmed up to for some reason despite his decent numbers the last 4 years. Of course he's also on the DL with shoulder irritation. That would cinch it for me to want James over Escobar.

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