Fantasy baseball ? Should I consider this deal?

Question

There is a team in my league that is hurting at SP and RP because of injuries and I was wondering if I should consider getting L. Berkman, C. Young(P) and U. Jiminez in exchange for E. Santana, M. Jacobs, B. Abreu, B. Fuentes.

I am in 1st place in my league, and I want Berkman, but I would lose one of only 2 save guys on my roster, and I would lose my Util guy in Jacobs. Santana for C. Young and Jiminez I am fine with. What do you think? I could also not lose Abreu, and maybe even Fuentes if the pitcher I give up is Webb, but I would have to throw in another offensive player such as C. Young (OF) but I am not sure about any details on that.

This is a 12 team 6x6 keeper league where we keep 4 P and 4 batters for next year.

Answer 1

Well i think you should take the deal because Berkman and Young are doing good

but so is santana and jacobs

so i think overall you are getting the same thing because bobby abreau and jacobs = berkman

so its a pretty even trade

Answer 2

Do it.  Berkman is the best player in the deal.  He's been cold for the past month so expect a nice hot streak in the near future.  Getting him sooner than later is a good thing.  Chris Young can be a nice pitcher (if healthy) and Jimenez is clearly coming into form after a poor start to the season.  He showed in last year's postseason what he can do when on.

Santana is a nice pitcher, but is likely the key to the deal getting done for the other guy (need for pitching).  Expect him to tail off a bit to end the year to bring him back to career averages, but he'll still be a quality SP.  Jacobs is easily replaced.  Fuentes provides some value, but again...deal him if needed.  Abreu is a solid player but is not great in any category.  I'm more down on him than most but he's just not that exciting of a player.

I'd do the deal simply to get Berkman and his almost undeniable hot streak to come.

Answer 3

Even if I was hurting in the Pitching catagory, i wouldn't accept that trade. Young is coming back today to pitch and berkman is the #1 Fantasy player at the moment. Berkman is worth 3 of te players you are giving away and Young is equal to Santana if not more valuable than Santana even though he hasn't played much and Santana is a All Star. You may have to switch out Abreu and Fuentes and put Webb in there to get it done. That has a good chance of getting done then.