Is this a fair fantasy baseball trade?

Question

Vladimir Guerrero for Ichiro

Answer 1

Definetely. The speed that ichiro has is great and Vladamir Gurrero doesnt have the same hitting he had 5 years ago.

Answer 2

Its a fair deal, however, I would prefer Vlad.  Thats not to say that Ichiro isn't a valuable piece, but typically you'll find better fantasy production from the power bats as they contribute to more categories.

Vlad will hit for a good average (just as good as Ichiro) and with very slow start to the year, you'd have to think he'll have a strong second half.  Ichiro will possibly tail off as Seattle is terrible and won't make any pushes for the remainder of the season.  While you may lack in steals its usually easier to add steals from waiver wire players than it would be to add HR and RBI.

Overall, a fair deal, it depends on your league scoring categories and team needs.

Answer 3

5 years ago? even 3 years ago, depending on the categories you need it sounds like a solid trade. Vladmir still will put u power numbers. but ichiro will give u the SB and the R and the AVG and thats very important in most fantasies, very solid trade offer i would take it