Should i deal youkilis and yunel escobar (or stephen drew) for adrian gonzalez?

Question

a team in my head to head league is in dire need of a shortstop.i currently have three , jose reyes, yunel escobar, and stephen drew. i am considering offering him either youkie and either escobar or drew for adrian gonzalez. another option i was thinking of was carlos quentin or milton bradley and either of the two shortstops for matt holliday.i need to free up a roster spot so the two for one won't hurt me. which deal looks better for the rest of the season? thanks

Answer 1

If you can do either one do it.  I doubt it would be accepted though.

Answer 2

yes u should deal but i dont think they will accept it this trade for Adrian Gonzalez or Matt Holliday

Answer 3

I'd go after A.Gonzo..Holliday may be traded,and his numbers may suffer not playing his home games at Coors Field.(He has always hit much better at Coors field.)

Also I like Quentin better then Bradley(head case)..If you need an outfielder,some possible free agents U might want to look at are Ben Francisco and Elijah Dukes..Maybe look at them after a 2 for 1 trade to get A.Gonzo.

~~Good Luck!~~

Answer 4

It's an interesting proposition.

Let's take Stephen Drew out of the equation. He has very limited trade value. The rest of the way, he's likely going to be a shortstop that is serviceable, but isn't going to hold value elsewhere. He's a guy you deal with because you have strength elsewhere. Unless the guy is a Diamondbacks fan, it will be very hard to justify selling on him when you have two other players of better quality. I think, regardless of the trade, you will need to include Escobar.

I like selling high on Youkilis. He fades after the All-Star break every year. Post-break since 2005, he hits .249 but .309 before it. That includes a .230 mark in July and .260 mark in August. I recommend on selling him in any format at about this point.

If the guy is "desperate", then it's worth the offer for Gonzalez. But, you aren't sending equal value and on the other side to the transaction I would say no. Gonzalez is a 40-home run guy that will drive in near 100. That's in a bad offensive ballpark with a poor offensive team.

I think you're better off using Quentin and Escobar to attempt to grab Gonzalez. The value you are looking to give up shouldn't net you Holliday by most standards. Quentin is one of the better outfielders right now, but no one knows how long he'll keep this up. He's on pace for 35 home runs and is driving in runs at a better pace because of his offense. But he's hitting .056 in his last five games and has started to slow down from a power perspective. It might be fair to state that a move now makes sense.

Quentin has never played a full season, so it's a gamble. Bradley has an injury history. He's a sell-high type guy too, but his current injury makes you concerned as an owner.

It's not always a matter of what deal looks better for the rest of the season, but more a fair deal that would help both parties. I would offer Quentin and Escobar for Gonzalez. It's near equal value and helps your team out while eliminating the potential risk for a downturn by Quentin. I'd look for another outlet to trade Youkilis to avoid his second-half fade.

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