Trade-I get CC, Javier Vasquez, and Rios. I give up Volquez, Webb, and conor Jackson. Should i do it?

Question

I actually like this trade. I have a ridiculous pitching staff and need some hitting. I was thinking that rios is only going to get better as the season goes on, and will probably catch fire. CC will become himself again. And Vasquez had a good 2nd half last year, plus his strikeout numbers. I am giving up three hot players. I dont think volquez will do much in the 2nd half considering he has never pitched a whole season before and is already struggling a litlle now. And Webb wont throw up another 12 wins in the second half. Jackson is solid but Rios has more upside.

Answer 1

I disagree with you. The three that you are giving up are better than the three that you are getting. Jackson is a better hitter and actually has some speed.

If you need hitting, you can get better than Rios just for Volquez.

Good luck. Have fun.

Answer 2

It depends what stats you need. Rios is good if you need steals, but he's having a terrible year powerwise. If you have someone at 1B who has better power #s than Jackson, it's a good trade.

I agree with you on Volquez, and CC's been devalued because of his awful start. Sabathia should be fine the rest of the year.

Answer 3

Unless you have GREAT pitching to make up for the risk factor involved in taking both CC and Vasquez, i would be doubtful in accepting it if I were you, because Webb is gonna win 20, Volquez has a great ERA and WHIP, and rios didn't have a great first half.

Answer 4

i don't like this trade very much for you. i think rios for sure will be better second half, but i'd be hesitant to pull the trigger here. jackson is actually a comparable talent to rios i think, minus the speed. he will collect lots of rbi and hit for decent power. what i dont like is that you are counting on too many things happening to make this trade work: rios and vazquez catching fire, AND volquez hitting a wall AND betting against a cy young caliber starter. webb has a lot of wins and that pace may slow, but he's too good to suffer era explosions and his ratios will probably finish better than vazquez.