What is Albert Pujols worth?

Question

I'm in a 12 team keeper league. I just received Albert Pujols and Alfonso Soriano for ARod and Carlos Pena. Now I've received two offers for Pujols. Edinson Volquez and Justin Upton, or Volquez and Ryan Ludwick. I'm at the bottem on my league and 10 games out of the last playoff spot. My pitching staff is loaded with average pitchers where I aim for quantity category win and usually lose the average stats.

Answer 1

yay

Answer 2

If it's a keeper league, Volquez would be amazing to hang onto.  He looks like he'd be an ace for a while now.  And, Ludwick has been on a tear this entire season.  Upton has a lot of potential, but he's continued to underachieve and strikeout way too much.

If you're in dire straits for pitching, take Volquez and Ludwick.  If you have an offensive void due to the loss of Pujols, go for the ARod deal.  He has been lightning in a bottle (as usual) in the last month, and he seems recovered from his injury earlier in the season.

Answer 3

I am a big Cardinal, Pujols fan. But I think that he may be older than advertised and starting to come apart perhaps.

I don't know how many keepers you have or for how long, but I like the Volquez, Ludwick deal.

Good luck. Have fun.

Answer 4

Pujols is worth more that frank thomas and less than ken griffey jr