Who gets the better deal from this trade Joey Votto John Lackey for Matt Holliday and Erik Bedard?

Question

Who gets the better deal from this trade Joey Votto John Lackey for Matt Holliday and Erik Bedard?

Answer 1

wow who ever hets holliday and bedard wins this trade by far bedard stats are not that good but last year he was a contender for cy young and i beilieve now that he is done healing from his injury he will begin a spree of greatness and holliday is the best out fielder in the mlb

Answer 2

I actually think this is a pretty good trade. The issue is, you can only judge based on what has been done. But it's not entirely cut and dry.

Giving up Holliday means you better have the depth in the outfield to make up for his offensive loss. He's been a solid second half player and gets to play half of his games in the great Colorado air. If I had to guess, once he gets his timing back, you're looking at a guy that will produce .315/35/110 type numbers the rest of the way.

Joey Votto isn't going to give you that, by any stretch. Votto's a solid player and in a keeper situation has more value than in a yearly league. He could hit 25-30 home runs and drive in 90 and still hit .275, but the risk of his ability to continue this pace for a full year is much greater than Holliday's. And his manager is Dusty Baker, notorious for not trusting younger players.

Yes, last season Bedard was considered a contender for the Cy Young. But that has been far from the case this year. He's been miserable on the road, posting an ERA over five and a WHIP better than 1.50. And, for a lefty, he has struggled getting left-handed hitters out. That's generally not a good sign. For the rest of the season, given the choice between the two, I'd take Lackey in a heartbeat. After his DL stint, he's done nothing but prove why he is one of the top pitchers in the game.

If I could make this deal Holliday for Lackey, I like it much better. I wouldn't want to include Bedard because of the potential for greatness and regression to the mean possibilities (Bedard can't REALLY be this bad).

Hope this helps.

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