ccookjr

i trade braun, abreu, kotchman and get fielder, zimmeran, and rowand...do it or not

This is what my roster looks like for the roto league.


C Russell Martin
1B Casey Kotchman
2B Chase Utley
3B Ryan Braun
SS J.J. Hardy
OF Bobby Abreu
OF Torii Hunter
OF Jacoby Ellsbury
Util Kosuke Fukudome
BN Kelly Johnson
BN Jhonny Peralta
BN Gary Matthews Jr.
BN Adam LaRoche
BN Scott Rolen

Pitching
SP Scott Kazmir
SP James Shields
RP Jonathan Papelbon
RP Tony Peña
P Matt Cain
P Tim Lincecum
P Ian Snell

DodgerBlue32

Fielder is much better than Kotchman.
Abreu is much better than Rowand (particularly now, as Rowand is on the horrific Giants).

This trade hinges on Braun and Zimmerman. Last season Braun was much better than Zimmerman... but I expect Braun to decline slightly and Zimmerman to improve a great deal. I am unsure, though, how much of a difference will remain this season - Braun will probably better, but not so much as he was in 2007.

I am not sure what I would do here - the deal seems like a veritable push, on the whole... sorry.

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Griffey

It depends, Braun may be big for steals, like 20-25 and will get a lot of RBI chances and chances to be driven in himself in a good lineup. Wash sucks up and down. I'd picth around Zim. Plus he's in the NL east so he'll be seeing nice doses of Johan, Smoltz, Pedro, and Hamels.

Evenflow

It is difficult to decide between Braun and Zimmerman as each has been better than the other at some point.

DodgerBlue32

Braun is definitely the better fantasy option - he's been better in the majors, in limited experience, their minor league OPS are all but identical (.947 for Zimm, .941 for Braun), and he steals bases. Moreover, he plays on a better team and will have more opportunities to drive in runs and be driven in.

This trade comes down to how much better Braun will be. His line will probably be closer to .300/360/.550 while Zimmerman will be .285/.350/.500 - will Fielder make up this difference, in conjunction with the difference between Abreu and Rowand? It's doubtful...

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