Go for the glory? (AL-only)

[overkill94]

10-team 5x5 (OBP) keeper league

Finally made my way up to 2nd place, 5.5 points out of first, 0.5 points ahead of third, and the rest of the teams don't really seem to be a threat. My team has been making such steady progress that I'm not sure I necessarily need to make a big splash trade to take this thing down, but I could definitely use a little help on offense.

The last place team is mulling this offer:

I give
Ryon Healy - $8/contract runs through 2019
Vlad Guerrero Jr. - $5/19+ (it will be a 3-year contract once he gets called up plus 1 option year)

I get
Josh Donaldson
Jose Altuve
Archer, Price, Lucroy, or Trumbo

I really hate to part with Vlad since he's supposed to be the next big thing, but he is still a few years away so it'll take some patience. I'm already pretty set at middle infield with Pedroia, Segura, Tulo, and Barreto but Altuve's speed and OBP would help quite a bit.

I know you guys are going to tell me to jump all over this deal, but I hate giving up such a good prospect when I feel like I might be able to take this thing down without the trade. Also, which of those last players would you choose? Lucroy would replace Yan Gomes so he makes the most practical sense, but Archer is probably the best of the bunch.

[overkill94]

To help explain things, here's my roster right now:

C - Gomes
1B - Encarnacion
2B - Pedroia
3B - Sano
SS - Segura
CI - Healy
MI - Tulo
OF - JD Martinez
OF - Melky Cabrera
OF - Dyson
OF - J. Bonifacio
Util - Barreto
Bench - Marisnick
DL - Hicks
DL - Pinder

P - Kluber
P - Carrasco
P - Happ
P - J. Montgomery
P - Fiers
P - A. Moore
P - Osuna
P - C. Allen
P - Street
DL - Morton
DL - Sabathia
DL - G. Richards

Minors - Moncada, Leonys Martin, and Vlad Jr.

[GwynnInTheHall]

Flags Fly and all that--Vlad is a stud, but you still have great Yoan. I'd have to make this deal.....

[chancellor]

Holy cow, take this deal and take it now. And take Archer. You might be able to win the league without the deal, but you take this and just end all debate fast.

[revo]

Holy cow, take this deal and take it now. And take Archer. You might be able to win the league without the deal, but you take this and just end all debate fast.

Ummmm, yeah. Forget about Vlad whatshisname.

[Hornsby]

Yeah, I've traded Vladdy Jr. in 2 leagues, might regret it...but, flags and all that. I'd take Archer, and see if you can squeeze out a disappointing Trumbo.

[virgonomic]

Agree with the others. I like the move to try for Archer and Trumbo. Everytime Vlad hits a homerun, shine your championship ring.

[overkill94]

Pretty sure Lucroy would've had the highest ADP during draft season. Obviously he's been a disappointment so far but is there anything to explain the struggles? Seems like he would be due for a hot streak sooner or later.

[Art Vandelay]

Pretty sure Lucroy would've had the highest ADP during draft season. Obviously he's been a disappointment so far but is there anything to explain the struggles? Seems like he would be due for a hot streak sooner or later.

I think I've read the heat of Texas brings up the offense for the Rangers

[overkill94]

You guys have mostly talked me into doing the trade, now I'm just having some trouble figuring out who the 3rd piece should be. Archer may have the most value but I'm already very solid in all pitching categories and flipping one of my pitchers to another team is easier said than done. Trumbo could be a nice power source but last year was something of an outlier and his OBP always sucks. Lucroy should be a top-5 catcher but he's been dog crap so far. Is this a "best player available" situation or should I address my team needs instead?

[virgonomic]

At this point in the season, address team needs. You may not have many suitors if you need to trade to address team needs.

[Sharky]

At this point in the season, address team needs. You may not have many suitors if you need to trade to address team needs.

What he said!

Happy 4th 'penners!

[revo]

I still see Archer as the greatest need.

Fiers and Montgomery are far from sure things and if they blow up, who do you have to replace them? Sabathia?

Lucroy should be better than Gomes, but he's been disastrous.

Trumbo is fine, but you have Hicks back in a couple of weeks and Moncada coming up soon.

So I'd take Archer and not look back.

[overkill94]

Interesting. I feel I have a couple top-5 starters already in Kluber and Carrasco and then a whole lot of solid options. Three of the top 5 starting pitchers in the AL seems like a bit of (pardon the pun) overkill.

[overkill94]

Well, I proposed that trade (which that owner had claimed he would accept) on Monday, then Wednesday comes around and there's no response at which time Huston Street had once again gone on the DL and I wanted to drop him for Anibal Sanchez (who threw himself a gem the next day). Since Street was the one I was going to drop in the trade I had to cancel the offer, but it's not like I was pulling my offer. Then, tonight I go to the Dodger game and come back to find that this owner had traded those same guys to the 3rd place owner for a package centered around a cheap Bregman, an at-value Haniger (our draft was in late April), and a cheap Porcello.

While I'm not exactly mad at the owner for choosing that offer over mine, I think it's a little shitty that he:
a) didn't respond to my offer for 48 hours after we had basically agreed to it over text (with a follow-up text to let him know if I needed to massage it)
b) then jumped at this other offer without letting me know he was considering other offers

When I texted him afterwards he claimed he got tripped out a little when I canceled my original offer, but once I let him know that it was only so that I could pick someone else up in the meantime he resorted to stammering mode.

Oh well, I still think my team's got a chance to take it all down as is and can use guys like Healy or Hicks to make another big move if need be.