Trade Evals - pick a side (AL)

[SlideRule]

10-team AL, 3-yr keepers.
Choose your side:

$8 E. Aybar vs. $1 G. Balfour
$7 L. Cain vs. $16 H. Kendrick
$35 M. Cabrera vs. $8 M. Brantley
$13 R. Martin vs. $18 A. Jones

[Hammer]

Balfour
Kendrick
Brantley
Jones

[chancellor]

Aybar
Kendrick
Brantley
Jones

[joncarlos]

$8 E. Aybar vs. $1 G. Balfour =========Aybar
$7 L. Cain vs. $16 H. Kendrick ========Kendrick
$35 M. Cabrera vs. $8 M. Brantley=====Miggy
$13 R. Martin vs. $18 A. Jones========Jones

[SlideRule]

I guess it depends somewhat on inflation in my league too. How about this - assuming I can, should I trade my $7 Cain for
Miggy $35
or
Kendrick $16
or
Aybar $8

?

[Gregg]

I'd deal for Miggy. Cain is far from a sure thing and Miggy is as risk-free as they get.

I am not so sure. Cain + $28 player is probably better than Miggy and a $1 pitcher. Cain at $7 is a very good deal.

[BC...]

I am not so sure. Cain + $28 player is probably better than Miggy and a $1 pitcher. Cain at $7 is a very good deal.

You may be right, but it is a "shallow" only league, so the buck player is better than if it were s 12 team league.

[axman]

A 10 team only league is much different than a 12 team league. The worst player taken is 46 spots better. That said I'd make the deal for Aybar. I have Aybar as either the 4th or 5th best SS in the AL. Having him at $8 ensures you have a quality SS for a good price an allows you to spend the $35 on a big slugger.

[Gregg]

You may be right, but it is a "shallow" only league, so the buck player is better than if it were s 12 team league.

You make a good point. I would also suggest the same holds true for the $28 player.

[Hammer]

Ditto this. How come you other guys are picking Brantley over Miggy? That seems like a no-brainer to me.

it is. in my case I was thinking Melky. Brain fart.

[SlideRule]

OK, one more to throw at you:

Adam Jones $18 B vs. J. Montero $8 B

[SlideRule]

Traded $7 Cain for $16 Kendrick.

Still might be able to do Adam Jones $18 for J. Montero $8 - anybody have any input? Need to pull the trigger by tonight... I'm tempted to stick with the more reliable Jones, but C-eligibility is worth a premium too.

[Lucky]

I'd take Jones. They have about the same amount of profit, but Montero has more risk, IMO.

[SlideRule]

He'd be C-elig for 2012, and then depending on if he gets 20 games there, maybe for 2013. But it's all moot as that owner traded
$8 Montero and $3 Masterson
for
$5 Sale, $5 Ackley, and $34 Sabathia

I'm happy keeping Jones. I am a fan of risk minimization, as evidenced by my Cain trade I guess. Thanks for the input, all!