I have been offered John Lester and AJ Pierzynski (or Soto) for Carlos Santana. This is a competitive 14-team H2H league, daily subs, that stresses good pitching and run production. The team offering the trade is my arch-rival, and this qualifies as a blockbuster.
As a points league, our scoring stresses RBI and runs, so Santana is right up there with Napoli. All other catchers are two tiers below. But I feel good about my offense and need pitching. Pitching scores big, with quality innings, Ks and wins. For us, a save is about the same as an HR and a double.
Here is my offense (we use career position eligibility):
OF: Holliday, D. Young, BJ Upton, Kubel, Ross
1B: Pena, Ike
2B: Alexei Ramirez, Lowrie, Raburn
3B: Aramis, Encarnacion, Lowrie
SS: Tulo, Lowrie, Alexei
C: Santana, Hundley
My pitchers: Shields, CJ Wilson, Buerhle, Minor, Floyd, Niemann, Hughes, Bard, Blanton (have Wang and Dice-K stashed on the DL) ... closers are Santiago, Capps (Farnsworth on the DL) ... Bard?
I really like Santana and wonder if Lester is enough ... I would be left with AJ and Hundley at catcher, but my offense looks good to me. Is Lester a Tier One pitcher ... he used to be ... And: Is AJ better than Soto?
all thoughts are welcome ... thanks!
As a points league, our scoring stresses RBI and runs, so Santana is right up there with Napoli. All other catchers are two tiers below. But I feel good about my offense and need pitching. Pitching scores big, with quality innings, Ks and wins. For us, a save is about the same as an HR and a double.
Here is my offense (we use career position eligibility):
OF: Holliday, D. Young, BJ Upton, Kubel, Ross
1B: Pena, Ike
2B: Alexei Ramirez, Lowrie, Raburn
3B: Aramis, Encarnacion, Lowrie
SS: Tulo, Lowrie, Alexei
C: Santana, Hundley
My pitchers: Shields, CJ Wilson, Buerhle, Minor, Floyd, Niemann, Hughes, Bard, Blanton (have Wang and Dice-K stashed on the DL) ... closers are Santiago, Capps (Farnsworth on the DL) ... Bard?
I really like Santana and wonder if Lester is enough ... I would be left with AJ and Hundley at catcher, but my offense looks good to me. Is Lester a Tier One pitcher ... he used to be ... And: Is AJ better than Soto?
all thoughts are welcome ... thanks!
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