Trading Papelbon at $29

[umjewman]

Hey all, here's the deal. 5x5 (OBP rather than AVG), NL-Only, 12 teams, $280 cap (with 25, rather than 23, extra UT and extra P spot). I have a $29 Papelbon that I don't really want to keep. Not that many people want to keep him either, so there has been limited interest. I've been offered a bunch of different deals, and I'm not 100% sold on any of them, but wanted to run them by the penners and see if anything jumped out as something I should go for. All contracts are beginning their 2nd year unless otherwise noted.

Option 1: Papelbon at $29 and Kyle Blanks at $1 for Gregor Blanco at $10 and Brad Brach at $2

Option 2: Papelbon at $29 and Chris Capuano at $5 (due extension) for Scott Hairston at $10.

Option 3: Papelbon at $29 and Jesus Guzman at $3 (due extension) for Scott Hairston at $10.

Option 4: Papelbon at $29, Guzman at $3 (due extension) and Blanks at $1 for Scott Hairston at $10 and Josh Bell, MLE at $2

Option 5: Papelbon at $29 and Alexei Amarista at $3 for Jeff Karstens at $4 (waiver pickup, so commencing his first year) and Jordany Valdespin at $5

Of course, I can always just keep Papelbon, but as I said, I'm not in love with the idea, since I'll need to acquire a lot of hitting in the auction and chewing up $29 on a closer is not really helpful.

Below are my potential keepers (including those on the borderline who I may not keep):

S. Strasburg- $18
J. Samardzija- $7 or $12
M. Harvey- $5
W. Rodriguez- $10
T. Wood- $5
C. Capuano- $5
L. Gregerson- $2
M. Belisle- $1
R. Tejada- $1
M. Kemp- $54
J. Guzman - $3
K. Blanks - $1
C. Johnson - $3
J. Kelly- $3
J. Papelbon- $29

Sorry for the length of this post. Thanks in advance for the opinions!

[joncarlos]

Do you have to keep him or can you throw him back? All these deals involve you giving up a $29 Paps *plus* someone of actual value.

Blanks suddenly looks good so he might be a keeper. I don't love Hairston at $10. If I was forced to keep Paps I might take deal #5. Even if I wasn't forced to keep Paps, that's the only one I'd do. Valdespin sucks at OBP but Karstens should get you 150 solid innings.

[umjewman]

Do you have to keep him or can you throw him back? All these deals involve you giving up a $29 Paps *plus* someone of actual value.

Blanks suddenly looks good so he might be a keeper. I don't love Hairston at $10. If I was forced to keep Paps I might take deal #5. Even if I wasn't forced to keep Paps, that's the only one I'd do. Valdespin sucks at OBP but Karstens should get you 150 solid innings.

I don't have to keep him, I can certainly throw him back. But, if any of these deals actually provide me with some value, I figured it was worth a shot to ship him somewhere.

Thanks, JC...

[revo]

If you did make a deal, I'd take #5 -- I think Valdespin breaks out this season.

[overkill94]

I don't like any of the deals, none of the players you're getting back seem keepable in your format unless you believe in Valdespin (pinch-hit homers inflated his stats from last year).

ETA: I wouldn't keep Papelbon either, that's too much money for a closer that might be on the decline.