Which prospect would you want? Michael Wacha or Jurickson Profar?

[Roy Hobbs]

Dynasty league, start C,1B,2B,3B,SS,MI,CI,OF,OF,OF,OF,DH,DH / 9 Pitchers

Not taking need into account, which prospect would you prefer?

[Roy Hobbs]

I'm thinking Profar. Shoulder injuries scare the hell out of me and a MI position player is harder to replace than a pitcher. It may take Profar longer to become fantasy relevant, but once he does he's going to be the more valuable player. He may be a tad better baseball player than fantasy player, but still worth more than Wacha IMO.

[Sour Masher]

I'll get this in here before El D explains why Profar is a bum and will always be a bum .

I'd go with Profar too, for the reasons you say. Hitter over pitcher. The scarcity of MIFers. Shoulder injuries for pitchers are scary. I like Wacha a lot, and I don't think Profar is a strong bet to ever be a super stud, but I think his upside is Pedroia with a tad less speed and a tad lower BA, and that is a damn fine MIFer.

Of course, Wacha has shown more in the majors, and for that reason, if his shoulder isn't scaring you right now, I could see someone going with him.

[Hammer]

I think Wacha will be a great one. I would go with him.

[cavebird]

I'd go with Profar on hitter v. pitcher issue. Shoulder injuries scare me for both pitchers and hitters and they both have them, but I think it is scarier for pitchers. I might try to get someone who is healthy.

[overkill94]

My gut said Wacha but taking the dynasty aspect into account, I'd probably go Profar.

[Roy Hobbs]

I ended up trading Ryan Zimmerman and Jurickson Profar for Jason Heyward and Michael Wacha. I think I can live with that. I needed a bump on the other end of the trade for giving up Profar and I like Heyward a lot more than Zimmerman.