1B "problem"

[Productive Outs]

alright, i have ortiz, derrek lee, and adrian gonzalez. this league has one utility spot, so i need to trade one of them. the categories are R/HR/RBI/SB/BB/OBP/SLG. if i trade gonzalez, what kind of value should i expect to get?

[Balsa]

Pretty high I expect, he's been off to a very hot start.

 

I could see a decent closer or starter come your way.

[tkenm356]

You could get a realy good SP or closer like he said. FWIW, here are the Pecota projections for Lee and Gonzales

 

Lee:

.288AVG 96R 28HR 87RBI 18SB .369OBP .527SLG

 

Gonzalez:

.289AVG 77R 22HR 86RBI 0SB .355OBP .481SLG

 

I think Gonzalez is going to break that projection easily, but I think Lee is going to break his projection as far as AVG is concerned as well, which means he'll have a higher OBP.

 

They could end up putting up similar offensive numbers, but I'd bank on Lee over Gonzalez solely because he's been much more proven. I think even if you trade Lee, you'll still do a-ok regardless