Who do I drop?

[Rob]

Now that the Rays have decided officially to send down Evan Longoria, I'm one player short of being able to field a full team. Mark Reynolds is on the waiver wire, so I know I can grab him... but the question now is who do I drop? I have it narrowed down to Evan Longoria, Jay Bruce, Matt Cain, Pedro Martinez, and Rich Harden.

 

Standard 5x5 H2H league (the only exception is that it's LF/CF/RF instead of 3 OF). We get seven keepers for next season. This is my roster as it stands now...

 

C - Victor Martinez

1B - Todd Helton

2B - Rickie Weeks

SS - Stephen Drew

3B - Ryan Braun

LF - Alfonso Soriano

CF - Chris Young

RF - Corey Hart

UTIL - Evan Longoria

 

SP - Johan Santana

SP - Jake Peavy

SP - John Smoltz

SP - Cole Hamels

P - Joe Nathan

P - Jonathan Papelbon

 

Bench:

Jay Bruce

Matt Cain

Pedro Martinez

Rich Harden

[rawaction]

Vote for Pedro.....to be dropped that is.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Vote for Pedro.....to be dropped that is.

that's what I'd do as well

[17 Seconds]

Now that the Rays have decided officially to send down Evan Longoria, I'm one player short of being able to field a full team. Mark Reynolds is on the waiver wire, so I know I can grab him... but the question now is who do I drop? I have it narrowed down to Evan Longoria, Jay Bruce, Matt Cain, Pedro Martinez, and Rich Harden.

 

Standard 5x5 H2H league (the only exception is that it's LF/CF/RF instead of 3 OF). We get seven keepers for next season. This is my roster as it stands now...

 

C - Victor Martinez

1B - Todd Helton

2B - Rickie Weeks

SS - Stephen Drew

3B - Ryan Braun

LF - Alfonso Soriano

CF - Chris Young

RF - Corey Hart

UTIL - Evan Longoria

 

SP - Johan Santana

SP - Jake Peavy

SP - John Smoltz

SP - Cole Hamels

P - Joe Nathan

P - Jonathan Papelbon

 

Bench:

Jay Bruce

Matt Cain

Pedro Martinez

Rich Harden

 

Definitely Harden. The guy is a bum and even if he stays healthy (ha) he won't be getting many wins with that arocious offense. If Pedro stays healthy he's the type of guy that will be able to produce even if he can't throw hard.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Bruce is never going to see the light of day with Patterson, Hopper, and Freel around. I know it's a keeper, but I don't trust Dusty not to sabotage his career.

[Tracer Bullet]

Bruce is never going to see the light of day with Patterson, Hopper, and Freel around. I know it's a keeper, but I don't trust Dusty not to sabotage his career.

 

Agreed. He probably has 7 better keepers for the next few years anyway.

[Rob]

This may become less of an issue. Another guy in the league has the worst pitching staff in the league (by far), and a major mancrush on Jay Bruce... he's currently debating a trade of Carl Crawford for Cole Hamels and Jay Bruce. And while that may seem lopsided, the numbers actually show that he would be getting considerably better even if Jay Bruce never takes a cut in the majors this year.

[RedFlash]

Definitely Harden. The guy is a bum and even if he stays healthy (ha) he won't be getting many wins with that arocious offense. If Pedro stays healthy he's the type of guy that will be able to produce even if he can't throw hard.

 

I'll drop Harden also. Because even tho Pedro is not the same model as the late 90s Pedro, he still has excellent secondary pitches (his change and curve are still quite good). And if he is healthy, he should win 14-16 games for the Mets. Harden may win 8-10 games for the A's, if he's healthy. I'd drop Harden.

[Rob]

This may become less of an issue. Another guy in the league has the worst pitching staff in the league (by far), and a major mancrush on Jay Bruce... he's currently debating a trade of Carl Crawford for Cole Hamels and Jay Bruce. And while that may seem lopsided, the numbers actually show that he would be getting considerably better even if Jay Bruce never takes a cut in the majors this year.

 

Deal is accepted and pending league approval (need 6 votes from mostly disinterested owners to shoot it down... it wont get vetoed).

 

My offense just got somewhat fearsome.

[17 Seconds]

If walks or OPS is a category in that league, I wouldn't trade Hamels for Crawford. The only way I'd do it is if you're in desperate need of steals.

 

And I take back my statement about Harden. I didn't realize he was "healthy". If he can pull a rabbit out of his ass and be healthy he'll be very valuable. I'd drop Longoria or Bruce as they probably won't see much time this year.

[Rob]

If walks or OPS is a category in that league, I wouldn't trade Hamels for Crawford. The only way I'd do it is if you're in desperate need of steals.

 

And I take back my statement about Harden. I didn't realize he was "healthy". If he can pull a rabbit out of his ass and be healthy he'll be very valuable. I'd drop Longoria or Bruce as they probably won't see much time this year.

 

Just standard categories (R, HR, RBI, SB, BA, W, SO, SV, ERA, WHIP). And while I don't particularly need help in steals, I could really use a boost in batting average. I am employing Rickie Weeks, Stephen Drew, and Chris Young... and only have Todd Helton really offsetting one of them.

 

Besides, with Santana, Peavy, and Smoltz in the fold... losing Hamels is just trading from depth.