Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Am I overreacting or is this trade really uneven?

Best way to decide is to look at the rosters of the guys trying to make the deal. if it looks as though one guy is loading up and the other is positon gutted it is a sham deal but if the positional needs of each fit the guys involved i am not sure this is as lopsided as it might appear. The 2 catchers are a lot closer in numbers than people think (Mauer gets the ink, Hernandez should also, his numbers are dominating as well). Hafner is an outstanding hitter who will likely land on the DL at some point so in the end Francoeur might have comparable numbers (Hafner will hit for a much better ave. but the rest of the numbers are close). Compare Wright and Suzuki and what you end up with is sacrificing SB for power, the rest of the numbers again are comparable. Guillen (provided the health remains) is a 20/20, .300 hitter and at least for now is a better fantasy option that Shields but dont underestimate how good Shields is (check his K/BB per inning...a great indicator of how he will do overall). Like I said if the position needs make sense for each guy this is a pretty even overall trade....you just need to look past the Top 50 draft slots (but i understand how easy it is to notice that part).

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