Should I Make This Trade Involving Hanley Ramirez?
Posted on February 20th, 2010 by admin
i give hanley ramirez and dan haren
I get jose reyes. Ian stewart. And jake peavy
Should i accept
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Stewart is a good free agent. You can find him available in most leagues. So your deal is really about two for two. I don’t see making the deal unless you need the stolen bases over the home runs you are giving up. I have seen some pretty good teams that have very few stolen bases. It’s just another category to get points. Home runs give you runs, rbi’s, hr’s and batting averages. I wouldn’t take the deal but I haven’t seen the rest of your roster.
Haren and Peavy are pretty comparable; call those two a wash. Ian Stewart is a questionable fantasy own in a vast majority of formats, and the hit you take from Hanley to Reyes is in no way worth it. Don’t do it.
Ramirez looked awful today in the worlds
Peavy was shakey
Pudge and Youk were killers
The angel setup man stunk
Hanley looked overweight and slow
too risky http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
who cares
What a great trade – I would probably accept. If you go roughly by last year’s numbers, Reyes’ average was only a little lower (.297 compared to Hanley’s .301), and has more speed on the bases (56 SB compared to 35). Don’t accept the trade if you need Hanley’s power, though – a lineup change to 3rd in the order will net him more RBIs than last year’s 67, and his OBP is increasing as well. When all is said and done, you’ll have one of the two top SS in the MLB. As for the other players, this is where the deal gets better for you. Haren was great last year but Peavy is amazing EVERY year. Ian Stewart also looks to be on the up and up, and he can always pad your stats or be trade bait.
This is actually one of the most interesting trade offers I have seen all year. There is really no downside on the surface. The guy getting Han Ram is looking for a little more power and there is slight advantage to Haren in whip and his KO’s have gone up. I would do this trade for this reason; Han Ram steals bases and hits for power which makes him an asset in multiple categories, Reyes hits for a little power but for the same reason he is in the top 5. I feel HanRam is due for a little slump because he has started to focus on power and his BA is going to drop. That will hurt his other stats. Reyes may move to the number 3 spot in the batting order which may not produce as many SB’s reducing his value overall. I also don’t think that will last whereas HanRam showing a little power is more of mental problem and will last all season. That’s a trade of what you need – I would still go with Reyes to top steals this year between the two and HanRam to top HR’s but with 10-20 lower on BA. That leaves Haren and Peavy – This is almost a wash even though Peavy’s offense is so much worse. Given the choice I may actually go Peavy on this one anyway. Not because he is that much better but because he may be in a better position in the rotation and the home field he has to work with. I really depends on which stats you need though – If I needed a good WHIP guy, I might lean a little to Haren on this one. The Ian Stewart thing is interesting because he does have a lot of upside and is a good 2B option but I also think Colorado screwed up on Barmes and aren’t giving him a chance. He hit the bench after hitting .330 for a half a seaon after dropping the groceries and breaking his colarbone. They haven’t really let him play since – I would really like to see him get traded to a team that will let him play. And maybe that’s what the Rockies want, a little value. If they can do that early Stewart could be a good pickup.
I like the trade – I would do it. You get even for even and a prospect to watch.