Trade Choo for Jansen, Benoit and Revere?

[ChicoEscuela]

10 –team 5x5 mixed redraft. I was offered Jansen, Benoit and Revere for Choo. I think it favors me, but still wonder if I should do it because of my position in the standings. I’m 15 SB from gaining a point, so Revere won’t make up that diff by himself. But he would help me hold off the guy behind me because he’s the one trading him. I’m not using Choo now anyway, so Revere would probably replace A Jax.

Biggest concern is pitching. I’ve been using only 2 RPs and keeping a solid core of 7 SPs that over the last month have been lowering my WHIP/ERA plus getting Ws and Ks. I’ve gained 6 pts in Wins and am only 2 Ws from the top spot. I'm also closing in on more gains in WHIP, ERA and Ks. Benoit and Jansen will help my SVs - I have 45 and the 3 ahead of me have 51, 55, 58, so I may be able to gain 3 points, but that's going to cost me by taking away from my SP stats.

Would you make this trade? Here's my roster:

C - Santana, Montero
1B - Goldschmidt
2B - Pedroia
3B - Headley
SS - A Escobar
CO - Rizzo
MI - Zobrist
OF - Rios, A Jones, Brantley, A Jackson, R Davis
UT - K Davis
BN - Zimmerman, Choo

P - Sale, Sanchez, Cobb, Fister, Odorizzi, Lohse, Quintana, C Allen, Robertson
BN - Dickey, Garza, McCarthy, Young

[da_big_kid_94]

Three useful players for a guy who's riding my pine? Where do I sign up?

[Todd Zola]

Just to comment on the saves -- without knowing if it's a daily league and you can have all 4 CL active and still cycle in the starters, adding two means you have a realistic shot at one point, not three. Right now, a 10 save difference is really 15 as we're 2/3rds through the season. Each new closer can be assumed to get 6-7 saves so you're adding 12-14. Strange stuff may happen but from a practical sense, you're looking at one point.

[ChicoEscuela]

Thanks Todd - that's a little clearer when you point it out that way. I went a step further and looked at who the teams ahead of me have as closers, and they all have three decent ones. So it's not worth filling two starter positions (potentially 4 starts because it's not a daily lineup league) with two relievers. I have to admit that's outstanding value for Choo but this seems to be one of those cases where the needs don't fit the trade. Now if I could turn around and flip two of the relievers for another need, then I would do it.

[da_big_kid_94]

Just to comment on the saves -- without knowing if it's a daily league and you can have all 4 CL active and still cycle in the starters, adding two means you have a realistic shot at one point, not three. Right now, a 10 save difference is really 15 as we're 2/3rds through the season. Each new closer can be assumed to get 6-7 saves so you're adding 12-14. Strange stuff may happen but from a practical sense, you're looking at one point.

Valid perspective.

[alleyoops]

I'd do the deal. A couple of things the closers give that haven't been mentioned is help in ERA and WHIP, depth at closer, and flexibility. The value you're getting is much higher than what you're giving, and the 2 guys you have to drop (assuming a fixed roster size) aren't worth much.