Have to cut somebody

[gafftaper]

Melvin Mora's coming back from the DL and I have to make room for him on my roster:

I must cut one of the following:
Melvin Mora
Billy Butler
Lyle Overbay
Scott Rolen
or
Matt Wieters

My thinking:
Option 1
Mastersball pre-season projections when paired with my league's scoring system say drop Rolen. However, Overbay and Butler have been HORRIBLE so far so I'm leaning toward one of them. Butler had a good week and seems to be getting it together a bit so I'm thinking cut Overbay?

Option 2 I have Mauer and Pierzinsky starting. So I don't need Wieters. I picked him up late in the draft purely as trade bait for after he's called up. The way my leagues' rules work I have a designated Infielder Reserve and Outfielder reserve spots. I'm forced to fill my only infield reserve spot with Wieters until he comes up. So while he will be valuable down the line he's a serious pain to keep on my roster right now. So cut Wieters, give up the trade bait and keep the guys who can help me now.

What do you think?

[Mickey4081]

Without question, cut Overbay or Rolen. Butler is starting to turn things around and has much more upside than these two has-beens.

[Todd Zola]

Another thought -- if the plan is to deal Wieters, his value may be at its peak now. If he goes 5 for 10 with 3 HR in his first week, will you really get more than you would now? What if he goes 0 for 10 with 5 Ks?

[gafftaper]

Another thought -- if the plan is to deal Wieters, his value may be at its peak now. If he goes 5 for 10 with 3 HR in his first week, will you really get more than you would now? What if he goes 0 for 10 with 5 Ks?

An interesting thought however my league isn't a keeper league and owners tend to have a "show me something" attitude when it comes to rookies. It's worth a try though.

[Todd Zola]

Another thought -- if the plan is to deal Wieters, his value may be at its peak now. If he goes 5 for 10 with 3 HR in his first week, will you really get more than you would now? What if he goes 0 for 10 with 5 Ks?

An interesting thought however my league isn't a keeper league and owners tend to have a "show me something" attitude when it comes to rookies. It's worth a try though.

To me, all the more reason to deal him now. If he scuffles, which I honestly believe is as likely to happen as raking off the bat, his value plummets.

The whole thing with Wieters is taking advantage of the hype. If your league doesn't generally buy into it, you lose that benefit.