Working the Phones

2 Trade offers to get my team set, I need more HR, RBI power in my lineup. I think I am getting my power that I want.

12 team mixed 7×7 keeper league,  it position based, so all my OF’s have to LF, RF or CF.  My current lineup is Barrett-C, Chris Duncan-1st (RF, LF), Kinsler-2nd, Reyes-SS, Gordon-3B (Teahan to back him up a 3B), Burrell-LF, A. Jones-CF, Teahan-RF (3B) and Thome at UTIL and I have Derosa (2nd, RF), Sexson and

Sheffield

on the bench.  SP-Zambrano, Smoltz, Zito, Lilly and Loshe with

Jennings

on the DL and my relievers are Paplebon, Fuentes Dempster, Otsuka and MacDougal, we have Holds as a category.

Trading

Gary

Sheffield

Barry Zito

For
Ian Snell
Rafeal Furcal

Then I will Trade
Rafeal Furcal
Andruw Jones
Otsuka

For
Manny
Bill Hall 

n      Michael

Michael,

I think you’re working the phones a little too much here.

You’re essentially you’re trading

Sheffield

, Andruw, Otsuka and Zito for Bill Hall, Manny and Snell — not something to get excited over. Selling low on Andruw Jones in his contract year isn’t a great idea — especially in a league that rewards talented center fielders. Hall won’t replace him. And you don’t exactly receive an inordinate amount of pop.

Maybe

Sheffield

’s wrists don’t snap like they used to. He’s a not a sub-.200 hitter, though. As far as hitters go, it’s Sheff and Jones for Manny and Hall.

Eh. You can do better.

– Alex Cushing, MLB.com