What do you think about this trade?

[Addict101]

In one of my leagues:

I give:

David Ortiz
Joe Mauer

I get:

Adrian Gonzalez
Vlad Guerrero

the catcher FA pool is pretty bad, but Doumit is in there and he should be coming off the DL this week once the trade is put through. Gonzo isn't that big of a downgrade from Papi, but Vlad could give me a lot of pop in the OF which includes Gomez and Kemp in it. What do you think about this deal? Thanks.

 

[quinnsft34]

Only thing about it is Ortiz can carry your team offensively for a week. Is it ROTO or H2H? Ortiz seems like he is back to form after the injury plagued last season. Tough call IMO.

 

[Addict101]

It's head to head. There's no doubt in my mind that Ortiz will end up with 35-40 HRs by the end of the year, but Gonzalez looks like he is ready for his breakout career year. I'm still on the fence on this big time.

 

[JakeT.]

Personally, I like Big Papi slightly more than Vlad. And Mauer slightly more than Adrian.

Gonzalez is an excellent hitter but plays most of his games in the biggest parks in the majors and that really limits his power potential. Mauer isn't hitting for power but this year it's really hard to find a capable catcher and this guy will challenge for the batting title every year. As long as you don't need an OF extremely badly, I'd stand pat.

 

[5starbomb]

hopefully you did this trade with Papi going down

 

[-Chase-]

Obviously it's probably too late now, but I would take the trade. I love Papi and would take him over Vlad, but Gonzo is a stud that no one talks about. The only problem with him is he plays in the biggest pitchers park in the league. If he played for Philly he would hit 40+ HR easy, and would actually have a chance at leading the league in homers.