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Who got the better end of this Fantasy baseball trade?
Who got the better end of this Fantasy baseball trade?
Team A Receives Ryan Zimmerman, Chad Billingsly, and Joe Blanton
In exchange for Kevin Youkilis, Kaz Matsui, and Adam Wainwright, and Mark Buerhle
13 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well its a close deal. I'm not exactly sure why Wainwright is thrown in the deal, but its close none the less.
I believe team B is going to end up getting the better end of the deal. Youk had a monster first half of the year last year, and even though it tailed off a bit, he was on most teams who were leading there league. Also Matsui is going to be a huge sleeper this year (in my opinion) with depth issues at 2nd.
Buerhle is the guy that guy who will put this trade over the top for team B. If he returns to form he could easily make a push for the CY young. The White Sox with adding Swisher and Cabrera, already having Dye, Thome, Konerko, Fields in their powerful line-up should produce a lot of runs this year. I think Buerhle is really doing to produce this year, and should go back to his form from a couple years ago.
However Zimmerman is a really hard player to give up. He has had good numbers the past couple of years, and is pretty much lost in WAS. He is going to be their main power source and the ability to drive in runners will be squarely on him.
Even with that said, Team B still gets the edge.
Good luck!!
- 1 decade ago
these guys don't know what they are talking about. team A got a way better deal than team B. Ryan Zimmerman is going to be a fantasy stud this year, in the nationals new "hitter friendly" park. Chad Billingsley is one of the great young pitchers in the game and he finally has a decent offense to back him up. Joe Blanton has next to nothing in run support this year on Oakland, but I doubt he will even be on Oakland when the season starts. Either way, Blanton will find a way to get you 12-15 wins and a sub 4 era. much better deal. youkilis, matsui, and buerhrlie suck in fantasy anyway.
- 1 decade ago
Team B got the better end of the deal. Wainwright is supposed to have a breakout year this year, and Buehrle is good enough for at least 12-13 wins compared to Billingsly, Blanton who have not proved themselves yet.
- K.B.Lv 51 decade ago
Don't forget that team B is giving up 3 for 4 and will have to drop someone. My guess is it will be a SP around the worth of Wainwright which makes it a wash or very close with team B a slight edge because of established players with longer track records.
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