# Fantasy baseball trade advice **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070 "2010-05-11T17:25:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070/1 "2010-05-11T17:25:34Z")
I was just offered the following fantasy baseball trade: I trade Dexter Fowler, OF (Col) and get Austin Jackson, OF (Det). The funny thing is, I picked up A. Jackson as a free agent early in the season and traded him away. But that shouldn’t matter for this trade. League offensive scoring for: HR, R, RBI, SB, and OBP. We are also a keeper league, but neither player was drafted, so both are ineligible to be a keeper. Should I do it? The other guy is banking on Jackson’s high trade value now, but all Fowler really offers is a nice number of stolen bases. However, he only has 5 so far this year. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070/2 "2010-05-12T15:15:48Z")
I’m not that familiar with Fowler. I’d say Jackson won’t be hitting .370 after the All-Star Break, so he’s going to slide at \*least \*a little bit. The question is “when and how bad?” I’d fire the trade up. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070/3 "2010-05-12T16:30:18Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > I’m not that familiar with Fowler. I’d say Jackson won’t be hitting .370 after the All-Star Break, so he’s going to slide at \*least \*a little bit. The question is “when and how bad?” > > I’d fire the trade up. Thanks. I decided to make the trade, since the other manager is infamous for withdrawing trade offers quickly. Fowler is not someone with huge upside, so why not? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070/4 "2010-05-14T02:32:28Z")
I accepted this trade immediately. 12 team keeper league, 5X5 roto. I receive Phil Hughes. I send Howie Kendrick. Hughes won’t stay this hot, but I’ll take him while he’s doing it. I’ve got Kelly Johnson as a 2B as well as Juan Uribe with 2B eligibility. Anyone see any reason why I shouldn’t have done this? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-baseball-trade-advice/539070/5 "2010-05-14T12:33:03Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Anyone see any reason why I shouldn’t have done this? The only reason I can see is that Kelly Johnson is playing way above his skill level (Uribe is a non-factor here). But he’s not going to be as bad as he was last year, and Hughes has the ability to maintain a high level of play (maybe not this high…). If you need the pitching, this is exactly the type of trade that can work for everyone.