Mailbag: Castro For Greinke?
Matt asks…
now, i know sounds like complete insanity, but here’s the situation:
i’m in a pretty deep 12 team, 7×7 league. one of our other players would like to unload greinke (10th rounder) and keep stephen drew (18th round) because of position scarcity. doing this would free up his 1-9 rounds for drafting pitchers, of which there are precious few quality arms available. i jokingly offered him castro over drew for greinke, and he’s accepted. now, i’m a castro fan, but i don’t think he’s going to be a fantasy stud — especially in a deep 7×7 league. should i hang onto castro, or take the offer? my gut is that castro’s stats can replaced, and a guy like greinke in the NL central able to be kept in the 10th is something you don’t pass up.
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Keep Greinke.
Moving to the NL will greatly help his career. Plus he will be getting some run support he never had in KC. The Brewers D will be awful, but facing a pitcher over a DH in the NL will more than make up for it.
It’s clear cut, take Greinke.
The defense sucks but it’s always been that way for him.
I have a hard time buying that Kauffman is hitter friendly though, it’s big.
It’s not obvious that Castro will get steals. 10 in one season is not “plenty”
I don’t know what your 2 extra hitting stats are, but I’m sure Castro is bad in both of them.
Plus sophomore slump season forthcoming.
Kauffman is actually quite hitter-friendly, just not for home runs, which it suppresses. It’s one of the hardest parks for round trippers. It is, however, GREAT for doubles and triples.
Castro for Greinke? Take Fidel.
This wasn’t even worth breaking down.
Missing what round castro can be kept in. Otherwise, this is why keeper leagues are awesome.
Nothing worse than having someone offer you a trade and then when you accept deciding they need to think it over.