Dynasty Trade involving Clay Buchholz - With Poll
by Wilbur Wood on May 18, 2010 7:49 PM EDT
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Clay Buchholz for Jon Papelbon.
I'd be getting Paplebon on a win now team, with some current need at the closer position although I usually base my trade decisions on the long term merits so I'm not unduly influenced by my weakness at closer.
Buchholz is almost 4 years younger and certainly has more upside, although with each outing I become a bit more convinced that "he is what he is". Paps, despite last night's debacle, should still be a reliable source of saves for a few more years. On the other hand, in a dynasty format Paplebon's value is exclusively linked to saves (a role that sometimes has a short shelf life), while Buchholz is an SP with skills
Anyway, very interested in thoughts on this exchange and comments as I know that there are a lot of Red Sox & Yankee fans who have views on these players.
Thank You.
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Papelbon gets the nod if you have the need as you say you do.
As a side note: If Buchholz gets traded to say the Padres in a package deal to bring Adrian Gonzalez over, his value takes an immediate bump up. Just a thought.
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Buch
should be a dominant starter. My only concern with him is between the ears. Seems to get rattled easily. If he has a great season or switches teams I could see him getting enough confidence for this to become a non-issue.
Paps velocity isn’t getting better and it seems he’s moved further and further away from being a multiple pitch guy, which isn’t good as the velocity declines.
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