Montezuma’s receives:
SP Jake Peavy CHW
Angry Pirates receives:
3B Aramis Ramirez MIL
As straightforward as they come, Kyle had a hitting need, I had a pitching need. I had sent him an offer a few days before it was accepted. The day it was accepted I happened to be playing Kyle and Aramis hit two homers and six rbis. Watching Michael Young man second base for the couple weeks since he traded Beltre was probably enough to make Kyle realize an upgrade was necessary. Neither player comes without injury risk – Peavy due to past history and ARam due to a wonky knee that has kept him out of the lineup at various points during the season. Both were on my team last year and both played up to keeper consideration, with ARam ending up as my final keeper. However, with Youk on the mend and Arenado seemingly sticking with the big club, it was an area I felt I could sacrifice. Kyle has Fister and Zimmermann and some further upstarts in the middle of the rotation like Lackey, Arroyo, and Quintana, so he felt comfortable giving up some pitching. Ironically, I acquired Aramis the previous two seasons around late May after his owner grew frustrated with his typical slow start. This year, he started the season fine (albeit with a stint on the DL) and I traded him.
ARam’s numbers a little down due to injury but he’s posted 85/25/100/.360 campaigns the past two seasons, while Peavy has been the 20th best starter this year according to the Yahoo player rater, with a 1.04 whip my team is desperate for. Who wins this will depend on who is most healthy and will be there to help in the home stretch.
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