Fantasy Move- What Would You Do?

[HPC]

Okay, so I made this move for my team that I liked.

I dealt:
Jose Reyes
Curtis Granderson
Gerald Laird

for:
Jay Bruce
Russ Martin
the #1 Pick in our Draft coming up

...I decided to move Reyes for a few reasons, but, moving Granderson and Reyes frees up salary space on my team (about $50+), and i will be able to draft and sign a few extra players--Laird was just part of the deal since I still have Ramon Hernandez at C

So my dilema is whether to draft a pitcher--and which one to take, or take Carlos Pena with that 1st Pick.

The two pitchers im looking at are Hamels and Halladay. I cant decide which of them I want for my team.

I know what Halladay brings to the table year after year, and I know what upside Hamels has, but his injury potential scares me.

My staff right now is awesome:

Peavy
Bonderman
Sheets
Jared Weaver
Greinke

...but I still think adding another arm to it would be great, plus, i could always trade someone later on down the road if someone on my team was to get injured

I already made a move and got Kotchman at 1b, so I now have him and Kevin Millar (who i'll cut regardless of whether I take Pena or not). I like Pena and think he can put up another 30hr season with around 100+ knocked in.

I know moving Reyes was tough, but, I felt I could do the move and still be successful because I freed up cap space, and got a solid OF prospect in Bruce...I will more than likely draft a prospect SS (like A. Escobar) with my 2nd or 3rd round pick

So what do you guys think I should do?

 

[Anthony K.]

I'd say your pitching staff is O K.

After Peavy, it kind of thins out (those guys aren't exactly a beacon of health/consistency).

Outside of the three guys you mentioned, who else is available?

In a vacuum, I would have to say Doc Halladay, just because of consistency, though Hamels is tough to pass on.

I wouldn't take Pena there, just because I value those pitchers higher then him.

 

[Huffamaniac]

Is this a keeper league, and how many years can you keep someone?

 

[HPC]

Terminology wise im not exactly sure, since this is the first year i've played a league that isnt free lol, but, I can sign players for up to 3 years.

There are a few more guys available, but, Pena / Hamels / Halladay are the best names available, as there's about 8 teams with a minimum of 25 players on each team.

There's guys like Brad Ziegler available, but I dont have the full list available right now

 

[MojoDan]

I would have a hard time passing on Halladay, but thats just me

 

[scotty21690]

I would have a hard time passing on Halladay, but thats just me

+1

 

[MojoDan]

...and in my experiences, pitching has always held a premium. Never a shortage of hitters, and having extreme depth at pitching might allow you to trade for a position down that line that is known for being shallow. Once other teams see where their power numbers are etc, they are more likely to deal some away for pitching...

...just my 2 cents

 

[DetroitTigers]

Roy Halladay.