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Yunel Escobar vs Jarrod Saltalamacchia

I am in a simulation/replay baseball league.  I am owner of the Atlanta Braves franchise.  I will be adding Yunel Escobar to my roster, in the territorial phase of the off-season.

The Texas Rangers owner will be adding Salty.  

I am weaker at C(Pierzynski) than I am at SS(I have Furcal).

The Rangers could use a SS, and want the younger Escobar rather than Furcal in exchange for Saltalamacchia.  There may be other small parts to either trade to offset differences in value.

My question to you Braves fans is this:  Who would you rather have long term, Escobar or Saltalamacchia.   For this question, assume every aspect of the player matters(defense, offense, makeup, ability to stick at the position, etc...)  Also, assume that if you were blocking either player, you could move that player for another area of need.

In my case, I have Furcal at SS and several of the contending teams have asked about him.  I am hopeful that I could move Furcal to another team in return for SP, which I am extremely short on(Wakefield stands to be my #1 next season).  

Thank you for your comments and vote...

Poll
Who would you rather have on your team?
Yunel Escobar
25 votes
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
27 votes

52 votes | Poll has closed

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100% Salty without a doubt.

Yunel is a nice player but a fantasy star he is not. He isn't going to repeat what he did this season and Salty will get better. But really, it is all about position. Salty is a power hitting catcher. There are so few of those that you have to take that deal. Yunel is easily replaced by someone else.

by was385 on Nov 6, 2007 8:08 PM EST reply actions  

Agreed, but with less conviction.
Salty > Yunel.

That said, how could Time Wakefield be anywhere near the ace of any staff.  I doubt he'd be the ace of any AAA team out there!  Man, I'd say you're in serious trouble...

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by ejruiz on Nov 7, 2007 12:49 AM EST reply actions  

furthermore...
fantasy value? tim wakefield is decent in real life, but fantasy? ehh...

by Doghnut on Nov 7, 2007 12:58 AM EST up reply actions  

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