REDS/INDIANS TRADE

[firemanx]

INDIANS trade Asdrubal Cabrera,Rickie Weeks,Carlos Marmol,Chris Archer,Alex Torres,Tony Wolters,
4th round draft pick first year draft 2012 Cleveland   for Joey Votto

[firemanx]

The INdians have agreed to this deal as we trade SS asdrubal cabrera  for Votto also lose some prospects fpr a proven MVP

[mrmetsman]

I Accept

I'm an owner who doesn't want to putt all his eggs in 1 basket.
Whenever a team depends for a great deal on 1 player i always keep my fingers crossed that he doesn't injure himself.
In fantasy i tend to spread this risk with my teams.
I'd rather have 3 $10M players than 1 $20M player.

I understand Votto is the nr 1 fantasy player at the moment,but that's gonna show in his price later on when i need to extend him.
So i had some choices to make.
Either
1.keep him and ride him till his contract ends,
2.keep him and extend him[probably around $20M per year] or
3.trade him.
I choose the 3rd option.
I wanted to get multiple pieces for him if i could get it.
Indians made me an offer i just couldn't refuse.
With Cabrera and Weeks i solidify my MI for the upcoming years.
Players who have had a bad start this season but are proven nonetheless.
Marmol gives me 1 more RP/C option,which is always valuable.
Archer and Torres are 2 of the Rays top pitching prospects.
We all know the Rays know there pitching.
Probably mid rotation starters in the future[or atleast top relievers]
Getting them now when their price is low is what every dynasty GM wants for their team.
Wolters is a top 5 Indians prospect that will probably make a fine MI in the future.
This together with also a 4th round pick made this an easy choice for me.
It will weaken me somewhat now,but will strenghten me a lot in the future.

Thanks to Indians for hard but fair negotiations.

[Lindner]

 :iatp:

[Tarheels55]

After reading all about the trade

 :iatp:

[ldsjayhawk]

This trade, as far as I can tell, puts Cincinnati over the 40 man roster limit.

[mrmetsman]

IF/When the trade is approved,i will of course adjust my roster.
But you can't expect me to do this before a trade is even approved right?
That would be ....well foolish.

[kenny]

What would your transaction be if this trade is approved? It can be contingent upon the approval here.

[kenny]

I approve pending corresponding transactions to make the roster legal.

[mrmetsman]

After trade approval the Reds will make the following transactions to comply with league rules.

Asdrubal Cabrera will take the place of Joey Votto on the Reds 40 man roster.

Daryl Thompson will be placed on irrevocable waivers with the purpose of placing him in the Reds minors to make room for Carlos Marmol

Jordan Smith will be placed on irrevocable waivers with the purpose of placing him in the Reds minors to make room for Rickie Weeks.

Chris Archer,Alex Torres and Tony Wolters will go straight to the Reds minors.

With these transactions i will comply with league rules.