Trade Help

Personally, I don't think the staff is that "terrible" it's just they are currently under-performing and you clearly lack an anchor.

Kershaw is definitely a stud but pitchers are a bit skittish and a few bad outings can really skew the numbers against you. I almost always prefer the stud bat over the stud pitcher unless you have a serviceable replacement available. In this instance, you lack that.

What kind of 1b/CI does your potential trade partner have? Perhaps you can expand the trade as Fielder and Arrieta for Kershaw and bat better than Giambi? Even a Mitch Moreland or someone receiving mostly every day at-bats would make this trade more palatable. It appears on it's face, all your gains on the pitching side would be wiped out by losses on the hitting side. If this were July or August and you told me you had huge leads in offensive categories, my analysis might change. On May 1st, I'd stand pat or at least look to revise the trade slightly so that you receive some production from 1b.

I agree. There's tons of comfort in a player like Fielder because you know what you're going to get. Longoria's name and position should be worth something and trading him is more palatable because like you said, he lacks the consistency. Perhaps look to the Gio Gonzalez owner if he needs a bat and has decent pitching? Gio's numbers don't look all that great right now but you know his upside. Maybe James Shields as well. Both would be reasonable targets for an offer of Longoria.