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dgtiger3 
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:42 pm)
Guys I am in a very competitive 14 team league and I really went against the grain as far as the draft went. I had the 13th (and 16th) pick and when it got to me I drafted Verlander and Kershaw 1,2. I knew at that point I was going to have to win with pitching (5x5 H2H League) and try to win 2 or 3 categories every week on the offensive side.
I have (We have a Max 8 starts per week)
Verlander
Kershaw
Cain
Darvish
Dickey
Capuano
I am currently in first place with the current lineup.
I have dumped HR and RBI categories and lead the league in SB's, Top 5 in Average and Runs.
C Pierzynski
1B LaRoche
2B Kipnis
3B Lawrie
SS Gordon
OF M.Cabrera
OF Hart
OF Pierre
UTIL Bonificio
Bench
Berkman
De Aza
J.Weeks
I really love my pitching staff as they dominate atleast 4 categories every week. 1B is obviously my weak spot (Berkman should be back soon) but Votto is an elite hitter and I'm not sure its an offer I can pass up, thoughts?
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tduecen 
Tulane Fan
The internet
Member since Nov 2006
80810 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:45 pm to dgtiger3)
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1B LaRoche
Is playing pretty well right, and is good for 20+ home runs and about a .270 avg on season.....
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Honkus
Providence Fan
S County
Member since Aug 2005
30182 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:45 pm to dgtiger3)
pluckers league?
I'd take votto in a heartbeat
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dgtiger3
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:47 pm to Honkus)
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pluckers league?
Lol 4 of the 14 participants are employees.
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
Auerbach's Tavern
Member since Nov 2003
58645 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:48 pm to dgtiger3)
I would. Put Votto at 1B obviously and when Berkman's back replace Juan Pierre with him.
Is there anybody on the wire you could get to better replace Cain by dropping Dickey?
This post was edited on 5/10 at 1:49 pm
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Lester Earl 
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Nov 2003
161070 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:51 pm to dgtiger3)
Id try and trade Darvish instead. Cain is just so steady. Darvish has been great but he may wear down.
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
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Member since Nov 2003
58645 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:53 pm to Lester Earl)
Darvish + one of his OF for Jay Bruce
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dgtiger3
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:54 pm to Rohan2Reed)
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Is there anybody on the wire you could get to better replace Cain by dropping Dickey?
With 14 teams it is a little tight, but I just noticed Jason Vargas is still out there even with his stellar start.
Other options are Zambrano, Jerome Williams, Niemann. Decent 5th in the rotation guys.
(We only have 5 SP slots and 5 Bench)
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dgtiger3
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 1:57 pm to Rohan2Reed)
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Id try and trade Darvish instead. Cain is just so steady. Darvish has been great but he may wear down.
I'd much rather trade Darvish, I'm pretty attached to Cain (He has had a spot on my fantasy team for past 3 seasons). Doesn't seem to be biting on that though.
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Darvish + one of his OF for Jay Bruce
The guy who has Votto also has Bruce (odd)
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
Auerbach's Tavern
Member since Nov 2003
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| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 2:03 pm to dgtiger3)
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With 14 teams it is a little tight, but I just noticed Jason Vargas is still out there even with his stellar start.
Other options are Zambrano, Jerome Williams, Niemann. Decent 5th in the rotation guys.
(We only have 5 SP slots and 5 Bench)
Gavin Floyd available?
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dgtiger3
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 2:09 pm to Rohan2Reed)
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Gavin Floyd available?
No
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Rohan2Reed
Grambling Fan
Auerbach's Tavern
Member since Nov 2003
58645 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 2:12 pm to dgtiger3)
whew. 14 teams league is tough.
like I said, I would go after Bruce with a package deal and try to sell high on Darvish like Lester suggested. Cain is so consistent it's tough to lose a sure thing.
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dgtiger3
North Carolina St. Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
3158 posts
| re: Should I pull the trigger, Matt Cain for Joey Votto? (Posted on 5/10/12 at 3:29 pm to Rohan2Reed)
Solid advice.
I'm really high on Cain and what he brings to the table, I didn't want to do the deal, but I wanted to get outside opinion because maybe I thought too highly of him.
Obviously others feel the same way I do. Thanks
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