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Keeper League Trade Advice
Here's the deal: I give up Zac Stacy, Alshon Jeffery, and Vernon Davis, and in return I get Jimmy Graham.

Details:

- Jimmy Graham would be a 3rd round pick (!!!)
- Zac Stacy and Alshon Jeffery will both be Last Round picks (or last and second-to-last if I kept both). Montee Ball will be 9th round pick, and Giovani Bernard will be a 6th round pick. Vernon Davis will be a 7th round pick.

-My other RBs I can keep: Montee Ball, Giovani Bernard
- I don't really have any other WRs or TEs worth holding on to (Damn you Josh Gordon!)

- Our current Keeper rules dictate that a team can only keep a max of 3 players, and can only keep a single player from each position (i.e. I wouldn't be able to keep all 3 of the RBs I have anyways)
- It is possible that the positional limit rule will be abolished...is this trade still worth doing if I'm allowed to keep as many RBs as I want?

I'm pretty sold on this being a trade that is very good for me no matter what, by virtue of getting Jimmy Graham two rounds later than I feel he's worth, and that I will still have at least one stud RB to hold on to at great value.

The thing is, every single player involved here (except maybe Vernon Davis) is going to be acquired or held on to at EXTRAORDINARY value...so for me, I feel like it really becomes about acquiring the best player(s) I can. There are still some marginal question marks regarding Zac Stacy and Alshon, and I am so low on Vernon Davis this year I don't think I'd even keep him if I didn't get Jimmy Graham...plus, our rosters are bigger than average (18 rounds), so I will still have the opportunity to have a great draft.
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    Kacee Giger (624 Reputation Points)
    Sorry, but I just don't know why you'd even consider this trade. To be honest, I wouldn't trade Alshon (last round) for Jimmy Graham (3rd round) straight up as there's no way Graham is 15 rounds better than Alshon. Sure, getting Jimmy Graham in the 3rd round might be good value, but you're giving up way too much.
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    Ajay Sutton (383 Reputation Points)
    I guess I'm considering it because it gives me an opportunity to have one of the best players at his position, in exchange for guys im not likely to keep anyways. If the positional limit rule holds, which it likely will, I can only choose one RB out of my 3...so the other 2 are dead weight anyways. As for Alshon... I know the discrepancy in value is wide, but I guess I value security and proven commodities a bit too high? I dunno, I'm a first year keeper player, so this is precisely why I asked... I guess in my mind I see it as a trade in which I give up 2 players I wasn't really planning on keeping anyways, and essentially just trading a really good player in the last round for an elite player in the 3rd round.
    Kacee Giger (624 Reputation Points)
    Since you're probably not keeping Zac Stacy and Vernon Davis anyway, I'm of course fine with you trading those two for Jimmy Graham. Is there any other WR or QB on your roster you could throw in (maybe even Josh Gordon if the guy you're trading with is willing to wait for him) without giving up Alshon?
    Ajay Sutton (383 Reputation Points)
    Not really. My other 2 Stud WRs would be 1st round picks, which he doesn't want to take, and he doesn't believe Josh Gordon is worth anything. He's also good on QB, and doesn't like my only bait (Andrew Luck in the 11th)
    Kacee Giger (624 Reputation Points)
    If the positional limit rule holds, I think I'd just keep Alshon (18th), Luck (11th), and your favorite of your 3 RB's and forget about Graham. However, if you're determined to get Graham, I'd tell him he can have Vernon Davis and any of your RB's (in case he likes Bernard or Ball better than Stacy) and that's the best you can do.
    joey wilson (500 Reputation Points)
    Sounds like this guy has my team, Im in a 3 keeper (won it last year ) 10 guys. I to have Stacy and Jefferys to make my last spot. I do have Gordon as well but dropping him. My other 2 keepers are Forte and Manning. I was keeping Stacy given up JefferysRB are thin in any Leag so What u Thinkl
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