Eating my cake and trading for more

I may be in trouble, but not to worry, I will go the distance.

Okay, so for now I have Adam Kennedy at second base. He has done well the last two days and the rest of my team has picked up the slack. So far, it has been an outstanding week for my teem. So I'm knocking on wood, crossing my fingers, and am open to more superstitious suggestions that could help my luck continue.

Still Conor Jackson slumps. There has been a move by the D-Backs that left me very disconcerted a few days ago. They started Chad Tracy at first base. I guess he can play first; I didn't know that.

Before I already had a problem, because the Diamondbacks were starting Tony Clark at first against right-handed pitching and sometimes just for the heck of it. With Jackson slumping and then getting hurt and then slumping again, things were looking bad. What's worse, I didn't have (and still don't have) a backup to play first base! So I've been trying to trade for one.

The good/bad/ugly news is that I now have six good outfielders. Our leegue only has us start three, along with one utility player. In order of projected value, my six are

Andruw Jones
Juan Pierre
Carlos Quentin
Chris Duncan
Chris Duffy
Hunter Pence

though I actually think Pence will outperform Duffy if he continues to play everyday. Preseason forecasts did NOT expect Pence to take over the center field job before May.

Mor on that point: I think Phil Garner is freaking out a little too much. He already demoted closer Brad Lidge within the first two weeks of the season, and almost altogether stopped playing Chris Burke, his opening day center fielder and second hitter. And it's now like Burke was batting 100, rather he was batting about 220. Furthermore he had five steals and several doubles.

Well Garner is the manager; I am not. Obviously I would rather have Burke playing everyday. However, I am grateful that Kennedy has done so well his first two days on my team. In fact, he's competing to be Tony La Russa's everyday leadoff hitter in St. Louis!

Oh yeah the trade. I am trying to trade my two top outfielders for Lance Berkman and Rich Aurilia. This would give me eligibility at first base from both players and also Ss and 3b eligibilly from Aurilia.

I think it would be a good deal for me; of course I would like feedback if you'd like to provide it.