Fielder of Dreams?

Ok, today's topic may be unpopular with some Brewer fans, but it's an interesting one: Should the Brewers trade Prince Fielder? Lyle Overbay had a great season last year, and here are his numbers with the rank among all MLB 1B last year
.301 avg (7th)
.863 OPS (11th)
53 2B (1st)
16 HR (25th)
87 RBI (14th)

Now, given that the Brewers have an arguably better lineup with Krenzyl leading off (hey, anything's better than Pos last year, a .244 hitter should not be leading off) and Lee hitting behind Overbay it is not unreasonable to think that these numbers will not only stay similar, but improve. Now, I ask you, if his avg stays over .300, his OPS tops .910 and brings in 100RBI, what more do you want from a player? Forget about the notion that 1B is simply a power hitting position, look at the player you have there. If you believe that more HR is a better player at 1B, I present this case: Craig Wilson of Pit had 29 HR last year, almost double that of Lyle, but had an avg of .264, OPS of .853 and had a 3-1 K/BB ratio, compared to Lyle's of 1.5/1 ratio. My point is this about Lyle, he is a good hitter and helps keep his team in games and is more likely to sustain a rally than a traditional power 1B. Lyle is only 28 yrs old and is insanely cheap to keep around.

Now, where does this leave the artist formerly known as Prince Fielder? Prince is undoubtedly a better long-ball hitter than Lyle. But he has not proven that he has any other tools than that. His body is built like David Ortiz and can hit the sexy HR, but his fielding is questionable, he's simply too big to be a productive fielder. He is a DH trying to play 1B in the NL. He belongs in the AL, so I say trade him to an AL team. His stock may never be higher than it is now, and the Brewers could get a ridiculous amount of talent for him (maybe even a good, everyday 3B). They would certainly get more for him than Overbay, and it's silly to have both on the roster. I know that he's labelled the future and all, but maybe the future would be better served in trading him.

Anyway, that's my Brewers thought for the day. I'm sure the more seasoned baseball gurus will rip this to shreds, but hey, it promotes discussion if nothing else.