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I do a few things to "Police" myself:
1. Like everyone else I try to avoid using the waiver wire to pick up highly rated players, unless it is a position player that fits my needs. But this is only rarely.
2. I do not include cash into any trades except for two exceptions. The first being is when I am trading away a highly paid veteran for prospects. I consider it to be like including some salary relief to the other team. It happens in real life so I don't think it is a big deal, but never more than what that players yearly salary is. The second is sometimes I'll trade for some minor league filler that has no shot at making it in the majors, usually $10,000 is enough. Again, this happens in real life (the player is usually no more than 23/23 on the 20-80 scale)
I try to look at real major league trades to gauge if I am being fair or not. But mostly I just go with gut instinct if I feel something is not right.
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