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Originally Posted by CHCfan
I don't see much to agree or disagree with here yet, honestly. I definitely agree that I (as a human) have a better than 1/30 chance of being the best team in a given year, but I don't know whether trading is the main culprit or not.
For your league (2588-962), why don't you post some of the trades -- a randomish sample -- and we can see what the problem might be. You can comment on the trades, describing what you see wrong, or just post them as-is.
It's definitely worth a look.
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Fair question.
Exhibit 1: Ted Williams
The Ted Williams trade has the name Dizzy Dean in it. However, this was not the all-powerful Dizzy Dean. This was the post-injury 2 star player Dizzy Dean who wasn't worth more than two bits. After the trade he posted a 29-34 record and retired in 1944 while Ted Williams played until 1959 with a career average of .329 along with 493 home runs and 2602 hits. He was also a 5 time batter of the year.
Exhibit 2: Bobby Doerr
This was my first big trade that started the ball rolling. Bobby Doerr was one of the greatest hitting 2b of all-time. I have no idea who those other players are.
Exhibit 3: Hank Greenberg
What can I say? The original Hammering Hank along with Dizzy Trout and Rudy York for a bunch of middling players? I wouldn't have given up Hank alone for the bunch of them.
Exhibit 4: Roy Campanella
Uck, I should be arrested.
Exhibit 5: Willie Mays
Willie Mays AND Minnie Minoso AND Jim Lemon AND Richie Ashburn for Cloyd Boyer and friends. Yup, this was a tough one to pull the trigger on.
Let's just say that these trades (of which I have lots more examples) represent exactly what your mind tells you they represent. Good to great players for fair to good players. None of these five trades (or several more I made) should never have been made by the AI.
As I said, I have an advantage in knowing baseball history but I believe you can program the trading module with a lot of this information so that more equitable trades are made, and some players (such as Ted Williams) are untouchable.
I can say with complete confidence that it is the trading module that has permitted me to dominate my league for over 20 seasons.