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Originally Posted by magicspeedo
The way the drafts work, you can find a ton of 5 star potential talent for your bullpen. These guys can develop into dominant closers. Once they do, you can package them up with a few decent prospects to get that ONE all star prospect. Given that you can get 2 or 3 good bullpen guys a season in the draft, that means you can usually get 1 or 2 four and a half star and up prospects a season via trades. It may take a couple of years, but once you get the bullpen system working, you can have a stream of 4 1/2 star talent in your minor leagues for your position players.
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This is really key.
It's also possible to find some serviceable pitchers as free agents (in the first season) and package them with a prospect or two for a prospect with excellent potential. I found that it's more important to find a team who is weak in the positions that you have players you can trade. Some teams will take really dubious trades if they have weaknesses in the positions you're offering.