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Nunyer · 08-28-2013, 09:13 PM

I would agree with Mr.Scudworth... Any IF with decent arm/range/error ratings will do just fine at 1B. Over the years, I've moved many 3B prospects who were marginal defensively over to 1B and I would never say that they have burned me... Especially when many 1B are the big slugging / glove challenged types anyways.

As far as trading and not "gaming the system"... I don't want to say it's all common sense... but a lot of it is. As others have said... study the deal, study their roster and their needs and if you would pull the trigger from the other side of the table... then go for it. That said, I personally don't like putting trade difficulty to "high". You will grossly overpay for everything. While it surely makes things more challenging, it's punitive and unrealistic. At least with v14, I don't see the need for 'favor prospects' to protect the CPU... They value their youngsters quite well in my opinion with the default settings. You can't just pile on a bunch of 2-3 star marginal guys and land a blue chipper. I do think that setting helps them ask for prospects in return more often instead of always insisting on somebody from your ML roster.

One other thing that might be considered blasphemy.... but don't be afraid to occasionally use the "force trade" button or become commish and orchestrate CPU-to-CPU deals. If you believe the standard line... that the AI is not very bright... well, that goes both ways... and sometimes they simply will not know what is good for them. If you think your offer for that non-compensation pending free agent rental is more than fair, you are probably right. The AI does a good job at protecting their top prospects and their legit stars... but the AI doesn't do a very good job of actually moving players to create value. The AI doesn't seem to have any 'future plans' so to say... They don't do a good job clearing organizational log jams at a certain position and they don't do a good job turning expiring contracts into value. In the end, you can end up increasing the overall health of your league... because if you can 'game' against them... you can certainly 'game' for them.

08-28-2013, 09:13 PM	#10
Nunyer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Baseball Ned Flanders stares into your soul... Posts: 594	I would agree with Mr.Scudworth... Any IF with decent arm/range/error ratings will do just fine at 1B. Over the years, I've moved many 3B prospects who were marginal defensively over to 1B and I would never say that they have burned me... Especially when many 1B are the big slugging / glove challenged types anyways. As far as trading and not "gaming the system"... I don't want to say it's all common sense... but a lot of it is. As others have said... study the deal, study their roster and their needs and if you would pull the trigger from the other side of the table... then go for it. That said, I personally don't like putting trade difficulty to "high". You will grossly overpay for everything. While it surely makes things more challenging, it's punitive and unrealistic. At least with v14, I don't see the need for 'favor prospects' to protect the CPU... They value their youngsters quite well in my opinion with the default settings. You can't just pile on a bunch of 2-3 star marginal guys and land a blue chipper. I do think that setting helps them ask for prospects in return more often instead of always insisting on somebody from your ML roster. One other thing that might be considered blasphemy.... but don't be afraid to occasionally use the "force trade" button or become commish and orchestrate CPU-to-CPU deals. If you believe the standard line... that the AI is not very bright... well, that goes both ways... and sometimes they simply will not know what is good for them. If you think your offer for that non-compensation pending free agent rental is more than fair, you are probably right. The AI does a good job at protecting their top prospects and their legit stars... but the AI doesn't do a very good job of actually moving players to create value. The AI doesn't seem to have any 'future plans' so to say... They don't do a good job clearing organizational log jams at a certain position and they don't do a good job turning expiring contracts into value. In the end, you can end up increasing the overall health of your league... because if you can 'game' against them... you can certainly 'game' for them.