I've played a few different games, a few different tweaks to the settings (still trying to find the ones I want
), but I have noticed I have a few teams that always seem willing to make decent trades with me, and a few that I can't get anything done with as well.
I play as the Milwaukee Brewers each time, and it seems like if I shop a player, the Reds, Nationals, Rangers, and White Sox seem to be the most willing to offer back something decent, while teams like Rays, Rockies, and Blue Jays don't really offer back anything that I'm interested in. The Cardinals either offer me absolute trash, or players out for significant time with major injuries.
If I skip the "Shop a Player" step, and just try to put together a package on my own, again, the Reds, Nationals, Rangers, and White Sox all tend to either accept the offer outright, or they'll ask for that one more player that really isn't going anywhere in my organization, so I can easily close the deal, where the Rays and Rockies want one of my top two or three prospects even when trading I'm offering them what I think is fair value (like a LF prospect with a 60 potential rating for a 2B prospect with a 52 potential rating for example).
I'm sure real life GMs have their buddies they can easily make trades with, and others that always seem to stonewall or otherwise hardline them, so I actually think this is pretty cool that it works out this way when I play.
I'm just curious if anyone else notices this in their games, and who they tend to have easier times and more difficult times making trades with.