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Old 09-06-2017, 09:10 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by ThePretender View Post
That's...not true at all. If you have older expensive players who are likely to decline, you flip them at peak value so you get more assets, and then you promote the younger players who are likely to have similar production. What you're suggesting is exactly how you limit your competitive window.
If it's the start of Spring Training and I have a veteran lineup that can contend that year for the championship, I'm not trading guys away so I can call up guys who might be as good if they pan out. If the team is not contending come the All Star break, then I can flip them but I'll be darned if going to trade guys who are taking me to the championship whether they've peaked or not.
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