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I was able to get Sonny Gray and Jesse Hahn from Oakland for a bunch of good prospects (4 around 60/80 potential, and a 74/80 potential SP). Very hard trading difficulty, neutral AI preferences.
They still have a good pitching staff, with all their SPs rated at least 40/80, so they had a lot of depth there. They may be part of why they were willing to trade, since giving up a 70/80 pitcher only reduces them down to using a 40/80 pitcher instead of a 20/80 one, so maybe try looking for teams like that to trade with.
Or you can brute-force it, like going though good MLB pitchers and trying to trade for them. Just throw your 4 best players and prospects into a trade deal (preferable the ones everyone seems to always want in trades) and see if the "make it work" button even works. If they are interested, you can remove players 1 by 1 from the trade, clicking the make-it-work button each time to see what else they'd take instead of your top players. Usually you'll get at least some more options for players you can stand to lose.
It's hard to know what players the AI will be willing to give up for a reasonable price. You just have to try each one. Don't think that just because it was impossible to acquire one highly rated player no matter what you offer that it necessarily means you have to look for a much lower quality player to have a chance. I've seen teams willing to trade a top player, and other teams unwilling to give up much weaker players for the same price.
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