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The only thing I will say is that if TCR is now much more volatile (and it sounds it is) then perhaps the default trading AI should start valuing established MLB players (veterans) a bit more now than in the past.

In the past it absolutely made sense to make the AI very protective of prospects since they were not flaming out the way a lot of real life players' actually do. IRL prospects are an absolute crapshoot (within reason...1st rounds picks usually will make it to the show...how good they might be or how long they last is another story) and if the game is going to reflect this now (which isn't a bad thing for realism IMO) then perhaps AI trading also needs to value the old "a bird in the hand" philosophy a bit more.


EDIT: in reading the original post, perhaps that's what is going on here as we speak? Prospects are just that prospects. It really comes more down to an organizations' situation (re-building, making a pennant run etc) that determines how they trade IRL. A team who is ready to make a run will value players that can contribute now much more than a club who is looking to the future. Team needs are also a factor as well as finances.