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I continue to see an issue with the GM AI. The issue is that the AI will trade for players at a position where they already have more than enough depth and are already paying substantial dollars for. Here is a recent example:
As GM of the SF Giants, I shop Brandon Belt (trying to free up dollars and hopefully at least get a prospect or two). I get an offer from the Cardinals for Michael Wacha. I even add John Gant to the deal and the trade goes through.
Why would the Cardinals do this?? They are already have Goldschmidt at 1B and he is being paid good money, not to mention they have Jose Martinez as a solid backup behind him. In this case, the Cards start Goldschmidt, have a 14m/yr Belt sitting on the bench and have sent Martinez down to the minors.
It is as if the AI does not consider positional depth (or the financial impact) in its decision to sign or trade for players far too often.
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