Good player decreasing value of a trade?

asheft · 03-28-2015, 08:42 PM

Hi everyone,

So in my game (2015 MLB start, in preseason of 2016 now) I traded for Travis D'arnaud just so I could get rid of a pretty good pitcher that I had but needed roster space for another. I had no real use for D'Arnaud since I already have Buster Posey catching and I figured he wouldn't be too happy as a backup, so I was planning on trading him away for another player before the season started. First I tried shopping him, nothing. Then I tried initiating a trade, but could never get the AI to accept anything. Eventually I just tried putting just D'Arnaud, selecting the prospects drop down, and scrolling way to the bottom and selecting a half-star as the only return. Still, I could never get the AI to budge from "You're kidding me". Then, the AI proposed a trade, I forget what, but it was a one-for-one. I added D'Arnaud to the deal, and immediately it goes from accepted to "that's not a fair deal you need to give us more". D'Arnaud is still a four star with good ratings by both my scout and OSA, same result with trading difficulty on hard or very hard, favor prospects or heavily favor prospects. Does anyone know what's going on? Why does everyone essentially have an aversion to an above-average catcher?

TomVeal · 03-28-2015, 09:56 PM

How heavy a contract does he carry?

asheft · 03-28-2015, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomVeal

How heavy a contract does he carry?

League minimum. 500 thousand something.

asheft · 03-28-2015, 10:40 PM

Actually now it seems like it might be a trade engine bug. Seriously, Bumgarner (my team) for a backup outfielder (AI team) is a very bad deal?

Edit: Totally unrelated, but why is jasonzimmie thanking literally every single post?

03-28-2015, 08:42 PM	#1
asheft Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 242	Good player decreasing value of a trade? Hi everyone, So in my game (2015 MLB start, in preseason of 2016 now) I traded for Travis D'arnaud just so I could get rid of a pretty good pitcher that I had but needed roster space for another. I had no real use for D'Arnaud since I already have Buster Posey catching and I figured he wouldn't be too happy as a backup, so I was planning on trading him away for another player before the season started. First I tried shopping him, nothing. Then I tried initiating a trade, but could never get the AI to accept anything. Eventually I just tried putting just D'Arnaud, selecting the prospects drop down, and scrolling way to the bottom and selecting a half-star as the only return. Still, I could never get the AI to budge from "You're kidding me". Then, the AI proposed a trade, I forget what, but it was a one-for-one. I added D'Arnaud to the deal, and immediately it goes from accepted to "that's not a fair deal you need to give us more". D'Arnaud is still a four star with good ratings by both my scout and OSA, same result with trading difficulty on hard or very hard, favor prospects or heavily favor prospects. Does anyone know what's going on? Why does everyone essentially have an aversion to an above-average catcher?

03-28-2015, 10:40 PM	#4
asheft Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 242	Actually now it seems like it might be a trade engine bug. Seriously, Bumgarner (my team) for a backup outfielder (AI team) is a very bad deal? Edit: Totally unrelated, but why is jasonzimmie thanking literally every single post? Last edited by asheft; 03-28-2015 at 10:55 PM.

03-28-2015, 09:56 PM	#2
TomVeal All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Spanaway, Washington Posts: 1,257	How heavy a contract does he carry?