Did I rip off the cpu in the trade?

geisterhome · 06-19-2017, 05:43 AM

Before the 2018 season I (mets) traded Yelich (great last season, AS, Silver Slugger) of the marlins for two rather young 3 and 2 star prospects (ootp scouting values them abt the same) and Juan Lagares (decent last season for his standards but rather bad contract).
I also threw in a 2 star catcher although I didn't need to.

Trade difficulty is on hard and favour prospects.

Marlins have neutral focus and are heavily in budget trouble- which didn't improve either as lagares and yelich make abt the same next and over next season.

Thinking abt it again I dont know how this one could go through, I was trying many trades and the cpu didn't like any of my offers until that one..

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chazzycat · 06-19-2017, 01:18 PM

I could see the financial motivation from the AI if they are in a rebuild. Yelich is guaranteed money through 2021 and Lagares just through 2019 and at a much lower rate. If they really are in serious financial trouble this move saves almost $40 million total.

Actually considering the history of the real life Marlins, a firesale sounds pretty accurate

slugger922cubs · 06-19-2017, 01:25 PM

I always look at trades this way. If i was the other GM does this trade make sense? Is there a justification for making the trade. If yes then I dont see it as exploitive. Remember real GMs make bad trades all the time.

NoOne · 06-20-2017, 11:52 AM

gms do make bad trades...

in my experience even with 'normal' difficulty, it's almost always tilted in the ai's favor, if slightly... so, when a rare occurence crops up where i get the advantage, i have no problems taking it.

if it's common that you see a huge skew in your favor that is a different context... otherwise, stop looking the gift-horse in the mouth.

i don't know yelich's ratings off the top of my head... 3 and 2 star return isn't exactly gluttonous, imo.

Bobble · 06-20-2017, 01:29 PM

Not that you can't rip off the AI but you can console yourself that you don't know how the other team views the players. Maybe they see Yelich as a 5-star and the two guys they let go as 1-star guys?

06-19-2017, 05:43 AM	#1
geisterhome Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 286	Did I rip off the cpu in the trade? Before the 2018 season I (mets) traded Yelich (great last season, AS, Silver Slugger) of the marlins for two rather young 3 and 2 star prospects (ootp scouting values them abt the same) and Juan Lagares (decent last season for his standards but rather bad contract). I also threw in a 2 star catcher although I didn't need to. Trade difficulty is on hard and favour prospects. Marlins have neutral focus and are heavily in budget trouble- which didn't improve either as lagares and yelich make abt the same next and over next season. Thinking abt it again I dont know how this one could go through, I was trying many trades and the cpu didn't like any of my offers until that one.. Sent from my GEM-702L using Tapatalk

06-20-2017, 01:29 PM	#5
Bobble Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: High and outside Posts: 4,054	Not that you can't rip off the AI but you can console yourself that you don't know how the other team views the players. Maybe they see Yelich as a 5-star and the two guys they let go as 1-star guys? __________________

06-19-2017, 01:18 PM	#2
chazzycat All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,685	I could see the financial motivation from the AI if they are in a rebuild. Yelich is guaranteed money through 2021 and Lagares just through 2019 and at a much lower rate. If they really are in serious financial trouble this move saves almost $40 million total. Actually considering the history of the real life Marlins, a firesale sounds pretty accurate

06-19-2017, 01:25 PM	#3
slugger922cubs Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 314	I always look at trades this way. If i was the other GM does this trade make sense? Is there a justification for making the trade. If yes then I dont see it as exploitive. Remember real GMs make bad trades all the time.

06-20-2017, 11:52 AM	#4
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	gms do make bad trades... in my experience even with 'normal' difficulty, it's almost always tilted in the ai's favor, if slightly... so, when a rare occurence crops up where i get the advantage, i have no problems taking it. if it's common that you see a huge skew in your favor that is a different context... otherwise, stop looking the gift-horse in the mouth. i don't know yelich's ratings off the top of my head... 3 and 2 star return isn't exactly gluttonous, imo.