Trade Difficulty: What does it actually do?

[texasmame]

This is one area that needs attention and has for some time.


I'd AT LEAST like to see teams have individual AI trade settings, based on their current outlook (WIN NOW, rebuilding, etc.) combined with their place in the standings as the trade deadline approaches.



See way too many guys who walk as free agents from horrible teams at the end of the year who could have been nice rentals for a contender.


Oh, and make the AI more aggressive on the waiver wire!

[wallewalls]

Originally Posted by texasmame

This is one area that needs attention and has for some time.


I'd AT LEAST like to see teams have individual AI trade settings, based on their current outlook (WIN NOW, rebuilding, etc.) combined with their place in the standings as the trade deadline approaches.



See way too many guys who walk as free agents from horrible teams at the end of the year who could have been nice rentals for a contender.


Oh, and make the AI more aggressive on the waiver wire!

Agree big time with the bolded. I sometimes go into commissioner mode and manually trade guys that would normally be moved at the deadline (JD Martinez at the deadline in 2022 as one example).

[MathBandit]

Originally Posted by wallewalls

Agree big time with the bolded. I sometimes go into commissioner mode and manually trade guys that would normally be moved at the deadline (JD Martinez at the deadline in 2022 as one example).

More and more teams are choosing not to move their rentals, since often the QO pick is worth more than you'll get in a trade.

[SirMichaelJordan]

Originally Posted by wallewalls

Agree big time with the bolded. I sometimes go into commissioner mode and manually trade guys that would normally be moved at the deadline (JD Martinez at the deadline in 2022 as one example).

I actually see this in my saves. I'll admit that I haven't done any intensive comparison on the rate compared to real life but Its something I see in my sims. I use Very Hard trading w/ heavy favor prospects.

AI will offload a expiring contract to a contender for a pack of prospects.

[waittilnextyear]

Originally Posted by texasmame

Oh, and make the AI more aggressive on the waiver wire!

This is a huge difference between an active online league and playing offline. The default AI is incredibly passive about making waiver claims, almost to the point there is little downside of churning the roster. In one online league I'm in, it's all out warfare on the waiver wire--and this makes things a lot more competitive.

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by waittilnextyear

This is a huge difference between an active online league and playing offline. The default AI is incredibly passive about making waiver claims, almost to the point there is little downside of churning the roster. In one online league I'm in, it's all out warfare on the waiver wire--and this makes things a lot more competitive.

While I agree that I'd like to see the AI as aggressive as possible when it comes to the waiver wire....there are pitfalls I think also. Much of the time a player is on waivers, his option years have been exhausted, so the claiming team will either have to place the player on the active roster, or turn around and put them right back on waivers if the AI wants them in the minor leagues.

[KBLover]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

While I agree that I'd like to see the AI as aggressive as possible when it comes to the waiver wire....there are pitfalls I think also. Much of the time a player is on waivers, his option years have been exhausted, so the claiming team will either have to place the player on the active roster, or turn around and put them right back on waivers if the AI wants them in the minor leagues.

True, but there are a lot of time I see players on waivers that could help the struggling teams at least field a competitive warm body without burning options on their prospects or rushing them because of shortages at the major league level.

Usually when I do see players get claimed, it's by the better teams.

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by KBLover

True, but there are a lot of time I see players on waivers that could help the struggling teams at least field a competitive warm body without burning options on their prospects or rushing them because of shortages at the major league level.

Usually when I do see players get claimed, it's by the better teams.

Is salary ever a consideration in these cases?

[KBLover]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Is salary ever a consideration in these cases?

In most cases it is not.

A lot of these guys are on small contracts or league minimum contracts.

On occasion you see a higher-salary guy on the wire and they usually just pass on by unless for whatever reason a high-rated player is trying to pass.

Case in point - here's a LF that's 50-55 in every hitting rating with good defense (65/80/60), league minimum, 24 years old.

Not sure why they are waiving him, but also not sure why there's no claims on him.

And here's a .400 team playing a LF with 45/50/35/40/45 ratings and similar defense and 3 years older. And since I changed the AI to add stats...this guy is posting a -0.4 WAR....

So...idk... on a lot of levels

For what reason would the waiver player NOT be a better option?

[PSUColonel]

Not that this should matter, but….what AI evaluation was this? As I have said in the other thread..I’ve seen strange waiver decisions by the AI (also some trades with the human) with ratings being 50 or less.

What are his stats? Also what weight is given to stats?

[KBLover]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Not that this should matter, but….what AI evaluation was this? As I have said in the other thread..I’ve seen strange waiver decisions by the AI (also some trades with the human) with ratings being 50 or less.

What are his stats? Also what weight is given to stats?

30/30/20/20 - trying this after reading that other thread that lower ratings should be better.

The waiver kid has only 11 AB (called up in roster expansion).

Oh and now an even better player just got put on waivers.

50/45/65/50/45, 22 years old, league minimum. Defense isn't the best but this is a DH league and he is serviceable in corner outfield, especially if they would give him experience (why he didn't get it in AAA, idk).

This one did struggle in the majors in 184 AB (called up this year), posting a 0.3 WAR and 103 OPS+ (well I guess not much of a struggle if looking at OPS+).

This might be enough to put me back at high ratings % because I don't like seeing young, competent players getting waived and then not even getting claimed.