Strange trade w/Tyler Heineman

Spaceman213 · 08-24-2016, 03:56 PM

The other day I was shopping a player and the Astros offered Tyler Heineman. So, I started playing around to see what else I could get in the deal. The Astros were willing to trade tops prospects A.J. Reed, Kyle Tucker, Francis Martes, a SS prospect that my scout valued, 10 million in cash and a 1st round pick. Then I noticed they were willing to take Joe Kelly for all of that. Has anyone else encountered anything like this?

The Yurpman · 08-24-2016, 04:22 PM

The CPU doesn't recognize names. AJ Reed could be "Player ABC" for all they care. I'd adjust the trade settings or just use a house rule to not take advantage of the CPU. There will always be user advantage in some sense.

Spaceman213 · 08-24-2016, 04:54 PM

It's just if I took Heineman out of the deal, then there would be no trade. It was like they were insistent that he had to part of the deal. It's like a team dumping a guy because of salary or character issues, but it seemed odd with a young prospect.

haveband · 08-24-2016, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaceman213

The other day I was shopping a player and the Astros offered Tyler Heineman. So, I started playing around to see what else I could get in the deal. The Astros were willing to trade tops prospects A.J. Reed, Kyle Tucker, Francis Martes, a SS prospect that my scout valued, 10 million in cash and a 1st round pick. Then I noticed they were willing to take Joe Kelly for all of that. Has anyone else encountered anything like this?

Gonna try and see if I can reproduce this... Were you the Red Sox making the deal with the Astros or vice versa?

GoPedro99 · 08-24-2016, 07:30 PM

I've had this happen a few times with different teams. It seems very common in catchers. I had it happen. Blue Jays traded a AAA catcher. They also gave me their top 4 spects and 10 mil for Ryan vogelsong. Then I waived the catcher and they reclaimed him. Then tried to trade him to me again

DaBears · 08-24-2016, 08:56 PM

I have started a few games using 2016 date and have noticed the Astros are totally willing to give away Bregman, Reed, and a couple of other strongly rated prospects. Another I noted was the Mets will trade D'Arnoud and Matz for almost nothing. The Cards will trade Diaz, although the game doesn't seem to rate him that highly so this may be the reason. Just some anomalies that do seem a bit odd. As has been said, whatever the designers do to the trading system, there always seem to be things you can exploit so house rules do seem necessary if you want to keep the game truly fair.

08-24-2016, 03:56 PM	#1
Spaceman213 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 16	Strange trade w/Tyler Heineman The other day I was shopping a player and the Astros offered Tyler Heineman. So, I started playing around to see what else I could get in the deal. The Astros were willing to trade tops prospects A.J. Reed, Kyle Tucker, Francis Martes, a SS prospect that my scout valued, 10 million in cash and a 1st round pick. Then I noticed they were willing to take Joe Kelly for all of that. Has anyone else encountered anything like this?

08-24-2016, 04:22 PM	#2
The Yurpman Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 318	The CPU doesn't recognize names. AJ Reed could be "Player ABC" for all they care. I'd adjust the trade settings or just use a house rule to not take advantage of the CPU. There will always be user advantage in some sense.

08-24-2016, 04:54 PM	#3
Spaceman213 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 16	It's just if I took Heineman out of the deal, then there would be no trade. It was like they were insistent that he had to part of the deal. It's like a team dumping a guy because of salary or character issues, but it seemed odd with a young prospect.

08-24-2016, 07:30 PM	#5
GoPedro99 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 857	I've had this happen a few times with different teams. It seems very common in catchers. I had it happen. Blue Jays traded a AAA catcher. They also gave me their top 4 spects and 10 mil for Ryan vogelsong. Then I waived the catcher and they reclaimed him. Then tried to trade him to me again

08-24-2016, 08:56 PM	#6
DaBears Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 469	I have started a few games using 2016 date and have noticed the Astros are totally willing to give away Bregman, Reed, and a couple of other strongly rated prospects. Another I noted was the Mets will trade D'Arnoud and Matz for almost nothing. The Cards will trade Diaz, although the game doesn't seem to rate him that highly so this may be the reason. Just some anomalies that do seem a bit odd. As has been said, whatever the designers do to the trading system, there always seem to be things you can exploit so house rules do seem necessary if you want to keep the game truly fair.