Need some trading advice..

[GBS]

In my fictional league I have a very solid 29 year old RF who wants to play for a winner and has requested a trade. He has excellent potential ratings, is a high 200s hitter with good fielding ratings and adequate power. Last season we completed a three year deal for 5.4mm per year. His moral is not so good at this time. I thought about just keeping him anyway and hoping for some improvement but since we are going nowhere anyway I decide to test the market to see what we could get so I shopped him. I got no takers for a one on one deal.
I want to trade him for some good prospects for the future or for some real good starting pitching for now. I am willing to go up a little on salary for the right player. How do I start searching the league for thes type players? I am at a loss for where to start. What methods have worked for you guys?
I do have a salary cap in my league that some teams currently have a problem with. Just looking mfor some tips.

[cbbl]

Honestly, its all about scouring for players in the league that you'd like to have and then trying to trade off this guy for them.

I might start by:
1. Having your best scouts scout the entire league.
2. Review your organization for areas of need -- either now or later. Perhaps you have a weak 2B on the ML level and no one in AAA or AA who can step up.
3. Using the player search filters, search for players who meet your criteria. Say, all 2B under the age of 24 with a potential rating of 65 and above -- or something like that.
4. Figure out which guys you'd like and head to that organization's roster.
5. Consider whether than organization would be interested in your man. If you pick an organization with 3 solid RFers at the major league level, the answer will probably be no, so go back to step 4 and pick guys from a different organization.
5. Decide whether a one-for-one is in order, or whether you want more for your guy. If you want more, search the other organization's complete roster for other guys you'd take on.
6. If you think the other team will require more for the prospect you want, look to what SISA thinks their weaknesses are and see if you have any young guys to spare that you can trade in addition to your RFer.
7. Propose the trade and keep repeating steps 5 and 6 until you have a deal or come to terms that a deal won't happen. If the latter, go back to step 4 and try another organization.


Good luck

Originally Posted by GBS

In my fictional league I have a very solid 29 year old RF who wants to play for a winner and has requested a trade. He has excellent potential ratings, is a high 200s hitter with good fielding ratings and adequate power. Last season we completed a three year deal for 5.4mm per year. His moral is not so good at this time. I thought about just keeping him anyway and hoping for some improvement but since we are going nowhere anyway I decide to test the market to see what we could get so I shopped him. I got no takers for a one on one deal.
I want to trade him for some good prospects for the future or for some real good starting pitching for now. I am willing to go up a little on salary for the right player. How do I start searching the league for thes type players? I am at a loss for where to start. What methods have worked for you guys?
I do have a salary cap in my league that some teams currently have a problem with. Just looking mfor some tips.

[GBS]

Thanks for your time. This gives me a place to start.