abuck1220
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still a good deal for don. he can trade felix for a 1st rounder after the season in a heartbeat.
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well, i guess i won't be trading peavy to don...
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or am i getting him confused with cal ripken?
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isn't his nickname "ironman?"
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i was stunned.
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direct all those trade offers to me please.
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oh no, i hope you don't have someone named hill on your team...
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you peaked at "cherry pie" and it's been down hill ever since.
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the jinx maybe, but not the joke.
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come on, man.
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peavy missing a month only makes him easier to keep. price just went up!
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why do you care if you (or anybody) throws in a 2nd rounder for teixeira? you'll be getting one back (at worst) after the season anyway.
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for the reasons i already went through, i think it's a really dumb procedure. but if we're leaving how it is now, whatever, i just want to know before i trade off my entire team. and if we're going to continue to allow post-season trades of draft picks, anybody making me an offer may as well tack on a draft pick to whatever offer they're going to make since i'll just assume you're going to get one back for the player i'm giving.
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well, yeah, that's obviously part of the problem...people making stupid trades.
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It seems logical to me that a player's trade value would be higher during the season than after. For example, last offseason we talked about me trading my 1st round pick to you for Prince Fielder, but I decided against it because I didn't want to have to carry his points. However, during the season I'd be much more likely to make such a trade (and perhaps even include a minor leaguer as well) because it would increase my chances of winning that season. So I don't think your analogy of trading Peavy for the 14th pick during the season vs. the 3rd pick after the season is valid, because I think during the season somebody would offer you more than just the first round pick. But if you're willing to trade Peavy during the season for a 1st round pick, let's talk. :D while i disagree with pretty much everything you've said in this thread, thanks for boosting peavy's trade value.
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you're not doing it "later" in the year, you're doing it after the season. you really don't see the difference? but it's fair for you to trade your first round pick for a stud now and then trade the same stud for even better first round draft picks after the season? so you essentially get a free stud for three months and an upgraded draft pick?
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but if you allow it during the season you're not benefitting "stacked" teams...you're benefitting "sellers" or teams that aren't in competition. if you say i can only get a 2nd rounder for peavy in june, you're only helping the "haves" and hurting the "have nots."
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but i'd be fine with a rule barring the trade of 1st round picks after the 7/31 trading deadline.
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i think you should still be able to trade them in season. that way the teams that are presumably sellers (ie not doing so hot) will have the opportunity to better themselves in the next year's draft.
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once the season is over, they're not your assets until you make them a keeper. and i realize juan got something in the trade. but you didn't give anything up because you didn't "own" santana. I sure as hell did. If I hadn't traded him I guarantee he'd still be on my roster. but then someone else wouldn't be. if this doesn't get changed, i'm probably not going to trade anybody within the season. why would i? why trade teix or peavy for the 14th pick of the 1st round when i can just wait and trade him for the 3rd pick of the 1st round after the season.
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once the season is over, they're not your assets until you make them a keeper. and i realize juan got something in the trade. but you didn't give anything up because you didn't "own" santana.
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it's not really a "trade" though. you're not giving up anything, as you don't really control the guys you are trading...it's like trading guys whose contract has expired before they file for free agency. you're getting free draft picks.
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i mean, besides the fact that you do it. like an argument as to why you should be able to dump players you have no intention/ability to keep for a handful of draft picks.
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any particular reason why?