MLB 14 The Show Official Trade Discussion Thread

[CameRoN0407]

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Yeah but I want to be good in the next year or two. Springer is ready for the majors already while Buxton needs time to develop.

That's not a completely bad trade, as you recieved a 99 potential CF in Springer, and a A potential pitcher in Appel, who is one of the better prospects. But you lost out on a guy who could be the best player in the game in the near future. I don't see the Twins competing anytime soon unless you trade all your prospects and build the team fron the bottom up. I would just be patient, because the Sano/Buxton duo will be one to be reckoned with.

[Bard]

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Troy Patton is going to get dealt IRL. Lavarnway is a good fit.

Hmm even in-division? I like this a lot actually...

[Jr.]

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Hmm even in-division? I like this a lot actually...

James Russell for the Cubs is a possibility for you

[mgcst5]

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Troy Patton is going to get dealt IRL. Lavarnway is a good fit.

Hmm even in-division? I like this a lot actually...

This is actually a perfect fit. Lavarnway probably carries more value than Patton which is offset by the inter-division up-charge so to speak.

[bryceisdabest]

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That's not a completely bad trade, as you recieved a 99 potential CF in Springer, and a A potential pitcher in Appel, who is one of the better prospects. But you lost out on a guy who could be the best player in the game in the near future. I don't see the Twins competing anytime soon unless you trade all your prospects and build the team fron the bottom up. I would just be patient, because the Sano/Buxton duo will be one to be reckoned with.

I see what you're saying but I already traded Plouffe for Gattis and Uggla, Fien and Suzuki for Dominic Brown, and Burton for Darren O' Day and Tommy Hunter. As you can see, I like making trades.

[Bard]

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James Russell for the Cubs is a possibility for you

This is actually a perfect fit. Lavarnway probably carries more value than Patton which is offset by the inter-division up-charge so to speak.

- Like Russell a lot as well, might wait another week and see how both are performing.

- In that case i am leaning more towards to just doing this next time i play.

[bryceisdabest]

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I'm the Twins and I wanted to know if you guys knew of a young, fast shortstop I could trade for.

[Bard]

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I'm the Twins and I wanted to know if you guys knew of a young, fast shortstop I could trade for.

Didi from AZ has decent speed i believe, but i would look at Dee Gordon. He is 25 and should have close to 99 speed/base stealing.

[bryceisdabest]

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Didi from AZ has decent speed i believe, but i would look at Dee Gordon. He is 25 and should have close to 99 speed/base stealing.

Thanks! I never thought of Gordon but I will target him because we are last in stolen bases.

[BenGerman]

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I'm the Twins and I wanted to know if you guys knew of a young, fast shortstop I could trade for.

Villar from Houston.

[Coper3000]

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I'm the Twins and I wanted to know if you guys knew of a young, fast shortstop I could trade for.

Everth Cabrera - although he is 27, and might be a bit older than what you are looking for.

[jfinger2013]

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I want to trade Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs for some young Starting pitchers with B or A potential.

also would like to move Mike Olt for some RP or CP

any help with good realistic destinations for these two

[Jr.]

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Looking to start making some trades in my Cubs franchise. My guys have been playing above their heads for the most part and I'm still 28-33 and 6.5 GB of the 2nd wildcard. I don't expect to be over .500 at any point as my offense just can't sustain production. I'm looking to move some veterans to pave the way for my youngsters that are playing well.

First piece is Jason Hammel. He's currently 3-5 with a 4.00 ERA. I think he would be a decent fit with the A's, especially with their starters struggling (Straily, Chavez and Milone all have 4.5+ ERAs). I figure he can replace Chavez (5.76 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, .337 BIPA/.294 BAA) in the rotation. The A's are currently 35-27, 4.5 GB of the division and .5 games up in the 2nd WC spot. My trade proposal is Hammel for SP Drew Pomeranz, who is in AAA. Pomeranz is a bit in the Jake Arrieta mold in my mind, and could turn into a decent back of the rotation piece. Hammel has a 1 year contract worth $2.3M. Another option in this trade is Edwin Jackson, instead of Hammel. Jackson's contract isn't nearly as bad in the game as it is in real life as he's got 3 years left at $2.3M per.

Next piece is Justin Ruggiano. He started out the year on fire, but has regressed back and is now hitting .273 with 5 HRs and 24 RBI. Moving Ruggiano would put Lake in my starting lineup for the season, or give Brett Jackson another chance to make it. Lake was horrible the first 30 games of the season, and I ended up demoting him to AAA two weeks ago to get him some regular ABs, where he's performing much better. I'm a huge Al Albuquerque fan, and I figure Ruggiano can platoon in LF or even take over for the season over Rajai Davis/Andy Dirks.

Last piece is Jose Veras. Veras has actually been pretty lights out for me with 13 saves in 14 chances. He's not getting a lot of opportunities to pitch, despite my 28 wins. Moving Veras would allow me to move Pedro Strop into the closer role (0.81 ERA in 22.1 IP) and call up Vizcaino or Ramirez. I could put Veras in the Ruggiano trade to Detroit, as they could use bullpen help (especially if I ask for Albuquerque in a deal). I would probably just look to add a C POT minor leaguer if I did a Ruggiano+Veras for Albuquerque deal.

Let me know any thoughts or anything I'm missing. These aren't huge trades, but any advice is appreciated.

[Totte]

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I want to trade Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs for some young Starting pitchers with B or A potential.

also would like to move Mike Olt for some RP or CP

any help with good realistic destinations for these two

Samardzija has been discussed quite a lot over the last week in this thread. If you go back a couple of pages, you'll find a lot of different suggestions on deals.

Don't know if you can take on the contract but Olt for Papelbon would work

[Friar Fanatic]

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First piece is Jason Hammel.

He can help any team in contention by replacing a 4th or 5th starter and helping them get into the playoffs but after that his work is done since he won't be starting in the playoffs. So I would look for maybe a High C plus a Mid C or so.

Next piece is Justin Ruggiano. He started out the year on fire, but has regressed back and is now hitting .273 with 5 HRs and 24 RBI. Moving Ruggiano would put Lake in my starting lineup for the season, or give Brett Jackson another chance to make it. Lake was horrible the first 30 games of the season, and I ended up demoting him to AAA two weeks ago to get him some regular ABs, where he's performing much better. I'm a huge Al Albuquerque fan, and I figure Ruggiano can platoon in LF or even take over for the season over Rajai Davis/Andy Dirks.

If the Mariners are playing well he could fit there, same with the Rangers. The Tigers trade for Alburquerque looks pretty good. Maybe throw in a Mid to Low C like Edwin Jackson.

Last piece is Jose Veras. Veras has actually been pretty lights out for me with 13 saves in 14 chances. He's not getting a lot of opportunities to pitch, despite my 28 wins. Moving Veras would allow me to move Pedro Strop into the closer role (0.81 ERA in 22.1 IP) and call up Vizcaino or Ramirez. I could put Veras in the Ruggiano trade to Detroit, as they could use bullpen help (especially if I ask for Albuquerque in a deal). I would probably just look to add a C POT minor leaguer if I did a Ruggiano+Veras for Albuquerque deal.

The Giants, O's and Yankees all need pretty bad RP help. You could look there? Or as you said the Tigers trade works great