MLB 14 The Show Official Trade Discussion Thread

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Keep in mind Scutaro's age & contract. The Mets wouldn't look to get older unless they got a semi young piece back, nothing major. Tejada is losing favor in NY, I don't expect him there much longer. He's on the Eduardo Nunez path lol (Not comparing the 2 as players, just comparing Tejada's situation to Nunez's when he was with NYY)


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Tejada is more of an AAA UTIL guy though who only gets a chance with a dumpster fire Mets team. Spreadsheet has Tejada at mid C and Scutaro at high C + high C.

But if you could swing Miguel Tejada from the Marlins in a 3-team trade to go with Ruben, Totte would have to get 2 Tejada's for the price of 1 Scutaro I'd think.

[Totte]

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Tejada is more of an AAA UTIL guy though who only gets a chance with a dumpster fire Mets team. Spreadsheet has Tejada at mid C and Scutaro at high C + high C.

But if you could swing Miguel Tejada from the Marlins in a 3-team trade to go with Ruben, Totte would have to get 2 Tejada's for the price of 1 Scutaro I'd think.

Two Tejada's?

Could be in for another version of the game "Name that Molina" but with Tejada's instead if I go that route and have them play SS and 2B in the same game

[Totte]

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Yeah, that would only work if Uggla's contract was as uggla as it is in real life! Sims is probably a bit of a stretch although #1 in ATL's system doesn't mean a ton these days. Graham + Pastornicky should be achievable.

Haha on your Uggla joke - solid stuff!

I'll have to crunch some numbers but the Braves and Jays seem like the best landing spots for Scutaro.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Two Tejada's?

Could be in for another version of the game "Name that Molina" but with Tejada's instead if I go that route and have them play SS and 2B in the same game

Well, if you can expand it to a 4-team deal and get both Tejada's while involving the White Sox and nabbing Nestor Molina, you could get a jump on 'Who's Your Tejada/Molina' ? Just need to talk Bengie out of retirement....

[AC]

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Jays aren't giving up Nolin for Scooter.

[Coper3000]

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Looking for help/ideas on a realistic trade where I am sending Carlos Quentin to an AL team where he can DH. I am a bit past the AS break, and he's having a decent season (.250 avg, 12 HRs in limited stints at LF/DH). Here's a few players I am looking at:

- Michael Choice (TEX) - Struggling at DH in a full-time role. Similar statistics to real life (sub-.200 avg, 5 HRs, 15 RBIs).

- Dustin Ackley (SEA) - Struggling as well in LF - .215 AVG, 3 HRs, 23 RBIs.

- Nick Franklin (SEA) - Limited statistics not very good. Recently demoted back to AAA.

- Hernan Perez (DET) - AAA stats decent. This is a long shot, and depends on Victor Martinez's 2015 team.

Quentin is looking more like a bum everyday IRL, and I am wanting to keep it 100% realistic, so I am not even sure I could acquire any of the above players - especially with his contract. Really needing help on this one.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Went through with the Josh Willingham trade for the Phillies.

Phillies get:

OF Josh Willingham (B)
RP Michael Tonkin (C)

Twins get:

OF Tyson Gillies (C)
RP Austin Wright (C)

Currently May 20th in my franchise so hopefully having Willingham's strong bat can help the team. Currently 20-23 and 7 games back in the NL East. If we fall out of it by July then I'll trade him.

[jdiaz891]

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Im the Mets at the TD and Brewers just offered me a trade

Mets get

SP Johnny Hellweg 5-10 4.75 era 95k 75BB in AAA
1B Hunter Morris .282 avg 15 hr 55 rbi in AAA

Brewers get

Jon Niese 4-5 4.10 era 68 ks in 17 games

Then the Brewers went ahead and offered the same trade to the Yankees for Teixeira (.242 avg 16 hrs 40 rbi) but they added a extra piece goin to the Yankees . RF Victor Roache(.224 avg 3 hrs) in 21 games in AAA

I dont no anything about these spects that are being offered .. A little help please.

[Totte]

MLB 14 The Show Official Trade Discussion Thread

Im the Mets at the TD and Brewers just offered me a trade

Mets get

SP Johnny Hellweg 5-10 4.75 era 95k 75BB in AAA
1B Hunter Morris .282 avg 15 hr 55 rbi in AAA

Brewers get

Jon Niese 4-5 4.10 era 68 ks in 17 games

Then the Brewers went ahead and offered the same trade to the Yankees for Teixeira (.242 avg 16 hrs 40 rbi) but they added a extra piece goin to the Yankees . RF Victor Roache(.224 avg 3 hrs) in 21 games in AAA

I dont no anything about these spects that are being offered .. A little help please.

Hunter Morris is a below average 1B and quad A player with upside of being a bench bat, 2-3 a week player.

Hellweg will have joined the Brewers rotation by this time next summer. Came over from the Angels in the Greinke deal.

Roache is a toolsy OF'er with a little bit of everything if I'm not mistaken. He's probably 2-3 years away.

Both Hellweg and Roache are top 5 prospects in the BA Handbook but since it's the Brewers organization we're talking about, it doesn't mean much

Edit: Hellweg is no 4 and Roache no 5 with BA. Hunter Morris is actually no 10 on that same list.

[CameRoN0407]

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Hunter Morris is a below average 1B and quad A player with upside of being a bench bat, 2-3 a week player.

Hellweg will have joined the Brewers rotation by this time next summer. Came over from the Angels in the Greinke deal.

Roache is a toolsy OF'er with a little bit of everything if I'm not mistaken. He's probably 2-3 years away.

Both Hellweg and Roache are top 5 prospects in the BA Handbook but since it's the Brewers organization we're talking about, it doesn't mean much

Edit: Hellweg is no 4 and Roache no 5 with BA. Hunter Morris is actually no 10 on that same list.

I'm high on Morris, and I don't know why. I guess his 155 wRC+ from 2012 is still stuck with me, even though he's been nowhere near as good since.

I don't think Milwaukee would trade, practically their whole farm for Niese. Especially with the Gallardo/Lohse/Garza combo in that rotation.

[royals19]

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I'm high on Morris, and I don't know why. I guess his 155 wRC+ from 2012 is still stuck with me, even though he's been nowhere near as good since.

I don't think Milwaukee would trade, practically their whole farm for Niese. Especially with the Gallardo/Lohse/Garza combo in that rotation.

Yeah I agree with this. Milwaukee already has a pretty solid rotation and it makes little sense to trade two of their most advanced prospects. I've always liked Hellweg because he's 6'9 and throws 95+. If he ever figures out his control, Hellweg is easily a front of the rotation arm. For a team like Milwaukee, that's the type of guy you can stick in the bullpen and let develop.

Morris is basically the same type of prospect Hellweg is. Morris' upside is limited by his ability to hit for average. If he puts everything together though, he could be a great first baseman at the big league level.

It makes more sense for Milwaukee to hang onto these guys. I think they'd like to use Hellweg in the bullpen and Morris off the bench if they were chasing the playoffs.

[jdiaz891]

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So both trades are unrealistic and unfair ok thanks alot guys

[Totte]

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Jays aren't giving up Nolin for Scooter.

Assuming I could get Drabek for spare change though right? I view him as a nice restoration project for my Giants

[Deuce2223]

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Still playing on PS3, but went ahead and upgraded to MLB14, and started a new Franchise with my Mariners. I went ahead and simmed up to July 1st, and let's just say my OF has been horrid. I used Saunders, Morrison, Romero, Jones for April and May and recently demoted them and I am currently using Ackley in CF, N. Franklin in LF and a platoon of Chavez and Gillespie in RF.

Franklin is hitting .292 with 2 HR and 5 RBI in 34 AB's in June,

Chavez is hitting .178 in 90 AB's, well Gillespie is hitting .190 in 58 AB's.

Ackley is hitting .244 with 4 HR's and 18 RBI on the year (258 AB's)

None of the listed 4 above are doing anything in AAA, so recalling them isn't really a option, So it's time to make a move even if the real life M's are not.

I am currently (44-39) and a half game out of 1st Place in the AL west behind Texas (Oakland is tanking at 38-44) and Houston is 38-46. The Angels are 40-42.

I am tied with the Red Sox for the AL Wild Card.


Names that have been rumored to Seattle are

M. Byrd-(.268 9 HR 40 RBI)

D. Viciedo (.205 9 HR 24 RBI) and A. Dunn (.165 7 HR 32 RBI)

so obviously those are not great options.

Here is a list of teams probably out of it.

Twins (33-49 9 games back), Whitesox (35-50 8.5 GB), Astros (see above), Yankees (36-46 15 GB), Rays (40-45 but 12.5 GB in the East and 5 GB in the WC), D-Backs (33-51 17.5 GB), Cubs (30-53 21 GB), Pirates (36-46 14.5 GB), Marlins (32-51 14 GB), Mets (39-44 7 GB in the East and 6.5 in the WC)

On those teams who have guy's who might be better options

Twins-J. Willingham (.244 13 HR 35 RBI) and T. Plouffe (.246 10 HR 40 RBI)

WhiteSox (see above #'s on Viciedo and Dunn)

Astros-D. Fowler (.273 6 HR 23 RBI 12 SB's)

Yankees-C. Beltran (.266 18 HR 66 RBI), B. Gardner (.279 4 HR 26 RBI 17 SB's)

Ray's-B. Zorbist (.249 7 HR 27 RBI)

D-Backs-Nobody unless Trumbo hitting .231 with 14 HR and 51 RBI

Cubs-J. Ruggiano (.240 4 HR 22 RBI 11 SB's)

Mets-Nobody their averages and Hr's all suck.

Pirates-See Mets

Marlins-G. Stanton (.295 14 HR 43 RBI)


Another option maybe could be the Dodgers who 5 GB in the NL West at 46-39 (Go Padres and Rockies), but are just a half game out of the NL Wild card

They have Puig (.309 10 HR 31 RBI), Either (.252 7 HR 25 RBI), Kemp (.270 12 HR 38 RBI 6 SB's) and Crawford (.275 8 HR 26 RBI 6 SB's)

I don't really want to deal Walker (3-1 3.09 in AAA) unless I go after Stanton.

However potential trade chips I have is Carson Smith (79/B) who is currently my AAA closer and has 24 savs and a 0.39 ERA and is ranked #11 on the M's Top-20

AA SP's E. Diaz (68/B) who is 8-2 with a 3.18 ERA, V. Sanchez (70/B) who is 8-4 with a 2.57 ERA, and T. Pike (68/B) who is 7-3 with a 3.87 ERA.

Diaz is currently #4 on the Top-20 prospect board, well Sanchez is 6 and Pike is 9.


Any thought's or ideas?

One I was thinking about was a deal with the Cubs for Ruggiano and Hammel (8-4 3.30 ERA) to shore up my rotation. Maybe dealing them Carson Smith as the Cubs could use a closer.

Also a inter-division deal with Houston for Fowler but they have a ton of young arms and I don't really want to deal Franklin yet, but maybe someone like SS C. Taylor (73/B) or 3B P. Kivlehan (66/B)

[Deuce2223]

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Looking for help/ideas on a realistic trade where I am sending Carlos Quentin to an AL team where he can DH. I am a bit past the AS break, and he's having a decent season (.250 avg, 12 HRs in limited stints at LF/DH). Here's a few players I am looking at:

- Michael Choice (TEX) - Struggling at DH in a full-time role. Similar statistics to real life (sub-.200 avg, 5 HRs, 15 RBIs).

- Dustin Ackley (SEA) - Struggling as well in LF - .215 AVG, 3 HRs, 23 RBIs.

- Nick Franklin (SEA) - Limited statistics not very good. Recently demoted back to AAA.

- Hernan Perez (DET) - AAA stats decent. This is a long shot, and depends on Victor Martinez's 2015 team.

Quentin is looking more like a bum everyday IRL, and I am wanting to keep it 100% realistic, so I am not even sure I could acquire any of the above players - especially with his contract. Really needing help on this one.

Not sure the M's would trade Franklin for Quentin, but I am sure they would do something with Ackley. He needs a change of scenery.. I think he still has the potential to be really good, but all the position changes havn't helped his hitting..

Funny thing in the game when I play, I typically go 3 for 4 with Ackley and he actually led my team in the spring with a .340 BA with 4 HR's and like 23 RBI's.

Now I am at July 1st because I wanted to sim to catch up to real life and he is hitting .244 with about the same # of HR's and RBI's he had in the spring.