MLB 17 Trade Discussion Thread

[holden57]

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I'm .500 with the Jays nearing the end of May. Still not out of playoff race yet, but in another month if I'm still only around .500 it might be time to sell and go into re-build mode.

Any thoughts on something around Donaldson to the Mets for Conforto+Rosario?

New York is well above .500 and Conforto isn't even a regular starter for them, and I have Wright injured like in real life so obviously Donaldson is a huge upgrade for them over Reyes/Flores.

[Inbuckwetrust]

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In the off season about to start 2nd season as Os. Was able to win it all in year 1 after havjng 4th best record in the regular season. With machados huge pay day otw i need to move some salary. Let tillman walk, resigned hardy on a cheap 1 year deal, think im gonna move brach to the closer role need some destinations for britton. Looking for positional prospects in return, will soon need a CF, SS or 3rd ill just move manny to ss if needed. Any ideas? Would Acuna, Maitan from Atl be good? Would there need to be more coming from the braves or is that to much. Also not sure how much sense it makes for Atl to trade for britton. Britton pitched to 52 saves, blew 1, .96 era

[GamecocksLaw17]

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In the off season about to start 2nd season as Os. Was able to win it all in year 1 after havjng 4th best record in the regular season. With machados huge pay day otw i need to move some salary. Let tillman walk, resigned hardy on a cheap 1 year deal, think im gonna move brach to the closer role need some destinations for britton. Looking for positional prospects in return, will soon need a CF, SS or 3rd ill just move manny to ss if needed. Any ideas? Would Acuna, Maitan from Atl be good? Would there need to be more coming from the braves or is that to much. Also not sure how much sense it makes for Atl to trade for britton. Britton pitched to 52 saves, blew 1, .96 era

You'd get a really good haul for a year of Britton but like you mentioned, Atlanta doesn't make much sense as a destination. You need a team that's a legitimate World Series contender to be able to extract the most value.

I'm .500 with the Jays nearing the end of May. Still not out of playoff race yet, but in another month if I'm still only around .500 it might be time to sell and go into re-build mode.

Any thoughts on something around Donaldson to the Mets for Conforto+Rosario?

New York is well above .500 and Conforto isn't even a regular starter for them, and I have Wright injured like in real life so obviously Donaldson is a huge upgrade for them over Reyes/Flores.

So Donaldson is amazing, but I think that's too steep a price for one and a half years. That's getting a top-3 prospect and a guy who was #14 on the 2015 Midseason update on Baseball America. I think you need to pick one of those guys as your headliner then add to it. You could choose one, then add Lugo and Dom Smith

[holden57]

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So Donaldson is amazing, but I think that's too steep a price for one and a half years. That's getting a top-3 prospect and a guy who was #14 on the 2015 Midseason update on Baseball America. I think you need to pick one of those guys as your headliner then add to it. You could choose one, then add Lugo and Dom Smith

Thanks for the feedback!

Would it help if I took back Wrights contract in order to get both Conforto and Rosario? Donaldson is batting over .300 and leading the AL in home runs btw.

I could maybe settle for Conforto and Smith though. I like Rosario better long term over Conforto but would be more fun to play with Conforto right away plus Tulo and Travis have my middle infield locked down for the foreseeable future.

[Inbuckwetrust]

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Is that the range of prospects i could be looking for? A top 20ish guy and a top 100 guy. Ill have to check records when i get home and get more into who was where in the standings. Is a top 20 and a top 100 to much or to little for britton with just tye 1 year of control. Im awful at this lol just dont want to rip off the other side of the trade

[GamecocksLaw17]

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Is that the range of prospects i could be looking for? A top 20ish guy and a top 100 guy. Ill have to check records when i get home and get more into who was where in the standings. Is a top 20 and a top 100 to much or to little for britton with just tye 1 year of control. Im awful at this lol just dont want to rip off the other side of the trade

Britton could match the Chapman offer. So a top 25 guy straight up. Nothing else added. If you wanted 2 prospects you'd have to drop the quality and go for like 2 guys around 50

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[brandonholmes]

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So Donaldson is amazing, but I think that's too steep a price for one and a half years. That's getting a top-3 prospect and a guy who was #14 on the 2015 Midseason update on Baseball America. I think you need to pick one of those guys as your headliner then add to it. You could choose one, then add Lugo and Dom Smith

What's everyone's assessment on a guy like Donaldson? Like you mentioned he's only got a year and a half of control (2 playoff runs) but is an MVP caliber talent. The Jays real-life trainwreck of a start has me thinking, even though I'd be prepared to give him a lifer contract just out of sentiment, if Happ and Sanchez are out long-term we might be a 70 win team this season.

The team acquiring Donaldson has to have a combination of contention and a pretty good farm, as I'd think the Jays would need a top-10 prospect as a headliner and some more 50-55 FV guys as filler. I might be overrating my own guy, but I'm thinking fit wise:

Mets (for the package detailed above, Rosario/Conforto + Smith (50 FV) + Lugo)

Pirates if they're contending, (Meadows + Newman/Hayes + ?)

Cardinals (Reyes + ?)

I'm not really sure who else might have the pieces to get it done, unless the Red Sox are suddenly going completely all-in, but that would be an in-division trade for an MVP-caliber player (ie, a complete overpayment) at least in my view.

[Inbuckwetrust]

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Thanks thats what i was looking for

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[GamecocksLaw17]

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What's everyone's assessment on a guy like Donaldson? Like you mentioned he's only got a year and a half of control (2 playoff runs) but is an MVP caliber talent. The Jays real-life trainwreck of a start has me thinking, even though I'd be prepared to give him a lifer contract just out of sentiment, if Happ and Sanchez are out long-term we might be a 70 win team this season.

The team acquiring Donaldson has to have a combination of contention and a pretty good farm, as I'd think the Jays would need a top-10 prospect as a headliner and some more 50-55 FV guys as filler. I might be overrating my own guy, but I'm thinking fit wise:

Mets (for the package detailed above, Rosario/Conforto + Smith (50 FV) + Lugo)

Pirates if they're contending, (Meadows + Newman/Hayes + ?)

Cardinals (Reyes + ?)

I'm not really sure who else might have the pieces to get it done, unless the Red Sox are suddenly going completely all-in, but that would be an in-division trade for an MVP-caliber player (ie, a complete overpayment) at least in my view.

Pirates and Cardinals don't have pressing needs at 3rd though. You've got to find the perfect mix of contention, need at 3rd and prospect capital. Once you're at the deadline let us know what teams fit if you are going to sell

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[Armor and Sword]

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Let's put it at this, there are not enough spaces to put a package together to trade for or trade Trout so lets leave him and Harper out of the discussions from here on out

Funny. In my Cardinals fantasy franchise is year 2 I actually have pondered a Harper for Trout swap. And I know I would have to include more than just Harper to get Mike Trout.

I don't see why you can't discuss trades for Trout. Even though there are not enough trade slots...you can simply send over a second deal and send back player to be named later type of talents (or lack of talent more so).

It can be done. And Trout is a guy who very well may be traded one day.

[GamecocksLaw17]

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Funny. In my Cardinals fantasy franchise is year 2 I actually have pondered a Harper for Trout swap. And I know I would have to include more than just Harper to get Mike Trout.

I don't see why you can't discuss trades for Trout. Even though there are not enough trade slots...you can simply send over a second deal and send back player to be named later type of talents (or lack of talent more so).

It can be done. And Trout is a guy who very well may be traded one day.

It can be discussed. There was just a run of expecting to keep your best 2 or 3 players under 25 AND still trade for Trout. That was the big issue

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[brandonholmes]

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Pirates and Cardinals don't have pressing needs at 3rd though. You've got to find the perfect mix of contention, need at 3rd and prospect capital. Once you're at the deadline let us know what teams fit if you are going to sell

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You're right, they don't. I included them based on my test franchise I'm running where they're both in contention, have top 10 pitching and middle of the pack to bottom 10 offenses in the league. I'd think in the Pirates case in particular they'd be able to shift someone to get Donaldson's bat in the lineup.

[MrSerendipity]

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I'm doing something a little different. No teams have made deals outside of myself and the deadline is nearing so I'd like to construct some trades that I can execute for other teams at the deadline. I will only include Division Leaders and teams five games within Wild Card as buyers.

NL
Nationals DL (58-37)
Cubs DL (56-38)
Dodgers DL (64-33)
Giants -- (56-41)
Marlins -- (52-42)
Pirates 1.0 (52-44)
Cardinals 3.5 (49-46)
Mets 3.5 (49-46)
Phillies 4.0 (48-46)

AL
Red Sox DL (60-37)
Indians DL (73-22)
Angels DL (55-42)
Yankees -- (51-44)
Rangers -- (49-47 | User)
Astros 1.0 (48-48)
Blue Jays 1.5 (47-48)
Tigers 2.5 (46-49)
Rays 4.5 (45-52)
Orioles 4.5 (44-51)

Legend: Team Name | Division Leader, -- Wild Card, Games Back, Record

Deadline Trade Available(s):
Jose Quintana - SP - W/L - 6-4 | 105.0 IP | 74 SO | 24 BB | 2.91 ERA | 1.15 WHIP | 2.3 WAR
Melky Cabrera - LF - 349 AB | 44 R | 9 HR | 39 RBI | 0 SB | .327 AVG | 3.1 WAR
Mike Moustakas - 3B - 291 AB | 38 R | 9 HR | 31 RBI | 0 SB | .285 AVG | 2.4 WAR
Brian Dozier - 2B - 347 AB | 50 R | 26 HR | 63 RBI | 3 SB | .271 AVG | 3.0 WAR
Jake Odorizzi - SP - W/L - 5-4 | 107.0 IP | 89 SO | 26 BB | 3.20 ERA | 1.17 WHIP | 2.4 WAR
Santiago Casilla - CP - SV 26 | 33.2 IP | 32 SO | 11 BB | 2.14 ERA | .95 WHIP | .4 WAR

I'd like to see trades involving 3-4 of those guys. I definitely want to see a deal around Casilla who is pitching lights out and leading for Reliever of the Year. Old guy who is pitching out of his mind that could lead to a weird overpay to the A's. (Helping a division rival here) Anyone want to pitch in and spice up my franchise trade deadline? Let me know if any other details need to be provided, I won't advance until I've heard back or enough time has passed in which I can tell there won't be a response.

So this may have seemed daunting, let me narrow it down. I'd like to move the following players (see information from previous post), I'll list the teams that I think get in on the bidding war.

Jose Quintana/Jake Odorizzi

Houston Astros - McCullers and Devenski both performing great. However, Fiers, Morton and Musgrove are all performing really poor. Houston needs a 3rd arm if they're going to keep up with Texas and LA.

Pittsburgh Pirates - Glasnow and Williams are both seriously struggling. Quintana/Odorizzi could be that 3rd arm the team needs to make a post-season push.

San Francisco Giants - Cueto and Samardzija are both pitching really great for the Giants but Bumgarner has missed some time due to a Shoulder Separation. He'll be back right at the deadline. In the mean time, San Francisco called up Beede who has been pummeled in his 8 starts going 2-6 with a 7.28 ERA. San Francisco likely doesn't need a 4th Arm when Bumgarner returns but it may be what they need if they're going to stop the Cubs, Dodgers or Nationals.

Brian Dozier

New York Mets - Current 2nd Baseman is Wilmer Flores who is batting. 256 with 2 HR and 15 RBI. Flores has a WAR of .5. Flores could be moved to 3B to take over for the injured and poor performing Wright. I'm not sure if this is a legitimate landing spot for a Dozier trade but I like the idea of the Twins making a splash at the deadline while their still out of contention. The Mets are 3.5 games back in the Wild Card race and 3.5 games behind the Marlins for 2nd in the East. I could see them making a deal to push for the playoffs.

St. Louis Cardinals - Dozier could be a real star in St. Louis. While the Cardinals have Wong at 2nd, Dozier is a noticeable upgrade over the man batting .220 with 7 HR and 34 RBI. With that said, Dozier could also play SS in place of Jhonny Peralta who is batting .247 near the deadline.

Santiago Casilla

Washington Nationals - Washington has a glaring need in the bullpen. Treinen has played magnificently but the rest of the rotation outside of Shawn Kelley has been abysmal with an ERA average around 4.75. Casilla is an old arm that wouldn't demand much but for a team chasing a pennant, he could lead to a slight overpay as he's currently leading for Reliever of the Year.

Chicago Cubs - Everyone outside of Uehara is struggling. Davis 4.11 ERA, Strop 6.85 ERA, Rondon 4.18 ERA, Grimm 4.17 ERA, Edwards Jr. 4.61 ERA and a slightly better showing from Montgomery with a 3.88 ERA. Casilla could be a promising addition that wouldn't cost the farm for a team that is trying to go back to back in the Series.

[kenp86]

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Quintana for eddy martinez and happ in the off-season. Fair?

Also seen the Shwarber talk. Would Jahrel Cotton + be enough?

[Qb]

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So this may have seemed daunting, let me narrow it down. I'd like to move the following players (see information from previous post), I'll list the teams that I think get in on the bidding war.


Pittsburgh Pirates - Glasnow and Williams are both seriously struggling. Quintana/Odorizzi could be that 3rd arm the team needs to make a post-season push.

I was gonna ask for a little rundown of the Pirates circumstances in lieu of any suggestions. Any notable injuries? Position players struggling?

My first thought was adding to the rotation, maybe Odorizzi, as I don't think the Bucs will give up what it takes for Quintana. Also, the real team has no true 4th OF, so unless that's been addressed in your franchise, perhaps that can be worked into a deal if the Bucs are buying.