**All Trades Discussion Thread**

[sdf4977]

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Ive got a deal on the table, and while I know its not realistic for real life, Ive given up on trying to grade everything on whether a team in real life would do the same thing in the game since there are completely different variables at hand...

Dodgers get Ryan Braun, Eric Gagne and Jason Kendall
Brewers get Hong Chi-Kuo, Orlando Hudson and Russell Martin

I just cant pitch with Kuo, Hudson is hitting 0.246 through 62 games and Martin hasnt cracked the mendoza line since May, right now hes hovering around 0.195, and hes started every game minus the few he misses for fatigue reasons.

My thought process is to start DeWitt at 2B (currently batting 0.287 and has been starting at 3B for awhile now), start Braun at 3B since he can and has played that position in the past and I figure a platoon of Kendall/Ausmus cant be any worse then Martin has been so far. If your the Dodgers, do you make this deal? Kuo is better then Gagne in terms of rating but I just cant locate anything with him and am at the point where Im scared to even bring him in if its a tight game and I have the lead. Martin drives me nuts with his inability to turn on pretty much anything, Hudson cant ever get enough muscle behind anything so everything is a weak grounder or line drive for an out.

Good trade. It may not be realistic to people, but who cares it's a game and you should have fun with it. IF thats who you wanted you should always go for it

[bigjdotcom01]

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In my Diamondbacks franchise, we got off to a pretty rough start (8-25) and the Cubs were looking for a 2nd baseman and closer so I traded Felipe Lopez and Chad Qualls to Chicago for reliever Carlos Marmol.

I called up Ruben Gotay from Triple-A Reno to take Lopez's place and Marmol has three saves for me since coming over.

[Defel]

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As the Mariners...

Braves get:

Carlos Silva
Jamie Burke
Mark Lowe

Mariners get:

Jair Jurrjens

Jurrjens has been my worst SP by far and has given up 45 ER in 53 IP. I still think I got a great deal.

[Chetballard]

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I made 4 trades on my cards franchise so far. But the best ones were

Traded Adam Wranright to the twins for Francisco Liriano. Liriano is 16-2 with 2.31 era. He is a beast great player at least in the game.

Traded Colby Rasmus, Todd Wellemeyer to the Paders for Chase Headley and Mark Prior.

[Mr. Franchise]

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I made 4 trades on my cards franchise so far. But the best ones were

Traded Adam Wranright to the twins for Francisco Liriano. Liriano is 16-2 with 2.31 era. He is a beast great player at least in the game.

Traded Colby Rasmus, Todd Wellemeyer to the Paders for Chase Headley and Mark Prior.

That second trade is TERRIBLE.

[Mr. Franchise]

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Cardinals Receive
Chris Young
Heath Bell

Padres Receive
Colby Rasmus
Jonathan Jay

What's with all the Rasmus hate? He's a stud spec. And you think YOU cheated?? You got ripped my friend.

[livnlegn]

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What's with all the Rasmus hate? He's a stud spec. And you think YOU cheated?? You got ripped my friend.

I traded for Colby. I am the Padres. That's why I cheated. Although, Chris has had a nice few years for the Cards since the trade and I just dealt Colby, Jose Vallejo and Jorge De La Rosa for an A potential 1b and an A potential P. Colby did a nice job for me, but after a few years he became my MVP in the truest sense of the words and thus had to be dealt for prospects.

Irl? I have him on my fantasy team, but it can go either way with him-- stud or huge bust. It looks like the former right now.

[Chetballard]

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That second trade is TERRIBLE.

Both of those players i traded were doing terrible for me, I play every game..on my season. I just could not get hits with Rasmus or pitch well with Wellemeyer. Prior has been great and so has Headley. I check often on Rasmus and his stats for the Paders are terrible this year. Maybe he takes some time but in my game he is a bust so far. I am 71-42 so i have played most of the season. Maybe some other people have had luck with Rasmus.

[flyersdabe]

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I traded for Colby. I am the Padres. That's why I cheated. Although, Chris has had a nice few years for the Cards since the trade and I just dealt Colby, Jose Vallejo and Jorge De La Rosa for an A potential 1b and an A potential P. Colby did a nice job for me, but after a few years he became my MVP in the truest sense of the words and thus had to be dealt for prospects.

Irl? I have him on my fantasy team, but it can go either way with him-- stud or huge bust. It looks like the former right now.

I have a question for you that carries over from the previous thread about Manny...is your philosophy trade the guy once he has a great season?

[livnlegn]

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I have a question for you that carries over from the previous thread about Manny...is your philosophy trade the guy once he has a great season?

I used to be an Expos fan. I got used to looking for what was next. I thought it was exciting and challenging to let Larry Walker leave and call up some kid named Vladi. I try to win with a small payroll and young guys. I like moving names for prospects.

I guess in the game it's because everyone knows who Chris Young is and what he can do and it doesn't require much evaluation. I like the evaluation part.

I wouldn't trade for Manny in the game. I'd rather have Clayton Kershaw or, better yet, Ethan Martin. If I was the Dodgers, I'd tell myself I'd keep Manny and since he is also 37 I might, but I'd probably deal him in the 1st or 2nd year.

[livnlegn]

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Both of those players i traded were doing terrible for me, I play every game..on my season. I just could not get hits with Rasmus or pitch well with Wellemeyer. Prior has been great and so has Headley. I check often on Rasmus and his stats for the Paders are terrible this year. Maybe he takes some time but in my game he is a bust so far. I am 71-42 so i have played most of the season. Maybe some other people have had luck with Rasmus.

Yeah, that's funny, in the few games I played I could not get many hits with him either. I think it was his stance or something. And even though his value kept rising and his overall was increasing, his stats were never great.

But he was 25 when I dealt him tonight, so I'm sure he'll get it right.

[dave_sz]

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As the Mariners...

Braves get:

Carlos Silva
Jamie Burke
Mark Lowe

Mariners get:

Jair Jurrjens

Jurrjens has been my worst SP by far and has given up 45 ER in 53 IP. I still think I got a great deal.

that's weird cause in all the franchises I had to start and restart Jurrjens has always been a beast. ALWAYS!!!

Anyway,

white sox, me, get Eric Chavez
Athletics get bartolo colon and some AA shmuck.

Colon has been crap and he fills the whole screen so I can't even see where I'm throwing the ball...

[GamingJones]

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Playing as the Pirates:

Pirates get: Bill Hall

Brewers get: Matt Capps and Eric Hinske

I saw that Hall was on the block and that the Brewers were looking for a closer. My hitting was so bad, I rarely got to Capps so I made a move. Hall is great because I can slide him in at third, short, second, or any of the outfield positions, and get some pop.

Made my second trade:

Pirates get: Carlos Marmol

Cubs get: Jack Wilson, B potential starting pitcher, and B potential third base prospect.

[wisdom_kid]

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Indians waived J.Peralta so i claimed him and a month later I traded Peralta + Pitching Prospect back to Indians for Yadier Molina.

Traded Roy Halladay for Josh Danks and Alexi Rameriz.

[IndoCanadian]

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Is this fair?

Braves Get:
Matt Garza (SP)

Rays Get:
Tommy Hanson (SP)