**All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

[Highroad214]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

You should move Byrd to Right and utilize Borbon's speed in Center.

[Zumi]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

I had the CPU trading still on, since i don't actually play my legit franchise until the trade deadline, but the CPU did this trade (I'm the Phillies)


Adrian Beltre

for

Placido Polanco
A potential pitcher
C potential 1st baseman

[mpbaseball22]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Dodgers receive-
Gallardo, Kyle Davies

Dodgers Send-
Andre Ethier, Huroki Kuroda


It looks bad, but there both not on very good contracts and my OF is stacked

[TheKT]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

What do you think about this move?

Nats (Me): Get SP Zack Britton

O's: Pudge, RP Todd Coffee, and a "B" potential AA reliever.

Britton was on the trading block, and the O's were looking for a C and RP. John Lannon and Livan Hernandez are really struggling this year.

[mpbaseball22]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

What do you think about this move?

Nats (Me): Get SP Zack Britton

O's: Pudge, RP Todd Coffee, and a "B" potential AA reliever.

Britton was on the trading block, and the O's were looking for a C and RP. John Lannon and Livan Hernandez are really struggling this year.

Do it RP is overrated in this game.. need 4 good ones to get you thru the year plus britton is pretty good.. plus im assuming you have another C?

[MarinersVsDodgers]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Any interesting Felix Hernandez trade possibilities out there?

[TheKT]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Do it RP is overrated in this game.. need 4 good ones to get you thru the year plus britton is pretty good.. plus im assuming you have another C?

Yeah I've got Wilson Ramos who's been my back up all year, he's mashed in limited time though, and Jesus Flores has been doing pretty well in AAA.

Also are there any good CF prospects that you think a team would be willing to part with? I tried to get Mike Trout because the Angels have Bourjos but they wouldn't trade him for anyone but Harper and Strasburg.

[Helios12787]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Could try and get Schafer from the Braves. He's pretty solid.

[TheKT]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Could try and get Schafer from the Braves. He's pretty solid.

Good call, I remember him from last year. I'll give him a shot.

[mpbaseball22]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Good call, I remember him from last year. I'll give him a shot.

if you cant get him and can wait a little bit, starlin marte for the pirates is pretty decent.. bu you could always trade for a rf or lf instead right?

[TheKT]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

if you cant get him and can wait a little bit, starlin marte for the pirates is pretty decent.. bu you could always trade for a rf or lf instead right?

Yeah I suppose I could... I like to try to keep guy at their main positions though... Just my OCD coming through. LOL

[Pete_Dogg_18]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

Any interesting Felix Hernandez trade possibilities out there?

Now im not sure what rosters your using, i'm using Knights OSFM rosters, and im assuming your the M's looking to offload King Felix... Well your proably gonna wanna get a young arm who may not be as good to replace him, a young outfield prospect that will be ready to take Ichiro's place when he retires in the offseason (unfortunatly) and perhaps another prospect at a different position... I ran a few tests on some outfielders that i liked and here's what i got for King Felix

Seattle sends:
SP Felix Hernandez

St Louis sends:
CF Colby Rasmus
SP Kyle McClellan
C Steven Hill

Now that may seem a lot but its certainly deserving of King Felix IMO...

Rasmus will be a great replacement for Ichiro come 2012 season and this does also give you the option to offload Ichiro right now and have Rasmus take over right away... I'll experimant and see what i can get for Ichiro... Lock Rasmus down to a long term contract in the offseason before he price rises to far...

McClellan isn't Hernandez but he's good and at 26yo he'll get better, though i would lock him up to a long term contract at the end of this year before he fully develops and becomes expensive...

Steven Hill 25yo 'B' potential at a postion where the M's have very little to look forward to... Lock him down to a long term a contract as you can while he's cheap and he could be a real good catcher for years to come...

Now thats fair to me but each to their own, just experiment and make sure you get what you want for him...

*EDIT: Explored the Ichiro trade:

Seattle Sends:
RF Ichiro
LF Milton Bradley

Minnesota Sends:
SP Francisco Liriano
CF Denard Span
LF Jason Kubel

Span replaces Ichiro at the top of the order... Kubel Replaces Bradley/Cust for DH/LF with Colby Rasmus... Fancisco becomes your new Ace with McClellan not far behind...

But as i said experiment and make the trades that you want to make for your team, and IMO i really dont care if the team would do the trade in real life or not, if it looks good to me then i make the trade... At the end of the day it is a Video Game after all...

[RyanLeaf16]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

I've only made 2 trade in my Rays franchise.

1) We are out of the race on July 31 and I decide to move Johnny Damon to the 1st place Minnesota Twins. I tried to work out a deal with a contending team only b/c it is likely that Damon will retire at the end of the season and I wanted to give him one last opportunity to win a WS. So, I sent Damon to the Twins in exchange for minor league RP Carlos Gutierrez.

2) The Washington Nationals are in 2nd in the NL East and playing well. They have already made a few trades to bolster their lineup. They were actively seeking bullpen arms. I made a deal for a swap of arms. I sent Kyle Farnsworth to the Nats in exchange for Craig Stammen and Sean Burnett.

Trade deadline has passed. I doubt I will make any waiver-trades. I'm very happy about my return on the deals. I get 3 solid pitchers. Two of which will be factors in the bullpen and another that can compete for a spot in the rotation or has the chance to become the long-man coming out of the 'pen.

[adam914]

Re: **All Trades Discussion Thread** 2011 Edition

I'm in the same situation as the above poster lol. Poor ole Freddie Freeman is just straight swinging at air in my Braves franchise. I've given em thru May and hes still batting .172 with 5 homers and 14 RBI's.

I really would hate to trade him off but he is the one gaping hole in my lineup right now. I'm currently in 3rd place in the NL East and only like 4 games back.

If I trade him I'd be looking to replace him with a similar prospect (though I won't be giving up the likes of Teheran or Delgado in the deal).

Any ideas?

Freddie has been very streaky for me so far. He is hitting about .260 with 5 homers and 16 RBIs in the first week of June. I am hitting him 8th though so it has been easier to deal with.

If you really want to make a good deal, consider trading Delgado. I agree Teheran wont be going anywhere for me either, but I was able to deal Delgado to Cleveland for Sizemore after McLouth went down with an injury that will keep him out until August. So you can get a pretty good return for Delgado.

I saw him as expendable with the thought that my future rotation could still be Hanson, Jurrjens, Teheran, Beachy, and Minor.

[Mike3207]

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I' m wondering if I should put Joey Votto on the trade block. He's a beast in this game, but I got Alonso with a upgraded A potential(Huge Upside from Excel at Majors) absolutely killing AAA pitchers with a .370 BA. I've got 50 million in cap room and it'll probably be 10-15 million a year to extend Joey. Thoughts?