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Originally Posted by NoOne
that isn't evidence one way or another in a logical argument. that's just preference of a particular group of people. purely opinion in nature.
the only way to be sure about your hypothesis that it isn't realistic or unfair (whatever it is) is to go over trades of the last 50-100 years and crunch the numbers. i'd suggest FA years only, since the enviromnent for trades significnatly changed at that point.
only if what he is doing is out of proportion in a statistically significant way, can you say it is not realistic or taking advantage of the game.
off the top of my head i can think of at least one recent real life trade that is not unlike the ones he described. i cannot attest to the rate of such trades, nor how often he trades x for 1, as you say. no one could without putting in the effort of crunching the numbers. detroit got cabrera for 2 well-though of prospects and 2 throw-ins. that's far less than what he is offereing for stanton or heyward.
i don't think it's as ludicrous as you portray it. i also think it's possibly true. the point is that it is not obvious to the naked eye.
if my team was missing those pieces, and i could get 3-4 quality mlb players that will start for my team for one superstar, i'd at minimum seriously consider the deal.
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We're talking about the trade AI of a game. I'm sure you see my point, it's very easy to add a few average players/prospects to upgrade a position. Way too easy on Normal trade settings (not sure what his settings are). It's easy to rationalize an individual trade, even a bad one.
Since you brought up Cabrerra, Miller and Maybin were both premium prospects. 5 star in game. I think it's far more than this trade offers.