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Originally Posted by Lukas Berger
Yeah, exactly. I remember reading an article a few years ago about the trade offers Luhnow and the Astros were making when they were trying to trade Lucas Harrell in 2013.
They were asking for like Gerrit Cole and similar players. So basically team's top young pitching prospects for a player who was basically a 0.5* guy who'd had one flukily decent year the year before.
So this is just what real teams are doing. Not sure why OOTP teams should be different.
Especially on the initial offer, why would you ever not offer less than you're actually willing to take or give? It wouldn't make sense. The offers are just a starting point, basically a way to say, are you interested in trading/trading for this guy? Ok, well let's talk then.
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Yep. Always start low in negotiation. I know the story you are referencing. He was literally asking 5 dollars on a cent and other GMs thought he had lost his mind.
I know Dipoto here in Seattle has commented before that GMs get a lot of offers and most aren't close to the other end's needs