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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough
Wait, how much is your player asking in the extension? $43 million per year?
If that's the case and the Diamondbacks have only $27M for extensions, then obviously they can't afford this trade. And CBeisbol is right that the AI almost certainly isn't smart enough to be planning to turn around and trade away the player.
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I am not sure the AI looks at what the player ask for but rather his current salary. It might have a guess at what he will ask for. I have seen FAs go for much less than they asked me for when I tried to extend. I have even signed guys at less than what they asked for an extension once they hit the market.
Players do ask for more than they really need to accept. Does the AI have a better handle on what they can actually resign him for?
That being said, I have seen some teams way out of contention offering top young talent for a guy they will rent for a couple of months. I have also had many of offers for top vets for prospects when I was way out of contention. I do a house rule, if a team isn't in contention I don't do a trade like this. I suspect it has more to do with if the team is in win now vs. rebuild rather than the actual standing. I don't know that though.