Draft Pick Trading - On or Off?

SwedishChef · 08-21-2015, 06:42 PM

What say you?

Does the AI do a decent job of valuing picks if I turn it on?

Honorable_Pawn · 08-21-2015, 06:45 PM

Off.
It's a baseball thing.

kingtut313 · 08-21-2015, 06:52 PM

I also never put it on. No trading players who have been pro for less than a year too.

psd · 08-21-2015, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn

Off.
It's a baseball thing.

What he said.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingtut313

I also never put it on. No trading players who have been pro for less than a year too.

What he said too.

Off with no trades with less than a year. Much more realistic, and much tougher. Too easy to dominate and too easy to accumulate a lot of picks. You can get the top 5 pick every year with little trouble. Not much fun.

Honorable_Pawn · 08-21-2015, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by psd

...too easy to accumulate a lot of picks. You can get the top 5 pick every year with little trouble. Not much fun.

Same sentiment here but for the opposite reason. I find draft picks useless so for me it's a cheat to be able to trade away a bunch of "not-nows" for real talent right now.

Questdog · 08-21-2015, 08:14 PM

In real life now, they can trade the competitive balance picks.....

MarkInCincy · 08-21-2015, 09:39 PM

in real life,it hopefully will never be allowed, I do not even like the comp balance picks being allowed (but then the DH should be abolished and new home plate collision rule sucks also)
in solo lgs, rarely
in online lgs, I like it on

darkcloud4579 · 08-21-2015, 09:43 PM

Depends on your league, honestly. If you are playing, it's too easy to fleece the computer. In general? It's a nice way to balance out trades since we don't have players to be named later in this game (unless you just do it manually)
I like the idea of being able to trade your picks, but creating a house rule that doesn't let you acquire draft picks.

facelessman · 08-28-2015, 06:25 PM

I like it on, I recently made two trades, one before the season and one at the deadline.

I was in dire need for "young" power, so I scanned rosters and saw there was value in trading a 26 year old (current stats below - didn't see him doing what he is now) 1st, 2nd, and 5th round picks, cash and a veteran for a 21 yr old with A LOT of potential. I kept him in the minors until the Sept 1 call ups.

I stayed patient as pitching was keeping me close to .500, yet 17 games out of the division, but a Wild Card spot was in site, as my offense was abysmal at best, my team was LAST in HR, so I looked to see who was out of the playoff picture (team was 24 games out), zeroed in on player who was VERY unhappy, and started the negotiation process. It cost me A LOT draft pick-wise, cash-wise, and a player who was the "heartbeat of the team" who had amassed a .189 BA 5HR 25 RBI.

In the end, besides the players I gave up, (one is currently hitting over .400 with 6 HR and 20 RBI thru 13 games of the 2016 Season) and cash (a lot), it made the deals work.

Do I consider it "fleecing the computer"? - No, I won't make a trade unless it benefits both teams (gamebreaker for me), which both trades did.

To me it adds to the "immersion" aspect of this great game.

Just my two cents..............

kevrock · 08-28-2015, 07:29 PM

On, but I only play in online leagues these days.

08-21-2015, 06:42 PM	#1
SwedishChef Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 109	Draft Pick Trading - On or Off? What say you? Does the AI do a decent job of valuing picks if I turn it on?

08-21-2015, 06:45 PM	#2
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	Off. It's a baseball thing. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

08-21-2015, 06:52 PM	#3
kingtut313 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 163	I also never put it on. No trading players who have been pro for less than a year too. __________________ Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. - Toby Harrah

08-21-2015, 09:39 PM	#7
MarkInCincy All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnait, OH (WestSider) Posts: 657	in real life,it hopefully will never be allowed, I do not even like the comp balance picks being allowed (but then the DH should be abolished and new home plate collision rule sucks also) in solo lgs, rarely in online lgs, I like it on __________________ "A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of statistics with insatiable appetite and then nuzzles hungrily for more." - Sportswriter Arthur Daley "Who says there's an unemployment problem in this country? Just take the five percent unemployed and give them a baseball stat to follow." - Outfielder Andy Van Slyke

08-21-2015, 09:43 PM	#8
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,672	Depends on your league, honestly. If you are playing, it's too easy to fleece the computer. In general? It's a nice way to balance out trades since we don't have players to be named later in this game (unless you just do it manually) I like the idea of being able to trade your picks, but creating a house rule that doesn't let you acquire draft picks. __________________ ------ My Mods OOTP Advanced Stats & DFS Suite Managerial Strategy Pack Competitive Balance Tax Calculator Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| ---- Dynasty classics: Centurion comes to OOTP5 \| DC Moneyball Dynasty (2004)

08-21-2015, 08:14 PM	#6
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	In real life now, they can trade the competitive balance picks.....

08-28-2015, 06:25 PM	#9
facelessman Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 96	I like it on, I recently made two trades, one before the season and one at the deadline. I was in dire need for "young" power, so I scanned rosters and saw there was value in trading a 26 year old (current stats below - didn't see him doing what he is now) 1st, 2nd, and 5th round picks, cash and a veteran for a 21 yr old with A LOT of potential. I kept him in the minors until the Sept 1 call ups. I stayed patient as pitching was keeping me close to .500, yet 17 games out of the division, but a Wild Card spot was in site, as my offense was abysmal at best, my team was LAST in HR, so I looked to see who was out of the playoff picture (team was 24 games out), zeroed in on player who was VERY unhappy, and started the negotiation process. It cost me A LOT draft pick-wise, cash-wise, and a player who was the "heartbeat of the team" who had amassed a .189 BA 5HR 25 RBI. In the end, besides the players I gave up, (one is currently hitting over .400 with 6 HR and 20 RBI thru 13 games of the 2016 Season) and cash (a lot), it made the deals work. Do I consider it "fleecing the computer"? - No, I won't make a trade unless it benefits both teams (gamebreaker for me), which both trades did. To me it adds to the "immersion" aspect of this great game. Just my two cents.............. __________________ Proud Member of the Professional Bowlers Association "I want a refund" = "I'm not willing to explore the learning curve, I need instant gratification".

08-28-2015, 07:29 PM	#10
kevrock Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 159	On, but I only play in online leagues these days.