In my 22 years of playing strat I have endeavoured to make the fairest trade offer or trade that i can possibly make. In response to some questions i will try to answer them as honestly as possible. With the trade that is in question Francis and 7.2M from WHW to OTT for Placido Polanco.
3 things that i have that i didnt have is
1. lower cap meaning i can bid on position players that i need although they may not be good but at least ill be competitive
2. if i dont trade polanco an i keep him for 09 he is still one of the best 2b out there.
3. i keep crawford and only lose francis and 7.2 mil which in an earlier trade i used that $ to buy out silva who absolutely sucks.
i did think and do think about every trade that i make in this league. with that being said then did i make a bad trade no do i have bad trading skills no i dont.
as far as having polanco for 2010 probably not but by then there should be younger 2b that i can go after in the draft or auction. i may not get the value for him but i value what the future might bring if i have the 1st overall pick in the draft in 2010. i do set goals for myself and every team that i am a part of.
i have 3 other teams besides the whitecaps : the seawolves who this yr went worst to
first in the division that i am in only to lose in 7 in the 1st round of the playoffs, the navigators who were floundering in mediocrity for 12 yrs before i won my 1st division title, only to lose in 7 games in the 1st round of the playoffs to the eventual champ
and the hapless eagles who are begining just now to fly like they are supposed to.
the seawolves made a trade earlier in 2008 that kind of resembled this trade, i traded
D.Haren and a draft pick for M.Rivera and i got crucified in emails about that trade.
geez i won the division cuz i had mariano on the back end , in the end rivera saved 32 and i won 93 games had i not had him i can imagine what kind of record i would have had. He saved a third of my games this season.
Look i am here to win if i make a bad trade so be it, if i have bad trading skills so be it,
i am not the best trader or the worst trader, i am here to win some and lose some and have fun doing it. i pretty much have fun especially this time of the year since everyone talks trade and with the auction coming up it means i get to interact with everyone in the league.
well enough ranting and raving for now, and most of all if i have offended anyone in the league i am sorry. but this is the way i feel.
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good for you jeff
If you want to talk about trading skills, look now further than the guy the "Trade Board" was named after :-).
Jeff- I apologize if I am coming across harshly.
The one question that is not answered is why did I not get a shot at him? Is Worth sexier or did you own a favor? I really wanted Polanco (and fairly bad). I was willing to offer what I thought was quite a bit. You have every right to say no. Hell, the guy you might want could be a cousin or, like me, I drafted a guy I went to high school with (even though I knew he sucked). But why did I not get a shot at him? That is the bug up my ass...
Anyway, I formally apologize for being a bit harsh. I just want fair is fair and if some owners have special relationships, it is my character to bring that out in the open. It was not a bad trade, just not open to the public.
I am having a roid rage...
Don
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