Trade:CIN/LAA

[Jmarkey]

Angels - That's a very good way of putting it. I am unable to even compete now for De Vries because of the timing of this veto, which is massively affecting my rebuild.

That being said, we will try to rework the deal and I understand that valuations can be viewed differently when looked at from unique perspectives.

[EastCoastGonzo]

If you wanted him that badly you wouldn't have opened with a bid of 4.5 as soon as you did that you lost. 5M would've gotten you around 17M total. He has 26M. It wouldn't have made a difference. You should have posted a bid at 13M, using all your money to get your top guy

[indiansnation]

Ok I thought and thought about this for a long time and Yes I made some trades with KC my concern is this yes he wants to build his team his way which I'm ok with it. The concern I have will he have enough guys that helps his team compete this yr. Eastcoast and I have been in armchair pretty much sense day 1 and we our looking out what's best for the league. Like I said personally I'm ok with the trade.

[Jmarkey]

If you wanted him that badly you wouldn't have opened with a bid of 4.5 as soon as you did that you lost. 5M would've gotten you around 17M total. He has 26M. It wouldn't have made a difference. You should have posted a bid at 13M, using all your money to get your top guy

It's not your job to critique how I bid and what my strategies are. Your job is to be an impartial moderator for the league and honestly you've done a fantastic job at it. I just disagree with your universal decision on this trade and think that there should be a better way of doing vetoes. I would really like a public vote from the Trade Team with rationale given for the approval or veto. I 100% believe there needs to be checks and balances so people don't get taken advantage of and for the health of the league. I don't think that one person, even the league moderator, should have complete authority to judge a trade on their own personal beliefs.

All that being said this deal is dead as dead can be. Anyone interested in Suarez please let me know. I'm happy to still eat the same amount for this year and next for the appropriate return.

[EastCoastGonzo]

It's not a critique, I'm just telling you the reality of the situation and why this trade doesn't matter as much as you think. SD was determined to get him, his 25M was going to trump everyone for at least 2 top players. Which was my concern when people were just giving away int money for nothing