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Rockies:P Zambrano, Carlos, $18.5m (2012)P Carpenter, Chris, $12.5m (2011)5M off Zambrano's contract PER YearCubs:P Maloney, Matt, $0.5m (P-n/a)6-20 COL 7-20 COL 8-20 COL 9-2 COL (from BAL)9-20 COL 10-2 COL (from BAL)10-20 COL
Cubs, I think I'll need a bit better reasoning on giving up a SP1 and an SP2/3 for a low end prospect and nothing above a 5th round pick. I understand the salary dump, but this might be a bit too one sided. The Haren and Vasquez trades come to mind when I think about SP1's moving teams, and both of those trades involved high picks and decent players. I'm not set on saying no, but would like a bit more information on the trade.
Rockies, I'm not questioning that you or the Cubs know what you are doing. I'm questioning whether the trade is too one sided. Trades in this league rarely have rules, but I believe the league should have a bit of consistency when players are moved. With injury risks, it isn't wise to assume players will get hurt, teams assume they WON'T get hurt. If you knew Carp and Z would get hurt, you wouldn't take them, and neither would I. So I wouldn't value injury risk as a reason to move nothing better than a 5th round pick and Maloney for a SP1. If you believe that there have been uneven trades in this league, this is the first I have heard of it from you. If you wish to go over it with the RC, feel free to. It is encouraged. Otherwise, the RC will go over the trade, and see if it is good as is, or if it needs to be improved. I assure you, we know what we are doing.
As long as there is no evidence of cheating, then that should be enough to let the trade through. Why dont I say anything if I see an uneven deal? Because it's part of the game. Trades that I see as one sided may look fair to others. Trades that everyone sees as one sides might work out unexpectedly. The point it, just because a trade seems to be one sided doesn't mean it is or will be one sided. Therefore, simply saying that you feel a trade is unfair is not grounds for rejection. We both offered our views on the trade, there is no evidence of cheating, let the deal go...