Trade policy report

[Dan Wood]

Daniel,

I understand how you feel, because I also inquired about Beltran, but I don't think Corey did anything wrong.  To make a real life analogy, the Padres GM Jed Hoyer made what I thought was a horrible deal with his former team, the Red Sox, for Adrian Gonzalez.  Hoyer liked Anthony Rizzo and Casey Kelly a lot more than a lot of other people did, so he made the deal even though some people said he should have held out for MLB guys like Ellsbury and Bard.  Corey has a man-crush on Goldschmidt, and that is his prerogative. 

Roy

 :iatp:

[bravesfan4]

You think so? John Lackey....im losing nothing.....Vernon Wells ok so he might score 2000 points....maybe, is that worth 17m.  Beltran and Blake hmmm... they will be hurt in no time. I do not feel that I am over paying for him. Perez, is a good spec and I believe in Jokisch.

I appreciate your concern about my skills at evaluating trades and players. I am very comfortable with the deal I made.

Thank You Roy, i agree with what you said. And like I stated earlier, there are a lot of people that either I didnt get back to, or did not counter. Maybe this is lesson to be learned, dont undercut on an opening bid, if there is potential interest from multiple teams.

[Colby]

Hoyer doesn't look so dumb with how Rizzo is lighting it up this year.

[guak2005]

Well then, what's the point of implementing a policy if one can choose not to follow it whenever one wishes to do so? Everyone is defending Corey for not answering to all those inquiries he had. If everyone is in agreement then why was the trade policy ever drafted? Everyone should then be free to not answer to any offers. Quite frankly it pisses me off that I didn't even receive an answer to any of the messages I sent and that all the players I inquired about were traded away without any given consideration to what other teams were offering. Even by receiving a simple no I could have sent a different offer that might have been more appealing. And I am speaking for everyone whose offers were not replied to. But what really pisses me off is the fact that no one cares the league's policy has not been properly followed. I'm not buying the argument that the trade had to be done in a hurry either. Maybe the Yankees are in a hurry, but certainly not the Mets - especially with more than 16 teams interested in their players.

[OUDAN]

Hoyer doesn't look so dumb with how Rizzo is lighting it up this year.

speaking of rizzo im a buyer of him lol
guys stop debtating every man has the right to run his team the way he wants maybe he is a better or worse negotiator or scout then u but u wont know for a few years

[Colby]

The policy was created as a means for spotting our inactivity and doing something about it.  Its motivation isn't to force every GM to answer every PM.  I cannot even answer every PM or trade inquiry sent my way.

[lp815]

A good idea would be to change the language in the policy to make it subjective to GM activity. I can understand both sides on this.

[guak2005]

Definitely should be worded differently then. And I would also like to propose a rule to not allow a GM to make trades with his previous team for a reasonable period of time after taking over with his new team. At least one or two months.

[Colby]

Definitely should be worded differently then. And I would also like to propose a rule to not allow a GM to make trades with his previous team for a reasonable period of time after taking over with his new team. At least one or two months.

That is a reasonable rule for 30 days, but there is a loop hole of a player being traded to another team.  I am fine with such a loop hole because the previous GM must make an effort to a veteran GM for such player(s).

[papps]

I think an owner should do what he wants with his team.  Thats the reason why we have a trade council.  If you don't get the guys you want you can always negotiate with the other owner.  Just my two cents.   :bacon: