02-14-2014, 05:25 PM
I'm not entirely opposed to this. When we originally changed compensation to sandwich rounds, I didn't propose for mid-season trades to no longer be comp eligible. It came out of nowhere from DJ. There are pros and cons though.
Pro: Opens up a trade possibilities
Con: Rich get richer
I think a solution is to make mid-season trades only eligible for Comp B.
Take Curt Wine for example. No one came calling. Not because he isn't good and no one wanted him, but because people knew Jason was looking at Type A compensation and giving up a 65/88 prospect for rental 1B is a steep price.
If a team could at least get Type B compensation for Wine, they might give up that 65/88 prospect since they can probably get a 60/84 type prospect back. Wine's value essentially is the difference in a 65/88 prospect to a 60/84 prospect and his caliber of bat is probably worth that in a playoff run.
The benefit is that a team can't buy low on a guy and then turn him around for Type A compensation, yet it opens up another avenue for trading in which the new team doesn't have to feel like they're blowing a prospect for a complete rental.
Pro: Opens up a trade possibilities
Con: Rich get richer
I think a solution is to make mid-season trades only eligible for Comp B.
Take Curt Wine for example. No one came calling. Not because he isn't good and no one wanted him, but because people knew Jason was looking at Type A compensation and giving up a 65/88 prospect for rental 1B is a steep price.
If a team could at least get Type B compensation for Wine, they might give up that 65/88 prospect since they can probably get a 60/84 type prospect back. Wine's value essentially is the difference in a 65/88 prospect to a 60/84 prospect and his caliber of bat is probably worth that in a playoff run.
The benefit is that a team can't buy low on a guy and then turn him around for Type A compensation, yet it opens up another avenue for trading in which the new team doesn't have to feel like they're blowing a prospect for a complete rental.
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