Etiquette for proposing trades

3:39 pm Today
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From  Cincinnati RedsCAN YOU POST THIS ON F FOR ME

To All Teams,
Before I get into how I evaluate trades, I want to address trade offers themselves.
If you're going to send a trade proposal, please give the other team a reasonable amount of time to
respond. Not everyone logs in every day. Some owners are on daily, while others may only check in two or
three times a week. Sending a trade offer and then canceling it a few hours later does not give the other
owner a fair opportunity to review it.
In my opinion, a reasonable waiting period is about four days. That gives every owner a fair chance to log
in, review the proposal, and respond.
I understand that owners may shop players around. You may send an offer to one team, then another, then
another. If one of those deals gets accepted first, the remaining offers will usually become invalid
automatically because the player involved is no longer available. That's perfectly understandable. What I am
talking about is manually canceling offers after only a few hours simply because you haven't received an
immediate response.
Respect the other owners. Give them time to review the offer before pulling it back.
As for the trades themselves, this is how I, the Cincinnati Reds, look at them.
I do not believe every trade has to be perfectly equal on paper. If I contact you about one of your players, it
means I want something you have. Because I am the team seeking the deal, I expect to pay a reasonable
premium to get the player I want.
That does not mean I want to get ripped off, and it does not mean I am trying to rip anyone else off. It
simply means I believe the team giving up the player being targeted should come out slightly ahead in
overall value. The team seeking the player gets the fit they need, while the other team gets a little extra
value for giving up an asset they may not have wanted to move.
I also do not believe trades should be judged solely by the number of players involved.
A one-for-two trade is not unfair just because one team gets two players. Sometimes the best player in the
deal is worth more than two good players. Likewise, a two-for-three trade is not automatically unfair
because one side receives more players. Quality matters more than quantity.
The same applies to pitchers and hitters. A trade should not be judged by whether it is pitcher-for-pitcher or
hitter-for-hitter. Teams have different needs. One team may need an ace. Another may need speed. Another
may need defense. Another may be rebuilding and looking for younger players. A trade should be
evaluated based on whether both teams improve their situation, not whether the positions match.
Age also matters. A 24-year-old player and a 34-year-old player may have similar ratings today, but they do
not have the same long-term value. A rebuilding team may prefer the younger player, while a contender
may prefer the veteran. Both can be correct depending on the team's goals