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Originally Posted by lewdog
The reason you can't analyze baseball trades like other sports is because one team is getting a proven usually, and the other team is getting guys who still have years to develop. It's what makes baseball great with the minor leagues and development of players. It's fascinating stuff compared to a football trade.
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Also have to factor in salaries, which have huge disparities in MLB trades. In other sports guys are normally traded with similar contracts - but in these we see guys making a ton going in exchange for guys making nothing.