Pb, I can certainly see where an owner with a team in the middle of a pennant race would trade good value for a star player, not caring that he's a rental, to put them over the top. In my case in this particular world, I'm rebuilding, the SP is only 27, so I don't want to trade anything of value just to rent him for a half-season. And if, like a player rejecting a trade, team records figure into whether he gets glad or remains angry after the trade---I went 59-103 last season, so he'd probably bolt from me for FA in a heartbeat.