Quote: Originally posted by trobone on 5/11/2010i like trading for high overall players with sucky ratings. you don't have to give up too much in the trade, then you let them walk and get 2 picks. odd are if they have a high enough OVL they have some useful skills like defense i can put to my advantage. i've done this twice now, worked out both times.
But then you have to pay 3 years of arbitration for them, 2 of which can be pretty expensive, and if they're not that good to start they may not get signed in free agency...
Seems a big price to pay for 2 draft picks...