what's a sane counter-offer?

[mjl]

10-team NL-only 5x5, 18 keepers (mixed majors/minors), normal contract rules, minors contracts don't start until they're activated or lose rookie status and don't count against auction budget. I have a somewhat irrational love of guys with minors contracts who will be in the majors this year in general, and I have a bunch of them this year. Inflation: last year Kershaw $56, Harper $49 for example.

I was offered Pham 10B and Hamilton 28X for Tatis Jr 5/minors, McMahon 5/minors, Gohara 5/minors, Russell 8B, Happ 8A.

This is not good, right? What's a reasonable counter?

Current keeper list:
Barnes 5B
Freeman 33B
Happ 8A
Russell 8B
Conforto 10/option
Peralta 10B
Schebler 5B
CKelly 5/minors
McMahon 5/minors
Rodgers 10/minors
Meadows 10/minors
Tatis 5/minors

Godley 14B
Knebel 10B
Syndergaard 15X
Flaherty 5/minors
Gohara 5/minors
Weaver 12/minors

Next three, if I cleared three spaces making that deal, would be some of:
Pirela 7B
Foltynewicz 4B
Nelson 10B
Familia 15X
Fried 5/minors
OMercado 5/minors

[Sour Masher]

Yeah, he is asking for a lot there. I do like Pham at that price, but that is too much to give, for sure. I'm not familiar enough with NL only to know what a fair counter is but I'd certainly start buy taking Tatis out of that deal on your side. Tatis looks like a legit star in the making. I also like Russell more than I probably should. Maybe taking Tatis and Russell out of the deal makes it fair?

[Hornsby]

You're giving up WAY too much...I doubt that you can come to an agreement with the gulf being that wide.

I'd throw Schebler, McMahon, Gohara and Nelson at him, see if he blinks.

[scottw]

10-team NL-only 5x5, 18 keepers (mixed majors/minors), normal contract rules, minors contracts don't start until they're activated or lose rookie status and don't count against auction budget. I have a somewhat irrational love of guys with minors contracts who will be in the majors this year in general, and I have a bunch of them this year. Inflation: last year Kershaw $56, Harper $49 for example.

I was offered Pham 10B and Hamilton 28X for Tatis Jr 5/minors, McMahon 5/minors, Gohara 5/minors, Russell 8B, Happ 8A.

This is not good, right? What's a reasonable counter?

Current keeper list:
Barnes 5B
Freeman 33B
Happ 8A*************no--I am higher than most on his PT
Russell 8B-----------------no--same as above, poised for bounce-back
Conforto 10/option
Peralta 10B
Schebler 5B
CKelly 5/minors**********maybe, it looks like a bad platoon for him
McMahon 5/minors**********prob. no
Rodgers 10/minors******************no
Meadows 10/minors
Tatis 5/minors******************no

Godley 14B
Knebel 10B
Syndergaard 15X
Flaherty 5/minors
Gohara 5/minors
Weaver 12/minors***********no

Next three, if I cleared three spaces making that deal, would be some of:
Pirela 7B
Foltynewicz 4B
Nelson 10B----------you do know he is out much of the season?
Familia 15X
Fried 5/minors
OMercado 5/minors

That leaves several on the board to trade. I'm not sure I chase SB's to the tune of $28, but that's up to you. Pham, that's a nice price, but you have to decide if LT contract? Maybe see what he wants for Pham?

[Gregg]

I was offered Pham 10B and Hamilton 28X for Tatis Jr 5/minors, McMahon 5/minors, Gohara 5/minors, Russell 8B, Happ 8A.

I would take out McMahon and Happ and add in Meadow for Pham and Hamilton. So Tatis Jr. Gohara, Meadows and Russell for Pham and Hamilton.