Re: 2017 Round 5: Post Game Prognostications: Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Reply #220 –
Well someone best explain to me how trading out Gibbs, Murphy and Kreuzer guarantees us excellent replacements from 1/2 the number of low draft picks, while trading out Cripps and Weitering for 2x as many low draft picks gives us less chance of find suitable replacements. Because that is basically the rationale many posters on here are arguing and it's a flat out contradiction, an error in logic, just plain wrong!
In summary this is what many were arguing about Gibbs, Murphy and Kreuzer before I raised the Cripps / Weitering trade option;- | - | - | Trading out Player A, B or C will give us valuable low picks we need to draft quality replacements. Young players equal or better in value than those players we let go with good long term prospects. |
then after I raised the Cripps /Weitering subject the tune changed;
- | - | - | You can't trade out Player A or B for low draft picks, the success of finding an equal or equivalent long term prospect is too low. Getting draft picks won't guarantee finding a successful replacement, Trading away Player A or B is trading away the clubs future! |
You cannot have your cake and eat it too!
The long term prospects of draftees and the chance of draft success are not variables dependant on which players you trade away for the pick!
The only variable draft success depends on is really the number of picks, the more low picks you have the greater the chance of success, and that seems to be the SOS strategy.
So if you want to be logical about it, the best trade option is to trade the players that get you the most low draft picks! 
It's the logic of Moneyball people, math does not lie and your opinions makes no difference to it's result!