ironwill1 wrote:Trade announcement:
ironwill trades John Lackey, his 9th round FA pick (104) and his 4th round Prospect pick (41) to
tom pierce for his 3rd round prospect pick (30) and his 10th round FA pick (114).
Tom to confirm.
With this trade I will be promoting Alex Torres.
THIS TRADE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE VALIDIn the roster set published yesterday, I show Tom had 38 players at that point, through pick #93.
Pick #102 was the 39th player and Lackey would become #40. Pick #104 would not be available to Tom, if that is correct.
Further, when a manager does an uneven deal DURING a free agent draft, we have always simply added another pick at the end -- so Torres can NOT yet be promoted.
If 2 players are traded for 1 player AFTER the draft concludes, then a prospect could be promoted. Otherwise, that would still be the same as protecting 31 players prior to the draft.
I recommend you guys work out a deal that becomes effective after each team reaches the 40-player limit.