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People forget that historical players can end up in the minor leagues. Once your historical game gets going, many historical rookies will come along and will be one or more years away from having an impact. So they will end up in the minor leagues with considerable potential but not a lot of immediate talent. And they can be used by the AI in trades.
So I don't see how using ghost players limits trades. Sure, you're not going to see as many minor leaguers involved in trades as you would in real life, but it's not as if ghost players will eliminate any possibility of teams trading minor league prospects. Those prospects are simply going to be historical players who are not yet on a 25-man roster and are still developing.
In fact, you may end up seeing some prominent historical veterans relegated to the minors because trades have made them expendable. I once saw this happen with Yogi Berra The Yankees traded for a catcher right before what would have been Berra's breakthrough season. So he got stuck platooning at catcher and ended up being used more in the outfield. His prime years were wasted platooning, although he did have a couple of years where he was a starter and made it the All-Star game.
But, soon enough, the Yankees brought in another star outfielder, and Yogi was left as a backup at two positions. Eventually he ended up in the minors and his abilities deteriorated too far, even with ratings recalculation. Berra never lived up to his full potential because he couldn't get traded to another team, and he was a classic case of how the AI can have a dramatic impact on historical play, even when you're using recalculation and trying to stay close to reality.
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