Mandatory Trade Leagues

[pvillebiker]

then again, the reason we play this make believe game is for fun. if mandatory trades are fun to people who knowningly enter into such leagues, more power to them.

[slaughterrt]

then again, the reason we play this make believe game is for fun. if mandatory trades are fun to people who knowningly enter into such leagues, more power to them.

Yeah, I’m not a fan but there are all types of different league rules that I’m not interested in doing. Obviously this type of rule would have to be set in place from the get go, because trying to implement this post startup would be a cluster.

[jetsfan5757]

each owner is assigned 1 month out of the year where they must nominate a top 100 (ADP-based) player for trade. Owners then silently bid on that player, and the owner must accept the best offer.

Not a big fan of this idea, but I can see how this could work. My primary league is an auction format with no salary cap. Each year the rookies are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Any unspent money is saved for later use (e.g. trades, free agents, or next year's rookies).

In a league like that, these "forced" trades could be done for straight cash. This makes determination of the best offer trivial.

Auction with no salary cap??? How does that work? Fixed amount for auction and waivers that resets each year but no cap on total team budget?

[dynastyninja]

Bunch of prudes in here. I think it would be a fun, alternative league. You don't have to implement it in every league you do.

[Jason3123]

each owner is assigned 1 month out of the year where they must nominate a top 100 (ADP-based) player for trade. Owners then silently bid on that player, and the owner must accept the best offer.

Not a big fan of this idea, but I can see how this could work. My primary league is an auction format with no salary cap. Each year the rookies are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Any unspent money is saved for later use (e.g. trades, free agents, or next year's rookies).

In a league like that, these "forced" trades could be done for straight cash. This makes determination of the best offer trivial.

Auction with no salary cap??? How does that work? Fixed amount for auction and waivers that resets each year but no cap on total team budget?

From my understanding you typically get money from your placement, so last place would get X amount of dollars, all the way down to first place. Those funds can be traded/etc.

[rubber_duck]

Not a big fan of this idea, but I can see how this could work. My primary league is an auction format with no salary cap. Each year the rookies are auctioned off to the highest bidder. Any unspent money is saved for later use (e.g. trades, free agents, or next year's rookies).

In a league like that, these "forced" trades could be done for straight cash. This makes determination of the best offer trivial.

Auction with no salary cap??? How does that work? Fixed amount for auction and waivers that resets each year but no cap on total team budget?

From my understanding you typically get money from your placement, so last place would get X amount of dollars, all the way down to first place. Those funds can be traded/etc.

Yup. That's the general concept. At the end of each season the worst team receives the most Fantasy money to spend in the upcoming year. The best team receives the least amount of money.

The really fun part ... there is no compelling reason to spend your money during the rookie auction. You can save it for later: trades, waivers, etc. This league has been going for a very long time, and we have had people save money for 2 or 3 years and then really tear up a rookie auction!

If you do not care much for a crop of rookies (such as this year), then you don't have to spend much. Just save your money. It is easy to tell what our league thinks of a rookie class. The money really starts to fly when the talent is perceived to be there.

[QB Browns]

There are ways to promote trading - for instance, give awards for best trade, based on a league-wide poll, or most active owner, or any of other various reward scenarios you can come up with... forcing owners to trade or even be more active than they are comfortable with won't end well.

-oo-

Completely agree with this. In my dynasty league I've been trying to get people more involved with making moves by writing up short articles and posting them on our league page where we either praise or bash trades that have happened and try to get people talking about it and thus more interested in trading overall. I also offer a six pack of blue moon for the team with the best trade of the season at the season's end

[M-Dub]

There are ways to promote trading - for instance, give awards for best trade, based on a league-wide poll, or most active owner, or any of other various reward scenarios you can come up with... forcing owners to trade or even be more active than they are comfortable with won't end well.

-oo-

Completely agree with this. In my dynasty league I've been trying to get people more involved with making moves by writing up short articles and posting them on our league page where we either praise or bash trades that have happened and try to get people talking about it and thus more interested in trading overall. I also offer a six pack of blue moon for the team with the best trade of the season at the season's end

Why would you penalize the best trade?

[Mjvb5]

There are ways to promote trading - for instance, give awards for best trade, based on a league-wide poll, or most active owner, or any of other various reward scenarios you can come up with... forcing owners to trade or even be more active than they are comfortable with won't end well.

-oo-

Completely agree with this. In my dynasty league I've been trying to get people more involved with making moves by writing up short articles and posting them on our league page where we either praise or bash trades that have happened and try to get people talking about it and thus more interested in trading overall. I also offer a six pack of blue moon for the team with the best trade of the season at the season's end

Why would you penalize the best trade?

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