I always find these conversations interesting. Because it's basically the dilemma of: Do you want to risk not selling high or do we just ride off into the sunset with our elite players?ckrumm24 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:59 am I do not disagree with any of this. But, I don’t define “contender” as a guy who makes the playoffs because of one or two guys. I’m just pushing back on the notion that we should always be trying to sell at peak value because we play in dynasty. That thinking works with stocks, but while analogous in some ways, there is a difference between stocks and our dynasty assets. Our dynasty assets have value in addition to their “virtual currency” (picks, other players). In order to win we need our player (X) to produce more points than the other player (Y), even if player Y would yield us a greater return if we sold them. So, if I’m a “real” contender, It’s very unlikely you can make up for the points you lose trading away top players for other assets (at least consistently). Sorry to derail thread.
Honestly, I feel like there's really no set answer, but I feel more comfortable riding out WRs and TEs than RBs. Players can be great for a long time and I've seen people trade studs for high upside assets that flame out. But, when you look at the some of the top RBs:
Gurley
Johnson
Freeman
Bell
McCoy
All of them peak in value at some point in their mid 20's and their trade value never recovers because of the wear/tear of the position. So, if you have a team that hasn't done anything the past two years with CMC, then I would definitely consider selling. You can get a boat load for him.
Of course, the downside is that you trade him for picks, and the picks bust. So, it's gotta be the right combination of assets.