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Trading Le'Veon in IDP Dynasty (1 Viewer)
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Ben & Jerry's
Footballguy
This. If you are giving up the best player than YOU are in control of the negotiations.
Is that what was offered or what you ask for ?
You are giving 2 quarters, 2 dimes and a nickle for a dollar.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
I think the analogy would be trading one dollar (Bell) for a quarter (Sanders) and four nickels (Funchess, Miller, Timmons, Berry).
And just to add a personal note - a quantity for quality trade is a classic fantasy shark move and one I got badly burned by when I first started dynasty 15 years ago.
I traded Marvin Harrison and I got Tim Brown, Wayne Chrebet, James Stewart and someone else. I thought "wow, this is a great trade, I'm giving away one 1,000 yard WR and I'm getting 2, and a starting RB, pretty cool, eh?"
But of course Harrison went on to have a superlative career with multiple absurd 100+ catch seasons with Peyton whereas Brown, Chrebet, and Stewart were out of the league within a few years.
In fantasy there are tons of average players but very few superstars, which means that because of relative value and scarcity those superstars are worth their weight in gold.
I would even go as far as to suggest you never trade quality for quantity and if you by great fortune happen to have a superstar, only trade him if you've got a ridiculous surplus at that position or he's on the downside of his career.
Young, ascending players like Bell (even with his issues) I would pretty much never trade.
I traded Marvin Harrison and I got Tim Brown, Wayne Chrebet, James Stewart and someone else. I thought "wow, this is a great trade, I'm giving away one 1,000 yard WR and I'm getting 2, and a starting RB, pretty cool, eh?"
But of course Harrison went on to have a superlative career with multiple absurd 100+ catch seasons with Peyton whereas Brown, Chrebet, and Stewart were out of the league within a few years.
In fantasy there are tons of average players but very few superstars, which means that because of relative value and scarcity those superstars are worth their weight in gold.
I would even go as far as to suggest you never trade quality for quantity and if you by great fortune happen to have a superstar, only trade him if you've got a ridiculous surplus at that position or he's on the downside of his career.
Young, ascending players like Bell (even with his issues) I would pretty much never trade.
There are always situations where this could be the right thing to do (quantity over quality). The key to pulling this off and not getting screwed in the long run is being able to evaluate talent properly and get the diamonds in the rough as part of the quantity that turn into the superstars in a year or two down the road. There is always turnover and knowing when to trade a superstar (better a year or two early than late) for quantity is the key to being competitive for the title every year.
