taylormeetstheismann
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How do you evaluate trades in a contract league? There are so many variables that I’m not sure how to go about it yet. What do you do to figure out if a deal makes sense?
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Comparing Trades in a Contract League (1 Viewer)
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Lot of variables for sure. Here are the 3 main things I would look at:
-Are you competing NOW? If so, I don't look as hard at years left and cost of contract, assuming I can fit both in. For instance, I traded for Kyler this year even though he only has 2 years left on his contract because I needed someone to pair up with Richardson and since it's a 16 teamer, QBs are harder to trade for and I am in position to win now. If I was a rebuilding team, not a deal I would make.
-What is your balance of young and older players? Great to make a "win now" deal, but if you are dealing for an older player and your overall team is older, I would think twice. I added Mike Evans in Free Agency this year and paid him almost half my cap, but it was OK since I have a lot of younger, cheaper WRS and had the space. Only a 1 year deal and will reevaluate next year. I also traded Diggs for Shakier and Jaylen Wright because after I signed Evans, Diggs was my #5 WR and wouldn't start most weeks anyway. Shakier will do fine during bye weeks and I got younger and cheaper at two positions.
-I like to trade for future picks rather than have a bunch of depth early in the season and will risk that my players will stay healthy. If I do get a lot of injuries, I can take those picks and trade them to teams that are out of it midseason. Had to do that last year when I got hit hard with injuries. You get more value in-season than off season. Also try to pinpoint teams that think they have a better team than they do. For example, I traded Ridley right before the season last year when the hype was high for a #1 pick from a team that thought he was a playoff team so figured the pick would be 11-12 range at best. I thought his team was more a .500 squad and potential for disaster with an injury or 2. That happened and the pick ended up #3 overall.
There are a lot of different rules for contract leagues so this may not be very helpful depending on yours
I think it is the same as any dynasty league. You need to weigh your current year chances, your future chances, the player's current year value, the players future value upside/downside, and team needs (positional, etc).
You also need to know your leaguemates as they each have different value expectations as well tied to contract length, upside/downside, team build, etc. It's not much different than any trade evaluation.
You also need to know your leaguemates as they each have different value expectations as well tied to contract length, upside/downside, team build, etc. It's not much different than any trade evaluation.
taylormeetstheismann
Footballguy
Lot of variables for sure. Here are the 3 main things I would look at:
-Are you competing NOW? If so, I don't look as hard at years left and cost of contract, assuming I can fit both in. For instance, I traded for Kyler this year even though he only has 2 years left on his contract because I needed someone to pair up with Richardson and since it's a 16 teamer, QBs are harder to trade for and I am in position to win now. If I was a rebuilding team, not a deal I would make.
-What is your balance of young and older players? Great to make a "win now" deal, but if you are dealing for an older player and your overall team is older, I would think twice. I added Mike Evans in Free Agency this year and paid him almost half my cap, but it was OK since I have a lot of younger, cheaper WRS and had the space. Only a 1 year deal and will reevaluate next year. I also traded Diggs for Shakier and Jaylen Wright because after I signed Evans, Diggs was my #5 WR and wouldn't start most weeks anyway. Shakier will do fine during bye weeks and I got younger and cheaper at two positions.
-I like to trade for future picks rather than have a bunch of depth early in the season and will risk that my players will stay healthy. If I do get a lot of injuries, I can take those picks and trade them to teams that are out of it midseason. Had to do that last year when I got hit hard with injuries. You get more value in-season than off season. Also try to pinpoint teams that think they have a better team than they do. For example, I traded Ridley right before the season last year when the hype was high for a #1 pick from a team that thought he was a playoff team so figured the pick would be 11-12 range at best. I thought his team was more a .500 squad and potential for disaster with an injury or 2. That happened and the pick ended up #3 overall.
There are a lot of different rules for contract leagues so this may not be very helpful depending on yours
This is really good perspective. Thanks!
I think my approach at the moment will be to use the FBG Dynasty Trade Calculator (which I just upgraded for) and then try to adjust for contract length and salary cap.
