Free Agents Acquisition Budgets (FAAB) waivers system (1 Viewer)

[gradman2k3]

I have been playing with the same group of people in a Yahoo league for about ten years. We are interested in trying out the Free Agents Acquisition Budgets (FAAB) waivers system since the rant that was on The Audible a few weeks ago.

Has anybody used the Yahoo version? Some of the questions we have are:

1. When a manager bids on a player does everyone see the player that is up for bid? That would make it more interesting but it sounds like if a player is available anybody can bid on them but it is a blind bid process. At the end of the bid period you can see who made a bid for a player and who won. With that system one person could make a bid and win a player with nobody aware there was a bidding process going on.

Sounds kind of lame to me.

2. Is it feasible to just utilize the commissioner tools to email the league and say that player A is on the block, let managers make their secret bids, and then assign the player. Obviously as the commissioner there would have to be a trust factor.

The initial thought is that the FAAB can really add something to the league play. It adds a new element of strategy that is intriguing.

Any comments and suggestions on how to best utilize this feature would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Eric

 

[gradman2k3]

If it's anything like ESPN's FAAB, no one see's who people are bidding on until after they have been processed. Then you get to see the exact amounts people had bid. I like it this way because knowledgeable owners can snag guys for $1 before they blow up. Not sure why you would want it any other way?

The main complaint in the league is people taking anybody who looks like they might do something, benching them, and waiting to see what they do. There are people in the league who make 100+ waiver moves in a season taking the "shotgun" approach. There is no research, just grabbing everything you can. Eventually one of them will be a success.People with 24x7 access to the internet have an advantage. Limiting the number of moves and having active competitive bidding requires the managers to do the necessary research and see if the need equals the budget and therefore the bid.Thanks for the quick reply.E

 

[gradman2k3]

If it's anything like ESPN's FAAB, no one see's who people are bidding on until after they have been processed. Then you get to see the exact amounts people had bid. I like it this way because knowledgeable owners can snag guys for $1 before they blow up. Not sure why you would want it any other way?

The main complaint in the league is people taking anybody who looks like they might do something, benching them, and waiting to see what they do. There are people in the league who make 100+ waiver moves in a season taking the "shotgun" approach. There is no research, just grabbing everything you can. Eventually one of them will be a success.People with 24x7 access to the internet have an advantage. Limiting the number of moves and having active competitive bidding requires the managers to do the necessary research and see if the need equals the budget and therefore the bid.Thanks for the quick reply.E

Why not give everyone a set amount of money for the entire year and have the waivers process on Wednesday or Thursday evening? This way everyone knows EXACTLY when waivers process. People hoarding players is kind of what FF is all about. They should be rewarded for finding a player... That said, you can limit the amount of moves by giving people a limited budget.

I see your point. Hoarding players is not a bad thing. Finding that gem early makes the league fun. However, grabbing everyone who has one decent play and hoping they pan out takes away the fun...at least for me and most of the group. You spend a ton of time researching before the draft but you have to do nothing after the draft. I agree with limiting the moves by reducing the budget and we may try that. Also reducing the bench spots would alleviate the problem.We were also looking to add another strategy element to the league as well. Being able to force higher bids makes it interesting especially late season when you have to watch your budget for that crucial pick up late season for a run through the playoffs.This is what makes the Shark Pool and Fantasy Football so enjoyable. There are tons of different ways to run a league and just as many opinions.Thanks for the suggestions.