How do you weigh when to trade a player (1 Viewer)

[AcerFC]

Without turning this into an Assistant Coach thread, how do you guys evaluate needs vs. holding onto what you have. I'm in a position where I have 5 pretty good WRs and only 2 RBs.

Avg points per week, total points, situation, projections?

All?

 

[eaglezzz]

I was in a simalar situation with RB having S. Jackson, Starks, D. Carter, Lynch - I had to trade a draft pick next year and grab Hillis (the next day he gets sick). I think WR's are much easier to grab off the WW so maybe try trading 2 WR's for 1 decent RB and then grabbing the WR flavor of the week of the Wire.

 

[AcerFC]

I was in a simalar situation with RB having S. Jackson, Starks, D. Carter, Lynch - I had to trade a draft pick next year and grab Hillis (the next day he gets sick). I think WR's are much easier to grab off the WW so maybe try trading 2 WR's for 1 decent RB and then grabbing the WR flavor of the week of the Wire.

The deal I have been offered is a one for one swap. I'm trying to figure out what others look at in evaluating the deal and coming out having a better team even if you might be trading the better player

 

[display name]

Without turning this into an Assistant Coach thread, how do you guys evaluate needs vs. holding onto what you have. I'm in a position where I have 5 pretty good WRs and only 2 RBs. Avg points per week, total points, situation, projections?All?

1) Trade with struggling teams if possible. One thing that should always be considered is that to win the championship, you have to beat the team that you are trading with. I might turn down a trade that makes my team better if it makes another team better as well (depending on how good that team already is), just because I need to be able to beat that team. If Team A is already stronger than your team, and you have a deal on the table where, yes, it helps fill a hole on your team, but they are getting the overall better end, don't do it.2) Don't trade players who will start for Team A for Team A's backupsYou probably don't want to trade a player who will start for the other team for one of their backups, even if the value swap is pretty fair. Hopefully, if you are getting worse at some position in your starting lineup, they will be as well. If you allow strong teams with good starting lineups and depth to move their depth and make their already strong starting lineups even stronger, you are limiting your own chance to win the league.3) Trade quantity for qualityGenerally, try and get the best player in the deal. Package one of your WRs and a RB (even though you say you only have two) for a RB who is the best player in the deal.Otherwise, if the above principles cannot be worked to your advantage this week, try and field a competitive team this week, hope to win, keep a keen eye on the WW, and hope that maybe next week you can get a trade that doesn't go against the above principles too much. Exercise patience.