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Just read a little about the MLB player's union concerns about GM's talking about free agents at the winter meetings and it got me thinking about FF trade offers sent with messages that refer to "throw in players" (to make numbers even) as probable waiver-wire drops.
I just wanted to get a discussion going here to know whether this is a practice that "crosses the line" into collusion, or whether it's a perfectly valid strategy/tactic.
Example:
Player 1 has Addai.
Player 2 offers Eli Manning and Willis McGahee for him (assume it makes sense for both rosters - Player 1 is using Alex Smith as his starting QB, etc.). To make the trade work right, the rosters numbers have to be equal. Adding any other player of any value to the equation on Player 1's side will cause Player 1 to decline.
So, to get Addai, Player 2 offers Eli Manning and Willis McGahee for Addai and (thrown in) Mike Furrey.
Player 2 sends the offer and says, "I'm looking to get Addai. I know you need a QB bad and Eli has looked good. Furrey is just included to make the numbers even. I'm planning on dropping him, so if you're in love with him, he'll be on the waiver wire anyway."
Is this collusive - similar to the complaint that the MLB players complained about - in the sense that one owner is sharing information about potential free agents with another owner to influence a trade?
Not a big deal, but I like playing fair and playing on the level in my league. My feeling is it's not a big deal, but again - I didn't think about it until I saw the story today about MLB, etc.
(Edit - first poll I've done - my fingers naturally hit enter and prematurely posted poll - quickly added the other options)
I just wanted to get a discussion going here to know whether this is a practice that "crosses the line" into collusion, or whether it's a perfectly valid strategy/tactic.
Example:
Player 1 has Addai.
Player 2 offers Eli Manning and Willis McGahee for him (assume it makes sense for both rosters - Player 1 is using Alex Smith as his starting QB, etc.). To make the trade work right, the rosters numbers have to be equal. Adding any other player of any value to the equation on Player 1's side will cause Player 1 to decline.
So, to get Addai, Player 2 offers Eli Manning and Willis McGahee for Addai and (thrown in) Mike Furrey.
Player 2 sends the offer and says, "I'm looking to get Addai. I know you need a QB bad and Eli has looked good. Furrey is just included to make the numbers even. I'm planning on dropping him, so if you're in love with him, he'll be on the waiver wire anyway."
Is this collusive - similar to the complaint that the MLB players complained about - in the sense that one owner is sharing information about potential free agents with another owner to influence a trade?
Not a big deal, but I like playing fair and playing on the level in my league. My feeling is it's not a big deal, but again - I didn't think about it until I saw the story today about MLB, etc.
(Edit - first poll I've done - my fingers naturally hit enter and prematurely posted poll - quickly added the other options)
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