I'm part of a successful keeper league that's been running 4 or 5 years now. The basics behind the keepers is that each team is allowed 3, and in exchange they lose a draft pick equal to the round the player was drafted originally (or round 9 for free agents). Each subsequent year, the player moves up a round if they are kept again, and at an accelerated pace the more seasons they are kept. Currently, if a player ends up with two players slated to be kept in the same round, one is bumped up a round so that two players valued in the 9th round would be kept in exchange for the 8th and 9th round picks for that team. In the case of two players slated to be kept in the first round, it becomes a first and second.
Now, this year, I've proposed that the above does not make sense for 1st rounders. If you have two players that are first round keepers, I propose the rules be changed to state that only one can be kept, and the other returned to the draft pool. My logic is that if they are both valued as first rounders, and you only have one first round pick to give up, only one can be kept. While not a perfect analogy, I liken it to a team with two big free agents in the same year having to decide to sign one or the other since they cannot afford both.
I just wanted to see what others think about how to best handle this as we look at changing the rule for next season.
Now, this year, I've proposed that the above does not make sense for 1st rounders. If you have two players that are first round keepers, I propose the rules be changed to state that only one can be kept, and the other returned to the draft pool. My logic is that if they are both valued as first rounders, and you only have one first round pick to give up, only one can be kept. While not a perfect analogy, I liken it to a team with two big free agents in the same year having to decide to sign one or the other since they cannot afford both.
I just wanted to see what others think about how to best handle this as we look at changing the rule for next season.
