League rules on Trading future draft picks (1 Viewer)

[2short13]

How does everyone handle the trading of future draft picks? We have tried to address it with our league rules. I'm not sure we are handling it correctly. We do not vote on other trades because this is mainly a league of close friends and we have not had a trade in seven years that I would call collusion. I have seen some stupid trades that turned out to be good and made some good trades that turned out to be stupid. Draft picks are a different story. I do not want teams to give up on one year and turn attention to next year this early. How do other leagues handle this?

Our rules as of right now are as follows:

1 - A team can only trade UP (give up a good draft pick for a player) once per year.

2- A team can only trade DOWN (give up players for draft picks) twice per year.

3- Any team that trades draft picks for next year guarantees $100 entry fee for next year. (This has not been a problem, yet).

Any other suggestions.

Thanks for the help.

 

[FatRader]

In my redraft league, we don't allow any trading of future draft picks. The idea is that since it's a redraft, it's essentially a new league every year so no team should have any advantage at the draft by entering with more/higher picks.

In my keeper league, anything goes (within reason).

 

[streamkeeper]

In our keeper league we only allow trades for picks in the offseason. I think this is important because coaches cannot "stack" a team heading into the playoffs. It is still flexibile enough for coaches to postition themselves prior to the draft.

 

[2short13]

Thanks for the help. We have already allowed future draft pick trades so I'm afraid it would be extremely hard to eliminate the practice altogether. I really try to stay out of trades as commish and let chips fall where they may. So far, we've not had any problems. But, trading of future draft picks after Week 2 starts a bad trend IMO. Any other thoughts?

 

[code]

All owners in our contract keeper league are prepaid through the subsequent season...they are allowed to trade draft picks through the year in which they are paid (typically this season+1) at any time of year...

 

[NYGus]

Im in a 10 team/17 round redraft league and at the deadline last year I made 7 trades. I sacrificed last years season but it really set me up nice for this year as I made my last pick at 95 overall. We don't allow trading of 1st or 2nd round picks but everything else is wide open. And I really don't agree that it gives someone an unfair advatage because if you haven't a clue, you're gonna draft poorly no matter where you pick and even if you have a kick ar$e draft on paper, that doesn't equate to fantasy success.

What if you eneded up with:

Trent Green

Tiki

Portis

Steve Smith

Randy Moss

TJ Houshmazilli

Preseason one would look at that and think "Im stacked for starters" but I bet you'd be bummin now cause they're all hurt or not producing.

Trades are good for the league and after 15 years we've got it down to a science as far as rules go.

Our commish can invoke "Rule 13" which pretty much states that he can negate any trade if it looks like collusion of someone trying to tank the season.

 

[Doovz]

In our keeper league you can only trade for the following year. Have a trade deadline no later then the start of week 10 so that people don't dump their team if they have a chance at making the playoffs.

You still get guys trading picks for players for the playoff push but that is what makes keeper leagues much more interesting then redraft.

 

[2short13]

Im in a 10 team/17 round redraft league and at the deadline last year I made 7 trades. I sacrificed last years season but it really set me up nice for this year as I made my last pick at 95 overall. We don't allow trading of 1st or 2nd round picks but everything else is wide open. And I really don't agree that it gives someone an unfair advatage because if you haven't a clue, you're gonna draft poorly no matter where you pick and even if you have a kick ### draft on paper, that doesn't equate to fantasy success.

What if you eneded up with:

Trent Green

Tiki

Portis

Steve Smith

Randy Moss

TJ Houshmazilli

Preseason one would look at that and think "Im stacked for starters" but I bet you'd be bummin now cause they're all hurt or not producing.

Trades are good for the league and after 15 years we've got it down to a science as far as rules go.

Our commish can invoke "Rule 13" which pretty much states that he can negate any trade if it looks like collusion of someone trying to tank the season.

I firmly agree that trades are good for the league. We don't have an official "Rule 13" but I would definitely veto a trade if I thought money was trading hands, etc. I like your rule that no 1st or 2nd round picks can be traded. We have never had a 1st round pick traded until now. I may get a league vote and put that into effect next year. I also don't like making rule changes during the year unless absolutely needed. Offseason is the time to make rule changes, not inseason. Thanks for the reply.

 

[NYGus]

We don't allow rule changes during the year. Gotta problem with a rule? Bring it up for a vote at next years draft.

 

[nightshift]

Once the season starts, no rules should ever be changed. Even bad ones.

If you are going to allow trading of future picks, I'd suggest that as part of the rule that dues payment for season(s) the picks are in BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE TRADE IS FINALIZED. Both teams involved. Give them a week or 2 to pay up or no trade.

 

[2short13]

Once the season starts, no rules should ever be changed. Even bad ones.If you are going to allow trading of future picks, I'd suggest that as part of the rule that dues payment for season(s) the picks are in BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE TRADE IS FINALIZED. Both teams involved. Give them a week or 2 to pay up or no trade.

That sounds like a great idea. Do you guys suggest implementing that now or next year?

 

[code]

Once the season starts, no rules should ever be changed. Even bad ones.

If you are going to allow trading of future picks, I'd suggest that as part of the rule that dues payment for season(s) the picks are in BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE TRADE IS FINALIZED. Both teams involved. Give them a week or 2 to pay up or no trade.

That sounds like a great idea. Do you guys suggest implementing that now or next year?

:whoosh:

 

[bez18]

Depends on the amt of keepers your league allows. We play in a dynasty league where 10 players MUST be kept and then we draft another 9 each year. We allow trading of the draft picks up until the trade deadline and then throughout the off-season. In fact, this past off-season, for the first time we had 2 teams trade away a 2007 1st rd pick even before our 2006 draft went off.

The one thing we make as part of the trade is that even amt of picks must be exchanged so if someone was trading Randy Moss for next year's first rd pick, the trade, in essence would be Randy Moss and that team's last round pick for the 1st rd pick. We do this so each team still gets the same amt of picks.

 

[Alberta Clipper]

In the couple of keeper leagues I commish future draft picks can be traded as long as dues are paid in full for the yrs involved by BOTH parties of the trade. Trading of future picks is not done too freely since draft picks are needed for keepers (i.e. round drafted -2) but as long as the franchise is paid at least you could fill the void if they left a team with no picks.