League Trade Rules (1 Viewer)

[Dignan12]

I originally posted this in assistant coach forum, so if in the wrong place, I apologize in advance.

We have a an issue in our league. Two teams want to make a trade that had been rejected by our commish. Team 1 would give up RB Earnest Graham and Team 2 would just give a Kicker. In the past, this would an unbalanced trade and rejected by our commish.

In this case, Team 2 says he has other RBs to use on his team, and is making the trade to help bolster Team 1 this week against Team 1's opponent, Team 3. Team 2 needs Team 3 to lose in order to make the playoffs. (this is the last week before the playoffs).

The issue is that in the past, things like playoff positioning were not considered as part of the value of a trade. Also, adding to the problem is that Team 1's opponent this week, Team 3, is the team that is owned by the commish.

So, when the commish rejected the trade based on player value, they claimed that value is received by helping Team 2 chances of making the playoffs by helping Team 1 beat Team 3. And, since the commish's team is involved, questions of bias are now included also.

How would any of the your other leagues handle this trade? Approve or Reject?

Thanks.

 

[Captain Hook]

Here are my thoughts:

1) The trade must abide by whatever trade rules you already have in place - IF it is a legal trade, then it's a legal trade.

One of the reason to have rules on trades is so the Commissioner's opinion does not have to be involved.

2) That said, the rationale for the trade is a little shady, and the reason that most good leagues have a Trade Deadline that is usually a few weeks before the playoffs start so that teams won't be tempted to try this kind of BS - still as I said above - if it is a legal trade according to your league rules, there is no reason it shouldn't go through.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

All fantasy football league rules state that if a situation invovles a commissioner's team, the commish is required to hurt his team and allow anything that might help him lose. That way he can be considered "fair."

Seriously, "I want to help team B win so I'm making a trade that hurts my team" is pretty much the definition of collusion. If it wouldn't have gone through in week 4 (starting, productive RB for a kicker), it can't go through in week 14.

 

[PranksterJD]

All fantasy football league rules state that if a situation invovles a commissioner's team, the commish is required to hurt his team and allow anything that might help him lose. That way he can be considered "fair."

Seriously, "I want to help team B win so I'm making a trade that hurts my team" is pretty much the definition of collusion. If it wouldn't have gone through in week 4 (starting, productive RB for a kicker), it can't go through in week 14.

Funny to see someone so blatant about breaking the rules and thinking they should get away with it.