Trading draft picks in fantasy baseball

[soccer10k]

Has anyone ever been in a league that allows the trading of draft picks? Mine allows it this year and my team isn't very good so I'm thinking of testing this out so I'm looking for any advice on how much of an upgrade I should expect to get in draft picks.

 

Also, my league allows three keepers per team which are picked in one round before they were drafted the year before (your fifth round pick from last year would be kept in the fourth round this year). I asked the commissioner this and he had no idea - if you trade your first round pick, are you allowed to keep your first round pick from the previous year and just do it in the second round?

[fromthestretch]

Has anyone ever been in a league that allows the trading of draft picks? Mine allows it this year and my team isn't very good so I'm thinking of testing this out so I'm looking for any advice on how much of an upgrade I should expect to get in draft picks.

 

Also, my league allows three keepers per team which are picked in one round before they were drafted the year before (your fifth round pick from last year would be kept in the fourth round this year). I asked the commissioner this and he had no idea - if you trade your first round pick, are you allowed to keep your first round pick from the previous year and just do it in the second round?

 

 

We can trade picks in one of my leagues. It's a 5x5 keeper league, where you can keep up to five players per season. You can hang onto a keeper for up to five years, and if you trade a player, their "contract" goes with them. For example, if I've had Ellsbury for two seasons as a keeper and I deal him, the team that acquires him can only keep him for three more seasons.

 

Also, for each player you keep, you lose a pick off the front of the draft, so if you keep three players, you lose your first three picks. When trading draft picks, you are not allowed to acquire someone's pick in what would amount to a "keeper" round for you. For example, if you are keeping three players, you are not allowed to trade for anyone else's first, second, or third round picks. Similarly, they can't trade any of their "keeper" round picks away. Also, the amount of picks you are sending away must equal the amount you get back.

[jersey cubs fan]

jesus that sounds tedious

[SouthSideRyan]

jesus that sounds tedious

 

Gather round and let uncle abuck tell you some stories.

[SouthSideRyan]

I'm in the first year of trading draft picks, and yeah, I have no idea how to gauge value. Is a 15th rounder too much for Kevin Gregg when the other guy is selling everyone off?

[fromthestretch]

jesus that sounds tedious

 

It is, but it keeps people engaged, especially in the offseason. I've been able to sell high for better draft picks a couple times.

 

My team is horrible this season, but I have a really good trade chip in Longoria. He's worthless to me after this season, since he's been on my roster for five years. One of the guys battling for first is really deep at OF but could use an upgrade at 3B for the remainder of this season, and he's willing to deal a potential keeper for Longoria. Puig and Wil Myers are two that he's discussed a willingness to deal.

[fromthestretch]

I should add, this is the fifth year we've had this setup in our league. This means a lot of guys who have been kept on rosters since we started having keepers are going back into the draft for the first time next season. Longoria, Hernandez, Braun, Tulowitzki, Wright, etc. all re-enter the draft after this season, so there could be a lot of negotiation for draft picks.