Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

I recently Received a #3 seed in the Waiver selection.
I wanted to ask the #1/2 seeds who they were going to draft so as to avoid losing the pick.
Is that a fair request, or is it considered collusion?

stratorat wrote:I recently Received a #3 seed in the Waiver selection.
I wanted to ask the #1/2 seeds who they were going to draft so as to avoid losing the pick.
Is that a fair request, or is it considered collusion?

You should have 3 choices listed to avoid losing your #3 pick. But it's not collusion. However, they are free to lie to you. It is also ok to arrange a trade if you have the #1 pick or a conditional trade if you have a high pick, but not #1.

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Thanks for the clarification. My understanding is that if your #1 pick is taken, you fall to the bottom......??

stratorat wrote:

Thanks for the clarification. My understanding is that if your #1 pick is taken, you fall to the bottom......??

NO, the highest pick that is still in the FA pool will be processed. If you can't afford him, you lose your turn.

When the Waivers Period ends, our system will automatically process all claims via the following method. All teams will take turns, in Waiver Priority order. On each team's turn:

That team will win the rights to their highest-ranked Claim.
If the player claimed fits on the team's roster, the team will assume ownership of him. A player "fits" on a roster if all salary considerations and position requirements are met, assuming the player designated to be dropped in this claim, if any, was dropped.
If the team designated a player to be dropped in the event this claim was won, that player will be dropped.
All claims by any other teams on this same player will be cancelled.

If the player claimed does NOT fit on the team's roster, the claim will be cancelled. The team's turn is over; it does not get the chance to win another claim until its next turn in the order.
If the player designated to be dropped in the claim is no longer on the team at the time of claim processing, the pickup of the claimed player will still be attempted as long as the player does not put you over the salary cap or maximum roster size.
If one of your claims was added to another team with a higher waiver priority the next player on your waiver claims list would be processed when your turn comes up.

Very informative - thanks!

Scumby is right. Be careful not to confuse how the auto draft works with how the waivers works.

Oh, and yes I would consider asking the first 2 guys who they were going to pick would be considered collusion.

If you have the #3 pick and are certain the player you want will go off the board before your turn you can always negotiate with the person having one of those top picks to trade. For example I have the first pick. There is a player on FA list you want. So you offer me Ruth in exchange for my #1 pick. Most would see nothing wrong with that. Ruth is extreme example just for fun.

You could either trade Ruth to the person before waivers in exchange for some cheapo with agreement he will draft who you want and then trade him to you for whatever after or just agree he will draft the player of your choice and then trade him to you for whomever the two of you agree on. Be aware though in advance this type arrangement while it will not make people mad is based on the honor system. I tried to do this once and the other manager did not honor our agreement. So make sure it is someone you trust.