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I've played around 100 Mystery Card teams, and among others things here are 2 things I have learned: no 2 of us manage exactly the same way, and you can never stop learning new ideas about how to construct a roster.
In recent weeks I've read comments on multiple other threads or league message boards about managers who make "too many" roster moves. All of these comments were by veteran managers whom I respect and enjoy competing against, and none of them were offensive or in any way "wrong". I was just surprised by them, because I honestly don't get how having another manager make too many roster moves can be a bad thing. In many cases, guys who jettison players left and right are giving up on them too early, or misreading the cards altogether. By doing so, they are helping the rest of us figure out what season guys are on, if we are doing our homework. That sure isn't a bad thing.
Anyone who has been in a league with me knows that I usually am one of the more "active" managers when it comes to roster moves, whether I am in 1st or last place. I like to tinker: sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. What sometimes annoys me are managers who make no moves all season. Maybe part of that is jealousy: I could never be that patient. But I genuinely get frustrated when I see a team with a bad record and zero or almost no roster moves, who has players who could help me via trade or free agency pickup, but for all I know the manager created the team and then left it alone for 8 weeks without checking in. I routinely message other managers to inquire about trade ideas, but I consider it a waste if time to check in with an inactive manager.
Please let me emphasize again: I want to have a discussion, not a debate. I use words like "annoyed" fully aware that the other manager is t actually doing anything wrong, but that it's more about me not understanding the method. But seriously, what do the rest of you think? Would you rather be in a league with managers who mostly make a lot of moves, mostly no moves, or a mix? Is there such a thing as "too many" roster moves (I say yes) and what is too many? Chime in if you like.
In recent weeks I've read comments on multiple other threads or league message boards about managers who make "too many" roster moves. All of these comments were by veteran managers whom I respect and enjoy competing against, and none of them were offensive or in any way "wrong". I was just surprised by them, because I honestly don't get how having another manager make too many roster moves can be a bad thing. In many cases, guys who jettison players left and right are giving up on them too early, or misreading the cards altogether. By doing so, they are helping the rest of us figure out what season guys are on, if we are doing our homework. That sure isn't a bad thing.
Anyone who has been in a league with me knows that I usually am one of the more "active" managers when it comes to roster moves, whether I am in 1st or last place. I like to tinker: sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. What sometimes annoys me are managers who make no moves all season. Maybe part of that is jealousy: I could never be that patient. But I genuinely get frustrated when I see a team with a bad record and zero or almost no roster moves, who has players who could help me via trade or free agency pickup, but for all I know the manager created the team and then left it alone for 8 weeks without checking in. I routinely message other managers to inquire about trade ideas, but I consider it a waste if time to check in with an inactive manager.
Please let me emphasize again: I want to have a discussion, not a debate. I use words like "annoyed" fully aware that the other manager is t actually doing anything wrong, but that it's more about me not understanding the method. But seriously, what do the rest of you think? Would you rather be in a league with managers who mostly make a lot of moves, mostly no moves, or a mix? Is there such a thing as "too many" roster moves (I say yes) and what is too many? Chime in if you like.