Let me say first, I find this trade scenario HIGHLY unlikely,
the ghost of roger maris wrote: Ninersphan wrote:and crickets...
(other that ghost's trade fishing post)
Guess you guys all understand.
still trying to digest it...
let me go with a hypothetical
Suppose I trade away my first 5 picks
cut my roster down to 30
I get picks in rounds 6-10
plus picks after round 10 to get my roster to 40.
Correct, you get picks in round 10-15, the draft can go a maximum of 15 rounds. The only way, you could get picks past round 15 is to make an unbalanced trade ( you trade 2 picks or players or 1 of each and only get one back) after the draft has started, which would then net a supplemental draft pick after round 15
the ghost of roger maris wrote:If I trade away my first 5 picks
and cut my roster down to 25
I get picks in rounds 6-10
plus 5 picks in rounds 11-15
thus
leaving me with a roster of 35
OR
would I get multiple picks
say 6 picks in round 15 so I have 40?
There is no reason for you to cut your roster past 30 in this situation and it would not be allowed, as it would give you picks past round 15 and that is expressly not allowed in the rules except in the case of an unbalanced trade made after the draft has started.
So you would not have a roster of 35 nor would you get extra picks.
Both examples of course assume you do not have any prospects that need promoting which would require extra cuts, but those cuts would be filled by prospects.