Rant wrote:I honestly don't care if we can or can't trade draft slots that are unused. It's done differently in different leagues in which I'm an owner. I'd be in favor of adopting a rule to clarify, but right now we're just interpreting what's common sense, rather than a collective understanding of the rule.
The owners who are impacted currently don't seem to be trying to game the system, so I'm inclined to give the benefit of doubt and let them try to correct their oversights. I'm also ok if they have to forfeit picks. In one of my leagues (24 TKL), there's a specific rule for FA and Prospect drafts:
"Once the draft order is set, any picks in the first 10 rounds that would cause a roster to exceed 30 players are forfeited. Supplemental rounds will be established to ensure all rosters can be filled with 30 players by the end of the draft."
I suggest we adopt similar language or not at the discretion of the Commish.
Thank you Rant for this (and Ghost and Tanman as well for your contributions). After initially settling on offering Viper44 the choice of which of his two players he wants to add (to achieve a full 40-man roster) back to his roster - from his FA drops - I've found myself re-examining what the best solution might be after reading what a few of you have had to say on the matter.
While I do agree with Rant's assertion that Viper44 isn't attempting to game the system - he has yet to say anything on the matter either way - I am finding it difficult to let go of my belief that trading picks we don't own is NOT a good idea. I mean, we don't trade players we don't own. So why should it be any different with draft picks we don't own? This is tough for me. Perhaps the solution is to simply let Viper44 pick his extra two players from Free Agency after everyone else is done picking. I could live with that. Can you guys?