maqroll Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Fantasy baseball is where you are truly put to the fantasy test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm still none the wiser on waivers. I understand the priority thing. I don't understand the timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) In American sports its a contractual thing. This is how it works in the NHL.Once a player has played over 180 games or 3 seasons in the NHL they must go through waivers before they can be sent down to the minor leagues. This is the footballing equivalent of a player not making a 25 man squad having his contract made available for other teams to meet and therefore sign the player instead of him playing reserve team football. If a player clears waivers, usually 2 days, then they go down to the minors. If somebody makes a claim the player can choose to move to the other team dependent on waiver priority.In this instance the game is assuming that because a player was deemed good enough to be drafted to a 16 man squad that he is probably better than the remaining free agents therefore it gives people lower down the draft order, who were deemed to be at a disadvantage, the chance to pick up the supposed better player without lots of competition.In theory it makes sense but unless somebody REALLY good comes up on waivers its probably best if you are like me and have the number 2 pick to wait until the January transfer window because new players to the league go onto waivers before free agency I believe. Edited October 30, 2015 by sexbelowsound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I would've entered this bit knew I'd be busy when you were drafting last night. Can some of you post your teams? Interested to see the calibre of players as you got toward the end of picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 In American sports its a contractual thing. This is how it works in the NHL.Once a player has played over 180 games or 3 seasons in the NHL they must go through waivers before they can be sent down to the minor leagues. This is the footballing equivalent of a player not making a 25 man squad having his contract made available for other teams to meet and therefore sign the player instead of playing reserve team football. If a player clears waivers, usually 2 days, then they go down to the minors. If somebody makes a claim the player can choose to move to the other team dependent on waiver priority.In this instance the game is assuming that because a player was deemed good enough to be drafted to a 16 man squad that he is probably better than the remaining free agents therefore it gives people lower down the draft order, who were deemed to be at a disadvantage, the chance to pick up the supposed better player without lots of competition.In theory it makes sense but unless somebody REALLY good comes up on waivers its probably best if you are like me and have the number 2 pick to wait until the January transfer window because new players to the league go onto waivers before free agency I believe.So, Stefan has released Gana. He's now on a waver. When does he "clear" waivers? 2 days? After the weekend's games?That's the bit I'm confused about. If I wanted a player on a waiver, how long do I have to go for him? If I wanted Gana now, when would I go for a waiver or when would he become a free agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I would've entered this bit knew I'd be busy when you were drafting last night. Can some of you post your teams? Interested to see the calibre of players as you got toward the end of picks.Here's my squad:De GeaCourtoisKompanyMorenoDarmianReidPaulistaCazorlaToureWillianMorrisonGilBonyPedroDeulofeuBojan Few long term gambles, such as Chelsea eventually sorting their shit out and people like Bojan and Gil recovering from injury or actually being picked (respectively).But I'm pretty pleased with that. Edited October 30, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) I would've entered this bit knew I'd be busy when you were drafting last night. Can some of you post your teams? Interested to see the calibre of players as you got toward the end of picks.#11 Aguero#14 Barkley#35 Otamendi#38 Lloris#59 Cabaye#62 Costa#83 Dawson#86 Cedric Soares#97 Nasri#100 Rondon#111 Schlupp#114 Song#135 Etienne Capoue#138 Cahill#159 Enner Valencia#162 Firmino Edited October 30, 2015 by sexbelowsound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) In American sports its a contractual thing. This is how it works in the NHL.Once a player has played over 180 games or 3 seasons in the NHL they must go through waivers before they can be sent down to the minor leagues. This is the footballing equivalent of a player not making a 25 man squad having his contract made available for other teams to meet and therefore sign the player instead of playing reserve team football. If a player clears waivers, usually 2 days, then they go down to the minors. If somebody makes a claim the player can choose to move to the other team dependent on waiver priority.In this instance the game is assuming that because a player was deemed good enough to be drafted to a 16 man squad that he is probably better than the remaining free agents therefore it gives people lower down the draft order, who were deemed to be at a disadvantage, the chance to pick up the supposed better player without lots of competition.In theory it makes sense but unless somebody REALLY good comes up on waivers its probably best if you are like me and have the number 2 pick to wait until the January transfer window because new players to the league go onto waivers before free agency I believe.So, Stefan has released Gana. He's now on a waver. When does he "clear" waivers? 2 days? After the weekend's games?That's the bit I'm confused about. If I wanted a player on a waiver, how long do I have to go for him? If I wanted Gana now, when would I go for a waiver or when would he become a free agent?I believe he will clear after this round of games. Similar to the weekly transfer deadline on the PL Fantasy game.He will become a free agent if nobody makes a claim on him by the end of this game week. Edited October 30, 2015 by sexbelowsound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 Gotcha.Thanks buddy Now I just have to decide if I want him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm not sure waivers is something that transfers that well into a football game but its an added incentive to trade/look carefully at players available so I like it.For me personally, unless somebody places somebody I really rate on waivers i'll leave my pick until the January transfer window but even then i've got 1 person with a bigger claim than me. Most players will clear waivers anyway and end up lost amongst a sea of free agents.This game is going to be won and lost on trades I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Gotcha.Thanks buddy Now I just have to decide if I want him I'd wait if I was you and take him on a free. Unless somebody else is planning on doing the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 That's the million dollar question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 On reflection, I'm not particularly happy with my strikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 You've got some really good trade bate though..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I would've entered this bit knew I'd be busy when you were drafting last night. Can some of you post your teams? Interested to see the calibre of players as you got toward the end of picks.GomesSchmeichelMonrealSmallingVertonghen (Got him in the 9th I think - great value!)G.JohnsonEvansOzilBradyM'VilaMonteroAbdiDrinkwater (Drafted Gana but swapped him out)GomisDeeneyRodriquez (Late round flyer) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 (edited) A number of players in Stefan's squad I had my eye on. Putting players into that list was a painful sight as they slowly disappeared off it. Edited October 30, 2015 by sexbelowsound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I've tried to go down the statistically good in an average team route for a lot.Also tried to stay away from multiple players from the same team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I actually had a list of players I wanted. Only managed to get 3 of them (Aguero, Barkley & Otamendi) and didn't get a single one of my first choices.I think it's because most of them didn't get as deep into the draft as I was hoping for. I didn't think the stats would be there for everyone to see.Gomes & Ighalo were my sleepers that I didn't get but can't complain at the likes of Enner Valencia, Nasri, Song, Cahill & Firmino so deep into the draft.I had Almen Abdi on my list and he was available when It was my pick but I went for Capoue based purely on the amount of minutes he'd played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 There's a trade to be made for Abdi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 30, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2015 You've got some really good trade bate though.....Yep. That's why I signed Courtois (again, on the assumption that Chelsea will eventually come good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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