Re: Vickrey Systems for FAAB
Posted: July 9th, 2012, 8:06 am
Nope ...no in season cap ...old rules on dump trades - you get one dump trade per team with a delta of +1 for players in final year or 25 or more units - after that? Gotta give one to get one.AllstonRockCity wrote:So you don't have an in-season salary cap?? The part about hamstringing someone with a 20+ salary was speaking more to in-season cap management than keeping the guy. We can keep FAAB'd guys in our league, so that is a factor, but the in-season cap is a much bigger one.da_big_kid_94 wrote:I can see how that would work in certain leagues that allow FAAB acquired players to be kept ...however, in our leagues, all you are spending is money and available bidding units - no price enforcement here. Thanks for the insight.AllstonRockCity wrote:I like the vickery system more than the traditional system, but it doesn't work with a large amount of faab (100 to 150, max) as that removes all risk and skill from the equation.
Kid, I see your point, but Todd nailed it, all it takes is 1 of your leaguemates to share that opinion and then you're down to $4 to last the season and its only April. And you can probably kiss the season goodbye.
The other great gamesmanship aspect of vickery is price enforcing. For example, 2 weeks ago Oswalt was available in my al only. Now, I had no desire at all to roster him but I still bid 19 (out of 140) to ensure that whoever did get him would be hamstrung by a 20+ salary. To me, the price enforcing aspect alone makes vickery much more fun and enjoyable than the traditional system.