He Eagling,
all the Pittonet discussion made me post the following in the trade thread. I hope it answers your question.
I think
most should be trying to get him, even if it means parking him at R3 for a short period. If Pittonet goes:
72/72 he makes $100.7k after Rnd 4 (BE 51)
77/77/77 he makes $120.9k after Rnd 5 (BE 54)
91/91/91 he makes $152.0k after Rnd 5 (BE 44)
You are likely to be selling Rookies later in the season, that have made a lot less than those numbers above!
Some of you are worried about parking so many dollars on the bench, and feel they should be working for you. Well, let's look at that.
48.9% of Coaches have between them Xerri/Conroy/Williams/Comben in their teams, costing $102k and $124k, that are effectively parked, doing nothing! "Loopholes!" I hear you cry! I would wager over 90% of those Coaches now have other players in their list of 30, that can facilitate a Captains loophole. At least with the $236,200 Pittonet costs, it is actually actively working for you, as an investment, making dollars. Now let's look at the lost opportunity. People will say that points cost the value of the MN. I disagree, particularly when it comes to the spending of loose change. Theory will tell you, that the $113k spent to get Pittonet would net around 21 points, if used elsewhere. This rarely proves to be the case, in my experience, and instead of dividing by the MN, try dividing the loose change by 10,000, and you might get a more realistic figure. Let's work with both the 21 points in lost opportunity, and the 11 points.
My guess is, that Pittonet might get down to an average of around 88 by the time we're ready to cash him in. I'm not as bullish on his scoring from here as some. If he scores 81's from here until Rnd 9, his season average is 88, his price is $401,600 (+$165,400 BE 69). That will mean you held him for 7 Rounds, and made $165k. Now let's compare the opportunity lost, with the opportunity created.
Lost 7 Rounds @ 21 = 147, or @ 11 = 77 points lost.
Created 8 Rounds @ 165,400/5150 = 256, @16.5 = 132
So if you are using the MN method to say you have too many dollars parked on the bench, you are actually 109 points better off by having parked those dollars, and if you use the conservative $10,000/point approach, you are 55 points better off!
Now, having made what I hope is a convincing argument to get him, I'm going to argue the otherside for a moment.
I've seen people post thoughts along the lines of, if I trade player A to player B I will have enough money to turn Xerri into Pittonet.
To those people I say
STOP!!!!
Do not make 2 trades, if one of them is compromised, just to force a good cow into your team! This is very important. You do not want to to make 2 trades to get a $150k-$200k earning Cow. The first trade needs to be able to stand on it's own! ie. forget the trade that brought Pittonet in, just look at the other trade you made. Is it a trade you are happy with? Is it a trade you would make, if Pittonet didn't score 134 last week, and only scored 80? If the answer to either of these questions is "No", then I suggest Pittonet is not for you! He is not worth 2 trades, and that is what you are paying, if one of them is compromised, just to get him in!
EDIT - I can see a flaw in my logic above. The reality is a lot more complicated, and I was trying to simplify it, which isn't sitting well with me, on review.
The complication sets in, in 2 areas. Did Pittonet get used to cover a missing a R1/R2 score while sitting at R3? If so, obviously big bonus. Would the $113k got you to a Keeper, even a Psuedo Keeper? Even a weak old D6 leaking points, but saving you a trade by holding him. Then you might be better off not parking the extra dollars on the R3 bench, if the scenario pans out as explained above. If it pans out better than above, and he scores higher, makes the dollars quicker, and can be utilised quicker, then it's all the better, of course. The above scenario sort of assumes, that the player you used the $113k on, in turn, needs upgrading himself. It's a very complicated scenario, to try and compare dollars used in Rnd 3 against a much larger sum used in say Rnd 9.
Sorry if this edit has muddied the waters.
The general premise still stands. If you can get Pittonet in one trade, you should more than likely do it!
