Position 2023: Defenders Discussion
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Not sure if the McGovern example is to show that is not always the case? McG has not started below $462k in the past 3 years so his scoring does not justify starting him at that price. The McCartin case (Paddy I assume) is only relevant because of his price. His ave was 71 so nothing outstanding but it was very good considering he started at $157k.
Ok, so the next question: do we really want 150k from our rookies?
I recall about 12 years ago when a trade was worth 200k. We had 20 trades then. Somewhere down the track, we got up to 30 trades and they were valued around 150k. I've just assumed that more trades made each one less valuable but if I'm wrong I'd be happy to know.
But assuming the link is there, then us getting 20% more trades in the last year or so should further dilute the value of the trades. 20% from 150k leaves 120k as a back of the napkin number.
Or does the expectation of now having a supersub by round 18 these days distort the value of each trade more?
I recall about 12 years ago when a trade was worth 200k. We had 20 trades then. Somewhere down the track, we got up to 30 trades and they were valued around 150k. I've just assumed that more trades made each one less valuable but if I'm wrong I'd be happy to know.
But assuming the link is there, then us getting 20% more trades in the last year or so should further dilute the value of the trades. 20% from 150k leaves 120k as a back of the napkin number.
Or does the expectation of now having a supersub by round 18 these days distort the value of each trade more?
Pointless discussion talking about the “value” of a trade. Once the season gets rolling and all those moving parts start to shift the value is dependant on the team and the landscape.
Gotta grab the value when it presents. Sometimes grabbing value means selling 2 rookies that haven’t peaked to grab a premium before they become unattainable. Certainly not getting your 150k each but the value to your team is substantial.
Gotta grab the value when it presents. Sometimes grabbing value means selling 2 rookies that haven’t peaked to grab a premium before they become unattainable. Certainly not getting your 150k each but the value to your team is substantial.
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It really is a week by week proposition. Depends where individuals teams are at and when rookies are on the bubble. When rookies are on the bubble it usually doesn't align with the magic $150k price increase for the player being traded out. Situational Awareness of the bigger picture around you is critical when trading, you need to know when other rookies may be available otherwise sometimes you're just forced to go early or you sit in dead mans land watching that $150k you just made on the rookie drop like a stone.
Like what @BigRuss above says
Like what @BigRuss above says
