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The waiver system will be via Free Agency Auction Bidding (FAAB) this year in the regular leagues.
We've used it this year in baseball and it's a much better system. If you're not familiar with the process (it's very straightforward) ......
In an auction bidding environment, players who are not selected in the league draft, players who are dropped and players added to the player pool during the season become FAAB-eligible for the timeframe set by the league creator. However, instead of placing a traditional waiver claim, an owner places a bid they feel is appropriate based on a player's value.
The league creator assigns the pre-determined budget of each team for FAAB bidding over the course of the season ($100 in our leagues - minimum bid $1). During the bidding period, team owners may bid at any time before the deadline.
In a FAAB bidding environment, the only way players can be picked up is through the FAAB bidding process, and there are no first-come, first-served pick-ups. The bidding process is an open process and there is no sequence for the bids. Team owners may bid at any time during the waiver period, before it expires.
In the event of bids of equal amounts for a player by two or more teams (a tie), the lowest-ranked team in the year-to-date standings will receive the player. During the bidding period, no team can see any other team's bids or bid amounts.
All teams can view FAAB bidding results after bids are processed, either on the league home page or in waiver reports. Additionally, all teams can view other teams' budget balances on each team clubhouse and waiver order pages.
We've used it this year in baseball and it's a much better system. If you're not familiar with the process (it's very straightforward) ......
In an auction bidding environment, players who are not selected in the league draft, players who are dropped and players added to the player pool during the season become FAAB-eligible for the timeframe set by the league creator. However, instead of placing a traditional waiver claim, an owner places a bid they feel is appropriate based on a player's value.
The league creator assigns the pre-determined budget of each team for FAAB bidding over the course of the season ($100 in our leagues - minimum bid $1). During the bidding period, team owners may bid at any time before the deadline.
In a FAAB bidding environment, the only way players can be picked up is through the FAAB bidding process, and there are no first-come, first-served pick-ups. The bidding process is an open process and there is no sequence for the bids. Team owners may bid at any time during the waiver period, before it expires.
In the event of bids of equal amounts for a player by two or more teams (a tie), the lowest-ranked team in the year-to-date standings will receive the player. During the bidding period, no team can see any other team's bids or bid amounts.
All teams can view FAAB bidding results after bids are processed, either on the league home page or in waiver reports. Additionally, all teams can view other teams' budget balances on each team clubhouse and waiver order pages.
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***BREAKING NEWS***
The Auction Leagues will NOT be using FAAB
they will be using waivers
The Auction Leagues will NOT be using FAAB
they will be using waivers
With the greatest respect to O, who has been a great Commish (i.e solvent) for many years, it is a matter of opinion whether FAAB is a much better system.
I know that some people like it, but my baseball enjoyment has been much diminished by it this year.
I know that some people like it, but my baseball enjoyment has been much diminished by it this year.
It is a pain and a faff. I try and change my team as little as possible, I think I won the Baseball Auction League last year making the fewest changes, at least of anyone who played for more or less the whole season.
But if I do have to make a change I like to look at the free agent list, pick up my player and bob him in the line up. Not look at the list, have a hapless guess at how much to 'bid' then wait maybe a couple of days to find out I haven't got the bloke I wanted and have to go through the process again. I play for a bit of fun, I just find it boring and unnecessary.
Just my opinion O, having entered I will play by the rules as determined by the League.
But if I do have to make a change I like to look at the free agent list, pick up my player and bob him in the line up. Not look at the list, have a hapless guess at how much to 'bid' then wait maybe a couple of days to find out I haven't got the bloke I wanted and have to go through the process again. I play for a bit of fun, I just find it boring and unnecessary.
Just my opinion O, having entered I will play by the rules as determined by the League.
Without wanting to sound even more pious that usual(!) I like to think I try to set the league up to be as competitive, fair and as much fun as possible.
The reason I like FAAB, is that it makes the draft, and luck, a little less important.
Your account of winning the auction league (and it was absolutely deserved, I'm not for a second suggesting otherwise) is a good example of what I see as the weakness of the old waivers' system.
Strong teams will dominate even more, because they have to make less moves and so sit at the top of the waivers' order - when a valuable player comes up, the weaker teams, who have been claiming to try to improve, are stuck and the stronger team simply gobbles up the good player, becoming even more dominant. It can be very dispiriting.
This problem is magnified in football.
I appreciate FAAB is a little more effort (but doesn't that add another layer of managerial skill?) but I think it makes for a better competition with more people involved for longer.
All that said, the main priority is that people enjoy the league, and if there is a significant minority who want to use the old system, of course I'll change it back.
The reason I like FAAB, is that it makes the draft, and luck, a little less important.
Your account of winning the auction league (and it was absolutely deserved, I'm not for a second suggesting otherwise) is a good example of what I see as the weakness of the old waivers' system.
Strong teams will dominate even more, because they have to make less moves and so sit at the top of the waivers' order - when a valuable player comes up, the weaker teams, who have been claiming to try to improve, are stuck and the stronger team simply gobbles up the good player, becoming even more dominant. It can be very dispiriting.
This problem is magnified in football.
I appreciate FAAB is a little more effort (but doesn't that add another layer of managerial skill?) but I think it makes for a better competition with more people involved for longer.
All that said, the main priority is that people enjoy the league, and if there is a significant minority who want to use the old system, of course I'll change it back.
I don't think I picked up anyone off waivers last year, and just one (Brian Roberts, long since dropped) this time round. Just free agents. The person I just pipped on the final day last year made well over 100 changes using a completely different strategy.
Anyway, given my sad lack of knowledge about NFL, I will struggle whatever system we use. And I think that FAAB is popular with most people, so I will hack it. One good thing, I only need to look at my team once a week.
Anyway, given my sad lack of knowledge about NFL, I will struggle whatever system we use. And I think that FAAB is popular with most people, so I will hack it. One good thing, I only need to look at my team once a week.
As my old housemaster at Prep school used to say, "Don't worry, you'll learn to enjoy it"
(That may be too much info)
(That may be too much info)
Fen, put in bids for multiple players (dropping the same player each time) and even if you don't get the first bloke you want, you will get somebody. I honestly don't know why anyone would prefer waivers over FAAB, although I have little interest in football so it may be different there. The biggest single factor in favour of FAAB, imo, is that everyone has an equal chance to pick up newly available players, not those with ESPN messenger, or whatever. Again, this is probably more of an issue in baseball I suspect.
Another good point, Easter, that I forgot to include.
It allows managers who are very busy and don't get instant bulletins the chance to claim players who are often long gone by the time they log on in the evening to set their lineups.
It allows managers who are very busy and don't get instant bulletins the chance to claim players who are often long gone by the time they log on in the evening to set their lineups.
Im with Fen. I think FAAB is a bit of a faff. Like Easter said, you have to have a back up, and a back up for your back up, then a back up for your back up of a back up and hope you get one of them else you are left without a player for another 3 days. In football, this is going to be magnified ten fold what with each game week being vital.
I dont hate it, but I dont love it. Prefer Waivers. And not just cos im bottom of the snake but top of the auction lol.
It may grow on me though.
I dont hate it, but I dont love it. Prefer Waivers. And not just cos im bottom of the snake but top of the auction lol.
It may grow on me though.
It allows managers who are very busy and don't get instant bulletins the chance to claim players who are often long gone by the time they log on in the evening to set their lineups.
Thats good enough for me, I like the new idea
Thats good enough for me, I like the new idea
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