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Trade balance updates

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
2/08/2016 9:26 am
This weekend I blew up the trade balance meter on the preview site - the algorithm was rewritten completely from scratch. I would love to hear any feedback - better? Worse? The old algorithm is still active in the non-preview version.

Re: Trade balance updates

By Kboum
2/08/2016 9:58 am
Thanks for doing this ! Great job once again fixing all the littles things. Can,t wait to use it when the playoffs are over in my league

Re: Trade balance updates

By Gustoon
2/08/2016 3:46 pm
Kboum wrote:
Thanks for doing this ! Great job once again fixing all the littles things. Can,t wait to use it when the playoffs are over in my league

+1

Re: Trade balance updates

By sealbc
2/08/2016 3:57 pm
What are some of the changes?Since we are past the trade deadline in some leagues.

Re: Trade balance updates

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
2/08/2016 5:53 pm
sealbc wrote:
What are some of the changes?Since we are past the trade deadline in some leagues.


The change is basically how it calculates the balance - it scores each side, but previously it used a static amount to consider it unbalanced, the new way uses a ratio instead (so you can't trade a 7th rounder for a 4rd rounder, which you could have previously)

Re: Trade balance updates

By setherick
2/09/2016 9:14 am
Not sure how much this improves things. Here's an example.

I have this player on my team that has gotten lost on my roster, but he can play a number of spots: http://mfn19.preview.myfootballnow.com/player/158

(Fair warning: I have an interesting weighting system that often deviates widely from the default.)

I think he's at best worth a fourth round pick, but I would take a fifth for him. I put him up for trade. He pushes the bar all the way to the right for my trading partner.

I select a fifth round pick and the trade balancer doesn't move.

I select a fourth round pick and the trade balancer doesn't move.

I select a third round pick and the trade balancer barely nudges in my direction.

I select a second round pick and the trade balancer goes all the way to the left favoring me completely.

I do a lot of trading of players I feel are cut candidates or valuable but lost on my team for late round picks. If the trade balancer is going to do this for every trade, then I don't see the value in it.
Last edited at 2/09/2016 9:15 am

Re: Trade balance updates

By WarEagle
2/09/2016 9:58 am
What do you show this player's rating to be?

Curious to see what this new algorithm thinks is too good to even allow you to offer him for a 4th round pick.

Re: Trade balance updates

By setherick
2/09/2016 10:06 am
WarEagle wrote:
What do you show this player's rating to be?

Curious to see what this new algorithm thinks is too good to even allow you to offer him for a 4th round pick.


I have him listed at 69/70. The default rating I think is 65/66. So it's not too far off in this case.

The shocker was that the balancer thought he was barely worth a 3rd round pick.
Last edited at 2/09/2016 10:07 am

Re: Trade balance updates

By lellow2011
2/09/2016 10:24 am
setherick wrote:
WarEagle wrote:
What do you show this player's rating to be?

Curious to see what this new algorithm thinks is too good to even allow you to offer him for a 4th round pick.


I have him listed at 69/70. The default rating I think is 65/66. So it's not too far off in this case.

The shocker was that the balancer thought he was barely worth a 3rd round pick.
With what I've been seeing available in the drafts lately I would think a default 65/66 should be barely worth a 3rd.

Re: Trade balance updates

By setherick
2/09/2016 10:32 am
lellow2011 wrote:
setherick wrote:
WarEagle wrote:
What do you show this player's rating to be?

Curious to see what this new algorithm thinks is too good to even allow you to offer him for a 4th round pick.


I have him listed at 69/70. The default rating I think is 65/66. So it's not too far off in this case.

The shocker was that the balancer thought he was barely worth a 3rd round pick.
With what I've been seeing available in the drafts lately I would think a default 65/66 should be barely worth a 3rd.


Sorry, my grammar got mangled in that sentence. The logic should have been the other way around. That a 3rd round pick barely move balance toward fair. It was still heavily weighted to my trading partner as in he was getting a much better deal.