I like the idea of having a blind vote to overturn any trades that the majority of the rest of the league feels should not happen.
However, it should be the majority of the league (or a minimum of no votes), not the majority of those who voted for or against. I'd hate to see a trade get overturned just because one person voted against it, and nobody else voted at all. Or maybe not voting is counted as approval?
Maybe there could be a "vote" notification like there is for new messages (or trades) on your league home page.
Also, I don't like limiting trades of future years picks. I think it is good where it is. If we have the vote mechanism, that should take care of any obviously bad trades.
I also want to note that trading away all of your draft picks for proven players is a legitimate strategy. It's very uncertain what you will get in the draft, and I can understand the perspective of someone who would rather not even bother with it if they can get good players now. They may also be in a "win now" mode. Why not give up a 2nd round pick for a 2nd round quality player? Or a 1st round pick for 2nd round quality player if that's what you'd probably get in the later part of the first round anyway?
I've actually been considering going this way myself. I may be in the minority, but I've been disappointed in the quality of the players available in the draft (specificallly 1st round talent). I'm starting to think 1st round picks are way over-rated unless you have one of the top 5 picks.
Last edited at 2/09/2015 7:01 am