[FF]: Season Long Waiver Discussion

[EricH]

It's time for some planning ahead...

For those competing in the Season Long Fantasy FIRST league, there has been a discussion of modifying the procedure for picking up a newly added team from first-come-first-serve to a waiver system. With clearance from Ed to try it out, there are still a few questions to answer. I'll give my answer; anybody who has another answer, speak up.

(For an explanation of how this works, see this post.)

1) Which teams are subject to the waiver process?
--My thought is, if the team is in the pool of available teams at the end of a draft (or, more likely, an hour after the draft), they should not be included in the waiver process unless they are picked and dropped. All teams added to the pool, even by being dropped, after the draft ends would be subject to waivers.

2) How long should a new team be on waivers?
--I think I speak for both Kevin (Vikesrock) and myself when I say that we're thinking no more than a day or two from the point where the team's presence is known.

3) What about the waiver priority list? What criteria should be used to order that?
--The higher you are on the priority list, the quicker you can pick up a team. What we're thinking is use the most current scoring (AKA last year's until we get scores), in reverse order, with people who don't have a score in random order at the top of the list. I'm personally thinking that number of missing teams should also factor in, moving people who are missing teams higher on the list.

4) How to manage the list/claims?
--I'm thinking a separate thread to maintain the list and for claims to be posted.

5) Should players post teams that they will drop?


As this is a new idea for the league, input is welcomed. If you have a different question, bring it up and let the discussion begin.