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  • question about waiver hoarding and locking?

    josh by josh . Oct 3, 2012 11:41 AM . Permalink
    josh

    So I;m in a very competitive roto league. There is a player who is battling me for first place, about 2 or 3 days ago he hit his max innings pitched cap and has since decided to lock up the waiver wire for everyone else. He essentially started dumping his whole team and picking up nearly all probable starters - 15 of them to be exact - and is letting them rot on his bench. He then gloated about this tactic, claiming that he didn't want any other managers to be able to pick up streamers down the stretch.

    I told him that while not a deal breaker, I found the behavior to be bush league. He claims that hes being smart and ahead of the curve. I've never seen anyone do this. I guess my question is, do you guys think this is smart fair play on his behalf, or do you guys this its unsportsmanlike? I know ESPN fantasy leagues strictly prohibit such behavior, but I can find any rules in Yahoo that do the same. So, Id like to take a poll of opinions if you will.

    • Big A

      Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

      Big A by Big A . Oct 4, 2012 12:20 PM . Permalink

      It's not against the rules thus it is not cheating. I did the same thing to solidify 3...

      It's not against the rules thus it is not cheating. I did the same thing to solidify 3 league championships this season. Some may call it "bush league" but again those are the same 2nd or 3rd place losers while I hold up my gold trophies. They are not only 2nd or 3rd place losers but whiners to an obvious great strategy as well. Screw them, maybe they will wise up in a few years.

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      • josh

        Re: Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

        josh by josh . Oct 5, 2012 10:48 PM . Permalink

        Based on your other posts, I had a feeling you engaged in this #$%$ tactic. hahahaha Hol...

        Based on your other posts, I had a feeling you engaged in this #$%$ tactic. hahahaha Hold your trophies up with pride - you certainly earned them fair and square... I will be installing a lower max move cap next year, along with a max moves per week cap on the waiver wire to mitigate this nonsense.

    • Spitzig

      Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

      Spitzig by Spitzig . Oct 3, 2012 5:29 PM . Permalink

      It may not be fair, but it is definitely a great tactic by him. Much like leagues that ha...

      It may not be fair, but it is definitely a great tactic by him.

      Much like leagues that have caps on GP and IP. If you have just 1/3 of an IP left, you can fill every available P slot on your team and get credited for all their points, even though you end up exceeding the maximum IP by a great margin.

      I suppose it's slightly different though, as everybody can take advantage of this rule, while only somebody trying to hold down the top spot can take advantage of waiver wiring all the probable pitchers.

    • H-to-da-O-V

      Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

      H-to-da-O-V by H-to-da-O-V . Oct 3, 2012 10:04 PM . Permalink

      All you can do is wake up at 3:00 AM or pick up pitchers for the next days before he does.

      All you can do is wake up at 3:00 AM or pick up pitchers for the next days before he does.

    • ScottA

      Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

      ScottA by ScottA . Oct 3, 2012 11:54 AM . Permalink

      On the receiving end, IT SUCKS. On the giving end, it is great strategy. I wont deny it,...

      On the receiving end, IT SUCKS. On the giving end, it is great strategy. I wont deny it, I used the tactic in one league, but I only picked up 2 or 3 players a day and set them, waiting for the last day "just in case". Here I sit with 2/3 inning to pitch, and now I am sitting everyone to lock up the title. Remember this as a lesson, in a late season strategy should you need it.

    • josh

      Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

      josh by josh . Oct 3, 2012 11:55 AM . Permalink

      thats supposed to be *cant* find any rules in Yahoo that do the same.

      thats supposed to be *cant* find any rules in Yahoo that do the same.

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      • josh

        Re: Re: question about waiver hoarding and locking?

        josh by josh . Oct 3, 2012 11:59 AM . Permalink

        interesting you should say that. I'm going to lobby the league next year to reduce th...

        interesting you should say that. I'm going to lobby the league next year to reduce the max moves to 50-60 or so, rather than 100 so people cant add/drop/waiver block the whole time the last week. I think its sketchy, and in all honesty would not cycle players on the waiver if it were up to me.

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