Dynasty Trading Guidelines
- Faraz Siddiqi
- Mar 5, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2024
It's important to read the basics of the Contender/Pretender page first before this page. If you’re wondering about values, take a look at our dynasty rankings and our dynasty trade value chart - it’ll help you craft trades and understand the value discrepancy between players and rookie draft picks. Also, check out our consistently updated trade article, and our veteran value article, as well.
Some more basics on trading in dynasty:
The worst teams in your league are always going to be willing to trade any studs they have for future draft picks, especially if they’re far from competing. Take advantage.
If you trade 1st round rookie draft picks, make sure you’re getting studs back. If it’s a RB, make sure you’re going to be competing in the next year or two. I’d rather package 2nd or 3rd round rookie picks than include a 1st in any deal.
When it’s time to make roster cuts, try your best to trade multiple players for one so you have less cut decisions. In a rookie draft, trading up services multiple purposes - you get the better rookie who has a better chance at hitting, and you have less cuts to make.
Since you’re going to be with the same league mates for multiple seasons, understand their tendencies. Some like to overpay, some don’t mind throwing in a little extra something for what they want, some drive a hard bargain, some are impossible to negotiate with, some just need a little action, some get bored in the off-season and just want to make trades for the sake of trading, etc.
As soon as a piece of positive or negative news comes to the surface on Twitter, see how you can take advantage of that situation. Sometimes there’s a negative piece of news on a player that could temporarily undervalue them. That’s where you swoop in. Sometimes it’s the opposite, where a brief positive report gives you a window to sell that roster clogger you’ve been trying to get rid of.
This goes for redraft, too, but understand what your trade partner needs before you send an offer. Sending an offer that actually helps them and your own team will drastically improve any chance of a deal happening.
