Trade Review

[Troy (Toronto)]

Just to clarify, It is 3 to veto.

Please voice your opinion if you would like to see our current set-up change.


3 vetos to void

3 approves to pass


- 7 total committee members.

[Troy (Toronto)]

A new potential system proposed by Vik:

0----Very even trade, no question about it
-15 to 15----Slightly favors one team...doesn't affect the outcome of the league
-30 to 30----Favors one team some...team may now have a way better shot to win
-50 to 50----Favors one team just a bit too much...would affect the league too much for it's good...veto
-75 to 75----How in the world was this accepted?...the losing team needs a check on what they were thinking...big veto
-85 to 85----I wouldn't expect anything to be higher than this...the losing team may be removed...they are crazy...no question it's a veto

Remember: All trades are evaluated individually, regardless of the situation in which they are posted. By that I mean, if a second part to a bigger trade is posted separately, it should be evaluated separately.



Trade Committee Guidelines:
There will be 7 members in the trade committee.
The trade committee must rate the trade +/- (Number) out of a hundred.
If the average rating of all 7 members is higher than +50 or lower than -50 the trade is vetoed.
I will post an example to better show how the +/- works.
Trade Committee members must post at least two sentences on why they voted the way they did if they vote inbetween -15 and 15
They must post a minimum of 3 sentences if they vote between 30 and -30
They must post a minimum of 4 sentences if they vote between 49 and -49
They must post a minimum of 6 sentences if they vote to veto the trade (higher than 50 or lower than -50)
The more sentences on why they voted the way they did the better.
Also...trade committee members ARE NOT allowed to say 'what blank and blank said' or 'it was fair' or anything simple like that. It should be more like 'Adrian Beltre is 32 years old, while Mike Trout is 20, Beltre has been on a decline recently, (give stats) etc etc etc.
Votes cannot be changed after they have been posted
Trades are to be judged given the facts when the second team accepted the deal


- A few tweaks would be made, but if the league would have interest in this system.

[Vik (Seattle)]

Ya. Ignore the minimum sentences part. The whole point is that you vote on a scale from 1-100, over/under (if negative) 50 being a veto. This allows for much more exact votes than: Barely Fair or Barely a Veto, in this system that would be a +/- 45 or +/-55. Then we just average the numbers.

The votes are averaged after 48 hours, regardless of how many people voted (number could be changed to 24), and a verdict is reached.

This actually isn't hard and works much more smoothly.

[Vik (Seattle)]

Mar 16, 2015 10:13:34 GMT @tom said:

Why do you want to make it even harder to understand. A simple approve, nothing more needs to be said, or a veto with a brief explanation. Use the KISS Method (Keep It Simple Stupid) whenever you can, it makes life much easier. Let's not complicate things, just to make it appear more scientific.

Because, obviously, some people had problems with that simple approve method. This method is just as simple, just post a number, instead of a word, than we average the word. If you think this is complicated...

[Matt (Arizona)]

I think the trade review is fine. Dont think the league should lose their shit cause one deal got vetoed.
95% of the deals that get made get approved instantly so why change it?

[Kaleb (Atlanta)]

I think how it is now is good but it should be first to 4 instead of the 3 it is currently. If a trade review member is involved then have alternates available. I don't really like the rate of the trade with a specific number at all.