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Here's the situation. Some kids from my highschool are complaining that the moves in our fantasy league should be limited. This is primarily because in a hockey league, one manager decided to rotate his players and get people playing everyday.

Of course, one guy has like 5 injured players(8 man league) and has been trying to find the right fit to fill in. The rookies decide "Let's be proactive and stop future moves." I've made it clear that the premise of my league is to emulate a public one.

Since I'm commissioner they want me to limit it. Thoughts?

I commission all my leagues and I have add/drop caps on all of them.

It's has it's pro and it has it cons, but I feel as though it doesn't "cheapen" the act of competition.

In my Basketball league I cap add/drops at 31 for the entire season. It's January and I already have one guy who has been out of moves since the end of December and a couple others or are already at 26+.

They used their moves to have more players than their opponents for that particular week and used that as their stragedy. Sure, it works at the beginning of the season when you in 1st place based on having more people play than you opponent, but like this particular guy in my league, he's dropping in the standings fast and now he's been hit with injuries heavy. Now, when he really needs his moves, he has none

And what's also great about it, is that it benefits the people who actually save their moves because at the end of the season if they are fortunate enough to make it to the playoffs, then they can resort to that tactic of adding and dropping like a mad for an advantage when they can really use it.

That's how we do it my leagues and everybody is happy with it (except for the clowns who use are their moves up in the first 60 days )

One guy is already at 77, but half of his team is injured. If I cap at 90, he's screwed while others like me(at 27) have pretty much unlimited moves.

He hasn't gained any sort of advantage because he's dropped and picked up players in the same day just trying them out lol.

Thanks, anyone else?

You can't change the league settings halfway through the season. If the system is being abused, it is the commisioner's fault for not setting it up correctly. But never can you change transaction limit or anything like that after the season has begun in my opinion.

This is the kind of decision you have to make before the season starts, not two months before the playoffs. There was lots of time for the managers in your league to complain about the settings before tip off. It's their fault for not bringing it up before.

Some people draft with the no cap limit in mind. I usually do. I try to always have 2 spots on my team in those leagues as 'add / drop' guys. I'm around 60 moves, and in 2nd place for that league. I've dumped every good FT% and turnover guy, in place of guys that struggle there, but excel elsewhere. It has worked out for me.

My other league, which has a cap, has me in first. You play to the rules you're given when you draft. You can't make things up as you go along.

I do also agree with you guys. Once the season starts, you shouldn't be able to change rules.