Beat the Shift Podcast – Trading Ethics Episode

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September 8, 2022

The Trading Ethics Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Strategy Section

  • The ethics of making late season trades
    • Trading in redraft leagues late in the season – trades between a top team to a middle/bottom team
  • What should a team well out of the money be compelled to do down the stretch, and what should they not be allowed to do (if any)?
  • The Mathematics of a Fair Fantasy Sports Trade (article linked)
    • Making a team “better” – is it a higher points total potential, or a higher probability of winning / cashing in a league?
  • Measures that we can take to prevent late season ethics issues, and still keep engagement
    • Changing trade rules
    • Adding engagement deterrents
    • Penalties for bottom finishers

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Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system over the past three years (2019-2021). Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a member of the inaugural Tout Wars Draft & Hold league, a member of the inaugural Mixed LABR Auction league and plays high stakes contests in the NFBC. Ariel is the 2020 Tout Wars Head to Head League Champion. Ariel Cohen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). He is a Vice President of Risk Management for a large international insurance and reinsurance company. Follow Ariel on Twitter at @ATCNY.

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weekendatbidens
2 months ago

In an AL-only 10tm keeper league, an August 1st trade deadline, then one more month of trading to adjacent teams. Is it unethical for two of the top teams despite being locks for money finishes at worst to sell out for questionable keepers?

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