Trade Like an Expert: Manage Your Opponents' Teams

Too many of us only manage our own team. It’s easier that way. We focus on filling the holes on our own team instead of worrying about the holes on others’ – and we avoid offering trades involving players that we want to keep. The problem occurs when you need to upgrade your team but nobody is accepting those offers. What do you do then?

You need to take a minute to put aside your own team’s needs and put yourself in your leaguemates’ shoes. Don’t go into trades with the idea that certain players on your team are off limits. Be willing to negotiate a trade involving anyone. Figure out what other teams need most, what you have to offer as a solution, and what price it would take for them to acquire that solution.

In that way, you can open the door to a whole new world of trade opportunities, involving any of the players on your team – as long as the other teams are willing to pay the price that you set.