Trade Dispute: 4×4

Q:  Our commish put a halt to the two team trade.

Bears, DST DST CHI - Traded from BUCKS
Echemandu, Adimchinobe RB HOU - Traded from BUCKS
Johnson, Chad WR CIN - Traded from BUCKS
Marshall, Brandon WR DEN - Traded from BUCKS

for

Curtis, Kevin WR PHI - Traded from Purple Hayes
Heap, Todd TE BAL - Traded from Purple Hayes
Lewis, Jamal RB CLE - Traded from Purple Hayes
Titans, DST DST TEN - Traded from Purple Hayes

In our scoring system it’s 246pts for 246pts.

I stated my case that

CJ/Curtis are a difference of 98 pts to 89.
Both d’s are a wash 79 to 78
and finally
B. Marshall/A.E for J. Lewis/Heap both whom are recently healthy and could pay dividends down the stretch.

We were advised this trade is a no go b/c the purple hayes new line up would have Palmer, LJ, Parker, Colston, CJ, Marshall, Gates, Chi D

My line up would be
McNabb, Portis, L.Jordan/or Lewis (adds depth for me), Harrison, Jennings, Curtis, Heap, Dawson,Titans.

This is a 14 teams league.

A:   As your point system indicates, this trade is absolutely fair.  When evaluating a fantasy trade, it is important to consider a team’s current roster in the sense that they could be in desperate need of say a WR, which should mean that it is acceptable for them to slightly overpay for a WR.  What should not be a factor is how a team’s roster will look as a whole after the potential trade is completed.

That the Purple Hayes already have LJ, Palmer, Gates, etc is unrelated to the trade at hand and should have absolutely no bearing on the validity of this trade.

The trade should be allowed.