Trade Dispute: Derrick Anderson for Frank Gore

Q:  the third place team in our league traded away Frank Gore to the last place team for Derek Anderson. We play 1 QB, 2 RB 2 WR 1 TE 1 K and 3 Individual Defense. All TD’s are 6 points (passing running and catching).

Obviously I  I don’t think anyone would trade Anderson (the 4th best scorer in our league) for Gore who is injured and not performed well at all unless it was collusion.

A:  Hi Michael.  As we move towards league trading deadlines we have to adjust our opinion of which trades should be allowed and which should not primarily because of the growing threat of collusion.

We think this trade is a good example of that.  Earlier in the season, when hopes were much higher for Gore and suspicions much higher for Anderson the story told by the stats could be somewhat ignored.  But heading into the second half of the season and considering that a last place team is involved in this trade, we think this one has to be vetoed.

On a side note, if its a keeper league, and Gore is eligible as a keeper, than the trade be allowed.