Sports Attic - Trade Review Board

AHBL, HHBL, CSBL & BBBL

TRADE REVIEW BOARD REQUIREMENTS

 TRADE REVIEW BOARD REQUIREMENTS:
 1) Will be made up of the members listed above.  I would use a combination of 4 different owners to review trades per transaction reviewed...trying to keep a voting member from voting on a trade that is in HIS particular league (as much as possible).  This would be done to eliminate any bias that may exist by having an owner from the same league voting on a trade.

 2) Would need to give the time and effort to review any trades brought  before the board.  Would need knowledge of current player stats and  future potential of players.

 3) Would need to be dedicated; making fair judgments and offering  opinions on why trades were rejected OR how the trade could be made better for approval.  If a review board votes down a trade, they WILL BE REQUIRED to offer an explanation as to why.

 HOW IT WORKS:
 1) Trades will be made as normal.  EACH trading party MUST enter their  thoughts on the deal in the COMMENT sections that are supplied on the trade page. (EX: maybe you want owners to know that you are building for  the future, etc).  Basically, this will be your view point as to why you  made the deal.  FUTURE DRAFT picks are NOT a consideration.  All leagues do not accept future draft picks in trading (per rules...EXCEPTION: if both parties pay their league dues in advance, for the next season, future draft picks CAN be considered).  The trading of future draft picks are never to be allowed, under any circumstances, be they informal or not.  They will not be tracked nor considered in the approval of trades.

 2)When a trade is made in an individual league, I will send it out to  the ENTIRE league.  League members have 24 hrs. to reply.  

      a) 10 or more league members protest- TRADE DENIED

      b) 4-9 league members protest- sent to review board where 3 out of 4 contacted people must say no.  If 4 trade review members don't respond, then ask another member and put the board member on notice.  This will stop the review board member who says the trade is lopsided but not enough to say no. Since it's all opinion, we need to have a little leeway in the number needed for denial.


 4) Review Board has 24 hours to research the deal and reply  YES-APPROVE or NO-REJECT to the deal (I would also REQUIRE feedback on a NO response). 

FINAL COMMENTS:
 I think this would give better due process to handling trades, plus, keep it objective by having 4 owners from the different leagues making decisions on a trade.  It would delay accepting of trades by a minimum of 1 day and a  max. of 2....but in my opinion, this is a short period of time and would give us a consistent ruling body.