In my league, I have set up specific dates throughout the offseason to when owners can begin adding players. However, once we had our draft last week, all my owners started adding players, and I can't stop them! I currently have waivers always on, because I can't find an option to shut off adding players completely anymore. Is the only workaround to Add a Supplemental Draft, and then turn off Free Agency again, and cancel the draft before it happens?
Hello! We just updated this article with 4 different options for handling waivers after the draft. Can you take a look and email us back if you don't see one that fits your needs?
There are four options for handling free agency during the preseason (end of the draft, until the end of Week 1):
Option 1: Put all free agents on waivers ("Claim")
Enable game-start waivers. To do this, go to League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules and change the Use a Waiver Claim System setting to Yes.
Go to League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules and select Always-On Waivers under Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft).
All free agents will now be claimable. Claims will be processed on your league's configured waiver day(s) set at League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules.
Option 2: Make all players first-come first-served ("Add")
Disable game-start waivers. To do this, go to League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules and change the Use a Waiver Claim System to No.
Go to League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules and select Unlocked under Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft).
All free agents will now be unlocked; no waivers will run until you turn the waiver system back on.
Option 3: Players on game-start waivers set to "Add", players on dropped waivers set to "Claim"
Enable game-start waivers. To do this, go to League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules and change the Use a Waiver Claim System setting to Yes.
Go to League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules and select Unlocked under Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft).
All free agents will now be unlocked; dropped players will be processed during the next waiver claim window.
Option 4: Lock all free agents (no adds or claims allowed)
Disable game-start waivers. To do this, go to League >> Settings >> Edit Waiver Wire Rules and change the Use a Waiver Claim System to No.
Go to League >> Settings >> Edit Transaction Rules and select Locked, no adds are allowed for Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft).
All free agents will now be locked; no waivers will run. If you decide to unlock the player pool later in the preseason, go to League >> Settings >> Unlock Free Agents During Preseason and then adjust your transaction and waiver wire rules as desired.
Hmmm... in theory those wold work, but I don't see a way to do Option 2? I think maybe that option goes away after the draft? To be clear - I don't want to allow adds of any kind (FA OR waiver), so I don't think Option 1 works either. Am I wrong?
davidxhornWed 5/8/19 4:19 PM
Hi,
In my league, I have set up specific dates throughout the offseason to when owners can begin adding players. However, once we had our draft last week, all my owners started adding players, and I can't stop them! I currently have waivers always on, because I can't find an option to shut off adding players completely anymore. Is the only workaround to Add a Supplemental Draft, and then turn off Free Agency again, and cancel the draft before it happens?
Thanks!
FleaflickerT AdminTue 5/28/19 5:11 PM
Hello! We just updated this article with 4 different options for handling waivers after the draft. Can you take a look and email us back if you don't see one that fits your needs?
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TheBovWed 5/8/19 4:42 PM
Hope this helps!
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I always do this before the draft starts.
davidxhornThu 5/9/19 12:06 PM
Hmmm... in theory those wold work, but I don't see a way to do Option 2? I think maybe that option goes away after the draft? To be clear - I don't want to allow adds of any kind (FA OR waiver), so I don't think Option 1 works either. Am I wrong?