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Question on Matching

Started by Honolulu Kekoas, December 23, 2012, 07:37:09 PM

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Honolulu Kekoas

If there have been 2/3 matches enacted by a team, can they still bid on the third match eligible player, even though both match options have been used? (Basically without being able to match.)

For example, if I match Josh Hamilton and Joey Bautista, can I then bid on Giancarlo Stanton, based on a normal free agent bidding process?

DC Wiffleballers

If you have already matched your two players, I believe that you should be able to bid on your 3rd guy in free agency.  If not, why would you ever declare more than 2 matching players?  I would like Nate to weigh in on this question too though. 

Honolulu Kekoas

Oh yeah, I totally hear you. But I forgot how it was handled in WSS, and I couldn't find any literature on that. I'm sure it might be obvious, but I was curious if there was a process if you had only matched 1 player, and that you decide you want to bid on one of your matching players even though there is still one match that can be made.

I just thought clarification before the free agency process hits would be a good thing.

Quote from: DC Wiffleballers on December 23, 2012, 08:49:29 PM
If you have already matched your two players, I believe that you should be able to bid on your 3rd guy in free agency.  If not, why would you ever declare more than 2 matching players?  I would like Nate to weigh in on this question too though.

Columbus Wild

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I believe if you matched your two you can still bid on the third.  If you couldn't bid on the third then people would only declare two. 
Nate
GM, Columbus Wild

Columbus Wild

Jay, in your example.......it wouldn't really make sense to bid on your player if you still had a match left as you would only be inflating the salary of someone you intended to match or tipping your hand that you weren't planning to match them.  But there is nothing in the rules that prevents you from bidding in that situation.
Nate
GM, Columbus Wild

Honolulu Kekoas

Thanks for the heads up guys. I just wanted to make sure all angles were answered.  8)