Let's think a little here when we're making trades. The first thing you need to think about is whether the trade improves YOUR team - but at the same time, you need to consider whether the trade improves a team higher in the rankings even more. Improving your team by, say, 50 points doesn't mean squat if you're improving a higher-ranking team by, say, 75 or 100 points. So unless I'm missing something here.... what's up with either of those two deals?

And even more importantly, how come no one's offering me free points??

Each deal was position-for-position... it's one thing if you need someone at another position and are willing to pay for it. But these are straight-up swaps. Why would you swap a potentially better player for another? Unless, of course, you did some research that made sense. And that's fine. And I hope that's the case.

But you still need to remember that if someone accepts a trade, and especially someone higher in the rankings than you, that HE thinks he's making out on it. Otherwise it wouldn't have been accepted. (Unless, of course, that manager has an eye on someone in the free agent pool - but still - people accept offers when they think they're getting a good deal; something better than what they have already)

At least that's how *I* think, and God knows trading is a painstaking process for me because of it

That said, again, where are my free points?