Q: I am in a 10-team keeper league and have been for over 5 years. Two years ago we made it a keeper league where you can keep up to two players as long as you drafted them in the 3rd round or later. Each keeper can be kept for a maximum of two years. Last year, I took a shot and drafted Larry Johnson with my sixth round pick. Well, that pick definitley paid off as I can now keep him for the next two years. Some people in my league want to change the keeper rule effective this year. They say we should put it to a vote. How is this fair? Please help!!
A: This one is a no-brainer. You did not simply draft LJ with your sixth round pick, you drafted the option to have LJ on your team for the next three years. Before last season, no one could have predicted how well he would play. For all you knew you were taking a chance on a backup running back before you filled out your starting roster. A very risky play. The potential reward that helped you make your decision was that if LJ panned out, you would have him for three years. That is why you took the risk of drafting him and you are absolutely entitled to keep him for the next two years. If your fellow franchise owners are that set on changing your league’s keeper rules, any changes passed now should only go into effect three seasons from now. Nice pick by the way.