This year or next?

[xalcyx]

So I pick at #11 in the entry draft this year and have a chance to flip that pick for a pick next year which is probably in that same range of 9-13. Do you guys do this? I just entered a major rebuild and have accumulated a lot of 2015 1sts (4 in total). I also pick at #14 this year. I'm thinking that in that range the talent level may be negligible and I can probably still get a nice player in this draft but I don't know.....

[Sulla]

whenever I have done this I leave it to the very last minute... Most leagues I'm involved in give you 24 hours to make the pick and I shop the hell out of it as people tend to over pay if they have a player they really believe in at that spot. Flipping from year to year I like to try and avoid solely because of the wait time at prospects from around then onwards to make it but never say never

[xalcyx]

Yeah that's my feeling too but in this case I think it can either help or hurt depending on who is available. What I'm really trying to determine is whether there will be a large difference between the guys from 9-14 this year verses those same guys next year. Obviously at the top end there will be a major difference but I feel that typically once you get outside the top 10 the talent level is fairly similar year to year. Correct?

[Sulla]

Can be - this year it all points to being a deeper draft though so I would take what I know

[xalcyx]

Yeah fair enough.

[mounD]

This draft doesn't have the top-end elite talents of 2015; however, the 5-20 range holds some very intriguing talent. I'd keep the pick this year, for sure, and look out for guys like Fabbri, Virtanen, Perlini, etc. There are lots of guys who could be available in the #11 range that would hold some serious value going forward. I'd keep the pick this year.

[als_revenge]

My instinct would be to keep the pick this year, because you already have 4 first rounders next year. Had you not stockpiled all those 2015 1sts, I might have gone the other way...

[Big Ev]

Take next years. You'll be waiting regardless

[petegreg21]

Voodoo makes a great point. Wait until the 9th or 10th pick then start shopping it. Guys will get antsy and they'll likely buck up more than a 2015 9-13 range pick to get your 11.

[theIceWookie]

Voodoo makes a great point. Wait until the 9th or 10th pick then start shopping it. Guys will get antsy and they'll likely buck up more than a 2015 9-13 range pick to get your 11.

This is exactly what I'd suggest. Wait and see who's available, who's offering and use it to your advantage.

People ALWAYS overpay in the draft, when they are more reticent during the season to give up high picks.

This is going to sound weird, but you have the luxury of patience right now. You just entered into a rebuild and you don't need to rush into anything. Make deals that are in your favor and don't settle. One deal won't likely change your circumstances, so make sure you aren't going to be getting short changed.

[First Round Pick]

Patience is key for sure. And don't forget that despite the thoughts of 2015 being a better year, you lose out on a year of development for a player you select this year in that same slot. If you pick the right guy, maybe you get someone like Mantha (who I picked at #15 last year). Of course, that strategy is the exception. But the idea of having someone to develop now, not later, especially with you having four 2015 1sts is probably your best bet