Adding new owners to a keeper league.

[fantasygeek318]

We use a reverse standings order from the previous year to determine this years draft order, so the two worst teams would get #1 and #2 pick. Giving those 2 picks to the 2 new teams would seem like a good idea, but it's not very fair to the 2 previous worst teams.
Should I just give the 2 new teams their choice of keepers from the leftover rosters with a lighter round penalty and just randomly choose their draft position?

Anyone have any good/fair ideas for this?

[latsprewell20002000]

When I have had a teams owner drop out and it has not been often. The next guy just assumed that guys roster and had to pick his keeper/keepers off of that team. If he didnt like that then we just kept looking for an owner that would assume that. I really dont see any way that is better or more fair then that...

[bungle613]

When I have had a teams owner drop out and it has not been often. The next guy just assumed that guys roster and had to pick his keeper/keepers off of that team. If he didnt like that then we just kept looking for an owner that would assume that. I really dont see any way that is better or more fair then that...

Agree 100%. I have been playing for a long time and turnover happens. Find new owners who want the existing teams and move on. No need to penalize existing teams that have done no wrong.

[fantasygeek318]

We're looking to ADD two NEW owners and expand our 10 team league to 12.

[dream_017]

We're looking to ADD two NEW owners and expand our 10 team league to 12.

Don't worry, I got that from your original post

There are 2 options:

Have them draft 1/2 in the upcoming draft

or

Hold a supplemental draft where the original 10 owners protect 1 player and each of the new owers each get to select 1 player each from the non-protected players. The 2 players slected can not come from the same team though, so if I have 1 of my players selected, then the 2nd owner can not take a player from my team.

You need to give the 2 new guys some kind of a fighting chance.

[fantasygeek318]

Anyone else?

[latsprewell20002000]

Oh crap thats alot harder. Id almost say just start from scratch. Either that or the new teams are screwed for awhile.