Does the trade tool give a numeric value for each player?

No. It works through value, roster fit, and risk in writing rather than producing a trade-value number that would imply more precision than the underlying data supports.

Can it read my league?

No. There is no platform import. You describe your roster and scoring format, or add your league manually under My Teams.

Which sports does trade evaluation cover?

You can talk through trades for NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL leagues.

Will it tell me who won the trade?

It will tell you who wins on value and who wins on roster shape, and where the risk sits. Nobody can tell you who won a trade before the season plays out.

Pillar · Trades

Fantasy Trade Evaluation

NFL · NBA · MLB · NHL

Most bad fantasy trades are not bad because of the players — they are bad because nobody wrote down what the team actually needed. Trade evaluation here is a conversation: you describe the deal on the table, and Ask the Tutor works through value, roster fit, positional scarcity, and the risk you are absorbing. You end up with an argument you can defend in the group chat, not a single number.

Open Ask the Tutor Free account required — your leagues, rosters and saved decisions stay private.

How it works

1Describe the trade in plain language: who you send, who you get, your record, and your roster holes.
2The tutor frames both sides — which team wins raw value, and which team wins the shape of its starting lineup.
3It surfaces the questions that decide most trades: positional scarcity, bye weeks, depth behind each player, and whether you are buying for now or for next season.
4You can save the framing to your teams and revisit it before you hit accept.

Scoring formats & data freshness

Trade framing is strategy reasoning, not a live valuation engine. There is no in-season trade value chart, no live projections, and no injury feed behind it. Anything time-sensitive — a player's current health, a suspension, a role change this week — you have to bring to the conversation yourself from an official source.

This page explains general strategy and how the tool reasons. It is not a real-time recommendation service, and nothing here guarantees player performance or league results.

Two-for-one, and the roster spot nobody counted

You are offered two solid starters for one elite player. Raw value can look fine on both sides. The framing that matters is the one people skip: consolidating into one star means the two roster spots you just emptied get filled by whoever is left on waivers, and your weekly floor drops. If your league starts three receivers, the depth you gave up may cost you more weeks than the star wins.

What it does not do

No automatic league import. Rosters and scoring settings are entered by you.
No live trade value chart or in-season projections.
It will not tell you a trade is guaranteed to work. Injuries and usage change after every trade.
It is not a substitute for your league's own trade rules and veto process.

Common questions

Does the trade tool give a numeric value for each player?: No. It works through value, roster fit, and risk in writing rather than producing a trade-value number that would imply more precision than the underlying data supports.
Can it read my league?: No. There is no platform import. You describe your roster and scoring format, or add your league manually under My Teams.
Which sports does trade evaluation cover?: You can talk through trades for NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL leagues.
Will it tell me who won the trade?: It will tell you who wins on value and who wins on roster shape, and where the risk sits. Nobody can tell you who won a trade before the season plays out.

Next step

The advanced fantasy football course covers consolidation, positional scarcity, and buy-low timing.

Study trade fundamentals