Equivalent Exchange
Equivalent Exchange (formerly known as Exchange) was a Will introduced in the Expansion Era which allowed Fans to trade players between Teams.
Between Seasons 12 and 14, this Will was known as Exchange, and had no star restriction on what Players could be exchanged for each other.
Starting in Season 15, it was amended to Equivalent Exchange, and only allowed Fans to trade players within 2 combined stars of each other.
Mechanics
To vote for Equivalent Exchange, Fans are prompted to choose a Team to trade with in the opposite subleague, a player on that Team they wish to trade for, and a player on their Team to trade back. Beginning in Season 20, the restriction on Subleagues was lifted, and allowed Teams to trade for any player in the League.
Equivalent Exchange Wills are executed as written even if the trade would no longer be valid, and can result in Teams exchanging two players that are no longer on their Team.
Notable Trades
Over the course of the Expansion Era, there were a number of notable trades:
- During the Season 17 elections, the Atlantis Georgias voted to trade Montgomery Bullock to the Baltimore Crabs for Fish Summer. Afterwards, the Crabs voted to trade Summer to the LA Unlimited Tacos for Wyatt Mason IV, resulting in Summer on the Tacos, Bullock on the Crabs, and Mason IV on the Georgias.
- During the Season 21 elections, the Crabs attempted to trade Conner Haley to the Yellowstone Magic for James Mora. Mora had been Preserved at the end of the Season 21 regular season, and the trade resulted in the Crabs gaining James Mora II, Haley remaining on the Crabs, and Mora remaining in the Vault. Haley would be traded to the Dallas Steaks later in the election without issue.
- During the Season 22 elections, the Baltimore Crabs voted to trade Jon Halifax to the Kansas City Breath Mints for Michelle Sportsman. Afterwards, the Breath Mints voted to trade Sportsman to the Seattle Garages for Fairwood Patchwork, resulting in Sportsman on the Garages, Halifax on the Breath Mints, and Patchwork on the Crabs.
Election Results
Season 12
Filing Team | Receives | Other Team | Receives | Final Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Philly Pies | Huber Frumple | Ohio Worms | Farrell Seagull | 5% |
Houston Spies | Knight Triumphant | San Francisco Lovers | Morrow Wilson | 6% |
Boston Flowers | Nagomi Mcdaniel | Seattle Garages | Alaynabella Hollywood | 0% |
Yellowstone Magic | King Weatherman | Boston Flowers | Cory Twelve | 1% |
Ohio Worms | Pitching Machine | Seattle Garages | Mindy Kugel | 2% |
Season 13
Season 14
Season 15
This was the first election where the star restriction on Equivalent Exchange was introduced.
Filing Team | Receives | Other Team | Receives | Final Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hellmouth Sunbeams | Elvis Figueroa | Philly Pies | Zack Sanders | 1% |
Miami Dale | Parker Meng | San Francisco Lovers | Cannonball Sports | 24% |
Boston Flowers | Brock Forbes | Baltimore Crabs | Parker Parra | 6% |
Ohio Worms | Jacoby Podcast | Baltimore Crabs | Luis Acevedo | 27% |
Atlantis Georgias | Ortiz Lopez | San Francisco Lovers | Mint Shupe | 1% |
Season 16
Season 17
Filing Team | Receives | Other Team | Receives | Final Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canada Moist Talkers | Goobie Ballson | Chicago Firefighters | Carmelo Plums | 1% |
Atlantis Georgias | Fish Summer | Baltimore Crabs | Montgomery Bullock | 34% |
Georgias via Baltimore Crabs | Wyatt Mason IV | LA Unlimited Tacos | Fish Summer | 1% |
Tokyo Lift | Inky Rutledge | Charleston Shoe Thieves | Alejandro Leaf | 18% |
Hades Tigers | Hiroto Wilcox | Seattle Garages | Lenny Marijuana | 45% |
New York Millennials | Castillo Turner | Boston Flowers | Chorby Short | 0% |
Hellmouth Sunbeams | Howell Franklin | Seattle Garages | Brisket Friendo | 1% |
San Francisco Lovers | Knight Triumphant | Atlantis Georgias | Pitching Machine | 28% |
Season 18
Season 19
Season 20
This was the first election where the restriction on only trading to the opposite subleague was lifted.