Drop a Player on the ESPN Fantasy App
NOTE: The screenshots are from ESPN Fantasy Baseball, however, the processes and steps are identical for ESPN Fantasy Hockey.
Tap on the "Roster" tab
Click on a player's name on your current roster that you wish to drop.
Tap the big, red "Drop" button.
Tap the "Drop Player" button to process the transaction.
Add a Player on the ESPN Fantasy App
Tap the "Players" tab.
The default view will display the top three Batters and top three Pitchers that are currently available as Free Agents in your league.
You can search for a particular player by name in the "Search" field.
You can also view the entire list of available Batters and Pitchers by tapping on the appropriate link.
Tap on the NAME of the player you wish to acquire.
The player card will open and you will see either a green "+ Add" button or a yellow "Claim Player" button.
The yellow "Claim Player" button indicates that this player is not available until your league's Waivers processes. Tapping on the yellow Claim Player button will put in your claim for that player. If no other team manager with an earlier waiver claim has selected him, you will receive this player as your pick. See the "Claim a Player Off Waivers" FAQ for more details.
The green "+ Add" button indicates that this player is a Free Agent and is immediately available. When you tap on the green +Add button this player will either be added to your team immediately (if you have roster space) or a pop up will appear informing you to drop at least one player before your claim will process.
This is an example of the drop player step in claiming a player. Note the banner alert informing you to drop at least one player.
Tap on the "Drop Button" and it will turn red. You may select more than one player to drop.
NOTE: Some players will have a "Can't Drop" status indicating they are currently on the Undroppables list.
You will need to confirm the transaction before it will process.
Tap the "Confirm" button to process the transaction.
Drop a Player On Web
Click on the "My Team" tab in the clubhouse
Click on the NAME of the player you wish to drop.
The Player Card will open. Click on "Drop".
A confirmation pop-up will appear. Click on "Confirm" to execute the drop.
Add a Player on Web
Click on the "My Team" tab in the clubhouse
Click on "Players" to the right of the "My Team" tab
Select "Add Players" from the dropdown menu.
You will now a few options for adding a player to your roster. To find a particular player, use the Free Agents search criteria. Note: If the player you are seeking is already on another team manager's team, they will NOT show up as available. To find that player, you will need to change the filter to "All". To try to acquire that player, you will need to offer a Trade to that team manager.
- The yellow "+" button indicates that this player is not available until your league's Waivers processes. Clicking on the yellow + will put in your claim for that player. If no other team manager with an earlier waiver claim has selected him, you will receive this player as your pick. See the "Claim a Player Off Waivers" FAQ for more details.
- The green "+" indicates that this player is a Free Agent and is immediately available. When you click on the green + this player will either be added to your team immediately (if you have roster space) or a pop up will appear informing you to drop at least one player before your claim will process.
This is an example of the drop player step in claiming a player.
Click on the "Drop" button next to the player you wish to replace with the new one. The button will turn red. You may select multiple players to drop. Note: If the "Drop" button is greyed out, that means that particular player is currently on the Undroppables list.
Now click on the "Continue" button. You will be asked to confirm the transaction before it processes.
Click the "Confirm" button to process the transaction.
