Keeper leagues
In a keeper league, which is only available in League Manager (Private) leagues, you are allowed to retain as few players or as many players as the league manager. selected from the previous season (or during pre-season), to remain on your roster for the upcoming season.
League Manager has the ability to enable/disable Keeper settings via LM Tools.
(how to edit keeper settings)
Few important facts about Keepers on ESPN Fantasy:
- Keeper rounds are first rounds of the draft.
- Keeper rounds are Non-Snake. (For Snake Drafts)
This means if the league has 2 keepers allowed for this upcoming draft, the first 2 rounds would be non-snake. 1-10, 1-10 then from the 3rd round, 1-10, 10-1, 1-10 etc... - Keeper salaries (values) for salary cap draft can be adjusted BEFORE it locks.
Click here to learn more - Keeper lock date can be changed at any time BEFORE the draft room opens 1 hour prior to draft.
Click here to learn more - League Manager can select keepers on behalf of another team.
Click here to learn more - Managers are allowed to keep as few or as many players they choose to, up to a maximum limit set by LM.
How to edit keeper settings on web only:
- League Managers should click on the "LM Tools" tab
- Click on "League Settings"
- Click on
- Scroll down to "Keeper Rules" and then click Edit.
- Click on the button to toggle Keeper rules on/off then click on Save Changes
How to edit keeper salaries:
Keeper salaries are how much a manager will "pay for" out of their salary cap prior to draft in order to keep that player. Kind of how draft right works.
Most leagues uses the player salaries from prior season(s) but LM can change that.
For LM to change Keeper Salaries, visit League -> Keepers and click “Edit Keeper Salaries”
How to change keeper lock date? What does it mean?
To check keeper lock date, LM can go to LM Tools -> Edit League Settings -> Transactions and Keepers -> Keeper Rules
Once keeper lock date passes, only the league manager will be able to modify a team’s keeper selection.
Alternatively, choose “Lock One Hour before Draft” to allow league members to edit their keepers in last minute fashion.
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How to select keepers on behalf of another team as LM?
To do that, visit league -> Keepers and click the individual edit button on each team
LM can perform this action up till one hour prior to draft time (when draft room opens)
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