Most Traded v2.0

Summary
Most Traded
Resource
Most TradedA list of the pro players who have been traded most often within a fantasy league.
HTTP Methods
GETRetrieve a list of most traded players.
Example
Get the four most traded players
XML field definitions
/most_tradedA container element for the most traded players.
/most_traded/playersA container element for the list of players.
/most_traded/players/playerContainer element for a player in the list of most traded players.
/most_traded/players/player/@idThe ID of the player.
/most_traded/players/player/firstnameThe first name of the player.
/most_traded/players/player/fullnameThe full name of the player.
/most_traded/players/player/iconsA container element for the player’s update and injury icons.
/most_traded/players/player/icons/headlineThe headline of the player’s latest news update.
/most_traded/players/player/lastnameThe last name of the player.
/most_traded/players/player/num_tradesThe number of times the player has been traded in the past two weeks.
/most_traded/players/player/on_waiversA boolean to denote if a player is on waivers in a fantasy league or no.
/most_traded/players/player/positionAn abbreviation for the primary position of the player.
/most_traded/players/player/pro_statusSpecifies the roster status of the player on the player’s pro team.
/most_traded/players/player/pro_teamAn abbreviation for the player’s pro team.
/most_traded/players/player/profile_linkA snippet of HTML code containing a link to the player’s profile.
/most_traded/players/player/profile_urlThe absolute URL for the CBSSports.com profile for a player.
/most_traded/players/player/bye_weekA number to denote the bye-week for a pro team (only applicable to football).
/most_traded/players/player/icons/injuryIf the player is injured, this field will exist and indicate the injury in the format: {injury}: {expected time of return}
/most_traded/players/player/is_lockedA boolean to denote if a player is locked (can not be involved in any add/drops, trades, and lineup moves as the player’s team’s game has already started).
/most_traded/players/player/opponentPlayer’s opponent (only available for football).

Resource

Most Traded

Description

A list of the pro players who have been traded most often within a fantasy league.  The list is in order, with the most traded at the top.

Player information includes the player’s name, ID, pro team, position, roster status, number of times traded, and a link to their profile.

HTTP Methods

GET

Retrieve a list of most traded players.

URL

http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-traded?version=2.0

Parameters

response_format(optional) Specifies the format in which the requested resource should be returned.  Valid values are XML and JSON.  The default is XML.
position(optional, can only be used in league context) - Limits the players returned to ones that are eligible at the specified position
player_status(optional, can only be used in league context) - Limits the players returned to ones that match the player_status (defaults to all, other valid values are free_agents and owned)
limit(optional) Return only this number of players.

Example

Get the four most traded players

Sample URL

http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-traded?version=2.0&limit=4

XML Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-traded" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-traded" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
  <body>
    <most_traded>
      <players>
        <player id="1182822">
          <firstname>Tim</firstname>
          <on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>777</num_trades>
          <position>SP</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>Lincecum roughed up in second</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Lincecum</lastname>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822</profile_url>
          <fullname>Tim Lincecum</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822'&gt;Lincecum, Tim&lt;/a&gt; SP SF &lt;span title="Lincecum roughed up in second"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>SF</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="370395">
          <firstname>Cliff</firstname>
          <on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>501</num_trades>
          <position>SP</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>Lee falls apart late vs. Dodgers</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Lee</lastname>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395</profile_url>
          <fullname>Cliff Lee</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395'&gt;Lee, Cliff&lt;/a&gt; SP PHI &lt;span title="Lee falls apart late vs. Dodgers"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>PHI</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="288903">
          <firstname>Adrian</firstname>
          <on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>492</num_trades>
          <position>1B</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>Gonzalez still double trouble</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Gonzalez</lastname>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903</profile_url>
          <fullname>Adrian Gonzalez</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903'&gt;Gonzalez, Adrian&lt;/a&gt; 1B BOS &lt;span title="Gonzalez still double trouble"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2&gt;&lt;span title="Adrian's two-run double"&gt;&lt;a href="javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=408236','mlbvideo', 990, 750);"&gt;&lt;img src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>BOS</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="580589">
          <firstname>Jon</firstname>
          <on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>483</num_trades>
          <position>SP</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>Lester settles for no-decision</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Lester</lastname>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589</profile_url>
          <fullname>Jon Lester</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589'&gt;Lester, Jon&lt;/a&gt; SP BOS &lt;span title="Lester settles for no-decision"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>BOS</pro_team>
        </player>
      </players>
    </most_traded>
  </body>
</result>

JSON Response

{
   "body" : {
      "most_traded" : {
         "players" : [
            {
               "firstname" : "Tim",
               "on_waivers" : 0,
               "num_trades" : "777",
               "position" : "SP",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "Lincecum roughed up in second"
               },
               "lastname" : "Lincecum",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822",
               "fullname" : "Tim Lincecum",
               "id" : "1182822",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822'>Lincecum, Tim</a> SP SF <span title=\"Lincecum roughed up in second\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1182822\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "SF"
            },
            {
               "firstname" : "Cliff",
               "on_waivers" : 0,
               "num_trades" : "501",
               "position" : "SP",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "Lee falls apart late vs. Dodgers"
               },
               "lastname" : "Lee",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395",
               "fullname" : "Cliff Lee",
               "id" : "370395",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395'>Lee, Cliff</a> SP PHI <span title=\"Lee falls apart late vs. Dodgers\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/370395\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "PHI"
            },
            {
               "firstname" : "Adrian",
               "on_waivers" : 0,
               "num_trades" : "492",
               "position" : "1B",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "Gonzalez still double trouble"
               },
               "lastname" : "Gonzalez",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903",
               "fullname" : "Adrian Gonzalez",
               "id" : "288903",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903'>Gonzalez, Adrian</a> 1B BOS <span title=\"Gonzalez still double trouble\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288903\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Adrian's two-run double\"><a href=\"javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=408236','mlbvideo', 990, 750);\"><img src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif\" border=\"0\"></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "BOS"
            },
            {
               "firstname" : "Jon",
               "on_waivers" : 0,
               "num_trades" : "483",
               "position" : "SP",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "Lester settles for no-decision"
               },
               "lastname" : "Lester",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589",
               "fullname" : "Jon Lester",
               "id" : "580589",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589'>Lester, Jon</a> SP BOS <span title=\"Lester settles for no-decision\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/580589\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "BOS"
            }
         ]
      }
   },
   "uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-traded",
   "statusMessage" : "OK",
   "uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-traded",
   "statusCode" : 200
}

Sample URL

http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-traded?version=2.0&limit=4

XML Response

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-traded" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-traded" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
  <body>
    <most_traded>
      <players>
        <player id="12531">
          <bye_week>7</bye_week>
          <firstname>Peyton</firstname>
          <on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>21</num_trades>
          <position>QB</position>
          <icons>
            <injury>Neck: Questionable for start of training camp</injury>
            <headline>Manning starts to throw deep</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Manning</lastname>
          <is_locked>0</is_locked>
          <opponent>PIT</opponent>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531</profile_url>
          <fullname>Peyton Manning</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531'&gt;Manning, Peyton&lt;/a&gt; QB DEN &lt;span title="Manning starts to throw deep"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2&gt;&lt;span title="Neck: Questionable for start of training camp"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>DEN</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="541651">
          <bye_week>5</bye_week>
          <firstname>Vincent</firstname>
          <on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>21</num_trades>
          <position>WR</position>
          <lastname>Jackson</lastname>
          <is_locked>0</is_locked>
          <opponent>CAR</opponent>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/541651</profile_url>
          <fullname>Vincent Jackson</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/541651'&gt;Jackson, Vincent&lt;/a&gt; WR TB</profile_link>
          <pro_team>TB</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="493097">
          <bye_week>7</bye_week>
          <firstname>Michael</firstname>
          <on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>18</num_trades>
          <position>RB</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>RB coach stands up for Turner</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Turner</lastname>
          <is_locked>0</is_locked>
          <opponent>@KC</opponent>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097</profile_url>
          <fullname>Michael Turner</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097'&gt;Turner, Michael&lt;/a&gt; RB ATL &lt;span title="RB coach stands up for Turner"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="10" height="10" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-recent.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>ATL</pro_team>
        </player>
        <player id="559250">
          <bye_week>4</bye_week>
          <firstname>Mike</firstname>
          <on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
          <num_trades>18</num_trades>
          <position>WR</position>
          <icons>
            <headline>Taylor: Wallace frustrated</headline>
          </icons>
          <lastname>Wallace</lastname>
          <is_locked>0</is_locked>
          <opponent>@DEN</opponent>
          <pro_status>A</pro_status>
          <profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250</profile_url>
          <fullname>Mike Wallace</fullname>
          <profile_link>&lt;a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250'&gt;Wallace, Mike&lt;/a&gt; WR PIT &lt;span title="Taylor: Wallace frustrated"&gt;&lt;a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"&gt;&lt;img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</profile_link>
          <pro_team>PIT</pro_team>
        </player>
      </players>
    </most_traded>
  </body>
</result>

JSON Response

{
   "body" : {
      "most_traded" : {
         "players" : [
            {
               "bye_week" : "7",
               "firstname" : "Peyton",
               "on_waivers" : 1,
               "num_trades" : 21,
               "position" : "QB",
               "icons" : {
                  "injury" : "Neck: Questionable for start of training camp",
                  "headline" : "Manning starts to throw deep"
               },
               "lastname" : "Manning",
               "is_locked" : 0,
               "opponent" : "PIT",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531",
               "fullname" : "Peyton Manning",
               "id" : "12531",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531'>Manning, Peyton</a> QB DEN <span title=\"Manning starts to throw deep\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Neck: Questionable for start of training camp\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/12531\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "DEN"
            },
            {
               "bye_week" : "5",
               "firstname" : "Vincent",
               "on_waivers" : 1,
               "num_trades" : 21,
               "position" : "WR",
               "lastname" : "Jackson",
               "is_locked" : 0,
               "opponent" : "CAR",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/541651",
               "fullname" : "Vincent Jackson",
               "id" : "541651",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/541651'>Jackson, Vincent</a> WR TB",
               "pro_team" : "TB"
            },
            {
               "bye_week" : "7",
               "firstname" : "Michael",
               "on_waivers" : 1,
               "num_trades" : 18,
               "position" : "RB",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "RB coach stands up for Turner"
               },
               "lastname" : "Turner",
               "is_locked" : 0,
               "opponent" : "@KC",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097",
               "fullname" : "Michael Turner",
               "id" : "493097",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097'>Turner, Michael</a> RB ATL <span title=\"RB coach stands up for Turner\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/493097\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-recent.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "ATL"
            },
            {
               "bye_week" : "4",
               "firstname" : "Mike",
               "on_waivers" : 1,
               "num_trades" : 18,
               "position" : "WR",
               "icons" : {
                  "headline" : "Taylor: Wallace frustrated"
               },
               "lastname" : "Wallace",
               "is_locked" : 0,
               "opponent" : "@DEN",
               "pro_status" : "A",
               "profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250",
               "fullname" : "Mike Wallace",
               "id" : "559250",
               "profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250'>Wallace, Mike</a> WR PIT <span title=\"Taylor: Wallace frustrated\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/559250\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span>",
               "pro_team" : "PIT"
            }
         ]
      }
   },
   "uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-traded",
   "statusMessage" : "OK",
   "uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-traded",
   "statusCode" : 200
}

XML field definitions

/most_traded

A container element for the most traded players.

/most_traded/players

A container element for the list of players.

/most_traded/players/player

Container element for a player in the list of most traded players.

/most_traded/players/player/@id

The ID of the player.  You can use this ID to get more information about the player by requesting the Player Outlook resource or the Player Updates resource.

/most_traded/players/player/firstname

The first name of the player.

/most_traded/players/player/fullname

The full name of the player.  The value is equivlent to the values of /most_traded/players/player/firstname and /most_traded/players/player/lastname joined with a space.

/most_traded/players/player/icons

A container element for the player’s update and injury icons.

/most_traded/players/player/icons/headline

The headline of the player’s latest news update.

/most_traded/players/player/lastname

The last name of the player.

/most_traded/players/player/num_trades

The number of times the player has been traded in the past two weeks.

/most_traded/players/player/on_waivers

A boolean to denote if a player is on waivers in a fantasy league or no.

/most_traded/players/player/position

An abbreviation for the primary position of the player.  You can get a list of the abbreviations and their expansions by requesting the Positions resource.

/most_traded/players/player/pro_status

Specifies the roster status of the player on the player’s pro team.  Possible values are A (Active), M (Minors), U (Unaffiliated), N (Not With Team), DL (Disabled List), and S (Suspended).

/most_traded/players/player/pro_team

An abbreviation for the player’s pro team.

/most_traded/players/player/profile_link

A snippet of HTML code containing a link to the player’s profile.

/most_traded/players/player/profile_url

The absolute URL for the CBSSports.com profile for a player.  This URL should be used to link to the page outside of the iframe in which your app resides.

/most_traded/players/player/bye_week

A number to denote the bye-week for a pro team (only applicable to football).

/most_traded/players/player/icons/injury

If the player is injured, this field will exist and indicate the injury in the format: {injury}: {expected time of return}

/most_traded/players/player/is_locked

A boolean to denote if a player is locked (can not be involved in any add/drops, trades, and lineup moves as the player’s team’s game has already started).

/most_traded/players/player/opponent

Player’s opponent (only available for football).

The first name of the player.
The last name of the player.