I must have scribbled the name E. Byner into a thousand bar napkins during my early days of fantasy football. Before this Internet thing really took off, that's how we made trade offers.

Even 13 years ago, E. Byner was past his prime and had minimal fantasy value. That didn't stop me from including him in every trade offer and discussion that I had. For a while it even led to some fantasy owners refusing to speak with me.

To get beyond the skepticism and the stigma attached to my name, I didn't apologize. I didn't beg. I just wore everyone down in my league with more and more offers — some terrible, some reasonable. I'd bet that I had more trade discussions than anybody in the history of fantasy sports. Long ago, I earned the nickname "Trader Matt."

There are many types of traders amongst the fantasy ranks. Some are fun to talk swap with and others you'll avoid at all cost. With baseball drafts fast approaching, here is a list of some different traders:

You might invest four or five hours talking trade with a fence sitter. A 70-year-old person only lives for 613,200 precious hours. You might not want to waste five of them with this type of trader.

I'm not really sure what the deal is with these people. They talk to you like they want to trade. They'll even get as far as determining the basic framework for a swap. But when it comes time to pull the trigger, they just can't squeeze it — like that loser interpreter in "Saving Private Ryan."

If you are a fence sitter, obviously, draft day is huge for you. You'd better invest some time into scouring the waiver wire as well.

I probably could think of a better name for this group of traders. But I have some specific people in mind while I write this. Annoying is only part of their makeup. Frustrating might be more accurate. When I see their faces, the only word that comes to mind is Jackass.

Basically, a jackass will completely overvalue their players and come up with the worst one-sided trade offers imaginable. Some might call me a jackass — the problem with that label for me is that I've made more trades than anyone, so, obviously at some point I have the ability to come to some sort of meeting of the minds.

There is a two-man team in my longtime fantasy football league who are both jackasses. Their offers are so putrid. But even worse, they insult you when you don't agree with them. And they insult you when you make an offer that they think is unfair. They're so difficult to deal with that we've almost thrown them out a few times. I hate jackasses because they are just so damn unreasonable.

It's hard to spot a pushover in an Internet league. But if you're in a friendly local league, you know who this is. Maybe they're new, maybe they're just stupid. But get to them before someone else does. This trader will take quantity and give up quality. This person will take the tired and aging star that still has some name value and give up someone who it set to breakout. I once badgered a pushover into trading me T.O. on the rise for Herman Moore on decline.

These guys are usually at the bottom end of the standings and will make a trade just to shake things up. They've given up on winning and they're just hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. Obviously, like the pushover, you can take advantage of these people. Pathetic!

I'm naming this group after myself. Perhaps it will be a springboard to something special. Anyway, people like me trade just for the fun of it. To me, trading is almost as much fun as competing in the league. Over a long season, there are some lulls — what better way to spice things up by sending out some trader offers.

During the 1997 fantasy football season, I finished with an entirely different roster than the one that I started with — not one player was the same. This is a sickness I tell you. I'm a strung-out trade whore. I just can't stop myself.

This trader will analyze a deal using the most intricate mathematical formulas known to NASA. They can also build a video camera out of spare calculator parts. They'll twist some numbers that show you why it makes sense to Trade Albert Pujols for Joe Crede and Tom Glavine. Don't believe the hype and don't fall for their BS logic. Yes, fantasy sports are about numbers. There are some smart people that can do some weird things with numbers. Sometimes, though, it's all about common sense.

This trader has only the future in mind. Maybe they're a Desperate Bastard, or maybe they realize that third place is about the best they can expect. So, they've turned their attention to next year. If you're in a dynasty league or if your league allows trading future draft picks, try to get a read on everyone else and what their intentions are. The Nostradamus might be willing to give up the piece of the puzzle that can put you over the top.

This person won't trade a single player on his team because they've fallen in love with the team they drafted. They will want to prove to everyone in the league just how brilliant they are. A friend of mine takes pride in drafting guys before they hit it big, just so he can say he had that player before anyone else did.

Don't worry about wasting time like you would with the fence sitter, this person won't let you get too far into a trade discussion.

New York-based writer and fantasy trader Matt Jablonski is author of the book: "Fantasy Sports For Dummies."