add_drop_player

DESTRUCTIVE: modifies your real Yahoo roster. Adds a free agent, drops a rostered player, or does both at once. Provide addPlayerKey to add, dropPlayerKey to drop, or both for a simultaneous add/drop. Player keys look like 431.p.10642. Defaults to your configured team. Always confirm the players ...

Server Yahoo Fantasy Baseball yahoo-fantasy-baseball-mcp
Category Write
Risk class Medium
Parameters 40 required

What add_drop_player does on Yahoo Fantasy Baseball

AI agents use add_drop_player to create or update resources in Yahoo Fantasy Baseball — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball environment.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
force boolean Set to true to attempt the action even though write access is not officially supported
teamKey string Team key; defaults to configured team
addPlayerKey string Player key to ADD (free agent), e.g. 431.p.10642
dropPlayerKey string Player key to DROP from your roster

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Why add_drop_player needs a policy

This tool modifies a real Yahoo Fantasy Baseball roster by adding and/or dropping players. While labeled 'DESTRUCTIVE' in its description, dropping a player from a fantasy roster is reversible (you can add them back if available), making this better classified as Write rather than truly Destructive.

From the tool's definition Adds a free agent, drops a rostered player, or does both at once. Provide addPlayerKey to add, dropPlayerKey to drop, or both for a simultaneous add/drop. Always confirm the players with the user before calling this.

Questions about add_drop_player

What does the add_drop_player tool do? +

DESTRUCTIVE: modifies your real Yahoo roster. Adds a free agent, drops a rostered player, or does both at once. Provide addPlayerKey to add, dropPlayerKey to drop, or both for a simultaneous add/drop. Player keys look like 431.p.10642. Defaults to your configured team. Always confirm the players with the user before calling this. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

What parameters does add_drop_player accept? +

add_drop_player accepts 4 parameters: force, teamKey, addPlayerKey, dropPlayerKey. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on add_drop_player? +

Register the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for add_drop_player: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. Nothing to install.

What risk level is add_drop_player? +

add_drop_player is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit add_drop_player? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the add_drop_player rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block add_drop_player completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for add_drop_player. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides add_drop_player? +

add_drop_player is provided by the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball MCP server (yahoo-fantasy-baseball-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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add_drop_player is one line of Yahoo Fantasy Baseball's registry record.

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