Spending 50 tokens a day? Do you call it smart?
I tried, spent 15 tokens to take one. No way, he overbid on everyone.
Actually, NOONE can buy any free player with a high value. No way. He wins every time.
(And he isn't even 1st... something like 3rd, in his league)
He must sleep sometime, track when he's on line (bidding) and wait, then move in.
Same league managers on same server is also weird in my experience.