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Yes, Commish can lock out managers from the draft. It allows them to exclude Managers that are not online from waiting 30seconds as their turn comes around (for example I doubt Big Papi will join today for one player) but it also forces those with few spots on "waiting" till the $1 end of draft to start nominating. I will monitor those who do not nominate within their time allotted. Not hard assed but trying to keep it fair for all.
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I didn’t even realize it was an option on Otto
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Having survived two slow drafts ( I love them but there were major server issues this year) I can confirm this will be a regular draft. Everyone MUST nominate
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No it is not a slow draft
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This isn't a slow draft is it? Just double checking.
Dirty Water on
March 15, 2025 1:58 PM
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Yes! I'm good now - thank you
Dirty Water on
February 13, 2025 12:49 PM
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Is Castillo your only cut? I ask because technically you need to do all the cuts in one go, or I need to reset the penalty free settings manually.
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Hi everyone! Starting to feel more comfortable with what I have at my disposal now. Lots of salary room so if you're looking to move some big money guys before the draft, I'm open to moving pretty much everyone depending on what we're looking at! Feel free to send anything my way now.
Dirty Water on
February 13, 2025 10:02 AM
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Hi and welcome! your predecessor did do some cuts up until the 26th but then did not renew the team. So I have no problem for you to settle in and next week I will open up your team for a single round of Penalty free cuts if there are more you want to clear out. We do not have a discord or slack chat group, but you will find that this is a pretty active trading league (certainly one of the more active ones I'm on. If fact if you haven't already received an offer from Hawk I would be surprised!
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to come say hi as I claimed Memphis Kings this afternoon. Played Ottoneu for a couple years now, but unfortunately the league I was in the last two years folded.
Liked how much room this team has to build and am looking forward to joining your league that's been going for 5 years now!
Is there a discord or anything to join or do you all communicate through here? Anyway - looking forward to playing along with you guys.
Dirty Water on
February 10, 2025 2:55 PM
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My bad on the tardiness, Feb 1 snuck up on me. Renewed and good to go.
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Sounds good, thanks much Commish!
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Vox Populi. I have set the auction for Sunday March 16th, 2PM PST, 5 EST
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My schedule for late March is up in the air right now, so I also have a slight preference for the earlier weekend.
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3/15 & 16 is good for me.
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3/15-3/16 works for us as well
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Also would prefer 3/15-3/16 weekend to include Tokyo games.
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My vote would be for the weekend of the 15/16 because I think the Tokyo games should be included.
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All good
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Two teams are left to renew Memphis and Send It, not worried as both have been active cutting . Looking forwards to Auction Dates. Historically this Leagues has drafted on third/ fourth weekend of March. That would mean the weekend of 15/16 if we want to include the two games in Tokyo on March 18th and 19th or the weekend of 22/23. Does anyone have strong feelings either way? As the benevolent dictator that I am I will go with the flow but I was going to "pencil in" Mar 22 at 3pm PST
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Team renewal week - 5 teams need to renew. Also last cuts by the 31st.
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One week to trade, cut, and renew everybody!
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Thanks for the welcome. Looking forward to getting the Yeli reboot started, lots of work to be done.
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Yay! Yeli has a new Manager. We are now at full strength . To our two new Managers, if this is your first Ottoneu league please feel free to ask any questions, Tactical, strategic, proceedural, folks here are very open with suggestions. There are a number of good "starter Guides" that helped me when i started Pitcher's List , and, of course Fangraphs/Rotographs are invaluable. Next steps: The first deadline of the season is the end of January for your Keepers.
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LOL
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Papi is reborn!. He had his mental health break and has returned to test ours! :-)
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Me and my chaos...haha
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Hi folks, just claimed was used to be my team Big Papi memories, happy to be back
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Thanks gentlemen. Yes I am new to this format as I have only done ESPN in the past. But I am very much looking forward to the challenge this league offers.
Dirty Water on
December 5, 2024 10:27 AM
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Welcome Kings!
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Welcome KINGS!
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My God, we get a new manager and Hawk already has his tallons in with a new deal! Well welcome Memphis Kings to the league. If you look at our history you will see we are pretty active on the trade front. I know you have a lot of rebuilding to do but if this is your first Otto experience then please ask all the questions you want. There are plenty of resources available.
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Yah that was wild.
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I was wondering how Hawk was going to shed salary but i did not expect that... This league is certainly not boring
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Hyanis (and of course Big Papi) did not participate in in the Arbitration process. Yeli told me by email that he is abandoning the team but very kindly did go through with the arbitration process. I will wait two more days and mark Hyannis and Yeli as abandoned. DO spread the word. This is a fun active league and deserves good managers
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A reminder that Arbitration has started. My hope is, of course, that all of you renew for next year but if you think you can't I would still ask that you participate in the arbitration process.
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Papi, this makes me sad. I shall confess that for the first two years of ottoneu I thought "Big Papi" teams were a computer generated generic name for abbandoned teams... I wish you all the best.
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Papi, I’m honestly gonna miss the chaos you instilled. The league won’t be the same without your $15 max bids on what seemed like every auction haha. Hope you’re well and all the best moving forward
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Commish and owners, downsizing quite a bit from my crazy year depression where I was claiming every team or almost, thanks for the fun, but I got to slow down (time consuming and $$), please abandon my team Congrats to winners
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Thanks Cooper it was a tough toss-up and thanks to our new commissioner for the taking the reins and leading us so well.
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Huge congratulations to the Sluggers!!! Outstanding champions and an exceptional season from wire to wire. Congratulations, too, on terrific seasons by all the other playoff teams, each of which was as or more deserving than me of a spot in the championship. And thanks to everyone for a really fun season.
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It was a hell of a battle. Great season, great league looking forward to next year already!
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That Dodgers vs. Braves game tonight was an excruciating 3 hours of baseball 😅
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4 points? Geez that was a well fought semifinal...
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Big Papi going through some serious retail therapy buying everyone up...
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Given the number of teams you follow this must be the weekend from hell. I'd hate to be your internet provider!
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I'll be easy on you Commish, I won't be attending, no spots left. Have a good draft you all
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Auction Day tomorrow 3pm Pacific! This is my first auction as commissioner so please bring patience and goodwill
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Ah, right, I am familiar with the general timeline of Ottoneu but didn't put together that rosters are locked now because others already made cuts. In that case, I will work with what I have!
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Trades are blocked from Jan 31st (the date of last cuts) until our auction/draft. The remain open for the rest of the season. Shuts down on Aug 31st until after Arbitration. That is what Ottoneu fun as it is pretty active year round
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