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Reminder - the draft is this Sunday at 6pm. Please be a couple of minutes early. The draft room is open so you can start building your list. Remember, the draft goes very quickly! Make sure you have lots of names.
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We did it! March 12, 6pm. Draft room is open so starting building your nomination list! Thanks all.
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Hi all - have emailed all a Google doc with date options. Please review asap. If you didn't get it let me know. Thanks
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HI all - I'll put together a google doc with multiple dates to choose on the weekend and we'll do it that way. Trying to coordinate drafts is always fun - especially now that people are out and about more.
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Works
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Haha I’m also flying during that time, too. Trip is March 18-25….i realize I’m just one of a dozen so not expecting the world to cater to me but hopefully there’s at least one other option!
My Oh My on
February 15, 2023 9:56 AM
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Works
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March 18th at 6 pm. I can make that work
Soto pop on
February 15, 2023 6:55 AM
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Nix the 25th. How’s March 18 at 6pm? Please advise.
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I will be at a concert that evening.
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I’ll be on a flight during that time so unfortunately wouldn’t work for me…
My Oh My on
February 14, 2023 10:09 AM
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Draft Day - does March 25 6pm Eastern time work? Please advise. Thanks
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Better late than never I guess. I think I talked myself into keeping the all 3 SS but if anyone is interested last minute let me know...
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Hi all. Keeper deadline is Tuesday. We also have some managers who need to renew with Ottoneu.
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Welcome Aiden!
Soto pop on
January 25, 2023 6:17 AM
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Welcome Aiden, our newest manager.
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Good points Andy, but I’m a 5x5 guy too. Thanks for taking the time to present your case!
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Sorry, I prefer the 5x5 scoring system as well.
Bang the Drum on
January 23, 2023 9:01 PM
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Yeah, I know I just joined this league like 10 minutes ago, but I did it because it's 5x5. I actively avoid fangraphs points leagues.
Old school is quirky and all but it's the most fun.
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Nope. I signed up for 5x5. Anything else and Im out. sorry.
Soto pop on
January 23, 2023 8:31 PM
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(7/7)
Final Date of Vote: Jan 31, 2023
Successful Change: A majority would have to agree for the change to take effect for the 2023 season.
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(6/7)
(cont…)
Under the Old School method, a 9th place team, for example, might be ‘tuned’ out by August. He leaves injured players, etc in his lineup, allowing owners to leap-frog him in certain categories. The final standings shouldn’t depend on the in-action of the 9th place team.
In fact, under the point-based system, the 9th place team can continue re-building his team for next year without worrying that he might be affecting the overall standings.
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(cont…)
For relief pitchers, too much weight is given to Closers and their “Saves”. Not enough weight is given to competent relievers who can “hold” a game.
The heavy weighting of these statistics, don’t reflect a player’s “true value” in real life.
5. Competition Aspect (i.e Contenders vs Non-contenders).
As mentioned above, using a Points Based system allows the top contenders to truly battle it out amongst themselves for the championsh
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(cont…)
The 1st and 2nd place owners should battle it out without having to worry about the relative rank of the 9th place team.
4. Too much weight is given to the Classic Stat categories.
For hitters, categories such as “Stolen Bases” are giving too much weight. No weight is given to a hitter’s ability to draw walks. For starting pitchers, too much weight is given to Wins.
(cont…)
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(3/7)
3. Old systems use ‘Team Averages’ and ‘Relative Rankings’.
Old systems use the awkward team average categories of “Bat Avg”, “ERA” and “WHIP”.
Old systems are also based on ‘Relative Rankings’. Let’s look at example. The 1st place owner is ahead of the 2nd place owner in the “ERA” category. The 9th place team sits between these two teams in the “ERA” category. In the old ‘Relative Rankings’ system, this ranking determines the final standings.
A VAN down by the River on
January 23, 2023 8:25 PM
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(2/7)
1. Old School (5x5) is well …. OLD
In the active Ottoneu leagues, 235 of the 350 leagues (67%) have already moved on from the Old Scoring systems to the modern point systems.
2. Points systems use actual Points
The FanGraphs Points (see https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/scoringoptions) are based on individual 'raw points' that are awarded and appropriately weighted per category. I feel this is a better determination of value of each player on a team ver
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Proposed Motion: Change in Scoring System.
This is a motion to change our league's scoring system,
FROM "Old School (5x5)"
TO "FanGraphs Points"
Historically, Rotisserie leagues were based on the Old School/Classic 5x5 and 4x4 methods due to ease of calculations. I believe it’s time to modernize and move to a points based system. I’ll submit my thoughts below…
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Thanks! Hit me up if y'all want to make some trades. I could shed some money or maybe just swap some players we value differently. Bergman otb!
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Welcome Tyler, the new owner of the Chiants. I think we have someone interested in Sliding into First so we should be back to 12. Reminder, the keeper deadline is JANUARY 31!
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We are. Thanks Andy!
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Are we looking for new owners?
My brother-in-law might be interested. I can ask him.
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Hey Guys -- I have decided to not play any fantasy baseball this year. Good Luck Everyone on the up coming year. Glen (chiants)
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Google Otteneu auction calculator. I thing Otteneu is a very hard site to navigate. I generally just google it and it takes me right there. There are a few parameters to enter but the final result is worth it.
Soto pop on
November 20, 2022 6:04 PM
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Just wondering where this Auction calculator is? Is this FanGraphs?
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Tyler Glasnow available. Anybody needing to cut payroll? I need Utility or outfielder. Auction calculator has Tyler at $24 for 2023. Currently sits at $12.
Soto pop on
November 19, 2022 2:41 PM
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Sliding into First is packing it in. If you know anyone who would be interested in taking over this team let me know!
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3 more teams and we are done arb!!! Lets go Andy, Darryl and sliding into first!! Git er done!
Soto pop on
October 29, 2022 12:56 PM
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Dont forget...there is arbitration to look after folks! Its a very important part of our pool!
Soto pop on
October 24, 2022 6:16 AM
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Reminder - arbitration is now open. Go to "Arbitration" and you will see "Overview." Click on that to get a drop-down menu of all teams. You have about a month to do this. This is an important part of supporting league parity so make sure you do it.
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Congrats to all the winners this year! I hope to see you all back again for 2023 ball! Have a great offseason everyone. (be kind to me at arbitration)
Soto pop on
October 6, 2022 2:40 PM
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LOL. wow, a tie.
Congrats, Glen and Shawn.
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No tiebreakers? BOO! Baseball doesn't have tie games? Seriously though Congrats!
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Congrats to our co-winners- Bang the Drum and Chiants! There is no tie breaking provision in this league. I’ll be in touch regarding prize money in the coming week. Thanks to everyone for your participation. Start thinking about arbitration!
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No offence taken. I thought it was an apt comment!
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sorry. The dollarama was a bad joke. I apologize.
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I have been asked, "why do you do that?".
My response: "Sir, this isn't a Dollarama." LOL.
Seriously though, it's nothing personal. It's simply a strategy play on my part.
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No worries Andy. Thanks for the heads up.
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I see that there are a number of players currently up for auction, that I'm hoping to bid on.
Just an fyi, I'm boarding a ship shortly and will have no internet connection for possibly 4 days. If I win any auctions, my roster will be in an invalid state for this period of time. I will correct this invalid state as soon as I can get a cellular signal or arrive back into port. thx.
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The whole concept of the league I thought was to take away the Yanks and Dodgers type of play. I have sat back and tried to figure out how this good for the league and I just don't see it. I can see how it benefits certain teams but not the league. There must be a good reason ottoneu has this rule in so I bow to their wisdom. All is good. Good Luck Everyone.
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So in the interest of fairness, I'll play Devil's advocate. This latest trade probably rubs some people the wrong way as I had the cap space to do it without using a loan, but insisted on it anyway. Also they are not suggesting getting rid of the loan process altogether, just capping it. If the cap was say $100, I would have been able to do all my trades this year, as long as I didn't take a loan on this last one. All that being said, I think there's more wisdom in the process than people know.
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