League Message Board
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Arbitration ends TOMORROW - here are our current stats from looking at: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/1212/allocations
8/12 managers have finished allocations - let's get to 12/12!
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REMINDER: Due to ASB the matchup starting today is TWO WEEKS (Jul 8 - Jul 21) with the same SP limits!
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Don't forget to set your lineup today. It's opening day!
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Don't forget to set your lineup for the games on March 20/21 between the Padres and Dodgers.
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Bad Ball - The draft is starting. I hope you see this!
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We are moving forward with the proposed draft date on Sunday, March 3rd.
Would 8:30pm EST work for the start time?
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Sunday, March 3rd looks like a date we can set in stone with 8/12 voting - I'm proposing we set it unless anyone has a steadfast, can't do it that day response!
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Hey everyone - it's time to start voting on a draft day!
https://take.quiz-maker.com/poll5100567x0f2f427B-154
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Today is the cut/trade deadline! Make sure to accept trades and make all cuts by 11:59pm EST! Remember, any trade you make will require you to KEEP all players at this point.
Also, this is our renewal deadline - we have 9/12 teams renewed!
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Hello everyone! We got a big date coming up - both our keeper/trade deadline AND our renewal deadline. We have 5/12 teams renewed as of today. So get those trade offers out there and get your team renewed :)
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The next league deadline is the keeper deadline on January 31. You can see the "important dates" here: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/1212/tools
Judgement Day on
December 19, 2023 10:47 AM
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What's our next league deadline?
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Two more days for arbitration! Get those dollars allocated :)
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For everyone that hasn't seen the slack messages, this is arbitration time. This is the time to allocate money to players on other teams. Arbitration ends on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, so be sure to jump on that soon!
Judgement Day on
November 8, 2023 12:21 PM
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Reminder if you cut someone, you can recoup cap space re auctioning them in a month or maybe get them for cheaper next season. Today is the deadline for that, if I'm not mistaken.
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heads up - next matchup is TWO WEEKS but you get the same amount of starting pitcher games. This is done every year to accommodate the all-star break!
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Anyone wanna sell me a 2B? Offers welcomed.. haha
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Just gonna have to wing it and do this thing live! I only need to go 1-19 to improve lol
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Draft day is TOMORROW! :)
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Draft day is coming up on FRIDAY! Head over to the slack channel to chat about your questions about how it works or strategy. We have a few new to Ottoneu managers this year along with some of us who are still figuring out best strategies after doing this for like 5 years lol
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We are 12/12 on renewals and had an exciting time leading up to the deadline with all the activity!
The next step for us is to choose a draft date! Please choose all that apply above and assume an 8:30pm EST start time (negotiable).
Draft day poll link: https://web.polly.ai/gf7mxa
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TODAY at midnight EST is the deadline for cuts/trades and renewal! We have 10/12 managers renewed as of today!
Remember, any trade you finalize today will not allow for a cut after, so make sure you want to keep ALL the players in the deal.
I'll send a poll out later today for the next round of draft day voting! :)
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Take a moment to vote in the poll to narrow down the draft time period, and remember that the renewal/cut/trade deadline is in TWO days!
https://web.polly.ai/hb1a9g
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Reminder, we are 9 days from the cut/trade deadline, which also coincides with our renewal deadline!
Head to https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/userdashboard and make sure to "Extend Your Dynasty" by the end of the month.
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He's not super active on trades - actually, I don't know if he's ever made a trade! Usually active in season with lineups and pickups but not much during this time period
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Did Chafin on my Robles go MIA?
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Happy new year! This is just a reminder that we have 24 days before the cut/trade deadline. I haven't taken much time to think about trades/cuts yet, but I am just getting back into it myself, and it's a good time to check back in, look at the Roster Organizer, and see if you can make some moves!
Send out some messages in the Ottoneu app or on slack to get things moving!
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oh, and one more slack recommendation: when setting up your profile add your team name to your profile name so we all know which team you're managing!
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If you chose to join slack I highly recommend:
1. Using the mobile and desktop app
2. Turn on some level of notifications
3. See something baseball related on the interweb that you think is fun, interesting, funny, etc - share it! :)
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Lastly, if you voted against slack overall and absolutely don't want to use it, that is ok! If you'll never use it then ignore my slack invite and we'll know we should contact you here for trades and other chatter!
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Some notes on the Slack community:
1. You'll get an invite to Armchair GMs which is the name of another league 4 of us are in that utilizes slack. We will utilized some shared spaces to talk general topics and baseball chatter but will have a league specific area that only we will have access to.
2. You'll be able to direct message each member here or on Slack.
3. All official league communication will get repeated here as well.
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Another update on the poll - we are official on all the decisions:
1. We are expanding to a 6 team playoff!
2. Final playoff game will be one week so that we avoid the last week of the MLB season
3. We are adding a Slack option for league chatter. Invites have been sent.
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Oh, and I forgot two more things about allocation:
1. You must apply all $25 in your budget or your allocation will not count.
2. You can change your allocations anytime up to the deadline.
I often start allocation by applying a $1 to each team to make sure I get that out of the way and get a first pass look. Then later I go back and apply the rest. I often change my allocations during the time period leading up to the deadline.
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Finally, after the allocation deadline passes we'll enter into a time for trades and cuts. The cuts/trades deadline is Jan 31. So from Nov 14 through January you can cut players with no penalty or make trades.
I heavily suggest you make good use of Roster Organizer to help you plan your roster and your next moves: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/1212/rosterorganizer
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A tip about allocation, you can click on any player and view their average dollar value to get an idea of how the market values a player and to get more history on the player transactions/performance.
You can also go this page to see average salaries across Ottoneu for any player: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/averageValues
Be mindful that it's best to use the Game Type filter to filter to our type of game style to get a better representation of value.
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You'll click on Overview to trigger a dropdown to get to each team to apply allocations. Remember to hit the save button to save your allocation choices!
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Also, each of us gets the opportunity to raise the salary of players of our choosing during allocation. Some rules to keep in mind:
1. You must apply at least $1 to each team or your allocation will not count for any team.
2. You cannot apply more than $3 to a team or player.
3. You must apply $3 to Jason's team, Judgement Day.
You can access the allocation page here: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/1212/allocations
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Good call Royce! I was waiting a bit to get all the results from the survey but I think we have enough there now.
We are a nearly year-round league in terms of activity and we are currently in the arbitration/allocation stage of the year and it runs through November 14.
After the season ends all players get an automatic bump in salary with major leaguers getting a $2 raise and minor leaguers a $1 raise.
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Harold, can you explain to the league what happens during the allocation/arbitration so we can have the timeline in mind? What steps do people in the league need to take and by when?
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We're at 8/12 responses for the survey! We have overwhelming support so far for the expanded playoffs and staying at 1 week matchup for the title game.
Let's get to 12/12! :)
Survey link:
https://poll-maker.com/QA1V7POQJ
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Hey everyone! I have a survey for us to take for potential league changes. Now that we have a full league it's a great time to determine what kind of league we want moving forward! :)
Please submit responses by 10/22:
https://poll-maker.com/QA1V7POQJ
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Welcome to the league, Los Angelenos. I'm rooting for you to get at least one win, preferably against Harold. :)
Judgement Day on
October 19, 2022 9:24 AM
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Glad to be aboard, looks like I have quite the project on my hands. At least all I have to do is try and win one matchup next season and we can call it an improvement! Look forward to it!
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We have a new manager for Swiss Crackers! I've been in a league with Los Angelenos in a 5x5 Ottoneu league for five years, and it was the first league I ever joined. He's been a great league mate, and I'm happy to have him on board to take on the Swiss rebuild. The good news is that after a historic back-to-back 0-20 season for the probably soon-to-be-renamed Swiss Crackers, there is only one way to go - UP! :)
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Once we get the last two teams filled, I'll send out more info on the Ottoneu calendar since we have nearly year-round activity!
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That is excellent news Steve, thanks for the heads up!
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I have one friend ready to join - he is reviewing the two available teams and will let me know soon. I've reached out to a few members in my other leagues too to see if anyone wants that last team.
Dump The Icks on
October 18, 2022 9:28 AM
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Hey everyone, allocation/arbitration is well underway, and we need two new managers still. Ideally, we could get them in and started so that they can take part in arbitration with us!
Does anyone have anyone they know that could be interested in joining? Or would we feel better about opening it up to the public Ottoneu forums to find some new managers?
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Welcome, Steve! Glad to have you in the league, looking forward to that wild team name! (Nick)
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Welcome, Steve! (Jared)
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