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I should also mention that renewals are due at the end of the month and that date won't change. Niv did mention there could be some changes that make this season look like 2020, if necessary, regarding league execution and expenses. I'll do my best to continue providing updates. Thanks to four of our owners who have already renewed!
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Niv just posted that he will adjust the keeper deadline by January 24th if there is no sign of a resolution to the lockout.
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Hi People! I'm looking to possible trade Fernando Tatis, Justin Turner and Zac Gallen.
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Hey Everyone - I wanted to reach out and see if anyone was expecting not to come back. I know we have some time before next season begins, but if we need to find a new owner or two, I would like to start that process right now. If you are not planning on playing again next year, please reach out to me and let me know.
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Hey all – my Trade Block has been updated with what I've got available! Presumed NL ROY, AL Cy Young, and both NL & AL MVPs can be had for the right price!
All Proofs on
November 15, 2021 4:52 PM
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$400 - the cap never changes
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How much is the cap we need to be under?
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Hey everyone - thanks for participating in arbitration. For a first-year league of 14, having 13 of the team participate is phenomenal. You might be asking what comes next? Don't drop your players too early. There may be trade opportunities out there. Between now and 1/31, trading can be done regardless of the salary cap. You must drop players and be below the salary cap by 1/31. Any players dropped between now and then don't incur a penalty. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
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Hey Smallville - There is a new tab at the top of the menu called "Arbitration". You have the ability to increase the salaries of players from other teams. You can increase every team/player up to $3 and you have a total of $30 to use. You must use all $30 in order for your allocations to count. If you have any questions, let me know.
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What is Arbitration? I'm an Ottoneu newbie
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Arbitration has two weeks remaining. I plan to provide a couple of more reminders before the deadline on November 14th. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Thanks everybody for a great season, and especially thanks to Cutter and Capa for keeping things competitive right to the end!
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Please everyone participate in arbitration (even if you are planning on leaving next year). If you are leaving, please let me know ASAP and I will begin looking for replacements. Let me know if there are any questions.
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Rosters lock on 2/1 until auction date (you can actually still drop players, but then they incur a penalty). The money you have after you drop players is what you can use in next years auction.
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Once this is over, there will be a period of time that you can trade players. I would strongly suggest not dropping players until January. Do your best to try to trade players you may not want to keep prior to then. All players dropped between the end of arbitration (11/15) and 1/31 are done so without penalty.
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Next, will be arbitration. During this time, you will be able to allocate $30 to increase other teams players salaries. There is a limit where you can only use $3/team (so you can’t allocate all of your money towards one player/team).
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First, this weekend (most likely), players salaries will increase. If the player has major league experience, their salary will increase by $2. If the player only has minor league experience, they will increase by $1.
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For Smallville (and anyone else) – A quick primer on what is going to happen the next few weeks.
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What is arbitration? This was my first year so I'm still learning
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Great Season Everyone!!!
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A big congrats to Big Gibby! Winning an Ottoneu league is a tough endeavor with all of the good managers. The best part about Ottoneu is that the fun is going to keep coming. We have arbitration starting on 10/15 and lasting a month. Everyone should plan on participating in arbitration. If you are a manager that is not planning on coming back. Please message me so I can start looking for a replacement. After arbitration, offseason trading opens up which will take us to cut day on 1/31.
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Hey folks, last chance to grab your starting catcher of the future: Stassi, Kirk, and Kelly are all dirt cheap and available!
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Good advice by the guy who threw him on my boat ;)
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DeGrom is a mighty heavy anchor at $80 minimum next year - if an anchor is too heavy, it sinks the boat....
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Folks, I don't think DeGrom has got more than two starts left in him this year. If you want him anchoring your championship team next year, let's get a deal done.
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Who needs some Goldschmidt? Or is the race over???
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Folks, I am up to my eyeballs in guys on the 60 day IL who are also dirt cheap, and who could be the building blocks of your championship team next year -- be in touch!
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Damn Crows, you sniped me good on some of those
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What he said
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Regression to the mean is a bitch.
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I am unhappily confronting the reality that Aroldis Chapman sucks now
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Wander Franco, eh? Entertaining trades for great pitching and hitters with established value.
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Deal.
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Also taking offers for Vlad Jr, if anyone wants to trade me their whole team for him
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Just call me the 2000s Yankees because I will happily take your aging stars today and face ruin for the following decade
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Yes, that's the goal!
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This trade will take Big Gibby's salary cap almost 50% higher than the start at $400.
Devil Dogs on
June 13, 2021 9:58 PM
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Hey everyone, make sure you consider voting on our first "Extremely Contested Trade" . . . be part of history.
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Voted to veto. Terrible trade. If it was mid-July and Kirk had somehow proven himself more than a 7th ranked catching prospect and another player or two was added to the mix, then maybe.
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Oooh a mystery ......LOL
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I voted on the trade - I will leave it at that.
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I vetoed as well, but to the Commissioner the only decision you have made was dictated by the rules of Otteneu and I don't want a trophy, but I ask you did you veto the trade and you think it's fair thats all I ask ? I don't care I compete with my team injuries and all I don't need any help but a trade like that makes it less fun to play and compete so fine we move on ....
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I voted to veto, let's use the rules and structure of the game; should be able to veto with a vote.
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Point out to me where it says in the rules the commissioner should veto trades it he himself deems them as altering the "competitive balance". Jeesh man, should everyone get a trophy at the end of the season to? Here is what it says on my cancelling trade screen: "Use this section to cancel any pending trades, in the case they were accepted accidentally."
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Thanks for your input Spanky - here is some additional insight. Instead of bitching to me about it, grow a set and do something yourself. I made it pretty clear, I won't cancel trades. If you an issue with a trade, don't cry to me about it. And ya, I guess it is a "free for all" if you can find someone to accept a bad deal. I am not here to police if your feelings get hurt over a trade. I will enforce the rules but won't make them up as we go.
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That is not a competitive balance trade and makes no sense, as commissioner you need to grow a set that is horrible !!!!!
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I wouldn't have made the trade, but I get it - DeGrom is worthless after the deadline. He is an obvious drop at that salary. The team that has him is out of competition and wants to get something for him. I won't venture to guess how he values Kirk. We all value players differently. So I get the basis of the trade. My biggest complaint is why not let people know he is available. If he was on the trade block and got moved for Kirk when we all had the chance to get him, fair enough.
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No it is not like that
LIMA.FTC on
May 31, 2021 6:02 PM
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Isn't this kind of like the soon to be free agent being traded for prospects before the trade deadline?
Devil Dogs on
May 31, 2021 5:58 PM
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so it's a free for all right Commissioner ?
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