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I found a team stat in which I lead! HBP.
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I really like Grayson Rodriguez and I have him a good salary, but it looks like he is going to be out for a bit and it is difficult to carry an unproductive roster spot in OPL. If someone is interested in investing in Grayson in the long term shoot me a trade offer. Preference is for a SS or SP.
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And Matt Olson seems way past his prime. 3.65 p/g, and continuing on his downwards slope in power since late 2023.
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My 8 man bench has brought me a heady 0.81 points per game. Staggeringly inept. I can get no hits in April like Brandon Marsh for half his guaranteed $3M salary.
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added to it.....or subtracted....-37
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The start of my leadership is -31 from Tanner Houck! Probably will not lead for long.
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I also have an OPL team in 30th ("Cow Ripkens"). My OPL teams are doing better in OPL than in their respective leagues. I need to manage my lineups better.
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OPL update: Geezer remains among the leaders at 15th out of 240. Roca has improved to 114th, but needs to keep going if he is to avoid the first cut.
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Well, half my hitters decided that they needed a few weeks vacation after a hectic Spring Training. And their managers agreed, so they are not even in the line-ups. As in 2024, Encarnacion-Strand, who is seemingly made of glass, has demonstrated to be a very capable performer in ST. And that is about that. Sure, it is only half the month done, but I've fired people for better performances, and I cannot even give them a performance improvement plan.
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Roca, Cool Papa and Hudson were the top teams last week. Roca's week was good enough to move him up to 1st overall, followed by Geezer and Hudson. The top hitters are JBO, Geezer and Roca. The top pitchers are Gtown, Roca and Cool Papa. The season is roughly 10% complete.
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Hudson hit 200 yesterday!
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Yesterday Beef had our first 200 point day of the year!
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Ottoneu Prestige League update: For the newbies, this league is an across all OttoNeu leagues contest. To be eligible, you need to finish in the top half of a league that has existed for at least 3 years. It is limited to 240 entries. Geezer is a stud in this league. After the first week, he is 4th. Roca is also in the league, and he is 166th. After 8 weeks the 240 gets cut to 170 so Roca is currently right on the cut line.
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Our first full week is in the books, and pitchers seem to have the advantage over hitters at this point. The top hitting teams are Geezer, JBO and Hickman (with Cool Papa also over 5/g). The top pitchers are JBO, Maple and GTown (with Portland and Roca also over 5/ip). The top 3 teams in the standings are Geezer, Hickman and Roca. Just a brief reminder to be sure to get your games in, both hitting and pitching. It is easy to get behind, and hard to catch up. Good luck this week!
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My surreal state is that O'Hoppe, a catcher, has the most points, most points/g (11.0!) and most home runs run my lineup (5) - even more than Ramirez despite his three in one game. A catcher ...
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I had an interesting occurence yesterday. Brian Reynolds went 0-5, one of which was an FC, and he was caught stealing, so a hitter scored -7.8. I have not seen that before.
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Good start everyone! It was a short week so I won't comment much, except to say some teams are already catching the dreaded IL disease. Geezer has already started to rake!
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Someone remind Gtown Hokas that they have not fielded a team for today!!!
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The only reason I have ever felt remotely competitive has been an obsessive filling of lineup slots. Remember, managers of MLB teams are idiots. They still believe in matching lefties to righty pitchers, and righty hitters to either lefty or righty pitchers. They "platoon" their teams having lefty and righty hitters per position. So, an hour before start time, check your teams. You will suddenly have one or more players struck off the lineup based on pitching matches. I really hate tha
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Geezer gives good advice!
Tomorrow is the REAL start to the season so be sure to get your lineups set.
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Some advice for our new owners as the season starts-Be sure to hit your game (162) and innings (1500) caps. These are the lowest hanging fruit in Ottoneu. If you come up short you are just leaving points on the table. Once you fall too far behind it is very hard to catchup (with the exception of catcher). To hit your caps my advice is to set your lineups every day, preferably after lineups are announced. Also, you will sometimes have to play your less talented players to hit caps. Good luck.
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Did you check with him that it was OK to let that out of the bag?
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For the newbies, portland and hudson are brothers
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Oh, come on. Please gripe at Portland!
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This is not a gripe to Portland, just pointing out the process for the newbies. The platform will let you acquire a player, but then you need to get your roster legal. Once your roster is illegal, the platform prevents you from some actions until you drop players to get legal.
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For everyone's information as an example, Portland picked up a player today at auction. He is now over roster (that is why his team is RED in the standings). He has 24 hrs from the time he turned RED (and you can see that the auction closed at 1830 ct/1630 pt). You should try to get legal ASAP, but if not legal after 24 hrs the Commish will autodrop your lowest salary (then lowest point is there is a tie) player that will make your roster legal.
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Portland's Japanese pitching contingent were in the points.
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And it did not take long for Geezer to hit the lead after his slow start. The question is, will he stay in front not for the next 160 games ...
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Kansas Skers and JBO are newbies off to nice starts.
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Day 2 is complete (don't worry, I won't send something every day, just weekly once we get going). Geezer has moved to the front. As the defending champion, it would be impressive if he led from now until the end of the season!....but also depressing.
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Doesn't matter how you get the points. Nice to see the Hitters leading the field!
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Day 1 is in the books and Hickman takes the lead based on two relief pitchers. Geezer, our power player, is right behind him. Most teams did not have players today.
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The draft is finished. Don't forget to set lineups for the very early morning if you have Dodgers or Cubs on your team.
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I am offering a Teams link for those who feel the need to talk a little smack, do a little ribbing, etc. during the auction.
https://teams.live.com/meet/936065708831?p=bme05AGlaJmkwvhXzU
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The draft room is open so you can get oriented to the platform. If anyone has questions, my phone is 402.587.2312
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REMINDER: Our draft is tomorrow at 1800 ET/ 1700 CT/ 1500 PT. I believe I covered all applicable time zones, but if not you can determine your own time. Good luck with your final draft prep and I'll see you in the draft room tomorrow.
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reminder that we are 1 week away from draft day!
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I am not doing OPL this year. I lucked into 4th place last year and do not have much depth. Maybe next year if I can draft well in a couple of weeks. best of luck
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I entered OPL and assume Geezer has as well. Anyone else?
Roca Athletics on
February 19, 2025 12:14 PM
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OPL is open for those who finished in the top 6 last season.
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Cubs start spring training tomorrow!
Roca Athletics on
February 8, 2025 10:35 AM
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I am going to pass on the OPL this year. My experience last year demonstrated how far away from being competitive my team was in the broader context. I figured I was at least 2 years away, but I got bounced in the first cut with what is the same team I have now.
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A reminder for those of you eligible for OttoNeu Premier League participation (need to have finished in the top 6 last year). That entry process is separate from our league and has an entry fee of $50 dollars. Geezer (Larry) is our OPL expert and would be happy to discuss with you on the chat platform.
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All rosters are now final (the rules were applied to the two teams with illegal rosters). You can start planning for the draft!
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As we turn toward draft preparation, I thought this information might be helpful. There are 89 open roster spots going into the draft. 10 teams will have $817 to spend. The two teams mentioned in the previous message will have full rosters so will not be able to participate in the draft. Other teams need between 2 and 19 players, and have between $10 and $194 to spend. I anticipate our draft will take less around 1.5 hrs to complete.
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Good morning owners! All owners are paid up! Two owners were not able to get their line ups in order so the league manager will process their additional drops (total of 7 players) tomorrow morning, after confirming who were the lowest salary/lowest points players on both teams. Both teams are under salary, but over players.
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Today is the final day to cut players. Rosters freeze at 2359 ET and no other transactions can occur until our draft. There is one owner who has not yet paid for 2025, but I am certain Paul will take care of that today. Today is the formal end of the 2024 season, and tomorrow is the start of the 2025 season. Good Luck!
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Thank you Zach and Luke for paying! Joshua, JD, Brandon and Paul.....still waiting on you.
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Joshua, Zach, JD, Luke, Brandon and Paul all need to pay the $20 fee. The deadline is 1/31. DM me via the platform if you need help.
Roca Athletics on
January 28, 2025 11:14 AM
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6 owners have paid their $20, and 6 still need to. Message me on the platform if you need help. The deadlline is the 31st.
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