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Another item from experience: make sure you go into the "Auction Draft" well before the draft. Best to familiarize yourself with the set up because things go quick once the auction starts.
Make sure to have a nomination list ready either separately or in the auction watchlist. The part that slows drafts down the most is if the nominations take the full time for each player. It is the difference between a 6 hour draft and an 7.5 hour draft
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Useful article with plenty of links to other resources: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-tips-tricks/
Some overlap with the first link but does have additional links and some added items: https://www.pitcherlist.com/ottonewbs-auction-preparation-and-strategy/
Also check the Ottoneu Community for additional posts if you would like (link at bottom of every page)
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This sounds good.
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Awesome, thanks commish! Looking forward to the season everyone!
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We have a majority of votes for Option 1. Mark your calendars for the following two nights:
Wednesday March 30: 8pm (EDT) for 4 hours
Saturday April 2: 8pm (EDT) for TBD (Likely 2-3 hours)
Over the next few days I'll be posting some links and quick tips for some of the teams that are newer to Ottoneu. This will help to prepare for the draft and help it move along quickly.
Good luck to everyone and I'm looking forward to the draft and upcoming s
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1!
Bloominati on
March 23, 2022 11:19 PM
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I’m good with whatever works for the group
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And thanks to the commissioner for being so patient and helpful in finding time(s)
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At this point I will just adapt. Just let me know!
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I'd vote for 1 as well, but am okay with either. Thanks for making this happen!
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I’d vote 1 as well. Appreciate the legwork here Commish and the flexibility from those who had conflicts
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AKA Big Papi on
March 22, 2022 10:06 PM
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As in option 1, so two live drafts
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I vote 1
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Thanks Commish for working hard on this! I can make anything happen so whatever the majority votes I’m cool with. I have only done couch managers for the whole draft, so I don’t know how easy it is to do half and half. But I am good with anything. I’ll make it work regardless.
Disco Quest on
March 22, 2022 9:40 PM
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Ideally we could have a resolution by end of Thursday to inform the managers who have been gracious to tweak their availability 😊
Looking forward to the draft(s) and the upcoming season!
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Please do a quick post on the league message board for one of two options:
1. Two live drafts - 4 hour draft March 30 at 8pm EDT, 2-3 hour draft April 2nd at 8pm EDT
2. One live draft - 4 hour draft March 30 at 8pm EDT. Slow draft beginning shortly after that and timed out to complete before opening day
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I appreciate the suggestion of a slow draft. I have checked with the couple of managers that were unavailable for the weekend of the 2nd-3rd.
In addition to doing a 4 hour draft on Wednesday March 30th starting at 8pm - we are able to finish the rest of the draft starting at 8pm on April 2nd
I'm open to either solution. If we want to proceed with two draft nights, that seems to work for everybody. If the preference is a slow draft, that also works.
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I think that's a solid plan. Hopefully we get through the bulk of the players on Wednesday and then just have a relative few to finish up
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That’s fine w/ me I’m good for anything
AKA Big Papi on
March 22, 2022 9:01 PM
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Looking at the poll it looks like we’re good for Wednesday and then it gets busy? How would everyone feel about doing as much of the draft as we could Wednesday then doing a week long slow draft on couch managers to finish up? Just throwing something out there lol
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Based on the responses so far, it appears the "earliest" time zone is MST. We have had more people prefer the 2 draft sessions. For that reason, I am thinking we will do a 4 hour draft on the first available date that works for everyone and finish the draft on the next date that is available for everyone (approx. 2-3 hours)
Here is the link to the poll: https://xoyondo.com/dp/4y8hh03dg7iXovN
Any comments/feedback are welcome!
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Hello everyone,
We have heard from 11 of the 12 teams so far. It seems that based on the time zones, an 8pm start time on weeknights would be the best option for everybody. I have put a 2pm and 8pm slot for the weekend dates. Let me know if you want me to add a 3rd time option.
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Excited for the new league! I’m in central time. I’m also pretty flexible with whatever as long as it’s enough in advance.
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Orioles fan (still hanging on...) living in Maryland, so eastern time zone here. Two shorter draft slots is probably easiest, but I'm good with one marathon session as well. I'm generally available late (7 EDT or later) on the weekdays and flexible on the weekends. Commish, you mentioned a poll but if you left a link in your post it looks like it might've gotten cut off?
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I would prefer 2 shorter sessions but am good with either. I am in EST time zone, good with most days in early April
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Cardinals fan residing in Buffalo,NY (est). I'm flexible on the 1 or 2 sessions. I find that marathon auctions bring out the worst in people though so maybe I would lean to 2.
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Hey everyone. Trevor here in EST. I'd prefer 2 sessions if calendars allow. Would echo the 4/1-4/3 timing, but am generally flexible after 7pm EST with the exception of Saturday (3/26) as well. Looking forward to it!
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I should be available any day after 7:00pm EST except on 3/26. I am flexible tho so let me know if another time is preferred!
AKA Big Papi on
March 15, 2022 5:12 PM
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Hello everyone, I am in MST and I have no preference to the draft length. I am a newbie to Ottoneu so I have never drafted this way. Be kind :)
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Hey everyone. I’m in Central time zone. I guess it depends on the days we can do it. I would be down for either. Just a few days I won’t be able to do one long one. Excited for a fun league.
Disco Quest on
March 15, 2022 4:39 PM
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Hey everyone! Looking forward to a fun season. I would prefer to draft the last weekend before the regular season (4/1-4/3). I am okay with a marathon draft or 2 shorter sessions.
Charm City on
March 15, 2022 4:23 PM
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A little bit about myself, I am a Blue Jays fan residing in North Carolina (EST). My preference for the draft is 2 shorter sessions but I will proceed with the majority of the other 11 team votes.
Looking forward to the new league and I'm open to any suggestions. Always down to talk baseball on the main message board or a separate platform if we wanted to set something up
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Welcome everyone! With the league almost full, I've created a poll to determine the draft day(s). I have put some sample times in the poll for now but two main items will drive the draft times:
1. Whether or not we want to do 1 marathon draft session or if we want to do 2 shorter sessions. Please let me know what you would like to do and we will proceed with the majority.
2. The time zone in which every person resides within. If you could provide that information so I c
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