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Thanks for taking over as Commish. I have no preference 5X 5 or Points are both good for me
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I have taken on the commissioner role. The first order was to abandon two teams. I think we have a week to determine if there’s any hope for the league. I think we have to choose if we want to continue with the playoff structure. If we do, we should settle on whether we want to play 5 x 5 or points and play that for the season and the playoffs. Meanwhile, there are five teams that are silent. The clock is ticking.
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What's the point of setting up a new Ottoneu league if you are going to not communicate anything to the league (despite an entire offseason of people asking for updates) and then just bouncing after one season while still not even shutting the league down or saying anything.
Maple Leafs on
January 23, 2023 1:45 PM
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Pretty much, except only the commissioner can shut the league down. I think we have to email help.
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The commissioner abandoned his team, so I guess that's that?
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Yeah, looks like this league is done for. This was my first year trying Ottoneu, and I was a big fan. Guess I will try to see what other leagues are out there.
Maple Leafs on
January 7, 2023 6:11 PM
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I am personally not planning to return next season and communicated this to J1dowers (commissioner) , which is the only means by which I can actually leave the league or have a replacement found. Just making you aware since I saw your follow up message.
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It's been a week since I asked my questions. There are two responses from returning teams and one response from the guy who plays in 100 plus leagues. That's eight teams including a commissioner that need to be filled. Explain to me how this is a viable league.
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Count me in
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I am in for next season as well and agree with standardizing the stats from regular season to playoffs. It looks like around half of the league didn't participate in arbitration, so it seems like there potentially are quite a few teams that will need new owners. I wonder if the Commish is able to replace the owners that haven't responded that they are returning to the league and also didn't do arbitration?
Maple Leafs on
December 30, 2022 8:17 PM
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I’d like to continue, but I do think the scoring needs to be updated to avoid a regular season/playoffs difference we have now. Hopefully that change can be made before the January 31 cut deadline.
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Is there any interest in continuing the league at all? Under a different format? If we are continuing, which teams need to be filled? Happy New Year, etc.
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Anyone interested in Scherzer, won't be asking much (but future talent)
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Haha thanks, I almost missed someone.
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And the problem has been fixed.
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Actually, Case Closed, there's a problem with your allocation. You are still in red on the list.
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Tonight is the allocation deadline for this off-season and there are still 8 teams that haven’t made their choices. Use it or lose it!
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Yes, arbitration starts tomorrow and ends on November 14th.
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Thought I saw that arbitration started tomorrow?
Maple Leafs on
October 14, 2022 10:52 PM
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Based on other ottoneu leagues I've been in, starting looking for any needed new managers early - at least before January keeper deadlines - usually works well. We'll have the benefit of drafting before the season this year, too, so finding engaged folks shouldn't be too difficult.
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But I agree the bigger issue is league participation. I'd only be interested in returning if we were able to some more active managers. In a long-term format like this, checking out mid-season really does undermine the integrity of the whole thing.
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Hey fellas just wanted to post a message that I don't intend to return to the league next year. You may have guessed that based on my inactivity during the 2nd half of the season. This was a first-time experiment and while I may return to Ottoneu in the future, life and my Yahoo leagues just didn't afford me the time and effort that this type of league commands. Appreciate you including me and apologies if my lack of engagement soured peoples' feelings towards the league. GL next year!
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I don't have a problem with the current auctions, either -- it's a quirk of the setup but them the rules. As for next year, I'd agree with a shift to points from roto -- it really is a weird thing as player valuations are pretty different from one format to the next. So if we want to keep the playoffs, then I'd vote for points all the way through. But if we want to stick with roto, then no playoffs. I'm good either way.
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I'm in for next year but my recommendation is to either be roto or points scoring. Switching for the playoffs is hard because it requires a different roster construction strategy (Quick's success in both being doubly impressive in my opinion). My vote there would be weekly points lineups until the playoffs and then switch to daily points like this season.
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I personally don't see much difference in allowing auctions this week vs any other week of the playoffs when only a handful of teams were still playing. Players won this week will still increase by $1-2 in October and be targets for allocations. My thought would be just to enforce valid rosters by end of season. This is the only ottoneu league I've seen end before the end of the MLB season so it's an odd situation and I'm happy to go whichever way others would like on auctions.
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I would like the league to continue as it is. We have to recruit some new owners as there were clearly some owners who didn't play after a certain point. I am very uncomfortable with the current auctions. I would prefer it if the season was over and no more auctions were started. I have made bids on the current auctions to be sure that some players are not acquired for a dollar, but I would be happier if the auctions were stopped.
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So, I just wanted to see what people were thinking about the future of the league. Thanks (end)
Spaceballs II on
September 29, 2022 3:05 PM
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I also am not sure how many existing teams are returning, or how attractive the lower-performing teams would be to new owners as needed. Finally, I am not sure personally about what scoring and weekly/daily format I’d like for next year if I stick with Ottoneu. (con’d)
Spaceballs II on
September 29, 2022 3:04 PM
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The lack of activity though left the FA market largely non-competitive and in control of the few actively managed teams; resulted in a largely moribund “this year for next year” trade market; and imo accordingly skewed salaries and talent concentration for next year as well. (con’d)
Spaceballs II on
September 29, 2022 3:04 PM
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Another congrats to Quick on a well deserved championship ring! I wanted to mention, given auctions are ongoing, that I'm uncertain about next year. The league was only about half-active this past season (which was fine by me for a largely passive learning experience). Teams that fell behind earlier for the most part didn't participate, which again is fine by me, no criticism at all. (con'd)
Spaceballs II on
September 29, 2022 3:04 PM
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Congrats to Quick on the championship and everyone else on the league’s first season! And good luck to anyone fortunate enough to have an MLB team headed to the playoffs.
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Congrats as well. That's quite a run to win the standings and the playoffs. Hats off to the Quick!
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Thanks to everyone for an interesting and enjoyable season. This is the first time I've done a slow draft, the first time I played weekly lineups, and the first time I've been in a playoff. I had a good time, and I was lucky. When does next season start?
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Congrats to the Quick and the DFAed on the title. Ran the table and won the regular season and the playoffs of the inaugural season. Looking forward to next season!
Maple Leafs on
September 26, 2022 8:54 AM
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Hey all,
Congrats to the Leafs on a great week and a terrific team, and thanks to the Commish and everyone for a good year and a nice intro to Ottoneu. Good luck to both teams in the finals and take care all.
Spaceballs II on
September 18, 2022 10:53 PM
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A belated congrats to 7th inning. My disastrous trade of FTJ for Scherzer sure didn't pay off in the playoffs like I was hoping! Good luck to all the remaining teams!
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Just wanted to double check that the games started cap will be 8 per week for the playoffs? Appreciate the help
Maple Leafs on
September 1, 2022 8:45 PM
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It looks like it does indeed shift to daily lineups for the playoffs. I noticed it when I clicked the date range for next week on the lineups page, and then it goes day-by-day. I posted a message in the ON Community, and it was confirmed: https://community.ottoneu.com/t/weekly-to-daily-lineups-in-h2h-playoffs/12082/2
Another playoff change in strategy, but I like it!
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Cool -- thanks! That changes the strategy a bit. And I wish they gave us the option of shifting from weekly lineups to daily for just the playoffs.
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Phil - Yeah, that is how the playoffs will work
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So I kindof forgot that the scoring format changes for the playoffs, if I'm understanding things correctly. We appear to go from 5x5 to FanGraphs points, so I'm guessing that means that whichever team scores the most overall points (as opposed to winning categories) advances. Is that everyone else's understanding as well?
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So much for my stash and then unleash Tatis Jr. for the playoffs strategy!
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Thought I had a chance to claw back, but too much of a rough start. Let the trade deadline deals begin!
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Scherzer isn't gonna help me make the playoffs....but he might help someone win the whole thing....he is now on the block.
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Oh got ya
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It's Patriots Day. The Red Sox start early because of the Boston Marathon.
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Holy cow....how early did games start today haha. Lame!!
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Thanks so much Quick, I really appreciate it.
Spaceballs II on
April 17, 2022 11:18 PM
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Yes, but you still have to move them physically out of your lineup if you don’t cut them. The money is right, if you cut Means, you will have $11.
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OK, thanks! So Ottoneu auto-moves 60-day IL guys (and COVID guys, got it) to off the 40-man, I see. Thanks. And nothing gets added to my pool of FA $. Makes sense. So, if I cut him -- right now I am at $393 of $400, so I have $7. Would I go to $389 of $400 and have $11? I think that is right Sorry for being dense around this!
Spaceballs II on
April 17, 2022 11:13 PM
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