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Welcome! I was hoping whoever took over that team would join in time to arb vote. Please feel free to change your team name to reflect new ownership. In fact, I insist based on the awfulness of that name.
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welcome!
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hey everyone I just took over this team and got the arb voting in. I hope i didnt step on any toes but I wanted to get it done before the deadline. Looking forward to a fun season!
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Welcome to the new owner of Adirondack Mountaineers! Feel free to change your team name so we don't confuse you with the guy who abandoned his team. Also, there are only a few days left for arbitration voting, so get on that if you haven't yet. The teams who haven't voted: Waiver Wire Studs, Pinetar n chew, Steam Donkey. Still looking for a new owner for Todd Packer, who needs to vote as well if we can find someone in time.
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i agree we should put the players back on Adirondack. I won't push 5MiLB too hard - but after the initial draft there's very little management required. It can definitely be added to existing leagues - the first 5MiLB draft would be after the regular auction next spring, so any potential 5MiLB targets would have been passed over in the auction. Here's the google doc from one of my leagues as an example:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PbNFPDpD26rd5RpN1LAjRlFknKbC6QP6CDQbd80pJKY
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Agree with players back. New to the game but vote-off seems like more fun? That's all I got.
KilleBrews on
October 3, 2017 11:59 PM
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Yea, put the players back. Also I fine with Vote-off since most of you prefer it. I was just trying to figure out which of my leagues said the were switching before I started thinking about roster decisions
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I don't think the 5MiLB is actually part of Ottoneu, it's just an "add-on" that is run in a Google Doc. Here's a link from a Community thread that talks a little about it and provides the spreadsheets: http://community.ottoneu.com/t/5milb-system-for-already-existing-league/686.
I'd be for adding it, but it is more work for the commissioner. Unless I'm missing something, he'd have to manually track the prospects owned in 5MiLB spreadsheet and add them to a roster once they get calle
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I prefer vote off also but willing to put it to a vote. Fine with putting the players back
Baby Pfaadt on
October 3, 2017 4:47 PM
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I don't have a strong preference either way on arbitration, but probably lean towards allocation. I don't know if any other teams care, but I'd vote that it be implemented for next offseason instead of this one if we do change. The vote-off system may have been a driver in people trading some players away this season...
And i'm fine with putting the cut players back, I think that's a good idea.
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Adirondack Mountaineers just cut a bunch of guys, then abandoned his team. I'm considering putting those players back on his roster in case the future new owner wants to keep them. Anyone against this?
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I'm willing to consider switching to allocation arbitration if there is majority support for it, but I'm a big fan of the vote-off system. It's what makes Ottoneu unique and I enjoy spending way too much time analyzing everyone's rosters to pick the right guy to vote off. As for 5MiLB, I'm a fan, but as discussed in the past, you can only incorporate that into brand new Ottoneu leagues. If there's a way to set that up with existing leagues in a way that isn't a ton of work, let me know.
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We haven't discussed changing arbitration but I am fine with a discussion and majority vote if people want.
Baby Pfaadt on
October 3, 2017 2:22 PM
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I don't recall if we discussed it, but I for one prefer allocation. Also, if we're talking rules changes for 2018 I'd push for adding the 5MiLB system - I did it in 2 other leagues this year for the first time, it was a lot of fun with minimal extra management. Some info here if people are interested:
https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/ottoneu-101-the-5milb-structure/
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Louisville Cardinals's trade block has been updated!
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Hey I might be getting my leagues mixed but but were we discussing switching to the allocation system for next season?
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For Czech Republic, there's quite a few good articles on fangraphs. I also use the Roster Organizer a lot to understand my strengths and weaknesses and what my team will potentially look like next year. It's a pretty helpful tool as you begin planning. If you look on the Ottoneu Community, they also have several tools (mostly spreadsheets) that get posted on there that are helpful as well.
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Thanks guys, it was a close race. I pulled away at the end, but it could have just as easily gone the other way with Steam Donkey making a comeback. It was a fun season. I actually don't remember you calling Severino replacement-level, but I do remember when I won him in the auction that you called him the "steal of the draft" at that point. So you had a high opinion of him at one point and time...
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Congrats to Heyward, both for first place and for smashing the league points record. Well deserved and impressive.
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You can learn all about the offseason here: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/rules#offseason . In subsection d, we are using the vote-off rules, so ignore the allocation section. I'll be posting updates here to remind everyone when certain deadlines are. Also, early congrats to Heyward for winning the league and stopping Steam Donkey from going back-to-back. Remember when I turned down a trade for Severino because he was "replacement level"? He seemed to work out ok for you.
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Hey y'all, (preemptive) great season! This will be my first offseason with ottoneu, any tips/links to help me understand how the offseason works? Really appreciated the friendly competition this year and looking forward to learning more!
KilleBrews on
September 30, 2017 12:10 AM
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Oh man, so many options there, lol
Some Slapdicks on
September 23, 2017 6:22 PM
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You can only change your team name to include a player name that rhymes with "wayward"
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...can I just change my team name instead??
Some Slapdicks on
September 22, 2017 7:25 PM
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Heyward has not worked out as the Cubs had hoped either. But they won the title with him. If you have a roster spot free, I think Heyward deserves it. Heyward would be hurt if he found out he was cut by a team named after him :)
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Haha. Yea, Heyward didn't exactly pan out like I'd hoped... I'm not real sure how my team has done so well in the second half, maybe it has a lot to do with my pitching staff? And it's definitely not over, my lead was close to 400 points a few days ago and is down to 220 now. I just wish I could give my team a pep talk to finish strong, haha. Is it too late to trade for Freeman or Trout?
Some Slapdicks on
September 22, 2017 2:13 PM
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Isn't there a penalty for being named after a player he cut? Heyward was cut months ago.
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Actually, if Heyward holds on it'll be even more of an impressive come-from-behind victory. I had a good team and a pretty big lead over everyone in June, and thought i was going to run away with it. But kudos to Heyward, he just went for it and has been dominating ever since. Seriously: look at Heyward on the points per day graph from about 5/20 to present - it just keeps going up (apart from the all star break). He's been unstoppable.
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Interesting pennant race. Steam Donkey and Carry On both have 74 more innings left to pitch, with Carry On up by 220 points. That is not an insurmountable lead, but it would be an impressive come-from-behind victory if Steam Donkey pulls it off.
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I am shopping Freddy Freeman in case anybody is interested in pre-deadline deals. Mainly looking for pitching, but with a team like mine I need to be open to different ideas.
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Looking to make some moves before the deadline. Sale, Bumgarner, or Arenado are all available. Looking to move one of them to clear some cap space. Looking for 10 dollar or less keeper quailty players in return. Send offers if interested.
Baby Pfaadt on
August 27, 2017 9:59 PM
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I had to declare Todd Packer's team as abandoned, as he hasn't logged in here in two months. He's been a good owner for a number of years, but hasn't responded to any messages or anything since June. Hopefully we can find a new owner soon who will be more active.
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Carry On My Heyward Son's trade block has been updated!
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Czech Republic's trade block has been updated!
KilleBrews on
August 21, 2017 3:36 PM
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Adirondack Mountaineers's trade block has been updated!
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Carry On My Heyward Son's trade block has been updated!
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Pinetar n chew's trade block has been updated!
Carlos Ruiz on
August 2, 2017 10:14 AM
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Langosteros de Quintana Roo's trade block has been updated!
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I hate Dirt Bikes's trade block has been updated!
Baby Pfaadt on
July 23, 2017 8:48 PM
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I've gotten several inquiries on Berrios over the last few weeks. I had shot everyone down, but now am reconsidering trading him if I can get a good return to help me this year. Shoot me an offer or message if you're interested.
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Ninja BlackSox's trade block has been updated!
SteamRollers on
July 19, 2017 10:58 AM
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Carry On My Heyward Son's trade block has been updated!
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Adirondack Mountaineers's trade block has been updated!
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Louisville Cardinals's trade block has been updated!
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Steam Donkey's trade block has been updated!
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Ninja BlackSox's trade block has been updated!
SteamRollers on
July 10, 2017 11:46 AM
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Langosteros de Quintana Roo's trade block has been updated!
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Adirondack Mountaineers's trade block has been updated!
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I appreciate that the conversation went from getting ugly to humorous and back to a good productive talk, especially Blundering's post. I think the decision for to veto the trade would be more of giving a 'mulligan' or possibly a 'try again' to Adirondack from the standpoint that he is new to the league and this trade isn't in line with how the league has previously valued those players. But it isn't that big of a deal and it sure doesn't "kill the league" if it went through.
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Still and all... I would never keep Lindor at $34 next year or Bryant at $61, and I would rather carry Barreto and Dahl at their prices than Ozuna and Marte. So this seems fine to me. And I guarantee I would have my team competing by next season. But it's not worth killing a league other people were enjoying. I apologize. And I did not mean to bristle too much at the rape jokes - I get that not everybody finds them as distasteful as I did. I was a jerk in my response.
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