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As i said on march 17th i would like an season hard cap at 450. I can live with 440. But to add another weinkle i dont need a cap floor or a limit on outgoing loans. I think 350 was mentioned. I dont care how little someone spends. Or how much they loan out. I just dont want to see more than $50 in incoming loans
No on
April 13, 2017 2:45 PM
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I will go with the majority with no issue, but I am not a fan of any restrictions on trading. I play in too many leagues with little to no movement. And I think it's pretty clear I like to wheel and deal. Again, I am ok with whatever the majority decides but I would vote for no change to the current structure.
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That works for me.
Ottoneurotic on
April 13, 2017 1:10 PM
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Please check your email. I've proposed (as a starting point for discussion) a cap range of $350 to $440 for the 2018 season. So any team could receive up to $40 in loans and could give up as much as $50 over the season. Let's talk about this until the end of April then vote on whatever most people are good with.
This should give us flexibility to do some trading, but also allow "build through the draft" teams to compete.
Vibracobra on
April 13, 2017 1:04 PM
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Wardogs's trade block has been updated!
AKA Big Papi on
April 7, 2017 9:06 AM
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Pen Joss Crackpots's trade block has been updated!
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Au Shizz's trade block has been updated!
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The Future's trade block has been updated!
No on
March 28, 2017 9:40 PM
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Au Shizz's trade block has been updated!
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Au Shizz's trade block has been updated!
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The Future's trade block has been updated!
No on
March 20, 2017 10:21 PM
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It Would Take A Miracle's trade block has been updated!
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Au Shizz's trade block has been updated!
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Fisted Foul's trade block has been updated!
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I agree with: "I think we should vote on this issue.....in Feb '18" - is there a way for the commissioners to set a hard cap?
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I agree 100% with all of this: " I think we should vote on this issue.....in Feb '18. Nothing should be done now. And i am opposed to vetoing any trade barring clear evidence of collusion. Which is next to impossible to demonstrate."
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I have always been a proponent of a $450 hard cap. Room to maneuver for trade. It also allows rebuilders enough cap to donate in trades for prospects at the deadline. At the same time it prevents teams from racking up too huge of a payroll. I think we should vote on this issue.....in Feb '18. Nothing should be done now. And i am opposed to vetoing any trade barring clear evidence of collusion. Which is next to impossible to demonstrate.
No on
March 17, 2017 1:39 PM
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Au Shizz's trade block has been updated!
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Having played in keeper leagues where there is very...little...movement, I like rules that support a dynamic trading marketplace. Maybe this is because last year was my first, and it didn't seem to substantively affect the standings leaders, but I'm pro-loan.
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I would be against a rule change. I picked up a dead team after the draft last year (a draft the previous owner missed), and made probably over a dozen trades involving minor leaguers/prospects. Nearly all of them involved me sending out a loan. I don't really have a problem with either of the trades that were just made.
Say Chowdah on
March 17, 2017 9:48 AM
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But again, I am ok with a hard cap if the majority want it. But I will continue to work within the league rules to help make my team better. I enjoy the "GM" part of this league best, and just like a real GM I will use every resource to help my team. Maybe I take it too serious, but I would rather that than an owner that sit and does nothing all season and hopes for the best or sits all season and then leaves. Not calling anyone out, just saying in general. My $.02
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We have discussed this before. I get where you are coming from on a cap, but we have never agreed on who to best handle it. I would be ok with a hard cap, but while the rules are set up this way I will use it as a tool. I did use it to my advantage a couple of years ago and paid the price this year by having to dismantle a team that won a few years in a row because it all caught up to me. This year I am using it to set myself up down the road, not this year.
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putting everything on the line this year and then moving on. We are treating money as if it was inconsequential in the balance of a trade. If I traded Trout for straight up Gary Sanchez straight up, it would be unbalanced. But it I trade Trout +$50 for Sanchez, all of the sudden its balanced. That loophole in the rules of this system bothers me. I won't bring it up again.
wOBA Fett on
March 17, 2017 6:58 AM
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I promise I am not whining. There is no real money at stake and the quality of my life is not affected by where I finish in fantasy baseball leagues. But, it is exactly the fact that this is the dominant winning strategy across leagues that bothers me. I am more interested in the annual competitiveness of the league than I am in trying to guess which GM is going to be able to convince another GM to give them extra money. Also, because GM membership is unstable, there is nothing stopping someone
wOBA Fett on
March 17, 2017 6:50 AM
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That's a tough one. I think it's part of the format. I've never been able to fully use it to my advantage, but I think it's just the way it goes. Last year I looked at a bunch of other leagues and noticed that this was part of the winning formula... making cap space to afford more of the top players and maneuver the free agent auctions. Is anyone active on enough on the Slack feed to have any idea of what the hive mind thinks about this issue?
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Our trade involves a 3 for 3 swap and the team receiving the $65 still ends up $6 poorer. It's basically the only way to get value for expiring overpriced talent. $65 is the cost of a rebuild.
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I'm open to a hard cap of 400 or even a bit more to give a little flexibility.
I've had this frustration before as well.
Thoughts from others?
Vibracobra on
March 16, 2017 6:02 PM
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I am opposed to any trade that gives a GM an extra $65 of cap space. Two years ago Au Shizz was able to take in a bunch of loans and it made him untouchable that year. I am not accusing anyone of anything (obviously it is within the rules), but I would strongly prefer a hard cap (or at least a limit on how much money can exchange hands).
wOBA Fett on
March 16, 2017 4:28 PM
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Just claimed the Wardogs, so I'm here for a little intro. I'm sorry to read about why he had to leave the team, but excited about the season! Been playing fantasy baseball for several years now, but first time ottoneu. Go Tribe
AKA Big Papi on
March 15, 2017 3:30 PM
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Sorry to hear that, Wardogs. Take care of yourself.
Vibracobra on
March 14, 2017 10:49 AM
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I am going into the hospital for major surgery on my eyes in a week and do not know how long the recovery period is, so I am abandoning my team so you can find someone to replace me before the season starts. Good Luck
AKA Big Papi on
March 13, 2017 3:35 PM
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Man on a Cross's trade block has been updated!
Vibracobra on
March 10, 2017 12:08 PM
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The Future's trade block has been updated!
No on
March 10, 2017 12:06 PM
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Replacement level drinkers's trade block has been updated!
Ottoneurotic on
March 10, 2017 10:03 AM
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Steve's Stick Men's trade block has been updated!
wOBA Fett on
March 10, 2017 10:00 AM
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The Stretchmen's trade block has been updated!
Say Chowdah on
March 10, 2017 9:47 AM
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One thing I will guarantee is I will not finish 11th and I will be moving up!! lol
AKA Big Papi on
March 10, 2017 7:21 AM
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Sorry I didn't make it back to the auction! Those Ghanan percussionists played on and on...
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Thanks, all. Keep in mind that your lineup is blank currently so set it up. You can now start auctions.
Vibracobra on
March 9, 2017 11:25 PM
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Draft tonight. Come early, stay late, don't bid on the guys I want.
Vibracobra on
March 9, 2017 11:29 AM
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Somehow I missed the draft day and time. I have a concert I have to attend tomorrow night and can't make the draft. I don't know if it's too late to replace me or change... Life is kicking my ass right now :-/
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Man on a Cross's trade block has been updated!
Vibracobra on
March 4, 2017 5:50 PM
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We are one week until draft day. Please make a note of it. While the draft starts at 9 PM EST, please try to be at least 15 minutes early to make sure you don't have browser issues or something like that.
I'm looking forward to a good clean fight.
Vibracobra on
March 2, 2017 7:40 AM
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Glad to have you. There will be a decent amount of trading once the draft is over.
Vibracobra on
February 22, 2017 6:33 PM
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Just looking through the list and looked like the best league available
AKA Big Papi on
February 22, 2017 6:32 PM
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Great Wardogs. Glad to have you. You know anyone in the league or did you just find us randomly?
Vibracobra on
February 22, 2017 6:31 PM
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Bought Blue Ox and draft day is fine
AKA Big Papi on
February 22, 2017 6:22 PM
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Looks like we need an owner the Ox had to quit.
Vibracobra on
February 22, 2017 5:36 PM
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Ok. I have set the draft for March 9th at 9pm EST. That seems to work for everyone. Also, in draft settings, teams are required to nominate a player when it is your turn. If not you'll be locked out of the draft. This will help the draft go faster, and prevent some end game where 4 guys are waiting for everyone else to nominate a player.
Ottoneurotic on
February 22, 2017 12:18 PM
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March 9 is good for me
No on
February 22, 2017 11:06 AM
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