Hardcore Baseball
Current Auctions
Name | End Time | Min. Bid |
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Trevor Williams WSN SP R | Fri May 10 6:42 PM | $1 |
Nick Sandlin CLE RP R | Fri May 10 6:42 PM | $1 |
Ryan Walker SFG SP/RP R | Fri May 10 6:42 PM | $1 |
Players on Waivers
Name | Cut By | Claim Deadline | Salary |
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Brandon Lowe TBR 2B L 10IL | Strick9 | Fri May 10 10:28 AM | $10 |
Ryan Pressly HOU RP R | Strick9 | Fri May 10 10:28 AM | $7 |
Aaron Civale TBR SP R | Hamdingers | Fri May 10 2:08 PM | $5 |
Jorge Polanco SEA 2B/3B S | Loco Canuck | Sat May 11 8:08 AM | $9 |
Randy Arozarena TBR OF R | Loco Canuck | Sat May 11 8:08 AM | $20 |
Last 10 Transactions
Transaction Date | Team | Player | Transaction |
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May 10 2024 8:08 AM | Loco Canuck | Randy Arozarena TBR OF R $10 | cut |
May 10 2024 8:08 AM | Loco Canuck | Jorge Polanco SEA 2B/3B S $5 | cut |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Kay Parker | Andrew Painter PHI AA SP R $1 MILB 60IL | move |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Kay Parker | Jackson Jobe DET AA SP R $4 | move |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Kay Parker | Adael Amador COL AA 2B/SS S $2 | move |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Moontown Space Jockeys | David Bednar PIT RP R $9 | move |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Moontown Space Jockeys | Zac Gallen ARI SP R $29 | move |
May 9 2024 6:11 PM | Moontown Space Jockeys | Ryan O'Hearn BAL 1B/OF L $4 | move |
May 9 2024 4:50 PM | Loco Canuck | Nick Castellanos PHI OF R $15 | add |
May 9 2024 2:08 PM | Hamdingers | Aaron Civale TBR SP R $3 | cut |
League Message Board
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... I sold BIG names, high priced guys I had no intention of keeping into my contention window, in the first month of the season for a BIG return of near to the majors prospects. It was a strategy that was not popular, but made my team better in the long run.
Loco Canuck on May 9, 2024 12:23 AM
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As for the timing...early in the season. This doesn't raise any flags for me. I have used this specific strategy in a rebuild. I knew I had little chance to compete for a title in the first year of taking over a team. I bought a couple of high priced stars at auction, that were not enough for me to contend, with the sole intent to sell them as soon as a big injury hit a contending team....
Loco Canuck on May 9, 2024 12:22 AM
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My take...just to add on. I have played Ottoneu since near the beginning, & I have seen this type of trade a hundred times...been on both sides of making them. This is not a haul I would look for, but I haven't done a deep dive on the return. There are certain prospects that I know well, and am certain that I value WAY higher than some..it is baked into this pie. Everyone has a vote, & I urge them to vote their conscience..but..vetos are meant for evidence of collusion, not a dea
Loco Canuck on May 9, 2024 12:18 AM
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Gallan is 28 and a top tier SP.......the two pitching prospects that he had to have.....one is projected to be a mid rotation starter and the other has pitched in two years and had TJ in 2023. Sorry but this trade impacts the league and ruins the integrity of the league, esp. given how early in the season it is.
Announce my Presence w/ Authority on May 8, 2024 10:09 PM
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Sure, I would've loved to get a chance to to match the offer. But fact of the matter is KP saw an offer he liked and made a deal. My loss. If you think something illegal happened, then you gotta do what you gotta do. But this league has been around for a while, and I like to think that even when we disagree, the action is above-board and cooler heads end up prevailing. I prefer not to set a precedent where we veto trades that aren't illegal or that don't fundamentally harm the league.
Two Mauls, One Strike on May 8, 2024 10:02 PM
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I looked back at the leagues trades over the last few years.....I couldn't find one trade that including a top tier player for prospects this early in the season
Announce my Presence w/ Authority on May 8, 2024 10:00 PM
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if "you just know" then why not advertise that you are giving up on the year.....get more offers and the best deal possible.
Announce my Presence w/ Authority on May 8, 2024 9:53 PM
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Yeah, it's a little early, but some years you just know. Full disclosure before (and honestly after) the Yamamoto deal we were putting together offers for Gallen as well. No offense to KP, but he didn't have to advertise to us that he was a prime candidate to sell.
Two Mauls, One Strike on May 8, 2024 9:47 PM
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Thanks, I understand how Ottoneu works. You can't have teams dumping top tier SPs this early in the season for prospects only. And the fact that the SP was not advertised as available is problematic and possibly illegal (they will never say if they colluded).
I have played in dynasty/keeps leagues for years....never seen a team dump a top tier player for prospects 30 games into the season.Announce my Presence w/ Authority on May 8, 2024 9:38 PM
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As for the $$$, that's how loans work and why they exist. The loaner isn't paying the other manager a bunch of money, they're loaning money to float the soft cap number this year. The cost is you lose cost-controllable guys and then have to make way more cuts in the offseason. FWIW a quick primer: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-101-how-loans-work-in-ottoneu/.
Two Mauls, One Strike on May 8, 2024 9:25 PM
Standings as of May 9, 2024
Team | Total | Chg |
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Two Mauls, One Strike | 85.0 | 0.5 |
Moontown Space Jockeys | 78.0 | 0.5 |
Sticky Stuff | 76.5 | 0.5 |
Announce my Presence w/ Authority | 73.5 | 1.0 |
Strick9 | 71.5 | 2.0 |
Hamdingers | 70.0 | 0.0 |
CMC | 69.0 | 1.5 |
Loco Canuck | 65.5 | 3.5 |
Highlanders | 55.5 | 2.0 |
Two Doubles | 53.5 | 3.0 |
Kay Parker | 45.5 | 1.0 |
Big Papi memories | 36.5 | 0.5 |