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Myles Straw HOU SS/OF R Roto Perpetuo Apr 3 2020 1:31 AM $1

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Transaction Date Team Player Transaction
Apr 2 2020 1:31 AM Roto Perpetuo Myles Straw HOU SS/OF R cut
Apr 1 2020 9:40 PM Roto Perpetuo Darwinzon Hernandez BOS SP/RP L add
Mar 28 2020 3:22 PM Roto Perpetuo Myles Straw HOU SS/OF R add
Mar 22 2020 2:50 PM Roto Perpetuo Andres Munoz SDP RP R DTD cut
Mar 18 2020 4:59 PM Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! Kevin Kiermaier TBR OF L add
Mar 15 2020 12:13 AM Roto Perpetuo Derek Dietrich  1B/2B/OF L cut
Mar 15 2020 12:13 AM Roto Perpetuo Billy Hamilton  OF S  cut
Mar 13 2020 8:23 PM Forearm Tightness Austin Pruitt HOU SP/RP R cut
Mar 13 2020 8:23 PM Forearm Tightness John Gant STL RP R cut
Mar 13 2020 8:09 PM Forearm Tightness Austin Pruitt HOU SP/RP R add

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  • Yeah, no season will definitely have a lot of bizarre consequences. I don't have a problem with the salary increases, it's the arbitration that worries me. Ottoneu does resemble real-life, but things move a lot faster here than in MLB. In MLB you have control of a player for 6 years, yet almost no player is kept in ottoneu for 6 years straight.

    Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! on March 31, 2020 10:43 AM

  • Ottoneu reflects real life managing of a team. In real life salaries will go up, contracts will expire etc. So while it hurts to not gain any value from it current contacts, it's not as bad as real life if we only face increases. Think of how the Dodgers feel any thing for Betts and losing the entire season. I'm not opposed to a salary freeze, but if it doesn't happen, just remember it could be worse.

    💀The Ruffnecks💀 on March 31, 2020 9:44 AM

  • I don't think the $1 or $2 salary increases will make much of a difference - although if we wanted to avoid that, technically we have commissioner tools that can edit salary. The main problem to me is another round of arbitration, so hopefully it won't come to it, but if the season is cancelled I guess we can take a vote and see what everyone wants to do about that.

    Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! on March 31, 2020 9:41 AM

  • I posted on the community message board and this is the response I got from Niv - Position eligibility remains in place based on 2019 games played. Salary increases happen as normal, since service time will accrue as normal in real life Arbitration will be in place, though your leagues can choose to entirely skip arbitration if you want. This is all subject to change, and I’ll make it very clear on how Ottoneu will proceed if MLB does officially cancel the 2020 season.

    Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! on March 31, 2020 9:39 AM

  • Sorry for the delayed response, TT&MOM. I am under the impression that Niv will be considering the circumstances (once we know what they are) and deciding how arbitration and inflation will be handled in the Ottoneu universe. I suggest we go with whatever is decided on that level. I think it makes sense to freeze salaries and skip arb, but I've only been playing Ottoneu for a year now, so there might be some depth to the issue that I don't fully understand.

    Forearm Tightness on March 30, 2020 11:09 AM

  • First of all, I hope everyone is holding up okay and staying safe! So, this is probably (almost definitely) premature, but what I've been wondering is - if the season is cancelled, what will happen with inflation / arbitration? I feel like it wouldn't make much sense to have another round of salary increases without any games being played. But I'd be interested to hear what everyone else thinks.

    Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! on March 27, 2020 2:25 PM

  • Anybody thinking about trades right now? I know there's uncertainty, but I'm willing to talk if there's other interested parties. Hope you are all safe and healthy.

    Forearm Tightness on March 27, 2020 2:12 PM

  • Fair warning to the league - I'm already getting into some serious trade negotiations on some of my top guys. If you're interested, better get competitive offers in quick!

    Forearm Tightness on March 10, 2020 10:25 PM

  • Thanks, Ruffnecks! Pleased to have another team with a bunch of guys I don't own elsewhere...

    Forearm Tightness on March 10, 2020 10:21 PM

  • Welcome aboard FT!

    💀The Ruffnecks💀 on March 10, 2020 9:50 PM

Standings as of May 15, 2020

Team Total Chg
Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My! 0 0.0
Roto Perpetuo 0 0.0
🐶 The K/9 Unit 🐶 0 0.0
Mr. McGibblets 0 0.0
The Second Spitter 0 0.0
Cruz missiles 0 0.0
Five-O 0 0.0
A Whale's Vagina 0 0.0
Midnight Gophers 0 0.0
💀The Ruffnecks💀 0 0.0
Forearm Tightness 0 0.0
MLB Inside-hr 0 0.0

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Tux, Tophat, & Monocle - Oh My!
💀The Ruffnecks💀