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Didn’t even get a chance to start him lol
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Sorry, Josh, I did not intend to jinx Cody Bradford. FWIW, I do not believe it is possible to jinx someone in a high risk occupation like oil rig worker, lumberjack, or MLB baseball pitcher... but there you go, nonetheless.
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About two weeks in, 8% of the season already in the books, can you believe it? And the #1 SP in the game (thru three games, yeah) just went for a $1... no one trusts any of the arms to do anything but break your heart, it seems. And yet we have a team named with a Beach Boys reference, always good vibes... or vibrations, as it is. Keep it up, everyone, even when your team lets you down. Good to have baseball back, except in CLE tonight, where it is miserable out.
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Great luck all
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Thanks everyone, excited to jump in. Just getting the lineup set for now but I'll check out the trade proposals out there and get back to them asap. Happy Opening Day!!
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Welcome to the league Eric. Best of luck! Looking forward to battling it out with you. Good luck to the rest of you all this season as well. Hopefully it’s as exciting and competitive as ever.
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Welcome Eric! Good luck!
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We have a new "interim" owner for Chaz Jism... something like the Angelos to Rubenstein transition, perhaps? Please welcome Eric to the Firehouse and let's get 2024 going in earnest.
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Happy Opening Day Eve everyone! Our own version of the Kimbrel 2015 trade just agreed to b/w Harry and Andy and will help us kick things off... Heads up, we are unable to contact the new owner (Sean, Chaz Jism) and, after consulting with Paul, we are looking to find a replacement owner who will take the team "on consignment" in a sense. Hope to have that in place before things get rolling tomorrow, will announce here once in place.
Tebow Forever on
March 27, 2024 10:31 AM
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Will hold it open a bit longer in case there are other opinions, but the upshot for the Firehouse seems to be that legal rosters are best, going over for an extended period to accommodate tardy 60IL placements by MLB teams is acceptable, and stuffing your roster with players after starting 15-20 auctions for speculative purposes is no bueno.
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We're about 20 hours away from the Seoul Series... not quite Opening Day, but a reminder nonetheless to set your lineups if you have Dodgers/Padres who you want in there.
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I want to say that a pre-season roster overrun that is proprtional to anticipated IL spots seems reasonable, but at the same time I can also imagine a way or two that could be abused.
Violent Phams on
March 12, 2024 11:11 AM
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maybe a few more of your players can just get suspended, then youd be in the clear ...woof
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And full disclosure, I put in for the Luke Jackson as well so I don’t want anyone thinking more shinanigans after all this. Again, all these auctions were placed before I had an illegal lineup.
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Mention the 60 day dl anticipation…so I found myself with way more filled roster spots than I thought so before I made crazy cuts I wanted to know what people thought about non season rosters…I didn’t want to be unethical that’s why I asked. Really just amounted to that. Not trying to gain some sneaky advantage. Just thought if I was cutting/keeping “x” RP vs another I’d wait a few more ST games before I made a move (if that was deemed legit” if not, I’d just make the cuts based on my gut.
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This has actually become much bigger issue than I intended…really there was no malice here. I was in the red, was going to cut some guys, but I thought I’d find out what everyone thought. I was under the roster limits by multiple spots before I started any auctions and knew there was a couple positions of need for my squad and was afraid I wasn’t going to get many of the guys at the bids I felt comfortable with so I did numerous ones “just in case” well I got more guys than expected, not to
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The "how much over the roster limit can I go" topic has been batted around at length over on the Community (and Slack, apparently), with the resolution as "whatever your league is comfortable with" (though this is generally with regard to the END of the season going into arbitration). Read up here (https://community.ottoneu.com/t/illegal-roster-between-end-of-season-and-arbitration/6191), from our own former Firehouse champ Russ, and follow the link in Niv's reply for more.
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...though that hasn't done much to slow you down in the past, given the generally easy money policy around the Firehouse and concomitant loan availability. Me, I'm more of a stickler, but if you were to ask I'd suggest loosely that not going over the number of anticipated 60IL placements already on your roster is a fair way to proceed. In the end, though, carry on as you do and maybe we'll codify something like NRIs a bit better once a few more owners have chimed in.
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Kevin, if that was a shot then I'd call it friendly fire... seems most here aren't feeling terribly put upon by your NRIs. Niv writes these rules to give some flexibility, as was pointed out below with the section V citation; however, note from section I that the application will not allow you to make or edit bids with your roster in an illegal state and the language about not "...willingly go(ing) over roster and salary cap limits". There are also the ensuing cap penalties to consider
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My two cents: I'm readings this as you shouldn't be bidding on auctions when your roster is in a "not legal" state. Of course with so many auctions ending at the same time, you ran the risk of going way over the roster limit. I've always tried to get my roster legal as soon as possible, even if it means making difficult cuts. But to be honest, I'm okay with you holding off in this pre-games period as long as you're not bidding on more auctions.
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Rules state:
Teams are allowed to bid such that they would go over roster or cap limits if they win the auction. If they do win the auction, they will have to get under roster and cap limits before they can set their lineups, make trades, or bid on other auctions.
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The reason I asked the question in the first place was because I was actually going to make the cuts, but if ethics/protocol suggested it’s normal/fine to sit on these guys a few more days (since there’s no games) then why not? However, if it was poor fantasy ethics I would make the cuts. Haven’t been in Ottaneu that long so I thought it was a legit question. Anyway.
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If that wasn’t a shot i apologize, but seemed like a shot.
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Is that a dig at me, because judging by your roster I don’t see that. I was asking honestly and respectfully. And for what it’s worth, I won’t be cutting more than say 1-2 of those NRI if that’s what you’re referencing. I’m over because 3 of my guys are 60DL guys and haven’t been placed…and the other couple I went over because I won far more waiver auctions than I expected. I have no prob cutting down and was certainly not trying to be shady. Asked legit roster question. No games for 12 days
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(lol) hey guys i got a bunch of nonroster invitees in camp here. ... i mean eventually theyll have to be cut so i can play the game, but lets let these guys play it out in camp here and see what we got. guys? i didnt plan for this to happen but maybe we can just agree to let it happen now that is has happened. love
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I'll cut a few players in good faith as I await feedback from others. Again, didn't plan on having this much overage, and thought some of the 60 day DL would be available by now. Hopefully soon
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Ha, I know you're joking around, but again, honestly I don't care either way about making cuts vs waiting a week, just ultimately want to follow proper fantasy etiquette and not be a D. I didn't plan to have this many players...didn't think I would get most of my waiver bids, and thought a few of my guys would already by on 60 day DL...so just thought sitting on my squad until the season started to see how things shook out wan't a bad idea...but I'll see what you all think.
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I also do not care unless you went crazy and had like 60 players somehow
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I might go full Tommy Pham on you for that. But in all seriousness, I do not care
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Question for the league...obviously rosters have to be set by March 20th in order to be legal/accumulate stats...is it bad form carry an illegal lineup until that point? I realize I cannot make any other transactions/trades in the meantime if I stay this way, but sometimes you want to wait an see how roster battles shake out/how players perform in ST/and when players are placed on 60 day DL before making final cuts. What's the protocol/ethics here? Don't want to unintentionally ruffle feathers
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A blistering pace out of the gates! Just a quick reminder that, even though the home page is still displaying last year's standings, the tie breaker for FA bids is a coin flip until the regular season starts (which will be 3/20, for the Gocheok Sky Dome two-game series b/w the Dodgers and Padres). And, with that, carry on... perhaps some Snell or Montgomery news right around the corner?
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unfinished business: the lightning is coming
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Thanks, Harry, for the heads up though sorry to hear it. You'll miss out on some of the bigger names, but those auctions will be draw plenty of interest as is. To the rest, if you won't be in please post up or let me know so we're not waiting around. Reminder, if it wasn't clear, that we're drafting Monday night so hope you're all ready to go live. See you then, maybe another Boras Four (or Two, as it is) signing in the interim?
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I had something come up last minute, so I can’t make the auction tomorrow night. My team is mostly set, so I’ll just fill in what I need after. In anyone is looking to do a post auction trade, I’ll need a starter and MI.
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JA GL
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March 4th works for me, sounds good and thank you!
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We haven't heard from everyone, but most have chimed in, so I'll tentatively set the spring auction draft for Monday, March 4th @ 8pm ET. If you have a conflict please pipe up and we'll do what we can to accommodate it, otherwise we'll go dark for about a month and see you all then. Maybe Bellinger/Snell/et al will finally sign in the interim?
Tebow Forever on
February 4, 2024 10:17 AM
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Ok this is all good for me too
Violent Phams on
February 4, 2024 9:10 AM
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Eastern Standard, that is
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Mashers can do 3/4/24 with a 8pm (or as late as 9pm) start.
Mike
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I can do 3/4 at 8pm EST if that works for everyone else.
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I would prefer a weekend if possible for the auction, but if the consensus is 3/4, I’ll make it work.
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Okay, last one (you guys know you love these factoids)... in 2021 we took almost 2:30 on the nose to auction 173 players (post-COVID roster remodeling I guess?). The average seconds per auction over the past three seasons has ranged from 42-52 seconds... given the current particulars, let's set the O/U at an hour and 20 minutes for this go-around?
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:42 PM
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8:00 would be fine with me
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If we do a weekday (and it seems there's some momentum for Monday March 4th) I'd need to start at 8pm ET at the earliest. Weekends are easier and could do those along our more traditional early afternoon slot. ST mostly gets going week of Feb 19th and reminder the LAD/SDP Seoul games start March 20th, so the earlier the better (and the free agent auction dynamic during spring training has been fun in this league).
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:16 PM
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Some data driven context... last year we drafted on March 4th (a Saturday) starting just after 1pm and finished a little before 3pm ET (almost one hour and 45 minutes exactly). There were 130 player auctions. This year, there are only 118 roster spots available to be filled and not everyone is going to fill their roster the whole way. Even with a new owner, who only has one spot to fill, the draft should take at most two hours to complete (in 2022 we knocked out 128 auctions in 1:30).
Tebow Forever on
February 1, 2024 5:06 PM
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I believe the evening of Mon. March 4th could work for me as well. A 6:00, 7:00, 7:30 type start time would be amazing. Sometimes these auctions can last a while and I don’t really want to be up super late if possible.
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3/4 would be ideal for me.
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2/26 or 3/4 are the best days for me.
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Im at a Bachelor party the 2/29-3/3 but the other dates after 5:30pm CST should work for me.
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