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I?d love to add another Otto league, but the recent draft of my new league has me little miffed at how hard it is to find value in the 1st-year draft. Check this out (http://bit.ly/1jRIx61) ? would?ve cost me $550+ to build the exact same team here.
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You guys following the Dynasty Guru expert league draft? Pretty interesting. Someone started a readers league that mirrors the expert league format. Thinking of joining. Anyone else interested?
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............
Eckfords ⚾ on
March 2, 2014 8:43 PM
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The last 10 comments are spread across a 10-day span. The calm before the storm, I suppose.
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This looks cool: http://mlb.com/news/article/mlb/mlbam-introduces-new-way-to-analyze-every-play?ymd=20140301&content_id=68514514&vkey=news_mlb
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Don't get why he waited, we knew this was on the way 3 months ago...
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Say it ain't, Sano: http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2014/02/28/miguel-sanos-agent-fears-the-worst-this-is-more-than-nothing/
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Does this hurt Bats' trade value?
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Sogard was owned by 15 fgpts teams at the end of last season. 2 teams had him at $4 (pre-increase)! He was kept by two fgpts teams, both at $3.
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You guys heard about this? Hilarious. http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/eric-sogard-beats-jose-bautista-in-face-of-mlb-contest-twitter-reacts-022714
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 28, 2014 7:36 AM
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That is so awesome.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZGS3urX0Vw&feature=youtu.be
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 25, 2014 9:05 PM
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I really don't get the "omg never veto" mentality. If the trade seems unfair, or detrimental to the league's competitive environment, the mechanism is useful and powerful. Easy to restructure & resubmit a vetoed trade to satisfy owners' concerns.
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This is an interesting topic. Not sure I mind the early fire sales in this format because I trust everyone here is pretty savvy. But, still interesting...(http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/so-your-keeper-league-has-too-many-fire-sales/)
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This is kind of funny: Clayton Kershaw photobombed A.J. Ellis's 2014 Topps card: https://twitter.com/AJEllis17/status/437384263957090304/photo/1
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 23, 2014 7:51 AM
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Auction....so....far.......awayyyy
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 22, 2014 11:27 AM
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http://about90feet.com/2014/02/19/going-in-to-2014/
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Well that sure was a dumb setting to default to.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 19, 2014 8:11 PM
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No offense :)
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Already turned message board alerts off
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Especially when Jed repeats his posts 3+ times each
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yeah at first I thought it was just inbox items....but its message board stuff too....that could get overwhelming!
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So...we now get emails for message board updates. That could make heated RP and prospect debates even more interesting...
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I know I said I like an auction as close to the season as we can. But man, I'm bored.
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Very pleased to lock up young talent. But also lost Hudson, McCann and O'flaherty, replacing them with An injured Gavin Floyd and Ryan Doumit. Ummmm, errrr, meh.
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Must be a good time to be a Braves fan
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CarGo at 7.3, Papi at 7.0, Avisail at 5.4....I'll take that.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 15, 2014 9:17 PM
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Poor Mark Mulder. That is looking like a career-ender.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 15, 2014 9:12 PM
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A quick look at some 2014 projections: http://bit.ly/1gEwbNz
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I miss Manny Ramirez.
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This makes me feel incredibly old: http://bit.ly/1j7k77C
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Note to group: Do NOT pay for Fangraphs+.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 11, 2014 7:16 AM
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I feel like Fangraphs fantasy content is slipping. Their baseball stuff is good and I like Eno, but I feel like a lot of the articles they write on rotographs are very meh
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http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/ottoneu-prospecting-for-non-scouts/
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Getting some questions about my spreadsheet. The "My Projections" that populate the points for each player are just a copy/paste from the most up to date FanGraphs "Fans" projections for each player.
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Yeah, that includes the original draft and all the subsequent keepers so it's hard to compare to the current situation.
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It's admittedly a crude measure, but over the past three years the league has averaged almost 190,000 total points scored for all teams. Divide that by $4,800 dollars to spend and you get almost 40 points per $1 spent. Good gauge for what you could buy.
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In other words, multiply your remaining auction cash by 40, and that's about how many points you could possibly expect to gain (not counting in-season trades, etc.). Knights, for example, could possibly expect to add approx. 8,500 points from the draft
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Points per dollar spent in the auction? Or does that count keepers?
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An interesting tidbit: Don't be too quick to label some teams "non-contenders". Over the past three years the league has averaged 40 points per $1 spent. Looking at the cash flow of some teams, there are plenty still that could hit that 18,000+ mark...
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Power Rankings will be released on or before Opening Day, but here's a early look at some 2014 team projections: http://bit.ly/1d7hGRY
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The Syndicate's trade block has been updated!
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Check is in the mail.
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Good question, I guess that's mine to send an email about...
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Actually, Nate -- are we doing UC Classics fantasy again?
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 8, 2014 1:54 PM
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Somehow I ended up in seven fantasy leagues this year. That has to be a record. There's my excuse if I don't repeat...
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 8, 2014 1:54 PM
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WAR Horse is snoring again
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 7, 2014 9:04 PM
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My check is in the mail as of today........
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When you're way more excited about drafting the $1-$2 bargain bin options than the potential $30 or $40 players, you know the auction is getting closer...
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