League Message Board
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Looking at the prize tier, I’m not in favor of increasing. Even with making the odds better by granting the pool fee is really $30 (we already pay the $20), almost 6:1 odds is not great (my FF league gives me 10-1 since 2nd place just gets $ back) and unclear why 3rd place gets $50 instead of $30 back. But more broadly I’m uncomfortable in a keeper league asking people to pay when they know they’re in a rebuild year(s) and just giving money away (and also members may just not want to gamble)
Tune Squad on
December 17, 2024 3:41 PM
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Hopefully none of you live in Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Washington State (ineligible for prizes). Otherwise, the prizes for even the next tier up seem decent enough: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/prizeterms
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What are the options for price tiers? And would it go towards a prize pool for the winner?
Tune Squad on
December 12, 2024 2:37 PM
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Crap, I didn't even realize and probably screwed up the setting on the playoffs. I'll definitely make it consistent.
I'm down for whatever the rest of the league wants for the price tier. So feel free to shoot me a message (or post here) with thoughts, everybody!
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Just to get ahead of it - have we decided whether we want to move up a price tier? Also, for the playoffs, H2H scoring was cool, but could we set it to H2H SABR points instead of H2H FanGraphs, just so the points values are the same for both the regular season and playoffs?
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So far, there's one team not coming back next year so if anyone has a replacement in mind, shoot me a message!
Likewise, if you don't want to renew please let me know ASAP so we can start looking for people.
Side note, I'm happy it's not looking like another wild card World Series lol!
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Congrats Coom Dogs. Thanks all for another good season...
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Congrats Smith! Excited to get this nightmare season behind me.
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Congrats to Coom Dogs as well. Watching Iglesias falter in the ninth inning of Sunday Night Baseball and then Max Muncy hit a home run was one of the most dissapointing fantasy sports experiences for me. Still it was an exciting way to end our first season of playoffs. I hope everyone is back for next year.
Team Stokes on
September 17, 2024 9:19 AM
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It all came down to the last inning of the season. Congrats Coom Dogs
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Uh...not trades. Didn't mean to include trades there. Trade deadline will have passed as noted before.
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Ottoneu has roster rules for a playoff league. Any team can continue to make roster moves including cuts, adds, trades, and claims until the MLB season officially ends, irrespective of league playoff conclusion. All teams are of course still bound by the $400 salary cap and roster spots. So, those in the playoff can continue to try to win the head to head matchups while those not in the playoff can continue to build for next year.
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Agree this is not something to worry about until later in the season, but there are legit reasons for dropping players late. Maybe we should settle on a rule long before the deadline - on one hand, I can see a rule where you shouldn't have auctions once the playoffs start. But on the other hand, that might be too rigid if players get hurt. And, what about teams out of the playoffs? - I see it as legit to drop expensive players to pick up cheap prospects when your season is basically done.
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The trade deadline should be before the start of playoffs so that won't be an issue. If I see anything super suspicious, like IDK dropping Cole with 2 starts before a playoff week, I can always back it out. We'll cross that bridge when we get there.
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If playoffs are a go this season, how would you address any dead teams and prevent collusion with teams that are no longer competitive?
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Alright, playoffs win 5-3! I'll implement the change today before the draft.
Hopefully, it didn't change anyone's decision making process but I think we are all shooting to make the best team possible.
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Yes for playoffs
Bugs on
March 17, 2024 9:24 AM
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My perspective is that settings changes are best made early in the offseason so managers can plan accordingly at the roster freeze deadline. I don’t know if anyone feels they would have made different choices. As an aside, I am in a playoff league (not H2H) and it does add more competition late in the season. Sounds good for the 2025 season.
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No to playoffs this season
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Yes on playoff
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No. (Prefer to revisit after this season ends)
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Yes to playoffs
The Coom Dogs on
March 16, 2024 12:32 PM
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Yes on playoffs
Tune Squad on
March 16, 2024 12:30 PM
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Yes to playoff
Quincy Gems on
March 16, 2024 12:20 PM
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Let's do a final, "yes", "no" vote on playoffs today...I see too many "maybes" to make a definitive count but I think it's either 3-3 or 4-3 in favor. Reply "yes" if in favor of playoff option 3 I linked to earlier (top 4 teams, skips last week of season). Will close the poll at midnight to give me time to implement before the draft if the vote breaks that way. I'm a No
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Welcome aboard!
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Welcome!
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I just claimed the abandoned team. Looking forward to a great season.
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Hi everyone, in case there was any confusion, I'm the former Shinjo's Jinjos I've owned the team for the last two seasons now and decided it was time for a name change, to something more topical.
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Love it, happy to spend St. Patricks Day doing something much healthier lol. Also checking on the playoffs vote, looking at the messages we’re in favor of playoffs (option 3; top 4 teams, avoids final week of season)
Tune Squad on
February 26, 2024 7:18 PM
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Alright I set it for the 17th at 6pm Eastern since that's closest to opening day. Let me know if there's any conflicts and I can do my best to move it around.
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We might need 1 for the Baz team (Quincy's coming back but taking his time). I reached out to Niv and got his last known email (bc he was posting here like only a few weeks ago) and asked if he's coming back but I haven't heard anything. Just in case he's out of the country or something lets give him till 2/22. No one will be able to scoop it up without the password so your friend has first dibs.
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Are we looking for 2 more? I may have 1 friend who would be interested.
Bugs on
February 15, 2024 1:35 PM
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3/10 and 3/17 both work well for me.
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both work for me
Tune Squad on
February 12, 2024 1:34 PM
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Those dates are both fine with me
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Both those dates work for me.
Bugs on
February 12, 2024 12:36 PM
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That works for me.
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I'm thinking 3/10 or 3/17, that way we have as much info as possible on whos available before opening day (3/20). Will try to keep it early-ish in the day like 6pm or something.
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Any ideas on an auction date?
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No idea why Stanton and Sale went to waivers when I cut them. Don't claim them or I'll force cut them -- they're going in the auction lol
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Unfortunately, we can't do that for this season as it locks once teams have paid (woulda been the case weeks ago too). But we can discuss for 2025.
Playoffs are still an option until we do the auction draft, though I think we're still very split on that
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I'm fine going up a $ tier
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Moving up price tier to create a prize for the winner is another idea I'm for.
Bugs on
January 29, 2024 10:11 AM
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I am against playoffs although I will go along with what the group wants. If the majority wants playoffs I think option 3 is the fairest to prevent the last week of the season from determing the champion. We will also need to get the Starting Pitching limits agreed upon if the group wants playoffs. The idea of moving up price tier to create a prize for the winner is the change I would prefer.
Team Stokes on
January 28, 2024 4:29 PM
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would also vote yes on #3 playoffs options, not for half the league getting in either
Tune Squad on
January 25, 2024 12:20 PM
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I am a yes vote for playoffs
The Coom Dogs on
January 25, 2024 11:32 AM
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So having read the playoffs rules, I'd be a yes vote if we did option 3. Option 2 seems long for no reason, and option 1 would have half of the league making the playoffs, which I think somewhat defeats the purpose. (If we were like a 16 or 20 team league option 1 would be pretty fun, but I think the current league is too small to justify that one).
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Here's how the playoffs would work for those interested (under section 7, too long to copy/paste): https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/rules#:~:text=For%20leagues%20without%20any%20divisions,best%20record%20regardless%20of%20division.
I'm a no vote FWIW, think the best team should win -- just like I hate Manfred's silly new playoff scheme with 2 of the top 5 worst WS teams by record facing off last year lol. So far we're 3 yes and 3 no.
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I will be renewing, I am interested learning how a playoff format would work.
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