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***5MiLB DRAFT***: Now that the auction draft is done, we'll move onto the 5MiLB snake draft. The draft will start this ***Wednesday, March 3, at 12am***. You can find the draft order on the roster page (bit.ly/2C4NZVC). Unskilled Laborers is picking 1st and will have all of Wednesday to make that pick. Once that pick is made, Marron Mierda will have 24 hours to make a pick, and so on. Full draft rules are here: bit.ly/2sBH7eh ... Let us know if there are any questions! Looking forward.
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Reminder that the draft is starting now!!
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League mates. I won’t be able to make the draft Saturday. It’s all good though since I am pretty much capped out and my roster is pretty set. Good luck at the draft and I am looking forward to the season.
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I would like to add Daniel Lynch and Nolan Jones to my MLB roster and drop Maximo Acosta from my MiLB roster
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Awesome, thanks Sad Bat True. To be clear, any player who has not debuted in MLB yet in the Ottoneu universe is eligible... folks still can't roster an MiLB guy who is rostered on another team :) basically the rule change opens up players who were dropped from a roster, either MiLB5 or Ottoneu main roster.
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In light of this discussion, we'll give everyone a *one-time* extension to make 5MiLB drops until **this Friday at 11:59pm Eastern time**. Please post here any players you'd like to drop. We will also be implementing the rule Free Wily mentioned earlier. Now "any player who has not debuted in MLB yet in the Ottoneu universe" will be eligible for 5MiLB rosters. The rules page will be updated accordingly.
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I must say that I have forgotten in the past but kind of just accepted the situation as well. I am ambivalent to a solution to be honest; I'd defer to whatever is less work for everyone to maintain.
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I’d also be ok with a one-time waiver for folks who forgot this time around!
Hats for Bats on
February 10, 2021 12:48 PM
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I'm with Wily here, I think. It'd be more work to manage, and I'm not actually convinced it would be less of a problem to remember/keep track of. I wouldn't be against giving Pham or anyone else a waiver to drop players between the 31st and the auction if that's not a hassle for the commissioners
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I'll say my last peace and then I will be done with my arguments and I will let the cards fall where they may: It hurts that the MiLB site is off Ottoneu (not that it can be helped) but it's somewhat hard to get to as well. We see DEADLINE CUT PLAYERS BY JAN 31 and its in your face all the time and there's kinda no excuse. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has other leagues to deal with as well. If the vote falls against me that's fine, but it's always going to be hard for me to remember
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My two cents: I'm very much against the ability to drop players mid-draft. I'm fine with trading MiLB players at anytime (not sure if this is even an issue). I would be fine with an MiLB cut deadline that is closer to the actual MiLB draft, rather than Jan 31, if somehow that helps, but at the same time it seems unnecessary to me. Speaking of which, when is our MiLB draft?
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For 2) not to be an a-hole, but it's a dumb rule IMHO which is why I want to change it. Sure it mimics the MLB draft, but I don't miss out on players if I forget to make cuts by Jan 31 8for MLB, I just pay a steeper penalty. Also its different in that we have opportunities to add to our MLB squad all throughout the year, this is the only chance to add to our MiLB squad and it's kinda dumb to me that if I'm full but Torkleson fell for whatever reason I'd have to pass because I have a full farm
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For point number 1) I totally get that, but also if someone missed the deadline and don't have a full roster they miss out on those players all-together. So I will miss out on a lot of good players. And yeah I forgot about that rule, not going to lie. I forgot last year too and was like "ah well that sucks. I don't like it but I missed", but this year I forgot again. Which is why I am now proposing we change it because I know I will always forget haha.
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Slightly different but related: I would be open to changing eligibility of MiLB rosters to be simply "any player who ahs not debuted in MLB yet in Ottoneu universe". Right now, we do have a few different things to check, and I think we could make it simpler.
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2, I think I would be more interested in this rule if it came from something different than "I forget to follow the current rules". That's not trying to be harsh, it's just that we have a set of rules that are pretty fair to me, and I'd prefer to keep those rules and just have folks follow them. If there is something I/we can do to make following them easier, I am open to hearing it, but there were multiple reminders sent out and multiple managers who made changes to their MiLB prior t
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There are two more things I want to point out on this topic: 1, the proposed rule gives managers a chance to manipulate the MiLB pool, and I don't like that one bit (ex: I pick last. I get to drop a player, that no one else had a chance to re-draft, and pick up someone else).
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I wouldn't be against the idea if there was a person assigned to keeping up with all the moves.
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Also you could argue it adds strategy:
Ex 1: “oh hey team you have 5 good prospects already, I’ll give you this MLB player for 3 of them and then you can restock”
Ex 2: do you want the J2 guy your team has had for years or the guy who’s top 40 on most lists that just got drafted?
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If the main concern is maintenance I volunteer to run the MiLB taxi squad :)
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I think I agree with Wily fwiw!
Hats for Bats on
February 9, 2021 7:48 AM
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Maybe it's just me, but it really doesn't feel like it would be that complicated. I'd love to hear from other league members, though
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And then there is the logistic piece that Sad Bag True mentions... It requires a lot more bookkeeping on our (the commishes) parts
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I personally don't love the idea. I think there is an element of strategy to 1/31 cut day, and it's fun for me that MiLB is a part of that in this league. Also, this isn't how the MLB auction draft works, and I feel like that's a fair parallel
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I feel like the draft consists of checking two places to see who's available anyway: the player pool on the site and the list on the page. If a name is on neither, you should be good
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Personally, I just always forget about the 1/31 MiLB drop. I understand why theres a hard deadline for the MLB squad but not the MiLB list. Likely if a prospect is getting dropped, they aren't on any of our radars. What if we saud you can only drop 1) before Jan 31 or 2) during the draft to make another pick? That way drops are recent in the feed. Also you may be on the fence about keeping a guy but then a dude you love falls and you're stuck. I don't love that
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The 5MiLB drop deadline is set on January 31 to make sure any 5MiLB players who aren't kept are eligible for the auction. It may be possible to allow for more 5MiLB drops between the auction and 5MiLB snake draft, but I worry that allowing drops during the snake draft itself would confuse things... open to hearing others' thoughts though.
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I’m suggesting that with our MiLB draft if there is a better Player available we should be able to make a selection and if our roster is full we can elect to drop a player to make room. That’s how it is in real life, you make room for guys you want to add.
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Hey Pham, I think I might not be following your suggestion. Are you saying we should allow for drops immediately before any given spot in the MiLB draft?
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I ALWAYS forget you have to drop MiLB players to draft more. Can I propose a rule change that we can drop them mid draft to pick a new player or pass on the pick? If we need to wait until next year to implement that's fine, but because the site is external I always forget about it
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You can find the links to the rosters and rules under League Settings/Commissioner's Note. The rosters page now shows the 5MiLB draft order.
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I lost my favorites list; can someone please reshare the minor roster link?
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I am dropping Luis Gil from my 5MiLB roster.
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Quick reminder that asides from today being Ottoneu cut day, it is also 5MiLB cut day. Post any players you want to drop here by 11:59pm... you won't be able to drop any other 5MiLB player till after the the 5MiLB snake draft.
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lol ;) also, shout-out to everyone renewing their dues for the 2021 season!
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Smart to re-stock the cupboards, your MLB roster was looking a bit thin there lol
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I think it's fair I announce this for transparency's sake: I am moving Larnach and Bleday from my MiLB roster to my main Ottoneu roster. A friendly reminder that 1/31 (today EST) is cut day! Get to no more than 40 players and $400!
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I'm willing to move Albies and/or a young SP for a star
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If anyone has interest in Correa or Jansen, I will cut a very good deal!
Hats for Bats on
January 22, 2021 12:57 PM
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I’d like to drop Balazovic from my minors team please!
Hats for Bats on
January 21, 2021 7:05 PM
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I just noticed that one of my 5MiLB players - Adonis Medina (PHI) - debuted in September. Since I missed this, I've made him a free agent in the Ottoneu player universe.
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Not hearing any objections I've set the auction draft for February 27 at 1pm EST. Looking forward to it! Also, another quick reminder to renew your team by the 31st. Can be done via the 'Extend Your Dynasty' link here https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/userdashboard
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Another note... January 31 at 11:59 EST is the keeper deadline for both your Ottoneu and 5MiLB roster. Along with dropping any Ottoneu roster players by then, post here if you want to drop anyone on your 5MiLB roster. I will assume you're keeping any 5MiLB player you don't drop. Those who are dropped will be eligible for the auction draft.
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AUCTION DRAFT: It's time once again to schedule the league's auction draft. Free Wily and I were thinking of targeting **Saturday, February 27** for the draft, by which time we'll hopefully have a clearer sense of how MLB is planning the season. For those who are new, the draft will probably take a few hours to complete, so starting sometime in the afternoon Eastern time (around 1pm?) would probably be best. If this date does not work for you, please let us know ASAP!
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Hey everyone, couple of notes. First, happy to say we now have a new owner for the PeteIncaviglia team. Welcome, Adam! Second, just a quick reminder for everyone to renew their team (pay the $50 fee) by the 31st. We'll start trying to schedule the auction draft soon. Looking forward to the new season!
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A reminder we have 2 more days left in Arbitration!
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Quick reminder to allocate all of your arbitration money! Deadline is in a couple of weeks.
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Arbitration is now open! Be sure to spend all your $25.
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Yep, congrats to Free Wily on the repeat! And to the 2nd/3rd place finishers as well. Prep for next season will be beginning soon! Arbitration starts October 15. I hope everyone will be returning next year, but please let us know as soon as you can if you're not planning to renew. Looking forward!
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Thanks y'all, a really competitive league this year, and I have to believe it will only get more competitive next year after a frenetic trade deadline. Really looking forward to year 4.
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Congrats Free Wily! Next year is my time!
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September 28, 2020 12:44 PM
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