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Transaction Date Team Player Transaction
January 21, 2020 2:36 AM A Team of My Own Delino Deshields Jr. CLE OF R cut
January 21, 2020 2:36 AM A Team of My Own John Gant STL RP R cut
January 19, 2020 10:13 AM Showstopppers Jean Segura PHI SS R cut
January 19, 2020 10:13 AM Showstopppers Clint Frazier NYY OF R cut
January 11, 2020 4:11 PM A Team of My Own Noah Syndergaard NYM SP R cut
January 8, 2020 8:13 AM Weather Report Taylor Trammell SDP (AA) OF L move (from DILLIGAF)
January 8, 2020 8:13 AM Weather Report Austin Hays BAL OF R move (from DILLIGAF)
January 8, 2020 8:13 AM DILLIGAF Jacob Realmuto PHI C R DTD move (from Weather Report)
January 3, 2020 2:52 PM DILLIGAF Roberto Osuna HOU RP R move (from Solidly Stroked)
January 3, 2020 2:52 PM Solidly Stroked Corey Seager LAD SS L move (from DILLIGAF)

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  • I agree that the cutdown rule is a nice way to help jump start the offseason, I would just like to see the threshold be higher than the $400 because teams will have loan dollars they'll have to cut, plus the ~$80 postseason raise, plus up to $33 in arb money. I do have mixed feelings about this rule which is why I wouldn't mind a trial next year at $425 just to see what happens.

    Flying Carp on January 15, 2020 12:56 AM

  • There will be no changes to the $400 salary cap, please feel free to send me a direct message if you're having a hard time understanding the discussion on the proposed change to the offseason cutdown rule 🙂

    Miami Giraffes 🦒 on January 14, 2020 2:38 PM

  • A higher salary cap would increase inflation, not decrease it. (But I'd vote against adjusting it regardless.)

    Weather Report on January 14, 2020 2:26 PM

  • I have looked at a random sampling of leagues and it looks like inflation actually goes down the older the league is. This is probably due to owners eliminating the high salaries from when the leagues are initially formed. Most of our owners went gang busters on the opening day of auction and highly overpaid the first 30-40 players nominated. Just using Aaron Judge as an example, I paid $50 at the first auction, he is $43 now and right at the avg salary.

    DILLIGAF on January 14, 2020 12:34 PM

  • As the league matures, inflation of prices will grow as well. Right? So our average price per player will be higher than new leagues and lower than more mature leagues. Perhaps an adjustment will or is needed and we need to decide the timing on that adjustment. I do enjoy that we have the rule. Baseball has a 40 man roster cap, a 26 man roster cap, and a luxury tax artificial cap.

    SpinningSeams⚾️ on January 14, 2020 11:00 AM

  • Completely agree with Showstoppers. Love how this spurs activity by forcing teams to dump their crap early. At most 3-4 keepable *contracts* have been cut so far.

    Weather Report on January 13, 2020 12:55 AM

  • @Seams we’re keeping the $400 Salary Cap as-is for the foreseeable future, this is only for what happens after arbitration is over. Currently we cut down to $400 before trading, the discussion is if we want to remove the rule altogether, or bump it up to $450 (or keep the rule) starting in 20-21 offseason

    Miami Giraffes 🦒 on January 12, 2020 10:37 AM

  • So $450 starting year 2020 or year 2021? Honestly I have been making plans based on a $400 budget, however if the vote is to move it to $450 I'll need to adjust my strategy.

    SpinningSeams⚾️ on January 12, 2020 10:03 AM

  • at their current prices. I feel like it makes us really evaluate the guys in the middle because a couple of dollar valuations here and there swing a lot of deals this time of the year which is part of the fun for me. With that being said I am cool with it going to vote to see what everyone thinks

    Showstopppers on January 12, 2020 5:45 AM

  • I personally like the rule because you get a better idea of what is going to be in the draft. I am in another Ottoneu league that doesn't have this rule and there isn't nearly as much action on the trade market because everyone is just trying to dump their bad contracts. This league is also one of the most active leagues I've been a part of so that could be the case as well (kudos). I haven't seen many guys cut post-arbitration (both seasons) that I would have thought had value on the market

    Showstopppers on January 12, 2020 5:43 AM

Standings as of September 29, 2019

Team Total Chg
Miami Giraffes 🦒 106.0 0.0
Weather Report 106.0 1.0
<Insert Pollock joke here> 88.0 0.0
Flying Carp 79.0 1.0
Solidly Stroked 72.0 0.0
Showstopppers 64.0 0.5
Stugotz 52.0 1.0
DILLIGAF 49.0 1.5
SpinningSeams⚾️ 46.0 0.5
Fredericksburg Cannons 45.0 0.5
Manassas Woodpeckers 39.0 1.0
A Team of My Own 34.0 0.0

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