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0 Subject: Gurupie 20 -- 2015 Preseason Discussion

Posted by: Species
- [6031912] Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 13:03

Only 20-odd days until Spring Training!! There are already some trades brewing, so don't get caught with your pants down!

As with every year, please confirm that you are indeed coming back. No real rush, we are very early.....but I am really excited for this season. We have a lot of really good teams chomping at the bit to unseat blue hen, so everyone get your heads out of your a$$es, work on your teams and get ready for the season!

Pre-Season is also the time to bring up any rule changes for discussion, debate, and if there is enough support, we can put things to a vote. There was a lot of chatter regarding the timing of our P-Draft lottery......so if someone cares that much, you need to Champion the discussion! Everything is always on the table. While we have some covenants that are probably pretty sacred, in the end this is our league - for all 20 of us - so let's make it as good as we possibly can.

Last year's standings

1. Blue Hen 177 +0
2. Red Crosses of Doom 154.5 -1.5
3. Roto Guru 145 +2.5
4. Wazaaap Guy 144 -0.5
5. Toral Tories 140.5 -3.5
6. allhair allstars 132.5 -0.5
7. Slizzy Slizz 128 -1
8. darkside of the moon 123 +1
9. Team Nerfherders 117 -3
10. youngroman's Luschen 113.5 +1
11. Team GoatLocker 100.5 -1
12. Niner's Niners 100 +0.5
13. Team mjd 77.5 +3
14. Jay Dog 76.5 -1.5
15. Endangered Species 74 +5
16. beastiemike d 68 -2
16. Sam n Max G 68 -0.5
18. Team Tosh 62.5 -1.5
19. Giancarlo Inc 50 +5
20. GO's Gaslight Anthem 48 -1.5
Updated Saturday, October 4, 2014

First order of business -- please confirm your return (or lack thereof) for 2015!!

Thank you and good luck!
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444Nerfherders
      ID: 161121811
      Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 16:38
After keeping only 3 hitters, I drafted 6 of the first 7 as hitters. We'll see how it works.
445Blue hen
      ID: 410452818
      Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 22:43
Folks, pick 8.20 is on the market. Looking for a 2016 pick.
446Species
      ID: 54740122
      Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 23:11
Anyone else, other than slizz, doing projected standings? If so, do you mind sharing (publicly or privately)?
447Toral
      Leader
      ID: 2111201313
      Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 23:24
We know Bluehen uses the Rotowire tools, so he almost certainly does.

Re projected standings: have never paid any attention to them. Back in the old Poli league, biliruben used to do projected standings, by I suspect a better methodology than Rotowire's. I won the league 3 out of 5 years, and was never projected higher than 6th in the years I won. Onr year I was projected first, and I knew it was a a curse, and I finished out of the money. Projected standings don't work. They can comaoae the value of say, the top 10 players on every team, but after that they break down.

As for realistic projections: bluehen and Species will fight for the title all year, and every sentient manager will squeeze every centimetre of value out of them in trades right up to the trade deadline.
448Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 01:18
I'd like to do well of course, but my heart is really rooting for Toral this year. If he does really well I'll probably be really happy. Best of luck to everyone but especially my Toral Dodgers!!!
449blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 09:46
I use the Rotowire app for tracking and it includes projected standings, but I usually don't put too much stock in them, for reasons Toral already said. Right now, the top 6: Blue Hen, Species, Toral, Pete, R9, Bean. Reasonable, although I'm sure WG will wind up there too. Bottom 6 (from the bottom): Great One, Judy, Slizz, Nerf, Jaydog, Goatlocker. Certainly can't see Slizz finishing that close to the bottom. The other five appear to be rebuilding.

Toral is right - two teams had the best keepers and multiple recent championships, so all of you better trade with them. Particularly if you have a third baseman to offer.

450blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 12:06
Update on timing. I don't think we're in trouble, I just like using Draftime tools.

Fastest Drafters:
Judy 0:04
Great One 3:00
Youngroman 5:06
Species 5:21
Guru 6:58
Blue Hen 10:16
Goatlocker 12:44
Pete 15:45
Slizz 16:30
Bean 17:41
Tosh 18:35

451blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 12:08
Big props to Judy, who has autopicked every pick except one.
452Nerfherders
      ID: 2211442615
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 13:24
Sorry for the delay. It was still 8 picks away when I went to bed last night.
453blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 13:54
Pick 8.20 still for sale. If there's a guy you want right now, here's a chance to get in.
454Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 15:03
Guy in espn, but not in draftime. Don't wAnt to ask to add him cause then you all will know who it is!

Solution please...
455Jaydog
      ID: 3216916
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 15:05
I think you should just pick someone random in draftime, that you know will not be drafted... i.e. Anthony Recker, and announce in the forum who you actually drafted.
456Nerfherders
      ID: 2211442615
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 15:24
You can add players to draftime. There is button to the right of your selection box that says Add Player. It can only be done live, not queue. Just make sure to spell his name correctly because he then gets entered in the draftime database.
457Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 15:57
Nerf I don't want to add him because them you will know who it is.
458Jaydog
      ID: 3216916
      Fri, Mar 27, 2015, 19:11
You'll be adding him when you draft him.
459PeteN.
      ID: 8550318
      Sat, Mar 28, 2015, 00:23
Calling up Jon Gray for the first time. Please skip picks 11.02 and 12.02
460 Slizz
      ID: 53015288
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 14:39
See a player (or two) you want that's still out there?

I'm looking to move 11.14 for a 2016 pick. Trade structure would be as follows:

Pick 11.14
My 2016 13th

For

Your last pick this year
Your 2016 11th
461Species
      ID: 54740122
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 17:57
Who else has picks they are forfeiting? ? I got Pete's. Who else?? Please post the pick numbers. Thanks!
462Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 19:53
Cancel my 14.05 pick please. I had a tenth keeper, m choice (who has already been sent down...)
463mjd
      Dude
      ID: 501381415
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:15
Skip me in 13 and 14, please.
464beastiemiked
      ID: 262102620
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:18
Cancel last round for me
465GO
      ID: 541392319
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:20
I can skip my final 3 I believe.
466Tosh
      ID: 3822913
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 21:54
Skip my final round. I had promoted Butler.
467R9
      ID: 45292712
      Sun, Mar 29, 2015, 22:45
Cancel 14.09 for me.
468Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 11:42
Can everyone PLEASE pick up their players?
469beastiemiked
      ID: 262102620
      Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 15:53
I don't have room for Fields apparently. If someone else wants him feel free to draft him.
470mjd
      Dude
      ID: 501381415
      Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 18:06
Skip please.

Didn't realize I was OTC.
471Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 19:27
451. Crumbs. I forgot to turn aug pick on, lost about 3 hours..
472Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 19:27
Aug supposed to be auto
473GoatLocker
      ID: 59214619
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 10:28
Thank you to whoever picked up Mike Minor for me.
Just went in to do it.
Won't be able to pick up 14.10 til I get home.
474GO
      ID: 432341310
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 11:30
My remaining picks can be skipped if that's how we are getting around this.
475Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 12:01
Several picks nee to be skipped including R9s who is OTC right now.
476R9
      ID: 412563017
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 12:12
Am I able to skip my own pick somehow?
477Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 12:17
maybe pick up someone no one else will pick--like Jeter?
478Species
      ID: 54740122
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 14:42
Crap. I think I skipped Bean by mistake. He can still pick.
479Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 15:35
I've been trying to skip picks as I can, but it's tough on the phone going from page to page, and trying to figure it out.
480blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 15:48
Now that you guys have actual players on your rosters, I'm looking to deal either Tyler Kolek or Rafael Devers for someone who will help this season.
481Bean
      ID: 14147911
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 17:42
<478> All good for me.
482Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 20:41
Great news: 5 of my 10 potential SP are either injured or demoted to the minors.

Seriously guys? Yes.
483Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Tue, Mar 31, 2015, 22:58
I will re-set and re-enter all the draft picks tomorrow. All players will be on waivers at that point. Please do not pick up any FAs until after waivers has been run. Thanks.
484Species
      ID: 42011619
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 01:47
THANK YOU Tosh!

Everyone, please heed his request. No FA pickups. You will get notice that the draft results have been (re)entered........then all undrafted players will go through waivers.

Need to re-order waivers as well.
485Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:16
The draft has been re-entered. All players are on waivers.

If I made an error, please be sure to let me know ASAP.
486Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:36
Thanks Tosh!

Thanks for the counter reset too. Really appreciate all the work that you just went through!
487blue hen
      ID: 01052416
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:41
My roster looks good. Happy to have 12th waivers, but I think that needs to be updated.
488Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:52
Dues reminder: today is the deadline. If you have not yet paid, you have a day before you are "outed".

Seven people have not yet paid. One has said "the check's in the mail", and one has a technical issue to resolve with PayPal. That leaves five who I have yet to hear from.
489Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:53
The waivers make no sense. I re-set those to the correct order, and re-checked. 30 minutes later they were different.

I've re-set them again, and will have to check back again later ...
490Species
      ID: 42011619
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 16:54
I've tried to do them twice now in the last 10 minutes. They keep re-ordering. WTH.
491Ref
      ID: 55156513
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 17:00
espn has always been tricky with that when you first set them. CBS had a trick to them. I don't remember if there was a trick to espn other than to keep repeating.
492Toral
      Leader
      ID: 2111201313
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 17:07
488 I had the "technical issue" but it was resolved. I have been debited. If there is an issue, it is now with *you* -- whoops, I mean, both of us.

Toral
493Judy
      ID: 54203110
      Wed, Apr 01, 2015, 21:22
It kept resetting the AA waiver order too, but it finally stopped doing it.
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