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Game sites:     RotoHog     FanDuel     Fantasy Sports Live     Draft$treet     Yahoo! Baseball     ESPN 0 Subject: Political Baseball League 2016 Posted by: barilko6 - [4722826] Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 07:32 A new thread for 2016. Trades made already that affect this year: Trade: Nerveclinic Trades Kluber and his 5th round pick WG trades Lindor, Carrasco and his 12th round pick. Trade: Barilko trades: Kris Bryant WG trades: Buster Posey Carlos Gomez Justin Upton Kenley Jansen Trade announcement: WG trades Billy Hamilton and last round draft pick Graydog trades 4th round draft pick DEADLINES Keepers due Sunday night by 11:59 PM EST 3/13 Prospect Draft will start Monday evening 3/14 Regular draft starts upon completion of prospect draft Below is a list of the prospect. Done in Alphabetical order not by team. A J Cole JorgeSags Addison Russell Tree Adelberto Raul Mondesi Biliruben Alberto Almora Tree Alex Jackson GreatOne Alex Meyer Boldwin Andrew Heaney Bean Archie Bradley Nerveclinic Blake Swihart GreatOne Brady Aiken Pancho Villa Brendan Rogers Nerveclinic Byron Buxton Graydog C J Cron Pancho Villa Carlos Correa WG Carlos Martinez Graydog Carlos Rodon WG Casey Gillaspie Pancho Villa Clint Frazier Bobo Corey Seager Graydog Cory Spangenburg Boldwin Dalton Pompey Romee Daniel Norris PuNk42AE David Dahl Romee Dellin Betances Bean Devon Travis Pancho Villa Dominic Smith Pancho Villa Dylan Bundy Tree Francisco Lindor GreatOne George Springer Romee Hector Olivera Bobo Henry Owens JorgeSags Hunter Harvey WG J P Crawford C1-NRB Jameson Taillon Bean Javier Baez WG Jesse Winkler Romee Joc Pederson Tree Joey Gallo Bobo Jon Gray Punk42AE Jorge Soler Boldwin Julio Urias Biliruben Jung Ho-Kang Graydog Ken Giles Boldwin Kennys Vargas Tree Kohl Stewart JorgeSags Kris Bryant GreatOne Kyle Schwarber Bobo Lucas Giolito Punk42AE Maikel Franco JorgeSags Mark Appel GreatOne Matt Olson Boldwin Michael Mantuela C1-NRB Michael Taylor PuNk42AE Miguel Almonte C1-NRB Miguel Sano Biliruben Nick Gordon Bean Noah Syndergaard Punk42AE Nomar Mazara Biliruben Raisel Iglesia Bobo Robert Stephenson Nerveclinic Rusney Castillo Nerveclinic Steven Souza Nerveclinic Taijuan Walker Tree Tim Anderson Biliruben Touki Toussaint C1-NRB Trea Turner C1-NRB Tsuyoshi Wada Bean Tyler Glasnow JorgeSags Yasmani Tomas Graydog Yoan Moncada Romee 1 barilko6       ID: 4722826       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 07:32 The Poli Baseball League Constitution Yahoo Baseball 7 keepers; No more than 3 prospect keepers Next Day Transactions - Daily/Tomorrow Waivers - Continual Rolling List - 1 day waiver period Trade Review - League Votes Supplemental draft picks may be traded Scoring Settings Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL, DL Max IP - 1250 Batters Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG) Pitchers Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP) Trade Deadline Closest Sunday to August 31st MLB Supplemental Draft Draft Utility - Draftime Player must be in the Yahoo database at the time he is picked in the supplemental draft. No time limit initially, unless deemed necessary Straight Draft, Reverse order of standings Prospect Draft & Rules Straight Draft, Reverse order of standings To be conducted BEFORE the Supplemental Draft Under 300 AB's or 125 IP to be draft eligible You can retain up to 3 prospect eligible players from one season to next There are 5 rounds in the prospect draft - minus a pick for each prospect you carry over. Any player at any level (as long as they are under limits) can be drafted as prospect. College, International, Little League etc. Prospects may be called up in-season and can be sent back and forth to prospect list until they meet the prospect thresholds. Prospects may be called up or sent down anytime in-season or off-season prior to keeper declaration. If called up and made an MLB keeper, prospects will lose their prospect status. If you drop them after they meet the threshold, any team is eligible to add them. If they reach the threshold while not on the active roster you must call them up within 7 days or lose their rights. So, for example, if an unrostered player exceeds the threshold on a game that started on a Monday, and the current owner fails to promote him, he would become a Free Agent at 12:00:01 AM US Pacific Daylight Savings Time on the following Monday. If a prospect reaches the limit within 7 days of regular season end, they can only be kept as a regular keeper. Prospect rights may be traded. Prospect picks may be traded as long as receiving team has enough spots to make the draft pick at time of draft. You can trade for as many prospects as you like - however you'll need to have 3 or less at the time of the Prospect Draft Poli League Trophy Case 2001 Toral 2003 Baldwin 2004 Skanks 4 Bush 2005 Baldwin 2006 1625 K St Allstars 2007 Biliruben 2008 Biliruben 2009 Tree 2010 Biliruben 2011 nerveclinic 2012 Great One 2013 WG 2014 GO 2015 WG 2 barilko6       ID: 11159275       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 07:53 I'm guessing that some of those prospects have exceeded their eligibility. Will check through later today. 3 barilko6       ID: 11159275       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 08:03 I'm guessing that some of those prospects have exceeded their eligibility. Will check through later today. 4 barilko6@gmail.com       ID: 61272313       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 09:52 There are the prospects in that previous list that have exceeded the limits this past year and are no longer prospect eligible: Below is a list of the prospects that are eligible to be kept as prospects. I couldn't find any information on Michael Mantuela?!? And I corrected the spelling on a couple of guys as well. Let me know if you see an error or an omission. A J Cole JorgeSags Adelberto Raul Mondesi Biliruben Alberto Almora Tree Alex Jackson GreatOne Alex Meyer Boldwin Andrew Heaney Bean Archie Bradley Nerveclinic Brady Aiken Pancho Villa Brendan Rodgers Nerveclinic Byron Buxton Graydog Casey Gillaspie Pancho Villa Clint Frazier Bobo Corey Seager Graydog Cory Spangenburg Boldwin Dalton Pompey Romee Daniel Norris PuNk42AE David Dahl Romee Devon Travis Pancho Villa Dominic Smith Pancho Villa Dylan Bundy Tree Hector Olivera Bobo Henry Owens JorgeSags Hunter Harvey WG J P Crawford C1-NRB Jameson Taillon Bean Javier Baez WG Jesse Winkler Romee Joey Gallo Bobo Jon Gray Punk42AE Julio Urias Biliruben Ken Giles Boldwin Kennys Vargas Tree Kohl Stewart JorgeSags Lucas Giolito Punk42AE Mark Appel GreatOne Matt Olson Boldwin Michael Mantuela C1-NRB Miguel Almonte C1-NRB Miguel Sano Biliruben Nick Gordon Bean Nomar Mazara Biliruben Raisel Iglesias Bobo Robert Stephenson Nerveclinic Tim Anderson Biliruben Touki Toussaint C1-NRB Trea Turner C1-NRB Tsuyoshi Wada Bean Tyler Glasnow JorgeSags Yoan Moncada Romee 5 barilko6@gmail.com       ID: 61272313       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 09:53 I already caught one mistake. Andrew Heaney has exceeded 125 IP 6 Tree       ID: 211133217       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 10:00 from the previous thread: i am looking to make moves. i've got 13 players ranked among ESPN's list of top 100 keepers. Goldschmidt and Fernandez are virtually untouchable. but the rest below are negotiable. at this point, probably looking for upgrades or draft picks. Gordon Archer Odor Heyward Keuchel Stroman Fielder Pederson Russell Franco feel free to email me to discuss. 7 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 10:04 barilko, I sent you and invite to the Yahoo Group that houses roster files and the League Constitution. We don't use it for anything else. The file I made shows prospect eligibility for this season. 8 barilko6@gmail.com       ID: 61272313       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 10:18 Got it. Thanks Bean 9 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 11:07 post #4 corrections that could help if reposted with following updates: JorgeSags is now Taxman Pancho Villa is now Meatwads 10 romee       ID: 500113111       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 20:57 I am sorry, but due to a pick up in work lately I can't do these leagues. I got a couple of big projects I am involved in that just came up the last couple of weeks and I found that I don't have the time to even do proper research. I really like the leagues and I am sorry. I wish you guys luck. This is for the Political League and 8-Men Out. I'm sorry again. Work comes first unfortunately. 11 C1-NRB       ID: 22242221       Wed, Mar 02, 2016, 23:10 The prospect in question is Michael Matuella, 3rd round pick of TEX last year from Duke. 13 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 01:10 REPEAT from Keeper thread please delay Prospect Draft to Tuesday evening March 15 Graydog also made request to delay prospect draft 14 Nerveclinic       ID: 8045166       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 01:26 Can we clear one thing up in the rules. This is extremely important. I am fine either way it's just the way the rules read it's not what I thought was correct. In terms of the prospect, if a player exceeds the limit on a Monday, I thought the rule was you have 7 full days after. The Monday is not a full day, so Tuesday would count as the first full day. That means he would be eligible on Tuesday at 1201 AM not Monday as Monday would not be 7 full days since he may have for example have exceed the limit at 11PM at night Monday which means there was only one hour left in that day. I am pretty sure the rule always was 7 full days, and this was just transcribed incorrectly above. Again doesn't matter, either way, just trying to prevent future controversy. WG picked up Correra exactly like the rules above so could have been at least confusing if anyone had challenged it. Any long time members care to way in? The way it's written you only get 6 full days. Also in no way suggesting WG doesn't deserve Correra since A) that's how rules are written and B) no one challenged him and C) even if challenged that is how the rule is written currently. So is it 6 days or 7? 15 Nerveclinic       ID: 8045166       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 01:28 Can we just agree to delay the prospect draft to the 15th since it seems important to some members who have busy lives. One extra day is not a big deal. 16 Nerveclinic       ID: 8045166       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 01:29 Did everyone catch that? We need to replace Romee ASAP. Do we have a waiting list or should we start a thread. Will be easy to fill. 17 Bean       ID: 41052279       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 11:13 OK, just want us all on same page here. There are three orders of business that are pressing. First Romee has announced that he wont be returning to the Poli League. So, we need a replacement ASAP. If you have a friend...you know the drill. Second, GO was supposed to be the commish this season, but has turned his team over to barilko. Barilko has gratiously offered to commish, but given this league's history I told him to wait til next year, so he gets a little idea of what herding cats is all about. I will Commish again, and Barilko can have the job at season's end. Finally, as to the move of the date, I don't see a problem. If anyone has predictable issues during draft time, please let me know ASAP so I can adjust the calendar or make arrangements. Reposting the Deadlines: DEADLINES Keepers due (both regular and prospect) Sunday night by 11:59 PM EST 3/13 Prospect Draft will start Tuesday evening 3/15 Regular draft starts upon completion of prospect draft Regular draft end should be NLT 31 MAR. 18 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 11:22 Thanks for stepping up, Barilko and Bean! Sorry to see you go, Romee. 19 Bean       ID: 41052279       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 11:47 <14> I wrote that rule Nerve, and I realized its necessity due to possible controversy. I believe that, as written, it leaves little room for interpretation. I do not want to keep track of the start and end times of every game because someone wants to try to interpret the rule to his advantage. You can split hairs over what is 6 days and what is 7 days all you want...the rule has been in place, as is, for an entire season. If you want to change it, get a second, and I will put it to a vote. 20 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 13:44 post #17....Thanks Bean 21 barilko6       ID: 61272313       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 14:13 I am looking to trade Kenley Jansen for a hitter or a mid round pick. Anyone interested, shoot me an email. 22 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 18:53 Trade Mighty Meatwads trade : 3rd round pick Biliruben trades : Anthony Rendon, 2B/3B, WSH Matt Kemp, OF, SD 9th round pick 23 Tree       ID: 211133217       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 22:05 trade announcement Tree trades Joc Pederson and a 10th rounder to Bili for a 5th rounder. 24 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 22:09 Trade Announcement Mighty Meatwads trades : 2nd round pick 8th round pick Tree trades : Prince Fielder, 1B, TEX Dallas Keuchel, SP, HOU 9th round pick 11th round pick 25 Tree       ID: 211133217       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 22:38 confirmed interesting to look at 3 deals with 3 owners above. 26 Perm Dude       ID: 01112222       Thu, Mar 03, 2016, 23:32 Thanks for the email, Taxman. I would be willing to step in for a season if needed. 27 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 02:45 confirmed. Confirmed. 28 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 05:51 Dude's back...problem solved. But just one year? 29 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 05:55 Bean thanks for stepping up to commish again. I think you misunderstood me. Has nothing to do with part days, or what hours, just whether we have 6 days after the prospect limits are reached or 7 days. In any case it's not that important as long as everyone understands the rule. I just wanted to clear it up because it is different then the original, and I didn't notice until I heard what days WG picked up Correra. Let's just leave it I agree... 30 Bobo       ID: 4425045       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 06:50 If Perm Dude is back for Romee, then this post is moot. I did reach out to a guy yesterday who would be interested in that spot as well and can make the commitment for multiple years. 31 Tree       ID: 211133217       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 08:21 analyzing the accidental three way trade. Meatwads: Acquired - Rendon, Kemp, Fielder, Keuchel, two 9th rounders and an 11th rounder. lost - 2nd round, 3rd round, 8th round. Bili: Acquired - Joc Pederson, 3rd round, 10th round lost - Rendon, Kemp, 5th round, 9th round Tree: Acquired - 2nd round, 5th round, 8th round lost - Fielder, Kuechel, Pederson, 9th round, 10th round, 11th round. i think that's right. fun to see Meatwads doing a big rebuild, adding five players at the expensive of high draft picks. 32 Tree       ID: 211133217       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 08:33 still looking to make more deals, as i finalize keepers... Gordon, Heyward, Stroman, Franco, and Darvish are probably the best options, with Gordon and Heyward being high on keeper lists. at this point, maybe looking to send some of those high ranking guys for an upgrade. 33 barilko6       ID: 2523148       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 09:40 Tree...it wasn't fun seeing me do the same thing?!? haha...good to see activity for sure! Love seeing trades and teams working to make their rosters better. That being said, I could use one more bat or SP1. Willing to trade Kenley Jansen, a draft pick, both, or package some of these guys: Freddie Freeman Mookie Betts Troy Tulowitzki Justin Upton Buster Posey Carlos Gomez 34 GO       ID: 2111117       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 09:59 Remember back when this league had no rules and everyone would just wing it? I feel like I addressed nerves question in the constitution that I built. Barilko/Bean I suggest a new 2016 thread with constitution as first post so it doesn't disappear. Don't forget to add last year winner. 35 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 16:27 Bean... have you reached out to Perm Dude to get him squared area as you did with Meatballs and me? It's fun, if not nostalgic, to rejoin simultaneously with a founder of Poli baseball. The wayward children are returning to the fold. 36 WG       ID: 552431321       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 17:23 Re 14 and 29, it was actually Lindor and not Correa that this pertained to. 37 barilko6       ID: 11159275       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 18:39 I know I'm new here, and I enjoy being in leagues with Perm Dude, but if we have someone willing to take over the team long term, that would be better than having a one year placeholder, no? Unless we can convince PD to commit longer? 40 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 04, 2016, 19:43 Agreed Barilk. (sounds rude, but that is not intent) You are a newby and wouldn't know about the history of this league, or those that founded it yesteryear. In reality we are all on a 1 year commitment. Who can say with certainty what any of us will be doing in a year. There is no problem with letting Fred rediscover why he helped pioneer this league. If there is...speak up. Nerve expressed approval..are there any that disapprove? 41 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 11:48 I proposed a suggested rule may help to prevent teams near the bottom from intentionally loosing ground at the end of the season to improve their valuable first round draft picks. I myself was in this position last year and found that I was struggling to stay competitive until the end of the season. I propose that we simply make the following years draft order based on the standings on September 1st. 42 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 12:44 <26> PD, are you volunteering to take over Romee's team? If so, I need an e-mail address to send you invites. 43 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 12:47 <34> GO, I will start another thread once the draft is over for mid-season banter, just to get the constitution on top. Thanks again for writing down those rules. 44 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 12:51 <29> <36> Perhaps we should always put the guy on waivers instead of just making him available. Just don't know how to make that happen without always keeping up with those guys reaching prospect limits. Any ideas? 45 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 12:54 <41> Get a second and I can put it to a vote. However, Gurupie 20 Hoops and Baseball are trying a new rule with minimum GP and IP this season. I'd like to see how that goes and suggest adopting it if it works well. 46 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 13:10 <30> Bobo, Have your friend send me an e-mail. I agree someone who wants to stay is preferable over a one year fill. I need to understand what PD's intent is, maybe he was just trying to help us out. 47 Perm Dude       ID: 01112222       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 14:19 I think the old-timers know why I originally left. There's no reason to re-hash that. I've been assured that we are unlikely to have a repeat of that and so I'm happy to confirm that I can take over the team permanently if the league prefers. pd 48 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 14:22 The news get's better and better. Great to have you back PD. 49 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 18:04 <47> Still need you e-mail address PD. 50 barilko6       ID: 11159275       Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 20:49 Great to hear PD! Always have enjoyed playing in leagues with you. I think this will be my fourth. Good luck! 51 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 01:04 Bark I found this one from another league I am in with him. PermDude@eclipse.net Hopefully works 52 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 12:30 So I was just checking out my roster on Yahoo to update my keepers and noticed the new players I've acquired aren't there yet. Does the commish manually execute the trades that have been confirmed or do I need to propose the trades on Yahoo myself? 53 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 13:37 Since we don't use yahoo to draft, the commish does everything manually (except declaring keepers, maybe?) Graydog - I sent you a trade proposal last week. 54 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 13:38 email. 55 Nerveclinic       ID: 8045166       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 10:13 I can't get used to calling someone "Meatwad" Do you go by "Meat" for short? Or "Wad" Basically we don't bother with switching it on Yahoo during prte-season. When the commish inputs on Drafttime, he makes the switch there. Then he has to write in every draft pick manually on Yahoo. 56 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 11:13 Haha you can call me whatever you like. Some people seem to prefer Wads so that works. Thanks for the clarification about our keepers. 57 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 12:23 <52> Before the prospect draft I will adjust your roster so that only your Keepers are on the roster. Although I wont be able to make real time adjustments, I should be only about one round behind in putting your players on your roster. You wont be able to see them on your Team Tab, but they will be removed from the available players tab as I do it. That means that effectively you can use Players Tab to check who is still available in the draft. Hope that's clear 58 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 12:24 Also, the prospect draft is done in a new thread here, but the MLB draft is at Draft Time. 59 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 12:50 BTW, everyone is in Yahoo League now. All are in Draft Time as well. Please check to make sure that Political Baseball is in your active drafts there. I don't want someone telling me that they cant get in at the 11th hour. The keeper declaration deadline is fast approaching. Post them here. I suggest if you are still on the fence that you post anyway, you will be able to change it all the way up to the deadline. Posting now will insure you against real life contingencies and network issues as an excuse for not posting on time. Don't be THAT guy, I will call you out. 60 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 13:37 Sorry I forgot Barilko made a thread for keepers so post them there Also last year GO and bili tied for 7th. I flipped a coin and Barilko will draft in the 7th spot, bili in the 8th. Here's the draft order: 01 Meatwads 02 Bobo 03 Taxman 04 Graydog 05 C1-NRB 06 Perm Dude 07 Barilko 08 Biliruben 09 Bean 10 Tree 11 Boldwin 12 PuNk42AE 13 Nerveclinic 14 WG 61 barilko6       ID: 5123677       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 13:57 Nice...my first win already in the books! Still looking to add one more bat or pitcher. Prefer to move a draft pick or Kenley Jansen. 62 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 18:06 1. Is there going to be a list of players eligible for the prospect draft or is it each managers responsibility to know who is available? 2. The prospect limits of 300 AB's and 125 IP...Is this based on one season or their career stats? 63 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 18:51 1. Each manager does their own research (list of eligible prospects is all eligible prospects world wide, drafted or un-drafted by MLB team, not kept by or drafted by another Poli manager ahead of your prospect draft pick) 2.Career stats 64 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 19:21 <62> Maybe this will help: http://www.scoutingbook.com/prospects/matrix-by-ml Various rankings of all the MLB prospects all in one place. The list of who is taken is already available in the file at the Yahoo group. Its up to you to reconcile it. Google "Spoon fed" if you need help consuming this. Good Luck, but not too much 65 barilko6       ID: 5123677       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 11:46 TRADE Tree trades Mikael Franco + 12th round pick Barilko trades 7th round pick 66 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 11:54 <62> Career Stats 67 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 15:16 Here is a summary of pick trades, let me know if I missed anything or if I have misrepresented anything: 2015 #98 Graydog sends 4.04 WG sends 15.14 2016 #22 Meatwad sends 3.01 Biliruben sends 9.08 2016 #23 Tree sends 10.10 Biliruben sends 5.08 2016 #24 Meatwads sends 2.01 and 8.01 Tree sends 9.10 and 11.10 2016 #65 (assuming confirmation by Tree) Tree sends 12.10 Barilko sends 7.07 68 WG       ID: 552431321       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 15:18 My Lindor deal with Nerve contained a 12-5 swap also. 69 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 15:25 The following owners have not posted keepers yet. Again, I urge you to post tentative keepers now, you can change them up to the deadline; Sunday night by 11:59 PM EST 3/13. PuNk42AE Boldwin Tree Perm Dude C1-NRB 70 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 15:37 UPDATED: Here is a summary of pick trades, let me know if I missed anything or if I have misrepresented anything: 2015 #98 Graydog sends 4.04 WG sends 15.14 2015 #106 WG sends 12.14 Nerveclinic sends 5.13 2016 #22 Meatwad sends 3.01 Biliruben sends 9.08 2016 #23 Tree sends 10.10 Biliruben sends 5.08 2016 #24 Meatwads sends 2.01 and 8.01 Tree sends 9.10 and 11.10 2016 #65 (assuming confirmation by Tree) Tree sends 12.10 Barilko sends 7.07 71 Tree       ID: 211133217       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 17:17 65 confirmed. 72 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 21:58 Looking for a third baseman?? I have Longoria and Frazier, would move one for the right deal. 73 Perm Dude       ID: 01112222       Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 22:51 So am I correct that Romee didn't trade away any draft picks for the upcoming draft? 74 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 03:54 <73> #70 should be the complete list, so no 75 Tree       ID: 211133217       Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 08:26 i've still got Jason Heyward available... 76 Bean       ID: 41052279       Thu, Mar 10, 2016, 01:30 The following owners have not posted keepers yet. Again, I urge you to post tentative keepers now, you can change them up to the deadline; Sunday night by 11:59 PM EST 3/13. PuNk42AE Boldwin Tree Perm Dude C1-NRB 77 WG       ID: 552431321       Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 13:10 Out of boredom and curiosity I decided to look into the Lindor situation. He finished with 390 AB and had 89 from Sep 10 onwards, so he went over the threshold on Sep 9. The transaction log shows that I added him on Sep 19 at 10:37AM. So it appears there was a good amount of time when he sat on FA unprotected. 78 Bean       ID: 41052279       Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 13:15 What was surprising to me WG, was that GO didn't protect him. I just assumed an experienced manager would have. Amazing how even the most experienced are distracted by real life issues. 79 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 12:39 DEADLINES Keepers due (both regular and prospect) Sunday night by 11:59 PM EST 3/13 Prospect Draft will start Tuesday evening 3/15 Regular draft starts upon completion of prospect draft Regular draft end should be NLT 31 MAR. You may alter your keepers up to the deadline. The following managers have still not posted keepers: Boldwin 80 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 23:18 would like to introduce the idea for next season that keepers are due on a Friday night. The prospect draft and regular draft would then begin on the following Sunday night (possibly Monday). For those that are distracted by jobs, having the weekend to prepare draft lists adjusted for keepers would be a god send. Having keepers due midnight on a Sunday limits draft prep work to be completed around distraction of 1 or 2 workdays/family time (assuming people have week ends off). Seem advantage to draft prep time out-weighs sitting on roster choices over a week end. Comments please. 81 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 14:18 I have set up the thread for the prospect draft (2016 Political Baseball Prospect Draft). The draft does not officially start until 1800 EDT tomorrow, but if you are prepared now, and you are up, please go ahead and make your pick. If you notice ANY mistakes in my characterization of your keepers in either the prospect thread or the Yahoo League please let me know ASAP with a post here. I remind you that the prospect keeper thread is ONLY for the actual picks you make, not any other extraneous comments or queries. 82 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 14:19 <80> Dates and times are usually fashioned around people's schedules where necessary. Bring this up at the start of next season with Barilko. He'll be setting the calendar. 83 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 18:49 Apologies to Taxman I was really interested and raring to go since January One but with the lack of posts on the Poliboard I got discourged and had to quit checking so often. I've got a roaring case of pnuemonia atm and was listening to the Cubs/Oakland preseason game while I was bedridden and was so shocked to learn there were only three weeks to go I finally went back to Rotoguru to check again. In the middle of setting my keepers I also noticed Taxman's e-mail prodding me. I am the guy who wants to see more chatter. E-mail me as often as you like people. Send me your contact info and I'll even get involved in phone expediting the draft. Once again, my apologies, Taxman. Feel free to poke people early and often. 84 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 19:35 I love to talk it up and post a lot too. I like Tax's idea of changing up the deadline to a Friday. That makes sense. Prospect draft here we come!! 85 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 22:18 Thanks baldy. I wasn't looking for an apology and none needed. In my mind, you were just following what the rules allow with no intention to cause anyone unrest. My post was to highlight benefits to league managers by utilizing a weekend to prepare for drafts...rather than sleeping two additional night on deciscions made two weeks earlier. I've pretty much finished marking keepers off my cheat sheets, but have work to do on prospect draft. I again solicit support from league on having keepers due @ midnight Friday, before starting draft the following Sunday evening or Monday morning. Will someone...anyone acknowledge...this proposed change to league time table by saying no change needed..or this is good idea??? 86 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 04:50 The reason I don't have a strong opinion on that, Taxman, is that I don't feel the deadline falls on any particular day of the week, nor has it always been on a weekend afaik. I'd like to see us get started a week earlier at least and I'd like to see some chatter on the Poliboard lots earlier so people are all up to speed by the time we get started. 87 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 06:26 Taxman, are you calling me a nobody just because I'm Canadian and my political leanings are toward the conservative side of things?!? 88 barilko       ID: 323156       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 07:03 If anyone wants to shoot me a quick email when I am up, that would speed things up for sure. I check emails quite a bit, but can't always check in here right away. 89 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 11:10 #86...thanks Baldy..at least I know my computer has not been severed from the internet. Makes me all gooey inside knowing the other managers are as passionate about this league. #87... Barilko, not at all...not calling you a nobody because I live in Texas, thus I can spell conservative. With your current Prime Minister, we should swap homes, but I'm keeping same wife..kids are negotiable. 90 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 11:41 Haha. if we make a trade like that I would also have to request your first rounder as well. 91 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 13:12 <85> Taxman, I did respond to you in #82 I think setting the draft days in stone can cause issues for specific people each season. Two years ago MLB started the season in Austrailia and that had some associated problems as well. I personally like watching as much of the pre-season as I can before prospect draft. Staying with the team vs being sent back to the farm radically changes a prospect's value. Pre-season injuries do as well for both vets and rookies. 92 PuNk42AE       Donor       ID: 036635522       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 14:12 Anyone tried to email C1? 93 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 14:54 Bark....a conditional 5th rounder depending on how close you are to Lake Shuswap...I live in Austin, which is the answer to the question: If you have to live in Texas?? 94 barilko       ID: 22591516       Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 18:55 Man...I've never even heard of Lake Who Now. I have heard great things about Austin, and in extension, San Antonio. Would love to check it out sometime. 96 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 10:07 Well there goes my short list already, Taxman, PD. 97 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 11:37 Sorry guys. I was in Idaho and me and my whole family were puking up there guts all weekend. Completely spaced this draft. I'll pick in the next couple of hours. I also forgot to swap in Joc, who I traded for so should probably keep. Too late for that? 98 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:02 <97>Here are the tentative keepers you posted on 2/26: Miguel Sano, 3B, Min Yusiel Puig, OF, LA Joey Votto, 1B, CIN Adrian Beltre, 3B, Tex Jake Arrieta, SP, Cubs Zack Grienke, SP, Ari Wade Davis, Cl, KC Prospects: Nomar Mazara, OF, Tex Julio Arias, SP, LAD Tim Anderson, SS, CHISOX You confirmed two trades on 3/4. The deadline for keeper declaration was 3/13. If I get unanimous support for cutting you slack, I will change it, anything less and it is what it is. It will be up to you to rally that support by the end of the prospect draft. I will accept a post in this thread by the 12 owners (excepting you and I) as that support. 99 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:12 Sounds fair, Bean. Thanks. Is lack of disapproval sufficient (given that we can rarely even get half the managers to vote on major league rules changes, much less something this trivial?). The odds of getting any response at all, either yea or nay, from all the managers is 300:1, I would guess. I'd swap Joc for Adrian, if allowed. It would probably hurt me this year. I may even cut him by the ASB if he performs as poorly as he did 2nd half and doesn't get a full-time outfield spot. Sometimes I wish I weren't a Dodger fan. One quick disapproval will likely save me from myself! 100 WG       ID: 552431321       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:13 I'm ok with allowing it. 101 C1-NRB       ID: 462151411       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:17 Fine with me. 102 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:17 <99> I understand the difficulty of getting every owner to post something by a deadline bili. Welcome to my world. 103 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:17 Thanks, I guess. ;) 104 Tree       ID: 59243137       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 13:03 I'm good with it. 105 Perm Dude       ID: 212381122       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 13:20 fine here 106 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 13:31 Crap. Nothing worse than 11 "no probs..." and one dude too busy looking low-res Captain Janeway over a 1200 baud modem to respond. This prospect draft thing is hard! No obvious choices left, and a lot of "potential". Sorry to take so long. 107 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 14:22 Fine with me. 108 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 14:23 Goddam. All settled on Brandon Rodgers, only to see Nerve drafted him when he hit puberty. Ain't that always the case. Likes 'em young he does. Forcing my hand on a over-reach homer pick, and a f'in pitcher to boot. 109 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 14:29 To help Bili we could also do the opposite. If anyone objects... 110 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 14:30 Bili's adjustment is fine by me. Been deathly sick myself this week and I am very empathetic. Besides, this league has always been a gentleman's league and not cutthroat. I will always side with beating you when you've had every opportunity to out-think me. 111 Meatwads       ID: 181121414       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:06 I'm good with it 112 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:09 <109> Yes we could, but I have already stated what the conditions of changing the rule mid-stream will be. I believe that Solomon would approve of the ironic wisdom of this condition. Good luck establishing deadlines and getting people to adhere to them next year, when you are commish. 113 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:16 of course it's fine...slacker 114 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:23 fine scrub all my earlier requests for moving the time to make final keeper picks...joke was on me 115 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:25 Lets see, I believe we have 8 of 12 required approvals, you have many good friends Bili. Just four to go: Bobo Taxman Graydog PuNk42AE 116 PuNk42AE       Donor       ID: 036635522       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 15:50 Works for me 117 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 17:38 I can't believe nobody commented on the homo-erotic undertones in 108. Y'all must be really focused on your draft! 118 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 17:53 How many times do you have just one guy you want so bad that you can't come up with #2 on your short list? Yeah, you just knew nothing good could come from me picking right after Tree. 119 Bobo       ID: 482591616       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 17:59 I'm good with it. 121 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 18:20 <97> <98> <99> Seems you only need approval of Graydog and I will make the swap you asked for. 122 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 18:39 Graydog...demand a draft pick for giving the final approval 123 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 18:44 I had a better fallback position available than I thot. 125 Tree       ID: 211133217       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 19:02 i was honestly surprised no one grabbed Matz. 126 barilko       ID: 412251618       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 19:25 I was really torn between Matz and Reyes with my first pick. I decided to go with Reyes based on who I thought had the higher ceiling. But it was a pretty tough call. 127 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 23:19 I agree and only ask for the nominal future considerations as part of my agreement! Nice to see that everyone checked this fed today....hopefully we can keep the chatter up all year. 128 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 00:35 Thanks all. I think. 129 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 02:21 When I went to sleep last night the draft was only at Biliburn. reg draft I will have programed cues. 130 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 17:37 I'm on deck. If anyone sees PD pick before I notice shoot me an email. I've got a 2 man queue lined up. 131 Bean       ID: 41052279       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 12:06 When I set the schedule I was hoping the prospect draft would be done today. That isn't likely to happen now. We really need to pick up the pace guys. Have your picks lined up when you are five out. Check the thread frequently when you are three out. Lets get this done. 132 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 13:48 Haha. Yeah. I have to say, out of the four leagues I've been in on these forums, this is definitely the slowest online draft I've ever been involved in! 133 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 14:32 I will start sending e-mail notes to people when it is their turn...until someone asks me not to do so 134 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 18:48 I'm ready with my pick as soon as Tree goes. 135 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 20:17 It's moments like this, that you really appreciate Drafttime. If only we were on it already. 136 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 20:51 sent Tree an e-mail @ 6:45 and just now sent a 2nd notice 137 Tree       ID: 211133217       Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 21:25 shockingly, i was out to dinner with my wife, it being a friday night and all :D come on guys. it's the weekend, and it's only been a couple hours. let's all calm down here. 138 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 01:48 The extra time saved me from a questionable pick. An old favorite that probably hasn't earned his place so high on my list recently. 139 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 10:55 There are just five picks left in the prospect draft, so presumably we will finish that today sometime. I will be loading these into Draft Time and the Yahoo League today. I will have to submit a list of players to add to Draft Time then add those to rosters as well once admin there has a chance to do it. Bottom Line is that the draft probably wont start on Draft Time until Monday or Tuesday unless we are very lucky, and then the first round will be untimed. Given the time the prospect draft has taken, there is a good chance that I will have to institute a clock on the draft (we didn't need it last year). We need to do 2+ rounds a day to avoid the clock. The clock will be 4 hours and the clock is going to be turned off midnight to 8 AM EDT each day if I find it necessary. I know there is no one time of "clock off" that will satisfy everyone. Please use Queues. 140 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 11:26 WG...you found the gem in my drafting plan. The younger brother may be the best in the family and will be available for years after some time in minors. Older brother looks ready when paper work clears later this summer..but is only good for a few years. You probably got the better brother and yes..I was taking him next pick if available. 142 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 16:56 I have entered keepers and prospects (to the extent possible) in both the Yahoo League and Draft Time now. These players were not available in either Yahoo or Draft Time: Bobo A. J. Puk - U FLA Taxman Yulieski Gurriel - Cuba Graydog Alec Hansen - OKLA Barilko Shohei Otani Nerveclinic Nick Senzel - U Tenn Nerveclinic Yusniel Diaz WG Lourdes Gurriel. Jr These players were available in Yahoo, but not in Draft Time: Meatwads Gleyber Torres (ChC - SS) Bobo Clint Frazier, CLE, OF Taxman Lewis Brinson Tex - CF Taxman Nick Williams Phi - LF C1-NRB Sean Newcomb Atl - SP C1-NRB Francis Martes Hou - SP Perm Dude Victor Robles Perm Dude David Dahl Col - CF Barilko Álex Reyes StL - SP Barilko Franklin Barreto Oak - SS Barilko Bradley Zimmer Cle - CF Barilko Ryan McMahon (Col - 3B) Biliruben José De León LAD - SP Bean Nick Gordon Tree Alex Bregman Hou - SS Tree Brett Phillips Tree Albert Almora (ChC - OF) Boldwin Jorge Mateo Boldwin Matt Olson Oak - 1B PuNk42AE Austin Meadows PuNk42AE Jake Thompson Phi - SP Nerveclinic Andrew Benintendi Nerveclinic Brendan Rodgers SS WG Anderson Espinoza Bos - SP WG Hunter Harvey Bal - SP You should be able to check Yahoo League for accuracy choosing the draft results menu selection under Draft tab. You should also be able to check your keepers in Draft Time. Please let me know ASAP of any issues you see. 143 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 17:01 I have decided to start the draft knowing that many of the prospects are not in the database but may be added later. It is simply more expedient than waiting for them to be added to Draft Time database. Some of these players may be added to the database later, I just caution you to reconcile your choice against the list of prospects above before choosing a prospect in Draft Time. Anyway, the first round of the draft will be untimed. I hope I can leave it that way for the entire draft. If I decide to add a limit, it will be for four hours initially. 144 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 17:08 Much appreciated. 145 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 17:32 yup everyone needs to check the master list if they have any even slight doubt. I'm going to bed now. 1:30 AM so won't be able to fill cue and make my pick until tomorrow. starting tomorrow I will have an electronic cue when I go to bed. 146 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 17:39 I take it back I have a cue for my first pick which will get us through almost 2 rounds today. 147 Meatwads       ID: 252551912       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 17:56 I have made my first overall selection. I just looked on the available players list on Yahoo, searched for the player with the highest combo of current and future value in my estimation. I just hope the list I looked at was accurate and I didn't screw it up too bad. Good luck everyone. I'll see you in the 4th round. I'm always available for in draft trades involving picks, players or prospects. I think my team is likely not a top tier squad so I'm certainly interested in the right high upside guys. Also open to dealing picks this year for future picks and stuff like thar. Generally open to any ideas or discussions trade wise. 148 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 18:15 OK got the second on cue loaded. very hesitant to commit to my first two picks blind when the are 12 and 24 picks away but I did it. 149 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 19:31 HALT! First round is untimed! No clock. You can't skip someone. 150 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 19:33 "Anyway, the first round of the draft will be untimed." - Bean Am I not reading that correctly? 151 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 19:34 I see the clock actually is set and running...IDK...Hope Bean checks in soon. 152 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 19:39 stop the draft I had a queue set on auto draft Draftime timed out Bobo and forced my selection How could it time out if the 1st round has no clock...you need to delete my pick and we wait for Bobo.... 153 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 19:50 Yeah, not your fault, T. There is no way he set the clock at 18 minutes and 12 seconds. Prolly some default setting to finish in X days or something. I don't have an co-admin privileges...anyone else? 154 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 20:08 I stopped the draft. Will wait for Bobo to post his pick here. There was a 2 hour clock on for all picks. I'm guessing we will have to remove that once we start up again. 155 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 20:12 Alright. I've deleted the pick and removed the timer. Should be good to go now. Taxman you'll probably need to reset the top guy on your queue. 156 Bobo       ID: 4425045       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 21:08 Glad I didn't goo it up anymore...pick is made. 157 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 21:45 Thanks Jack...great job! 158 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 19, 2016, 23:27 Not sure what happened there, It was set for untimed, I am pretty sure I checked it. Perhaps there is some flaw in the programming, if not there is some flaw in me? I didn't see what happened but I do see that Bobo is marked in red. Anyway, I deleted the pick of Tyson Ross before I read that Barilko had already handled this. Taxman is free to re-pick. 159 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 00:11 and for pick 1.03, for the 3rd time (maybe it's the charm) T.Ross 160 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 00:38 i'll be picking tomorrow... 161 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 13:23 I hated that pick [Deshields] but I felt I had to do it for the future. 162 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 14:01 Hey Boldwin, when I was a kid I wrote his dad and he sent me back an autographed baseball card. If you win this year I'll try to find it and send it to you as a symbolic trophy! 163 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 17:00 WG Are you currently on the east coast or are you back in India? 164 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 17:05 Sweet, Barilko!!! It's happened before. Me winning I mean. He sure seems to be feeling the family pedigree this year. I'm thinking I keep him this year even if he hasn't quite earned it yet. His kind of steals don't grow on trees anymore. Bet that's the earliest anyone on Drafttime drafts him this year tho. 165 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 18:03 Baldy...Does the name Lewis Brinson ring a bell? 166 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 18:14 In another league started today also, about to hit the 5th round, we barely started the 2nd..just sayin' 167 WG       ID: 552431321       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 18:40 Sorry, busy weekend (in NJ). Will be more punctual going forward. 168 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 18:46 Taxman Yeah, he was on my 2 man short-list to start the prospect keeper draft. Outstanding power/speed skillset....Why? 169 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 18:51 I ran across your twitter account, WG. If I ever want the straight story on India, I'm going to you. 170 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:00 Brinson is CF of future (no later than mid summer) for Texas...who is not going to pay Choo $17 million (3rd year of 7 yr $130 M contract) nor Desmond 7 M to sit on bench and Fielder @ DH. Leaves Deshields with no chair at the table....just saying....limited value unless stRrangers find a dance partner with extra pitching. 171 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:09 This league shows not a glimmer of urgency in drafting, prospects or MLB. Not what I remember of yesteryear, when I was in this league. Not getting Keepers set timely...holding up prospect draft for 12 hours for not being prepared. More than 1 manager disappear during 1st round of draft. Any one of those offenses used to be grounds to be run out of town on a rail having been tarred and feathered first. Where have the good old days gone?? 172 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:15 Ouch...that is not analysis I had come across. Wasn't counting on 600 ab's either but... I'm still thinking someone somewhere is gonna find a use for 50 SB's. Good thing I was mentally prepared to see that as a futures move. He's already spent three years down on the farm. I guess they might want to start Brinson's clock 173 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:18 We always start slow and finish in time. 174 WG       ID: 552431321       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:27 Boldwin, must be my namesake's account as I don't use Twitter much and never post. I'll have to check this other guy's out though. 175 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:43 If you are gonna prioritize your RL over getting the draft done in a reasonable time, please use the queues the way they were meant to be used, people. Yeah, I know you don't want to on these early important picks, so draft on your phone then. Or allow me to telephone expedite it with you. C'mon. Respect everyone else's time. 176 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 19:46 https://twitter.com/amitsinghjiit 177 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 01:00 Projected Finish Mar 30, 2016, 9:12 pm No need to panic yet 178 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 09:42 I've loaded players through pick 2.13 onto yahoo rosters. You can check them through the draft results at Yahoo. Drafted players will not appear as available in the players tab at Yahoo. 179 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 15:14 I am interested in adding an extra 4th round pick if anyone is looking to move down. 180 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 20:02 I'm on vacation for the next 3 days (pacific rim national park). I have data connection at my cabin but not when out and about in the rain forest. As this is only my 2nd one of these drafts I want to avoid setting queues way in advance but will do my best not to delay. I should have no problem connecting each morning and evening. RE 178 thx Bean that is useful. I think we should vote you commish for life... 181 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 21:11 Bobo missing in action...second time in 4 picks...need a clock Bean...PLEASE 182 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 01:24 Projected Finish Mar 28, 2016, 7:46 pm No need to panic yet I continue to urge you all to use queues. 183 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 01:50 I've loaded players through pick 4.10 onto yahoo rosters. You can check them through the draft results at Yahoo. Drafted players will not appear as available in the players tab at Yahoo. 184 Barilko6       ID: 572192217       Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 18:20 I've sent Bean an email. Not sure what's up or if he knows he's up. Hope all is ok. 185 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 21:57 Sorry bout that, thought I had enough players in my queue. Last one was taken just before my pick. 186 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 02:08 Projected Finish Mar 28, 2016, 6:38 pm No need to panic yet I continue to urge you all to use queues. 187 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 02:10 I've loaded players through pick 6.04 onto yahoo rosters. You can check them through the draft results at Yahoo. Drafted players will not appear as available in the players tab at Yahoo. 188 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 09:47 I'm going to add my vote to Taxman's to put the clock on. 189 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 09:49 I'm not desperate, don't think we are in time trouble. I just think it's a matter of courtesy to pick in a timely manner. 190 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 10:38 I'm going to be off to Spring Training Saturday the 26th through Sunday the 3rd. I'll Q up best I can, but it sure would be nice to get most of this draft done before then. 191 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 10:56 Agreed. We've hit some stoppages the last couple of days and a clock would help expedite things. I second Boldwin's comment as well. 192 biliruben       ID: 112162311       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 12:20 I really don't care about a clock. Sometimes that makes people feel like they can spend all of the 2-4 hours, or whatever we set it at. I just want people who know they will be away from the net for an extended period to have the decency to Q up. I understand that queues run dry, and sometimes you don't have time to make one or emergencies unfold, but it seems like some folks here think it's perfectly fine to routinely waste everyone's time so that they can give themselves every advantage in the draft by not making a queue, and have everyone else stare at the clock for hours. 193 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 13:00 Like now....we've basically been stopped since last night, it would have been easy for everyone to throw together a 2-3-4 man queue to at least speed things up today. 194 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 13:04 Actually, probably not like now. PD's certainly not trying to gain an advantage! He's probably doing Mayor stuff, and he's helping us out just by coming back to the league. He usually keeps up pretty well. 195 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 13:22 Please. He`s scooped me 3 times already with his picks. (Wacha, Peralta, Iwakuma) I have to rough him up a little now! 196 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 13:56 Yeah, he stole Peralta from me too. Of course it sounds like if he hadn't you woulda! I had Soler on my list too, but thought I could wait another, maybe half dozen rounds! Not in this league. 197 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 14:31 I would have waited on Soler, but I didn't have a pick in the next round so I jumped in a little early. haha 199 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 18:24 Another slow day....so for fun I had one of the kids work out time clock usage! (Not including off-hour times) (times in hours, minutes and then seconds!) For your enjoyment, I ranked them fantasy style, in tiers! Tier 1 The Clayton Kershaw Tier: Barilko - 0:00:00 Tier 2: The Max Scherzer Tier Punk: 1:04:23 Boldwin: 1:07:20 Tier 3: Gerrit Cole Tier Taxman: 2:32:18 Meatwads: 2:51:29 Bili : 2:52:24 Tier 5: The Garrett Richards Tier Graydog: 5:00:11 Bean: 5:02:20 Tier 6: The Jordan Zimmermann Tier Perm Dude: 6:04:42 C1NRB: 6:52:19 Tier 7: The Gio Gonzalez Tier WG: 7:52:33 Tier 8: The Alex Wood Tier Bobo: 9:06:30 Tier 10: The Wandy Rodriguez Tier Tree: 11:15:23 200 barilko6       ID: 57223218       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 19:18 Dang. I had Vizcaino targeted as a later round sleeper. 201 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 21:51 Bean posted almost 5 hours in 1 day...so besides causing an earlier slow day...has operated near Kershaw tier. As opposed to tree, for whom our time/life is far less important than his/him setting a queue just once 202 Tree       ID: 211133217       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 22:14 As opposed to tree, for whom our time/life is far less important than his/him setting a queue just once i have a queue set. i just don't allow others access to it. that being said, of my 11:58 elapsed, NEARLY EIGHT HOURS OF THAT was when a clock was running overnight. furthermore, more time elapsed WHEN I DID THE RIGHT THING, and let those who got skipped overnight, pick. take out those 8 hours, and making 9 picks in less than four hours is quite reasonable. 204 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 22:22 Jack..you excel at subtle. Wish I had the knack. 205 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 22:37 I wasn't complaining about the times, just having some fun with tiers and trash talk! That being said, that 11 hours for Tree already left out the overnight times so 4 hours of actual clock time is not accurate. 206 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 23:01 I would also point out that some people just accidentally I am sure, seem to think they deserve the 'sleep on it all night' advantage every night. 207 Bean       ID: 41052279       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 00:42 Projected Finish Mar 28, 2016, 11:31 pm I continue to urge you all to use queues. 208 Bean       ID: 41052279       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 01:01 I've loaded players through pick 7.11 onto yahoo rosters. You can check them through the draft results at Yahoo. Drafted players will not appear as available in the players tab at Yahoo. 209 biliruben       ID: 229341622       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 05:32 Tree - you don't need to allow others to access your queue. Just turn autopick on! You can even put in a delay. Let me know if you need some help. Daft Rhyme is a bit confusing. 210 biliruben       ID: 229341622       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 08:43 God damn thief, WG. Will Smith was my late round gem. I guess that's why you keep winning this thing. 212 barilko6       ID: 7258248       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 09:58 re: 210 I've already used up my late round gems queue and now find myself throwing some darts! 213 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 10:07 My standards are too low...I still have players targeted..but nerve shortened my queue from the top with Samardzija at 7.13 214 barilko6       ID: 7258248       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 10:27 Man I had Samardzija on the top of my queue for the last 3 rounds but kept passing him over when I saw how bad he looked this spring. Thinking I should have grabbed him. 215 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 10:58 Re biliruben 210 Last year that was my Arrieta. I had him picked out and was ready to pick him the round he went which was three earlier than any other draft in Drafttime Peek. This year my late sleeper that just got stolen was Eduardo Rodriguez. In this crazy league there is always one other manager that is onto your sleeper and ready to pick him three or four rounds too early. 216 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 11:40 self-fulfilling prophecy. Because you expect them to go, they do. 217 WG       ID: 132582216       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 12:05 Thanks bili. I was afraid Smith would record a few regular season saves before Tree made his next pick and the secret would be out. I kid, I kid. 218 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 15:20 For the record. Will Smith, Eduardo Rodriguez and for God sakes Samardzija are not sleepers. They are normal mid round picks in a 14 team league.... pffft 219 C1-NRB       ID: 44212013       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 15:23 Sorry about that, guys. I'll be picking momentarily... 220 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 15:41 I guess I don't think of the 200th or so pick as "mid-round". Though I agree Smith isn't a sleeper, I was extremely excited to think I could get him. 221 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 16:50 Having four closers better than that already, I just look at #220 with a blank stare and blink. 222 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 17:11 I guess snagging a closer with the job in hand in the seventh round is rare luck if you look at it that way. This league is strange the way it values closers. Years ago as I recall it, the run cleaned the cupboards bare in the first 3-4 rounds. Last couple years you could wait. 223 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 17:23 Yeah, when far less than half of the closers finish with the job in any given year, it generally doesn't pay to go early for a closer who will wreck your ratios and likely lose his job or get hurt. That was why I liked Smith. Solid ratios and high Ks, so a contributor even if he's only half-time. 224 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 17:33 The surprising thing is that three of the top five are going barefoot with just one closer. You have to get up pretty early in the morning to get a fresh closer in this league. 225 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 17:59 Zimmermann, Jordan Strasburg, Stephen Hammel, Jason Smyly, Drew Moore, Matt Iglesias, Raisel Ross, Joe Think I can reach my IP cap with those 7 and 4 closers? 226 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 18:09 50 IP each closer average 150 IP each starter Looks like a lot of slack built in for incidental injuries. Do you have enuff pitching to dodge extra bad matchups? Do always make your IP's? 227 biliruben       ID: 137281811       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 18:36 If I'm in the hunt, I always figure a way to max out my IPs, either through trade or churn. 228 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 18:49 I tried churn that year I was cruising to a win and then my pitching crashed. Never again. 229 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 19:28 Strasburg, Stephen ...Ace Zimmermann, Jordan middle of the road at best not what he used to be Hammel, Jason # 4 starter on the A's Smyly, Drew good upside Moore, Matt Big question mark Iglesias, Raisel Great upside. Hope the shoulder is OK Ross, Joe # 5 starter for Wash, pretty young, let's see 230 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 20:36 Zimmermann is safe. That's all. never been a K monster. Never was 'all that' at least after TJ. Dunno before that. Hammel is great but only when he is with this pitching coach. His stamina is suspect. I believe the longer he is with this coach the more he blooms, the more stable he becomes. Smyly is safe very high floor [but limited innings] with very good K's. Moore is gonna be a monster. His post TJ velo was all the way back last year and his preseason is awesome. Iglesias looks better the closer you look. Low velocity extremely high K's throwing from three diff arm angles, with the movement diff for each slot. Hitters can't keep track of all that. Joe Ross...identical pitcher on a faster track than his brother. So maybe he's better. Stats say that the positive odds for TJ surgery results are much worse than the common perception. Bad news for me because my staff is very very post TJ. 231 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 21:59 Baldy..hope your Hitting proves to be as substantial as you rate your pitching. 232 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 22:25 Taxman Yeah, I'm not so happy about that. I've always done better on the batting side, but my keepers on that side have all aged out. 233 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Thu, Mar 24, 2016, 23:57 Having the pitching locked down should at least allow me to prospect more on the batting side and hit my AB limits for the first time ever. 234 Bean       ID: 41052279       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 02:39 Projected Finish Mar 29, 2016, 6:57 am I continue to urge you all to use queues. 235 Bean       ID: 41052279       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 02:57 With the exception of Tree's last two choices, I've loaded players through pick 9.04 onto yahoo rosters. You can check them through the draft results at Yahoo. Drafted players will not appear as available in the players tab at Yahoo. Tomorrow night or Saturday Morning I will be starting the season and then will drop your five prospects from your rosters. Prospects will appear as available but will have a "K" next to their names. I will add players from your last five picks to your rosters as a transaction. If you don't understand all of this, don't worry, it will become clear soon. 236 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 03:04 When you start the league please make sure and set a two day waiver in reverse order of draft. Make sure everyone is aware the clock has started and that players can be picked up off waivers after waiver period. There was a controversy one year because some people in the league apparently did not understand how this works. We need complete transparency no surprises. Thanks,,, 237 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 03:08 Yesterday we had one manager take almost 4 hours and another take 4:15 hours. That was more then 8 hours of dead time. Can we please, please avoid that Saturday? 238 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 06:50 Man. I envisioned my draft bein totally different than what I've done so far. I had a good plan in place but it seems as though I've deviated quite a bit from it. Fantasy baseball is awesome! 239 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 09:37 I am going to be driving through the desert with no service all day Saturday, and then in baseball stadiums all next week, so I'm pretty bummed about how slow this has been going this week. Please make the next 24 hours count. 240 biliruben       ID: 105572020       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 13:47 If people queued up we could finish this ttoday instead of dragging on all weekend and into next week. We are pretty much doing dregd and bench players nowm. No need to ponder for hours 241 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 14:28 We were going pretty good for a bit there then hit this snag. I think C1 has moved down a couple of timing tiers based on his recent picks! 242 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 15:16 You can lead a horse to water...but you can't make him leave a queue with automatic pick on. bili ...speaking for the league generically..we don't give a shit that you will not be able to pick this week end or during the day next week. We would rather not make picks now AND not make more picks when you are off reservation...don't take it personally...because as a league we don't care about you OR each other...again, generically speaking 243 Bean       ID: 41052279       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:24 <239> Bili, Try to cover one pick with a queue for tomorrow. I recently made the drive from San Diego through Phoenix, lots of barren land and drafting while driving is just not worth it. When you get settled in Phoenix, you can make another pick then if you are up. In any case, I don't see me instituting a 4 hour clock until Monday if at all, cause Easter Sunday is also a good excuse day. Not sure if Barilko has gotten a chance to assess it, but how many hours would we have saved if there was a four hour clock? I suspect not much. 244 C1-NRB       ID: 44212013       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:28 About to pick. Hope ya'll haven't had to wait too long. 245 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:32 "Hope ya'll haven't had to wait too long." You must be joking? 246 biliruben       ID: 28420307       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:38 I have about 12 players in my general q now. It should get me through tomorrow, though it would have been nice to modify based on picks before me. Alas. 247 Barilko       ID: 112432515       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:43 Haven't seen all the picks yet, but just looking at C1 and he's gone over 4 hours three days in a row. It's not really z clock issue, as mentioned by some of the guys here it's more of s courtesy and respect to your other managers thing. I think the draft is definitely being helped by the queue setters and even then we are going to be close to going past opening day. We need to start taking advantage of the queue system that is at our disposal. 248 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 16:46 Here's my deal. It's 1 AM here. I am about to go to sleep. I've been waiting 5 hours for someone to pick. I will leave a one pick que. I cannot leave a second que 23 picks out when I don't know what I am getting in the first pick. So if it makes it to my second pick we will be stuck. Given that C1-NRB averages 4 hours a pick lately, that should not be an issue. 249 C1-NRB       ID: 44212013       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 17:23 I believe things have settled down in my world. I shouldn't have any more extended delays. Thanks for your patience. 250 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 17:36 I just made probably the biggest reach of the draft. All my other options just seemed blah. So I went for the darling of spring training. At best Searage turns him into the next Liriano or Happ. At worst I blew my 17th round pick. 251 Taxman       SuperDude       ID: 029463114       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 18:41 No patience involved. 252 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 19:08 I have never seen the tail end of our draft drag this bad. There are only @ 36 players left in the pool I'd even allow on my team. How hard is it to set a queue? 253 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 19:18 bili Are you positive you can't pick and monitor from your iphone? 255 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 21:22 No, I've never made this drive. But there is nuthin' out there. Nuthin. 256 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Fri, Mar 25, 2016, 22:01 I am thinking Nerve got who he wanted last pick so he should be happy with pick #2. 257 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 09:06 Boldwin the first pick was made before I went to bed so I was able to set the second Que. 258 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 09:43 Question for all the guys that don't own Buxton....what are your thoughts on him long term? I've been watching him and am wondering if he's going to pan out. Thoughts? 259 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 10:59 Every prospect is a lottery ticket. Buxton has skills. C1 - you have acquitted yourself nicely! Somehow you managed to pick 1 minute BEFORE the person picking ahead of you. 260 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 12:02 Boldwin the first pick was made before I went to bed so I was able to set the second Que. 261 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 13:38 I told'ya this was a talented crew of managers. Time travel and errethin! 262 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 15:07 I have started the season in Yahoo, dropped your prospects (they are marked with a "K"), entered your draftees up to pick 13.05, reset the waiver priority, and locked all teams out from transactions. Please check your rosters for accuracy and let me know of discrepancies ASAP. I will continue to add your players as the draft continues, so you should make sure I don't F**K that up too. You should notice that all available players are on waivers until 28 MAR, but in fact should be on waivers for one day after the end of the draft. Since rosters are locked, nobody should be able to claim these players until I unlock rosters. If you would like to make a waiver claim after the draft is over, send me an e-mail, otherwise you will be able to make a FA claim when I unlock rosters, The exact time of this unlock will be random. Any questions? 263 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 16:47 My trackball mouse doesn't like swimming in Drambuie and thus I cannot select anything but the default top of the list. 264 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 16:55 WG's Will Smith pops his LCL attempting the treacherous 'remove shoe' manouver. Our visionary league winner has the replacement already in his stable. 265 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 16:58 "The exact time of this unlock will be random. Any questions?" Yeah. Can you make it "not random" Or I guess us emailing you the waiver picks solves that? 266 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 16:59 Our league is showing as draft stopped on draftime... 267 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:05 I was shocked Wieter lasted as long as he did. Was about to grab him if Bean didn't even though I had Lucroy 268 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:06 yup my turn to pick. about to go to sleep but the draft is stopped,.... 269 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:13 I stopped the draft at Pick 13.13 Pending. From the rules above: Player must be in the Yahoo database at the time he is picked in the supplemental draft. Barilko Pick 13.07 Tyler White, HOU, 1B is not in Yahoo I contacted Barilko moments ago about his pick and will replace this player with whomever he chooses, the re-start the draft. I will not allow him to select from players drafted after his choice. I do not know if or when Yahoo will put him in the player list. I think it appropriate to leave this player off the available list for the remainder of the draft even if he becomes available before its end. I don't need you guys gaming this by stalling the draft. He'll go on waivers. 270 biliruben       ID: 105572020       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:23 Who'd I get? 271 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:23 I also had White on my radar and checked the data base and he's not there so yeah, this is the correct call commish, can't add a player not in Yahoo data base (Except as a prospect obviously) based on rules since the existence of the league. 272 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:24 Bili we don't know, we are all frozen out of the draft... apparently your phone is working though 273 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:28 Your pick was Jurickson Profar bili. 274 biliruben       ID: 105572020       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:29 Ty 275 biliruben       ID: 105572020       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:32 Passing through gallop. Probably nothing cellwise til flagstaff 276 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:33 <265> Yes, if you don't like the randomness of the unlock, then send me an e-mail and use your waiver priority and you will have a fair shot at your guy. 277 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 17:42 This is the right call Commish. Good Job... I do not know if or when Yahoo will put him in the player list. I think it appropriate to leave this player off the available list for the remainder of the draft even if he becomes available before its end. I don't need you guys gaming this by stalling the draft. He'll go on waivers. Really well played... 278 barilko6       ID: 7258248       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 18:43 Ah...sorry guys, I didn't know. I will take Anthony DeSclafani. Can also fix it myself if needed. 279 barilko6       ID: 7258248       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 18:46 Ahhhh...I already regret my repick! 280 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 18:53 Draft resumed, its WG's pick. 281 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 19:10 Some magnificent commishing right there. 282 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 20:12 barilko6 Descalafini Looks like a pretty promising late pick to me. 283 barilko6       ID: 7258248       Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 21:34 Yeah...not to give away my next pick, but I should have went hitter there. 284 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 00:41 Projected Finish Mar 27, 2016, 7:59 pm I continue to urge you all to use queues. 285 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 00:45 I've loaded players through pick 14.05 onto yahoo rosters. Prospects should appear as available, but will have a "K" next to their names in the Players Tab. If you find any discrepancies, let me know ASAP. 286 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 02:33 Descafliano was my next pick as Bean can tell you. He had my Que. The only reason I knew White was not in the data base is I was looking for him in another league where the draft is finished. Easy mistake to make. 287 Bean       ID: 41052279       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 10:13 <286> Confirmed 288 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 11:04 If I had one more pitcher slot, he was the next guy on my short list. 289 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 11:07 And I only have room to pick Alex Cobb because I can stash him on the DL for half a year. By then Ryan Zimmerman will no doubt be waiting with him. 290 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 11:38 "Man. I envisioned my draft bein totally different than what I've done so far. I had a good plan in place but it seems as though I've deviated quite a bit from it. Fantasy baseball is awesome! " - Barilko6 Yup, I expected instead something more like - Stroman Hosmer Liriano Rodon Hammel - check Moustakas - check Chen, Wei-Yin Fowler Dickerson, Corey Moreland, Mitch or Kendrys Morales Lucroy Pillar Vogt Zobrist Wil Myers And I was waiting in the right round to take them usually, but there are penalties for not picking early in the round. 291 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 14:39 Fat ladies getting ready to sing 292 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 16:02 I will point out one more year... When Neil Walker [projected for 72 18 69 .273 3...] ...is available in the last round, this is the Fantasy Gods telling you that your league has too few slots. 293 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 18:05 Walker should have been taken way earlier. I think he's that "average" guy that has a high floor but a lower ceiling but is the perfect guy to help out in many categories and not hurt you in others. 294 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 18:11 And if I didn't already have 4 guys 2B eligible I would have taken him. 295 C1-NRB       ID: 44212013       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 21:24 Yeah, I was surprised to find him still available, too. I'll take that kind of production from a last round pick. I sure couldn't let him hit the waiver wire. 296 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 21:30 Thought about him. He was off and on my list, but decided I needed another pitcher (and another dodger). Though I may have taken another 2nd base eligible guy who is still out there. Sounds like I would have been disappointed if I had dragged him to the top of my list. 298 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 22:16 Note to Bean: Changes needed on Yahoo: Ken Giles is still on my keeper prospect list. Not Yahoo. Desmond Jennings needs to be added to my Yahoo active list. 299 Tree       ID: 59243137       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:02 Walker is a boring pick. He sat go higher, but because he's not exciting, he just kid of lurks around. 300 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:02 Let me try and recruit the newer managers to my favorite cause. In my estimation a few extra influential old-timers have 'rigged' this otherwise magnificent league by starving us with too few slots. They do this to guarantee that the bottom half of the managers will fall 20-40 short of AB's in each slot and give away 200-400 IP's as they lose interest. Meanwhile these crafty managers, on the years they find themselves winning, will stream like mad from the unfairly far too rich Waiver Wire. If you believe winning should be about the best evaluation of talent in the first place, please join with me in lobbying for more slots. If you believe it should be about discouraging the less motivated managers and streaming the Neil Walkers who would not be available in any sane league... ...carry on as before. 301 Tree       ID: 59243137       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:02 *should 302 Tree       ID: 59243137       Sun, Mar 27, 2016, 23:04 A very rare time when Baldwin and I agree. 303 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 00:19 Didn't you elitists already win this battle? I could have sworn we only had 4 bench slots once upon a time. Now the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. And you want to hide away and mothball even more productive but wasted talent on your already too-deep benches? 304 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 00:55 No. I want to have a decent young player on my team I really believe in and wait out a bad week and not have to dump him because the WW's so rich it's always more profitable to stream this weeks hot WW dredgings. 306 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 00:59 "your already too-deep benches" I can't even fill my batting slots every day looking at the first week and I am going to have to dump two batters soon to roster Joe Ross and Raisel Iglesias. How is my bench too deep? 307 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 01:35 <298> corrected Draft is over, if you find mistakes in your Yahoo rosters let me know. You have til 11:59 PM PDT tomorrow to give me any waiver claims you want via e-mail, I will remove the roster hold some time on Tuesday. 308 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 02:12 I`m generally opposed to more bench spots. We already have 5 prospects that can act as a bench. I find large benches lead to less action during the year. For example, with a large bench, player A is on someones roster being seldom used. With a small bench, the manager must decide more frequently if player A is worth rostering as a more consequential player would have to be dropped to waivers to add player A. It also leads to tougher decisions about dropping or rolling with a slumping player. With a large bench it is easy to just have the slumper sit it out on the bench. If we want expanded rosters (not necessarily advocating for this) I would rather remove a util spot and add a MI, CI and OF (or two of 3 said positions). This does dilute the free agent pool but also keeps the roster players active and consequential to league outcome. This helps with Boldwin`s gripes, as it increases the need to evaluate talent at the start of the year, reduces the rich free agent pool and a MI spot would guarantee the Neil Walkers of the world are owned. 309 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 03:20 Baldwin What you fail to mention is that you whined about this for several years and we finally did add a 5th bench spot. I just went back and looked 2007 for example 4 bench spots, 2016 5 bench spots. I don't understand why 5 bench spots is not enough. It seems as though your basic premiss is you want to keep adding bench spots until there is no talent what so ever on the waiver wire? (Forgetting we are already taking an additional 70 possible players through the prospect list) So Walker fell through the cracks. That somehow proves that 5 bench spots isn't enough in a 14 team league? So we already added one for you. When exactly will it be enough? 310 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 05:09 No, I don't want people on my bench I never use. Closers I do want 4 closers. So right there I've got two slots filled up others don't. Even that is too constrictive. In order to do it I had to actually keep 4 closers. In a normal league Nerve and I would snarf up 2/3 of the setup men who become closers. We are just that round-the-clock active and on top of it. But in this league there is nowhere to stash him until he closes. Not without missing a zillion AB's elsewhere. I think a person should be able to have a slot where he stashes Strop for a couple weeks. Batting slots That's all 4 closers and 7 starters leaves me. Ten batting slots. ONE BATTER'S BENCH SLOT. So I have 4 closers and 7 starters...but as I've already described...I can't even reach my AB limits with the batting slots I've got left. Not unless every batter I've got plays every single day. Not unless I stream three slots like a madman every day. Even if I got two more slots I STILL would have trouble reaching my AB limits without streaming. Zimmerman is going to have a lot of no-shows. I need to fill every batting slot every day. I can't even do that now, let alone when I have to dump two batters. Like...I...will...have...to...do, if I want 7 starters and 4 closers. Furthermore obviously I am committed to Deshields. He may only play 2/3 of the time. If I'm lucky. Or maybe I'd be a better manager if I stream 600 Juan Lagares level batters because I spent half a day previous determining they've got a good matchup. Maybe you think that's what makes a deserving winner. Maybe there's no place in this league for someone who commits for the long-haul to a player early. I just think it's more interesting to commit to a young guy who isn't yet earning his slot and has gone over prospect keeper limits. It's penalty enough that he isn't yet performing at a high enuff level. It shouldn't also mean that I am completely unable to fill my AB's. I lost a lot of years committing to Billy Butler and Weiters and guys the scouts were all agreed had such wonderful batting eyes and batting strokes that they would some day win a batting title. I'm willing to lose if I guessed wrong and the stats they produce and I use fail me. I'm not willing to accept losing because it's humanly impossible to fill the AB limits. 311 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 05:35 Rougned Odor I'm the guy who identified and believed in him completely before anyone else had a clue. I'm the guy who would have paid a pretty price to never drop him. But these torturous small benches made it impossible when he imploded and got sent down. It aint right. 312 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 07:07 You gave me Cashner who C1 drafted Now I have to figure out who is missing.... 313 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 08:48 I am missing Farqhuar 314 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 09:58 Baldwin. Basically what you are describing above, is exactly how you want to construct a team, and the rest of the league should change the size of the bench (Which we already did for your once) to make your strategy work... I am trying to understand all your points. 1) Because you liked Odor, and wanted to keep him on your bench, we should make the bench bigger? 2) Because you draft a player who will only plays 2/3rd's of the season we should make the bench bigger? 3) Because you want to have more closers we should make the bench bigger? 4) Because you want to hold more possible future closers we should make the bench bigger? 5) Because you want to hold prospects who are over their limit, but aren't very good yet we should make the bench bigger? 6) Because you can't seem to use every single AB in every slot (No one else does by the way) we should make the bench bigger? I think that's all the arguments you made above but I lost track. Yahoo 12 team public leagues (NO Prospect bench) 5 bench spot ESPN 10 team public league (NO Prospect bench) 3 bench spot You also make it sounds like a 5 person bench is only difficult for you to handle. We are all in the same boat. Is there anything else we can do to accommodate the exact way you want to structure your team besides increasing the size of the bench? 315 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 10:10 <312/313> Fixed on both nerveclinic's and C1-NRB's rosters 316 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 10:50 Nerve You know why you never see anyone from the bottom half rise up and give you problems in just one category? Wouldn't you at least expect someone to specialize in SB's for example? But no. Always one guy has all 12-14's. That's because the bottom half gave up mission impossible halfway thru the season and they are missing 30 AB's in each slot. 317 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 10:55 But Nerve, who didn't even have seven keeper-worthy players managed to stream his way past me by a nose. Hmmm 318 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 10:58 Roster all perfect, Bean. 8] 319 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 11:16 I just wanted to have a laugh for old times...it was good. Can we plead start the waiver period. I already have someone I want to pick up. 320 Tree       ID: 211133217       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 11:45 this league has less roster spots than any league i'm in. i've got one league with one more roster spot, but most have two or more than this one. 321 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 11:58 But he's talking about bench spots, or is that what you mean? What might be interesting to make it a bit deeper, would be to add a CI and MI for next year. 322 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:10 <319> Sorry if I wasn't clear in #307. We are in the waiver process now. If you want someone on waivers, send me an e-mail by 11:59 PM PDT tonight. This is the only way you will be able to make a waiver claim for now. I will be opening all rosters for transactions tomorrow sometime. If a new player is added to the Yahoo player list, he should go to waivers initially. If this is still not clear please give me a specific question that I can answer. 323 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:34 So if someone sends you a waiver before 11:59 tonight, that person would get a waiver one day earlier then someone who waits until tomorrow? By the way, I didn't mean I wanted to put someone on waivers. I wanted it to start, so that it would end, and hopefully collect as a free agent before other people jump on the band wagon. 324 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:54 You want to know what makes people give up down the stretch? A couple of injuries and no full-time players to slot into that spot. Let's add 50 useful players to the mix by cutting the bench spots 2. That's how it is in the league I run. 325 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 14:00 OMG, there were still 14 guys on my queue when pick #15 auto-picked. 326 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 17:19 There were 15 guys in my Que also but they were all shwag. 327 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 17:26 Nothing is more discouraging than going to the waiver wire to fill a hole and to see nothing available. A short bench encourages us to make moves, prevents speculation hoards (which is already in place with the prospects) and forces us all to compete each week rather than fill the bench with "futures guys" Comparatively speaking, the major league roster doesn't have a lot of extra players on it, instead it's filled with guys who serve a purpose towards winning now. 328 Bean       ID: 41052279       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 19:05 <323> Tomorrow all players will be FAs. 329 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 19:13 The list of superstars I was thiiiiis close to picking up off the WW is so long and haunting. Rizzo, Sale, Klubber...it just goes on and on. The problem isn't that they're hard to find on the WW. There's just nowhere to put them when they are available and rising. And the list of great players I was thiiis close to dropping because I had nowhere to put them. Almost had to drop Cargo last year. 330 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 01:49 The list of superstars I was thiiiiis close to picking up off the WW is so long and haunting. Rizzo, Sale, Klubber...it just goes on and on. Yeah but then you woke up from the nightmare and realized is was all a dream/fantasy... You are so amazing Baldwin. If you just had a few more bench spots you'd win this league year after year. 331 Nerveclinic       ID: 451181520       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 09:26 Bean. The players will go to waivers on line before they are free agents correct? Otherwise everyone should no exactly what time you are doing it. Is there a reason you are not using Yahoo waivers? 332 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 10:11 <330>Nerve, we use e-mail for every transaction in TPKL, why is this so difficult for you? Given the e-mails I received it seems everyone is confused by this, though in my mind it could not be any simpler. To mark the prospects with a "K" I had to start the season with them on the rosters. The one day waiver period in Yahoo started then. By the time the draft was over, the waiver period was too. SO, WE CANT USE YAHOO FOR OUR BEGINNING OF THE SEASON WAIVERS...GET IT? I am pretty sure we did it this way last year and nobody was confused then or nobody cared. I am extending the waiver claim period to the 23:59 PM tonight. I will unlock rosters randomly tomorrow, you will not need a waiver to make a claim then. Even if you still don't understand this now, that's unfortunate. There wont be another delay. 333 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 10:15 That deadline was 23:59 PM PDT tonight. 334 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 12:00 First of all THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION. It's all been a complete mystery why waivers are ending by the commish since nothing has been explained. That's why managers are confused. Second, why are you unlocking rosters randomly? This creates an unfair situation. It means unless we constantly keeps checking in tomorrow, some people who get lucky will have a huge advantage. You keep mentioning waivers. Some of us don't want to waste a waiver place to pick up a low rent player but we still want a fair chance to grab a free agent. The fairest thing to do would be to tell everyone here, today, in this thread, "tomorrow at 12 noon I will unlock the players". That way anyone who wants a free agent, and doesn't want to waste a waiver by 11:59 tonight, will have an equal shot at free agents. Now let me ask you the a question commish (Very good Commish in fact) why are my points above so confusing and unreasonable? 335 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:04 It is random to encourage you to use your waiver which is skill vs sitting by your PC waiting to pounce which is total Bull $hit that has nothing to do with skill. 336 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:16 You have suddenly become a total prick Bean. Are you having a bad day? 337 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:38 Nerve this is exhausting. Here is a quote from last year's thread. You'll see I am doing things EXACTLY as I did them last year. I have nothing else to say, you know the deasdline, meet it or don't. You know as much about the time as any one else in the league except me, and I wont be making any waiver or FA claims before the season starts barring injury. So everyone is on the same level playing field. From <312> of last year's thread: OK, all of your players have been posted to the yahoo leagues now. The league has been activated, but you cannot add/drop players now. The waiver priority has been set as order of finish/reverse order of draft. The prospects are either marked with a K or not in the data base and are listed as available. If you are going to pick one of those up now, make sure he is yours. During the season make sure he is no longer prospect protected if he is marked with a K. A complete list of prospects is in the commissioners note. OK, so check your rosters and prospects to ensure they are correct. I need all corrections by tomorrow 2 APR 8 PM. I also need any waiver claims by that time. I will be enabling your ability to pick up free agents soon after that deadline, so any unclaimed players will be first come first served then. I dont want any whining about the exact time of my activating the FA access, if you cant live without a player, use your waiver priority. Any questions? 338 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:41 Been back and forth with the "commish" over this on email, trying to keep the disagreement on the high road and off the thread. He can't use Yahoo waivers because of something he did to lock prospects to keeper list. Fine. So now he will push a button and take free agents off waivers with the flick of his hand. Fine, no other way, I accept that. But why is it a secret when he will do this, why won't he tell us? Why is he the only one that knows. All I am asking is to set a time to do this, so anyone who wants a free agent has an equal chance. I just keep getting run around repeat statements about "Just give me your waiver pick and there won't be a problem" I don't want to waste a waiver pick for the 10th time. I want to pick up a free agent with a fair shot. I'm not even suggesting he is doing it for his advantage (To have obvious first stab at free agents) I know he wouldn't do that. But what the hell is the problem with just setting a time so we all have the same shot? That seems, so, so reasonable. But I have to explain this over and over to a brick wall who wants to keep a secret. Why does such a simple, logical, fair request, have to turn into a pissing match? 339 Bean       ID: 41052279       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:48 As you can see I am always a prick, its not just today 340 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 17:50 And nothing, absolutely nothing in 337 has anything to do with why you will not set a time for releasing the waiver to free agent. Nothing. incongruous argument incongruous arguement. This is how I did it last year, so I won't tell you what time this year. You keep explaining things that have absolutely nothing to do with a simple request. To set a time when the release will happen. Nerve: "Bean. Can you just tell us what time you will release free agents?" No, I didn't last year Nerve: "Bean. Can you just tell us what time you will release free agents?" I can't use yahoo waivers because of prospects set as keepers Nerve: "Bean. Can you just tell us what time you will release free agents?" Use waiver don't be lazy Completely and utterly mental. Twat. 341 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 19:13 While I sympathize with a guy on the other side of the world...who may feel disadvantaged in some unclear way...whatever his angle is here. We are damn lucky to have Bean as our commish and I for one will back him to the hilt. 342 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 19:16 Maybe Nerve's used to having the FA's released in the middle of his day and the middle of our night. Suck it up bunkie. Yahoo likes these things to go off at random times. Why not Bean? 343 PuNk42AE       ID: 192332417       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 20:43 And we know what time Yahoo unlocks Baldwin, so good try using that as something where Bean is doing the same thing. This is a stupid pissing match. 344 Graydog       ID: 4511271214       Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 23:49 100% with the Commish on this one. If there a guy you want - which for darn sakes I hope there is Nerve, for making us all read this complaint over and over - use your waiver. This issue is certainly not worth all of this complaining. I can see why Bean doensn't want to Commish anymore. 345 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 02:57 I do not remember Yahoo having a perfectly reliable time when the FA's appear. I remember a general time target but they could be hours late sometimes. But I'm not claiming perfect recall. 346 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 03:04 If your closer has been superceded in the meantime, you would understand why 'just use the waiver system', isn't a satisfactory answer, but I think 'them's the breaks'. I'd do it Bean's way too. Maybe with a narrower window than a whole day. Don't make Nerve sit there 24 hours, banging away at it. 347 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 05:50 Graydog: Thanks for your feedback. As I've mentioned on multiple occasions, yes there is someone I want, but he is a last pick of the draft kind of guy so I don't want waste my waiver. Baldwin: Good to hear from you as always. What exactly is a "bunkie" that is a term I am not familiar with? What is my angle? I thought my angle is clear, I just want to pick up a free agent, without using a waiver claim. I am just asking the Commish to give the league a time he will release the free agents so everyone in the league has the same knowledge and chance to pick up a free agent. That's all. Pretty simple, has nothing to do with me being on the other side of the planet. I have no idea why it is an unreasonable request, I am truly baffled. 348 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 05:57 Baldwin: " do not remember Yahoo having a perfectly reliable time when the FA's appear." I can tell you because yes I am awake by then. While it isn't exact, it's usually with in far less then an hour difference every night. I would say usually within about 20 minutes most nights Waiver release at approx 12 midnight, west coast time. Again usually within a half hour but often very close to 3AM ECT. I have a clear advantage with that since I am awake. But my disadvantages far out way. I am in bed for all night games, which is 80% to 90% of all games I think. So imagine, anything that happens during any of those games, injuries, closer blow ups, announcements about call ups, announcements about closer changes etc. I am asleep and the rest of the league has a huge advantage. So yes, in season I have one advantage, Free agents released. Everything else is a big fat disadvantage. 349 Boldwin       ID: 611422119       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 08:15 Interesting. I always wondered how that weighed out for you. I wonder what percentage of Gurupies are from dramatically un-American timezones? 350 Barilko       ID: 212161012       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 08:19 Or Un-Canadian.... 351 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 09:41 Two waivers processed: Barilko (#8): White, HOU for Peraza, CINN Graydog (#11): Add Aaron Sanchez Drop Carter Capps Rosters are now unlocked and FAs are first come first served. 352 biliruben       ID: 382202520       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:14 Tree - Get your greasy fingers off of Graydog's prospect. Drop Osuna. 353 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:25 That has to be a record. Thanks for the timely drop Tree. 354 Nerveclinic       ID: 29111311       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:28 I had two FA picks I wanted. The main one was Aaron Sanchez who Graydog took on waivers. My waiver pick would have superseded but I wasn't going to give up a #2 waiver for Sanchez. Still wouldn't knowing he was taken on waivers. The second one I got, Hinojosa, who Phillies manager, Pete Mackanin pronounced was still in the closer mix as recently as yesterday. Win some you lose some... 355 PuNk42AE       ID: 192332417       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:34 And then he promptly gave up a 2R HR and got the BS last night. 356 Bean       ID: 41052279       Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 10:45 I have started a new thread with the constitution and prospect list at the top. Please consider this thread closed and use that one now. I will try to post official correspondence both in the Yahoo league and in the new thread throughout the season. 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