Official Fantasy Baseball Advice Thread

[connorp]

You do bring intrigue. And a 30-team league needs at least 2-3 marks. I guess it makes sense.

 

Rising of the Phoenix bro. This year bbdl. Two years BORED. I suffered a little setback when my son decided to turn down my Bogey trade. Paying $40k out of pocket each he for his school and he still spends on my cc like I don’t.. yet has the audacity to turn down what was a fair trade

[BTS]

Rising of the Phoenix bro. This year bbdl. Two years BORED. I suffered a little setback when my son decided to turn down my Bogey trade. Paying $40k out of pocket each he for his school and he still spends on my cc like I don’t.. yet has the audacity to turn down what was a fair trade

 

I'm rooting for you in BORED.

[Abomination]

Who started it? The BBdl seems to be dead as Abom never answers any questions, I'd have been in, da fuq???

 

 

BBDL isn't dead, but I don't really want to run off-season stuff right now as I don't think we'll be seeing baseball for a long time. As soon as we have dates for a guaranteed spring training and stuff, we'll run everything and replace anyone we need to.

 

I am open to turning it into a pure redraft or some other format though if everyone wants to. I do kind of feel like three mostly identical leagues is probably too many for the board to properly support right now.

[Spanky__99]

BBDL isn't dead, but I don't really want to run off-season stuff right now as I don't think we'll be seeing baseball for a long time. As soon as we have dates for a guaranteed spring training and stuff, we'll run everything and replace anyone we need to.

 

I am open to turning it into a pure redraft or some other format though if everyone wants to. I do kind of feel like three mostly identical leagues is probably too many for the board to properly support right now.

 

Nah... the former is fine, but we should have votes on a few things.

[Spanky__99]

14 team Dynasty League with $300 salary cap.

 

I was offered Freddy Peralta ($19) and Franmil Reyes ($7) for Matt Olson ($23) and Yu Darvish ($24).

 

I've got Vlad Jr. so I'm covered at 1B so the loss of a 1B and gaining a UT doesn't sting too much, my pitching is a little weaker than my hitting, and I've got some money issues.

 

Seems like a decent deal but Peralta's slight frame kind of scares me long term. Olson seems rock solid but Franmil isn't too far behind him if you can stomach the UT tag. What do you guys think?

 

Where's your team at in considering contention? I like the latter players, but you save quite a bit of cash.

[Spanky__99]

I'm rooting for you in BORED.

 

I'm not.

[connorp]

BBDL isn't dead, but I don't really want to run off-season stuff right now as I don't think we'll be seeing baseball for a long time. As soon as we have dates for a guaranteed spring training and stuff, we'll run everything and replace anyone we need to.

 

I am open to turning it into a pure redraft or some other format though if everyone wants to. I do kind of feel like three mostly identical leagues is probably too many for the board to properly support right now.

 

Don’t listen to Spank-off. A lot of people aren’t tuned into baseball. Now isn’t the time to make drastic changes. Spanky is a douchebag

[Spanky__99]

Don’t listen to Spank-off. A lot of people aren’t tuned into baseball. Now isn’t the time to make drastic changes. Spanky is a douchebag

 

Suck my dick while you're down there, 3 Foot.

[connorp]

Suck my dick while you're down there, 3 Foot.

 

You got the whole “you’re” and “your” thing right. You going dry tonight or something?

[Spanky__99]

BBDL isn't dead, but I don't really want to run off-season stuff right now as I don't think we'll be seeing baseball for a long time. As soon as we have dates for a guaranteed spring training and stuff, we'll run everything and replace anyone we need to.

 

I am open to turning it into a pure redraft or some other format though if everyone wants to. I do kind of feel like three mostly identical leagues is probably too many for the board to properly support right now.

 

Actually lets do a Re-Draft that would be epic, shake up the league a little bit, Abom.

[Terminator]

Where's your team at in considering contention? I like the latter players, but you save quite a bit of cash.

 

It’s been the best team running for 3 years in a row but I can’t get over the hump in the playoffs. Now I’m really strapped for cash.

[Spanky__99]

It’s been the best team running for 3 years in a row but I can’t get over the hump in the playoffs. Now I’m really strapped for cash.

 

Ah, that's a conundrum, Good Luck!

 

I think missing Darvish to injury the last 2 years in Fantasy playoffs might've had to do with not getting over the hump. But if you're in dire need for cash, I'd do it. Big upside. Tough decision, brosoff.

[JG34]

Rising of the Phoenix bro. This year bbdl. Two years BORED. I suffered a little setback when my son decided to turn down my Bogey trade. Paying $40k out of pocket each he for his school and he still spends on my cc like I don’t.. yet has the audacity to turn down what was a fair trade

 

But I want to go back to back in BBDL!

[L54]

I suggested making changes to the BBDL format last offseason and I still think it’s a good idea. It’s an exact replica of BORED and DDL. Might as well turn it into something else to add some excitement and try and get people interested again.

[Jimcanuck]

Ugh, with Casas and J-Rod on the cusp, I would hate to blow up BBDL to something else. Maybe tweak it to add some nice differentiation.

[connorp]

Ugh, with Casas and J-Rod on the cusp, I would hate to blow up BBDL to something else. Maybe tweak it to add some nice differentiation.

 

Yeah, last attempt at something different was Laila’s redraft that didn’t take. Think there was a couple other new league ideas that didn’t float

[L54]

I don’t think the league needs to be blown up but I would support shrinking the league to condense the player pool or turning it into a keeper instead of a dynasty

 

I think you could increase activity by making it smaller

[connorp]

I don’t think the league needs to be blown up but I would support shrinking the league to condense the player pool or turning it into a keeper instead of a dynasty

 

I think you could increase activity by making it smaller

 

I’ve always been a fan of cutting down to 16-18 teams. It’s not supposed to be a mlb sim like LOD. Gives it an extra dynamic when you can grab playable guys off waivers, but there’s still not great players in every spot- even at 16

[Spanky__99]

I’ve always been a fan of cutting down to 16-18 teams. It’s not supposed to be a mlb sim like LOD. Gives it an extra dynamic when you can grab playable guys off waivers, but there’s still not great players in every spot- even at 16

 

How can you compare either leagues. C'mon, it's far different.

[AdamGreenwood]

Given the number of owners that are in both BORED and BBDL, is it possible we could combine the two leagues into a 30-teamer?

We could maybe let owners keep a few players, and re-draft the rest.

 

Interest has waned in both these leagues, and half the players don't respond to trade offers.

[Spanky__99]

Given the number of owners that are in both BORED and BBDL, is it possible we could combine the two leagues into a 30-teamer?

We could maybe let owners keep a few players, and re-draft the rest.

 

Interest has waned in both these leagues, and half the players don't respond to trade offers.

 

It's the middle of the winter with nothing updated. Dumn.

[Abomination]

Given the number of owners that are in both BORED and BBDL, is it possible we could combine the two leagues into a 30-teamer?

We could maybe let owners keep a few players, and re-draft the rest.

 

Interest has waned in both these leagues, and half the players don't respond to trade offers.

 

I don't really think people would go for that. Plus, it would just substitute two somewhat duplicate leagues for one somewhat duplicate league.

[Abomination]

I don’t think the league needs to be blown up but I would support shrinking the league to condense the player pool or turning it into a keeper instead of a dynasty

 

I think you could increase activity by making it smaller

 

Yeah, and we might end up having to take that route. Going back to keepers could also work, although we have a few guys that can be hard to track down for drafts. It seems like cutting down to 20 just resulted in everyone dumping middle relievers into the draft. The Basketball league doesn't feel too great with only 6 keepers (to me anyway) as it feels like you can't really keep young players without paying too high a price in terms of competing. Maybe something like 12 MLB and 8 MiLB would work. People would have to make meaningful decisions and drop good talent, but elite players could still be held onto. Dunno.

[Laika]

As a general comment I do get the sense that interest in our board dynasty leagues is waning, or at least at a low point.

 

I do think it would make sense to implement some big changes such as owner reduction, rule changes, league amalgamations. Maybe BORED and BBDL should work together for some kind of joint solution, whatever that is. Nobody should be shy about big changes.

 

I see Spanky said that it's just winter but no... I think this is a bit different.

 

I feel like the DDL and LOD are fine though...

[Jimcanuck]

As a general comment I do get the sense that interest in our board dynasty leagues is waning, or at least at a low point.

 

I do think it would make sense to implement some big changes such as owner reduction, rule changes, league amalgamations. Maybe BORED and BBDL should work together for some kind of joint solution, whatever that is. Nobody should be shy about big changes.

 

I see Spanky said that it's just winter but no... I think this is a bit different.

 

I feel like the DDL and LOD are fine though...

 

I don't think it has to do with the leagues, but external factors

[L54]

BORED is fine I think. Yes it is slower in the winter but during the season it feels like there is good engagement.

 

DDL and LOD are obviously okay. Those two leagues will likely stand the test of time.

 

BBDL is like the A+ equivalent where it would make sense to run some rule changes or make some adjustments to see how they work. I don't think it makes sense to merge BBDL or BORED as it would be a logistical nightmare.

 

Cut down to 15 teams

Keep 12 players (MLB/MiLB) at the end of the year

Have like 5 minor league slots to store green flags

Three round MiLB draft

5x5 classic scoring

 

Something along these lines ^^

 

Completely different league context than the others. Very simple and easy to manage.

[connorp]

The problem isn’t the 14-16 owners that are active. You’re not going to do anything to drum up interest for the other 4-6. Contraction is the way to go. It’d be a different league because the waiver wire wouldn’t be a total wasteland. Especially if you go 14-15 teams. You’d inject the bottom teams with some star players and increase parity

[connorp]

Re-drafts every year makes a league more time consuming and for ppl in multiple leagues, it’ll prob hurt as much as help

[connorp]

As a general comment I do get the sense that interest in our board dynasty leagues is waning, or at least at a low point.

 

I do think it would make sense to implement some big changes such as owner reduction, rule changes, league amalgamations. Maybe BORED and BBDL should work together for some kind of joint solution, whatever that is. Nobody should be shy about big changes.

 

I see Spanky said that it's just winter but no... I think this is a bit different.

 

I feel like the DDL and LOD are fine though...

 

Do you think over-moderation has played any part? Just curious

[L54]

The problem isn’t the 14-16 owners that are active. You’re not going to do anything to drum up interest for the other 4-6. Contraction is the way to go. It’d be a different league because the waiver wire wouldn’t be a total wasteland. Especially if you go 14-15 teams. You’d inject the bottom teams with some star players and increase parity

 

Agreed. Bad teams become worse because they lose interest and rarely make moves or are even active during the summer. Nobody for contenders to trade with.

 

Increased talent in the waiver wire would increase engagement. More opportunity to add a decent player.

 

I’d consider dropping the RP slots to two too. Then you’d be drafting 10 players each spring to fill out your roster. If you go 5x5 there is no need for holds. This semi redraft would allow teams to compete almost every year.