Official Fantasy Baseball Advice Thread

[FantasyNewb]

Witt Jr and Carroll should have never been available off waivers

 

Yeah, I honestly have been able to get every rising star for the past two years. The league has become very boring.

[L54]

Yeah, I honestly have been able to get every rising star for the past two years. The league has become very boring.

 

You need to join the next forum league that has an opening. You would be a good fit

[FantasyNewb]

You need to join the next forum league that has an opening. You would be a good fit

 

Hey, yeah, I tried to join the BORED league a while back, but got diagnosed with a progressive disease at the same time. I was at the hospital and tried to learn the different aspects of the league but was too distracted to really compete, so I had to back out. But I really enjoy this forum and would like to eventually join a league again.

[Jimcanuck]

The league has become very boring.

 

Hey, yeah, I tried to join the BORED league a while back

 

I think BORED is a good fit for you.

[L54]

Hey, yeah, I tried to join the BORED league a while back, but got diagnosed with a progressive disease at the same time. I was at the hospital and tried to learn the different aspects of the league but was too distracted to really compete, so I had to back out. But I really enjoy this forum and would like to eventually join a league again.

 

I guarantee there is an opening available right now if you want in to start the year. There isn’t a ton to learn and by the sounds of it you already have a firm grasp on the league and prospects. You need a real challenge instead of this league you’re playing in lol

[connorp]

Yeah I mean, I don’t even get the draw of a league like that. Even if it’s your friends, if nobody else is trying, there’s really nothing rewarding in winning lol

[BlueRocky]

He'd have to exceed his ceiling to be up with those guys. He doesn't have the speed to steal the bases that Tatis and Acuna do, or hit tool of Soto and Vlad.

 

Julio Rodriguez is good at beisbol activities.

 

Hope you still have him Carlos.

[connorp]

Julio Rodriguez is good at beisbol activities.

 

Hope you still have him Carlos.

 

Fantrax, who I can respect very much, has him #1.

I don’t agree but I guess he’s in the conversation for many

[Carlos Danger]

Julio Rodriguez is good at beisbol activities.

 

Hope you still have him Carlos.

 

Was this for me?

[Spanky__99]

Was this for me?

 

Yes, the trade you never made. Haha!!!

[Carlos Danger]

Yes, the trade you never made. Haha!!!

 

Yup. Some of the best trades are those not made. Having said that, one shouldn't get too attached to every new shiny prospect floating on helium.

 

Guys who traded Adel, Kelenic, Duran and many more at their peak are loving it. Those who hold/held too long, not so much...

[connorp]

I can’t recall who Jim offered me Julio for. It was when he was 17. It wasn’t anyone great. Luckily I don’t remember well enough to be upset over it.

[connorp]

I remember he’s talk about J-Rod and I’m like “who the f*** is J-Rod” and then looked at his roster and figured out it was this green prospect with pop

[Jimcanuck]

I remember he’s talk about J-Rod and I’m like “who the f*** is J-Rod” and then looked at his roster and figured out it was this green prospect with pop

 

I've learned to only approach you with a trade when I'm trying to sell a player on the downside of his career.

[Laika]

draft season itch

 

does anyone want to do some kind of draft and hold? on fantrax

 

could do a normal draft or a slow draft with extended windows but maybe only 30 minute or 1 hour windows so you'd HAVE to set and use a queue especially overnight

 

maybe a 6x6 roto with AVG, RBI, R, HR, SB, OBP --- K, SV+HLD, W, ERA, WHIP, K/BB

 

could run it with anywhere from 10 to 20 teams and adjust league depth accordingly.

maybe do deeeep rosters either way so the draft tests your depth chart and prognostication knowledge.

 

no in-season transactions or trades or lineup setting.

[connorp]

I've learned to only approach you with a trade when I'm trying to sell a player on the downside of his career.

 

A prospect buff would spend his nights taking care of business in the dark room looking at my roster

[Carlos Danger]

no in-season transactions or trades or lineup setting.

 

How does that work?

[Laika]

How does that work?

 

There's just no bench. Every roster spot is an active player and they accrue stats all season. No adding anybody new and no cutting someone if they suck.

 

It's basically a DRAFT ONLY league. You can watch the standings if you want or just check in in October to see how smart you were.

[Carlos Danger]

There's just no bench. Every roster spot is an active player and they accrue stats all season. No adding anybody new and no cutting someone if they suck.

 

It's basically a DRAFT ONLY league. You can watch the standings if you want or just check in in October to see how smart you were.

 

So basically if 5 of your 9 guys go on the 60 day IL you are s*** out of luck?

[Laika]

So basically if 5 of your 9 guys go on the 60 day IL you are s*** out of luck?

 

Yes. There is a lot of luck, but injury risk and job security are also part of the equation.

 

Also these leagues typically have deep rosters, so everyone suffers a couple season ending injuries. Maybe starting 9 plus CI, MI, second C, fourth OF, and additional UTIL slot. Depending on amount of teams.

[Carlos Danger]

Yes. There is a lot of luck, but injury risk and job security are also part of the equation.

 

Also these leagues typically have deep rosters, so everyone suffers a couple season ending injuries. Maybe starting 9 plus CI, MI, second C, fourth OF, and additional UTIL slot. Depending on amount of teams.

 

f*** it, I am in.

[Stangstag]

draft season itch

 

does anyone want to do some kind of draft and hold? on fantrax

 

could do a normal draft or a slow draft with extended windows but maybe only 30 minute or 1 hour windows so you'd HAVE to set and use a queue especially overnight

 

maybe a 6x6 roto with AVG, RBI, R, HR, SB, OBP --- K, SV+HLD, W, ERA, WHIP, K/BB

 

could run it with anywhere from 10 to 20 teams and adjust league depth accordingly.

maybe do deeeep rosters either way so the draft tests your depth chart and prognostication knowledge.

 

no in-season transactions or trades or lineup setting.

 

I’m down.

[Laika]

I made the league

 

https://www.fantrax.com/newui/fantasy/joinLeague.go?leagueId=qh3jukzcle76235y

 

It is setup like this right now:

 

15 teams

26 man rosters. No bench. Roster mirrors MLB rosters:

Cx2, SS, 2B, 1B, 3B, CI, MI, CF, OFx3, UTIL (13 hitters)

SPx5, RPx6, Px2 (13 pitchers)

 

Scoring is roto, 7x7 using RBI, R, SB, HR, AVG, OBP, SLG; W, K, SV+HLD, ERA, WHIP, K/BB, HR/9

 

We can tweak stats and rosters based on the # of teams who join and everyone's preference!

 

Draft is set to start Sunday as a "slow-ish" online draft using the Fantrax draft room. 1 hour windows, with a clock freeze between 1am and 6am ET. If someone misses two windows consecutively the system will put them on autopick.

The draft might take several days, but with 1 hour windows it will never grind to a halt. It is highly suggested that people use auto-pick and a ranked queue: you should absolutely toggle the options to "only pick from queue" and "fill active slots first" if using autopick. If you have to stop paying attention, toggle off the "only pick from queue" one but leave autopick and the second option on, and then at least the computer will draft a complete roster for you.

 

The league has no trades, no adds/drops, and no lineup setting. You need to draft a 26 man roster that fits your slots perfectly. If you f*** up and draft a bench player, there are no mulligans! You are just SOL and playing one man short from day 1.

 

Oh yeah, and with no lineup changes if you draft Ohtani it will be for SP or UTIL - not both. That's important to keep in mind.

 

I can already see that I might need to tweak the P stats, seems like Aces are a bit too valuable

[L54]

I’ll be there to defend my draft and hold title

 

A little different set up than last year eh

[Laika]

I’ll be there to defend my draft and hold title

 

A little different set up than last year eh

 

Yeah last year we did "best ball" with a points system and 40 man rosters, and on any given day only your top 9 hitters and pitchers would score points.

 

It was cool IMO but maybe a bit out there / confusing for people. Decided to go with something more traditional this year.

 

I actually think "best ball" would be cool for a head to head league. Imagine a dynasty league where you didn't have to do the daily lineup setting - all you had to care about was 26/40 man roster construction. It would be like doing the GM job without having to the manager job too.

[L54]

Yeah last year we did "best ball" with a points system and 40 man rosters, and on any given day only your top 9 hitters and pitchers would score points.

 

It was cool IMO but maybe a bit out there / confusing for people. Decided to go with something more traditional this year.

 

I actually think "best ball" would be cool for a head to head league. Imagine a dynasty league where you didn't have to do the daily lineup setting - all you had to care about was 26/40 man roster construction. It would be like doing the GM job without having to the manager job too.

 

Right I was trying to remember how it worked but I knew we drafted a whole slew of players and then only the best performers of each week would be counted

 

Doesn’t hurt to mix it up every year. I like playing in a redraft board league and will be a huge fan of the slow online draft so I don’t have to carve out two and a half hours on Sunday to do the draft.

[Jimcanuck]

I joined. 6 out of 15 spots taken so far

[Laika]

I set it up for 15 teams but we can run this with anywhere from 10 to 20 teams, I think, and just adjust roster depth accordingly.

[Terminator]

I'm not going to play but William would definitely jump at the chance if you want me to ask him.

[Spanky__99]

5 dollar buy ins?