Official Fantasy Baseball Advice Thread

[Carlos Danger]

I joined

[jaysblue]

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

 

More Lamonte Wade Jr and Jonathan Villar trade offers incoming.

[jaysblue]

5 dollar buy ins?

 

$20

[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

 

So we have 9 teams. That's just enough to run the league I think, so we are a go.

 

I'll leave it open for another ~24 hours. Ideally we get a few more entrants so we can play with 12-15 teams. If we don't get close to 15 then I will expand rosters and add some extra positions.

 

Expect the pitching categories to change before the draft. Ace pitchers are overvalued with these stats. I will change a stat or delete a ratio.

[Laika]

Or is the Fantrax point system just bunk?

 

When you look at the players tab and view either 2022 points or projected season points, the top of the list is almost all pitchers.

 

I kind of think their point system is just wrong.

 

If you run the Fangraphs Auction Calculator with our initial stats (substituting in FIP for HR/9) pitchers #2 to #100 scale form $84 to $10 (I am ignoring DeGrom) and hitters #1 to #100 scale from $81 to $18

 

seems fine?

[Carlos Danger]

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

 

Draft is in progress boys. Let’s getter done before I have to go to football.

[L54]

Draft is in progress boys. Let’s getter done before I have to go to football.

 

There’s no way this gets done today, we’re drafting like 40 players

[Carlos Danger]

There’s no way this gets done today, we’re drafting like 40 players

 

I know, I just want to get my key guys out of the way then I can set to auto pick off my list

[Spanky__99]

I know, I just want to get my key guys out of the way then I can set to auto pick off my list

 

lol

[L54]

I know, I just want to get my key guys out of the way then I can set to auto pick off my list

 

Bold strategy

[FantasyNewb]

How concerning is Espino's injury?

[Laika]

It doesn't sound good

[Spanky__99]

How concerning is Espino's injury?

 

Very concerning.

[Jimcanuck]

How concerning is Espino's injury?

 

He'll be fine. Definitely should be a target of everyone.

[Spanky__99]

He'll be fine. Definitely should be a target of everyone.

 

This doesn't sound fine, Jim...

 

In January, Espino learned he has a subscapularis strain and an anterior capsule tear in his right shoulder. He’s expected to not throw for at least the next eight weeks. He’ll continue to be monitored at Spring Training to determine if that timeline could change.

 

Or...

 

Espino reported shoulder soreness and swelling after a throwing session in January. An MRI revealed a strain of his subscapularis and a tear of the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. The Guardians will conduct more imaging once Espino reaches the six-week mark post-injury, but they anticipate he’ll go at least eight weeks without throwing before he can initiate a return-to-action program.

 

The Guardians were ultra conservative with Espino last season after he suffered a knee injury and then, during his recovery, a shoulder injury. He didn’t pitch again after his four April starts, in which he totaled 18 1/3 innings (and 35 strikeouts). They’ll again take the careful route with the prized pitching prospect.

 

If that were Tiedemann, I'd be very worried.

[Laika]

Sounds kind of like Sixto

 

see you in 2025, Daniel

[BTS]

How concerning is Espino's injury?

 

Very, very concerning

[Spanky__99]

Very, very concerning

 

Right, this f***ing suxxxxx as an owner of this dude. Shoulder injuries are the death of SP's. No bueno.

[connorp]

Luckily he wasn’t added on to the best collection of young SP in all of the board leagues. I tried to trade for him a couple times aggressively but luckily it was an inactive owner

[connorp]

Ironically it was the guy who took over the team fantasynewb bailed on lol

[Spanky__99]

Luckily he wasn’t added on to the best collection of young SP in all of the board leagues. I tried to trade for him a couple times aggressively but luckily it was an inactive owner

 

Ironically it was the guy who took over the team fantasynewb bailed on lol

 

No-one cares Connor. Also bailed because of illness is in bad taste man, but it's to be expected with you.

[connorp]

No-one cares Connor. Also bailed because of illness is in bad taste man, but it's to be expected with you.

 

Sorry, man. It’s probably true but I have a standing thing where I don’t believe anything on the internet. He was seeking fantasy advice like 2 months into the season too. That’s why sometimes I feel the need to prove something I claim lol. Just bc I don’t believe anyone else

[connorp]

I’m not saying completely made up but it’s like when an employee tells you him mom has cancer and has to go home for a weekend and can’t work. Then you find out she’s been in remission for years lol.

Sorry I’m such a sick but life is just like that lol

[Spanky__99]

facepalmgif.com

[Laika]

Sorry, man. It’s probably true but I have a standing thing where I don’t believe anything on the internet.

 

This makes sense considering you have probably been catfished twenty times by now.

[Spanky__99]

This makes sense considering you have probably been catfished twenty times by now.

 

lol

[FantasyNewb]

IÂ’m not saying completely made up but itÂ’s like when an employee tells you him mom has cancer and has to go home for a weekend and canÂ’t work. Then you find out sheÂ’s been in remission for years lol.

Sorry IÂ’m such a sick but life is just like that lol

 

I was diagnosed with a progressive disease in 2020, and it's been a battle ever since. And has taken a toll on my mental health as well. I could go weeks and months feeling fine but then I can go weeks of not caring about anything, including fantasy baseball, and not be involved. I didn't want to do that to this board.

 

I had to recently give up my best team to my friend because I didn't want to waste such a good team. I only have one dynasty team at the moment to keep my mind busy at times. But I don't mind keeping that one as it's a s*** team and no one would really care if I'm not overly involved. Why the hell would I invent a story about my sickness on a forum where I don't know any of you really? I could've just ghosted the league or said I didn't want to be involved with it anymore and fade into obscurity. But you do you!

[connorp]

This makes sense considering you have probably been catfished twenty times by now.

 

Solid. Never catfished but girls do all sorts of crazy s*** with their photos now. Edits. I f***ing hate that lol

 

Seasoned guys always ask for more pics but careful not to irritate the girl. But it’s not uncommon to see one picture and think someone is hot and then get a better picture to tell, and be like no

[connorp]

I was diagnosed with a progressive disease in 2020, and it's been a battle ever since. And has taken a toll on my mental health as well. I could go weeks and months feeling fine but then I can go weeks of not caring about anything, including fantasy baseball, and not be involved. I didn't want to do that to this board.

 

I had to recently give up my best team to my friend because I didn't want to waste such a good team. I only have one dynasty team at the moment to keep my mind busy at times. But I don't mind keeping that one as it's a s*** team and no one would really care if I'm not overly involved. Why the hell would I invent a story about my sickness on a forum where I don't know any of you really? I could've just ghosted the league or said I didn't want to be involved with it anymore and fade into obscurity. But you do you!

 

I’m a sociopath with no friends besides my son. No joke. So don’t take it personal

 

That said, I wasn’t completely wrong

[Spanky__99]

lol... I saw that excuse coming from miles away, keep on going on douchebag.