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  1. So far we have.... 1. JFL19 2. Cyborg 3. LTBF 4. Nafro 5. L54 6. P2F 7. King 8. Condor13 10 spots open! If it fills early i'll make a second game so everyone who wants in can get in on it.
  2. Invitations are sent! I sent 22 invites out and have opened up 18 spots that need to be filled. For the new people who said they would like to play i'll need your usernames to send you an invite! Game is for Monday!
  3. Top signing: 3B Joseph Reyes, Dominican Republic, $300,000. Total players signed: 53. image: http://www.baseballamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/intl-reviews-300x212.jpg intl-reviews-300x212 To sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2015, the Blue Jays went over their 2015-16 bonus pool. Exceeding your bonus pool by more than 15 percent puts a team in the penalty box for two years of being unable to sign anyone subject to the pools for more than $300,000. However, Blue Jays went over their pool by a tick under 15 percent, putting them in the 10-15 percent pool overage range to trigger a one-year penalty instead of two. If Guerrero reaches his potential, that should be worth the penalty, as he’s already the organization’s best prospect and the No. 20 prospect in baseball. The penalty also didn’t prevent them from signing 23-year-old Cuban infielder Lourdes Gurriel, who was exempt from the bonus pools and got a seven-year, $22 million major league contract. During their penalty year of being able to max out at $300,000 per player, the Blue Jays gave $300,000 to Joseph Reyes, a 6-foot-3 Dominican third baseman who also spent time living in New York. He’s a lefthanded hitter with a sweet swing that’s quick and fluid. He pairs it with good discipline, maintaining a patient approach to draw plenty of walks. He doesn’t consistently drive the ball in the air yet, showing mostly gap power in games right now but with the physicality to become a power hitter in the future. Reyes has a strong arm, but hitting comes more naturally to him than fielding. He’s at third base now and has a chance to stick there, though he could end up moving to the outfield. The Blue Jays also gave $300,000 on July 2 to 17-year-old Venezuelan shortstop Hugo Cardona. A lean and wiry 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, Cardona is a toolsy, quick-twitch athlete with plus speed and a strong arm to stay at shortstop. He knows how to apply his speed on the basepaths and should be a high stolen base threat. Cardona is a solid contact hitter from the right side of the plate, with mostly singles and occasional doubles power now, so getting stronger will be key for his offensive development. Jeison Contreras is a 17-year-old Dominican righthander with a chance to have a huge fastball, with similarities to former Blue Jays signing Miguel Castro, now with the Rockies. Contreras, who signed with the Blue Jays for $175,000 in January, is tall and lean (6-foot-3, 170 pounds) with loose, long arm action and a fastball that’s 88-93 mph right now. Given his physical projection and relatively easy delivery, he could be reaching the upper-90s once he’s filled out. He shows feel for a changeup that’s further along than his breaking ball right now. Contreras trained with Christian Batista, known as “Niche.” Jolbert Concepcion is an 18-year-old Dominican righthander the Blue Jays signed for $150,000 in August. He has a huge, physical frame (6-foot-5, 200 pounds) and an 88-92 mph fastball, but his best pitch is his tight-spinning curveball. He’s athletic for his size and has good body control of his long levers, creating deception against hitters with a high front side. Another Dominican righthander with a large frame, Roither Hernandez, signed for $150,000 in July. Hernandez, 19, is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds with great arm speed and a plus fastball, sitting at 90-95 mph and touching 96-97. As his velocity has increased, he’s still learning to corral his fastball in the strike zone. He threw a slower, slurvy slider in the high-70s when he’s signed, but he’s modified the way he’s thrown the pitch to become a power slider in the mid-to-upper 80s. For $110,000, the Blue Jays in July signed Dominican shortstop Kenny Mauricio, whose best tool is his bat. Mauricio has a small, compact build (5-foot-9, 165 pounds) with a nice lefthanded stroke. He doesn’t swing and miss much, making a lot of contact with gap power. He has average speed and is a smart baserunner who knows how to pick his spots stealing bases. Mauricio is a solid fielder at shortstop, though his range and body type might eventually lead him to second base. Venezuelan lefthander Nicolas Medina signed for $100,000 on July 2 out of Carlos Guillen’s academy. He has a smaller frame (5-foot-10, 160 pounds), a good delivery and gets a surprisingly high rate of empty swings on his 84-88 mph fastball. He commands his fastball well and has plenty of deception, making it difficult for hitters to pick up the ball out of his hand. Medina complements his fastball with a slow curveball that has good spin. Rafael Lantigua, an 18-year-old Dominican shortstop, signed with the Blue Jays for $100,000 in August. He’s small (5-foot-8, 155 pounds) but has plus speed and is a gamer with a high baseball IQ. He’s a smart, instinctual player with good contact skills from the right side of the plate. If he doesn’t stay at shortstop, he could go to second base or with his speed could become a center fielder. Blue Jays international scouts have shown a knack for picking up quality arms at good prices out of Latin America, with a few candidates to watch potentially emerging from their high-volume class. One is 18-year-old Dominican righthander Elieser Medrano, who signed for $15,000 in July. He’s a lean, projectable 6-foot-2, 180 pounds with a loose arm and a fastball that jumped from 88-93 mph when he signed to touching 97 mph this summer. When he signed he threw a slurvy upper-70s slider that he has worked to modify into more of a true curveball with more depth and downer action. In December the Blue Jays signed 16-year-old Brayan Mejia for $75,000 out of the Dominican Republic. Mejia (6-foot-2, 165 pounds) had been showcasing for teams as an outfielder, but the Blue Jays were able to see him on the mound. He made a quick impression, throwing 90-93 mph and scraping 94 mph with good life to his fastball and not much effort in his delivery. He’s just now learning how to throw a curveball and a changeup, with the athleticism that should help him make adjustments on the mound. Venezuelan righthander Elixon Caballero, signed for $50,000 in July, struck out five of the eight batters he faced at the MLB international showcase in the Dominican Republic last February. At the time, Caballero was touching 90 mph, but this summer his velocity jumped and he reached 95 mph. He’s still 16 and only 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, but he has a chance to be a power arm with good spin on his breaking ball and an athletic delivery. He trained with Guillermo Quintero. Lefthander Naswell Paulino was another player training as an outfielder in the Dominican Republic who the Blue Jays signed to pitch. Paulino, a 16-year-old signed for $70,000 in July, is 5-foot-11, 160 pounds and threw 85-88 mph when he signed and more recently has hit 90 mph. He’s a bouncy athlete whose arm works well and has good fastball command for someone new to pitching. Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/international-reviews-toronto-blue-jays-2016/#v8ZQMwbyGEgzypio.99
  4. Got it! Thanks! Hmmm. I'll consider it but i generally don't like to reward the best loser.
  5. When you sign up you put your e-mail in and when i send invites (the day before) you automatically get an e-mail with a link to select your team. So unless you go over 24 hours without checking your e-mail/looking at your phone it's hard to not remember.
  6. I'd bet money i don't come in 16th!
  7. No dumb questions! Every player who is on a roster on any team is generally available. You have a 50k budget and each player is assigned a salary. https://www.draftkings.com/help/mlb Make an account! I think everyone who played last year will vouch it's a lot of fun! The time commitment is minimal as we only do it once a week and building a roster can take a few mins if you don't have a lot of time.
  8. C K. Suzuki Atl - C 1B M. Moreland Bos - 1B 2B B. Phillips Atl - 2B 3B M. Franco Phi - 3B SS A. Hechavarria Mia - SS CF J. Ellsbury NYY - CF OF E. Carrera Tor - OF OF E. Thames Mil - OF Util K. Kiermaier TB - CF P C. Richard SD - P P B. Colón Atl - P P D. Bundy Bal - P P M. Leake StL - P
  9. I have decided the prize will be a minimum value of 100$ since last year first place got 75$
  10. The regular season can't come fast enough.
  11. Hellooo my internet best friends. The DFS contest will be back for season two. Last year was fairly successful and we had a bunch of people participate and a few regulars who were in it every week! For those of you who don't know what DFS are it is quite simple and addicting. You have a set amount of money to spend on players and you get points based on how your players perform. We use the Draft Kings platform (It's free to sign up and you don't need a credit card or anything to create a free account and it takes 2 mins. Why should you participate? Excellent question. 1. It's free 2. It's fun 3. You win $$ 4. Why the f*** would you not? 5. i like teddy bears - Also if you're interested in ever dabbling into the boards prized fantasy leagues this is a great way to prove yourself. Last years standings: 1. Vdubmvp 20 points 2. Spats 16 points 3 GD, Jays4life19 15 points 4 Cyborg 12points 5 Nafro 10 points 6 CanadianSportsJunkie, Boxy 7 points 7 King, 5 points 8 JFLJR, Jays_Fever, John_Havok, Orgfiller, L54, Hurl 4 points 9 P2F, Rusty_Savage 3 points 10 Deadpool, 2 points 11 Bellis,, 1 point 12 Bunch of people = 0 points 13 Bones10, Spanky -1 points How it works? Every Sunday i will create a free game (last year the average size was about 10 people). You get points based on how you finish (or negative points if you eat a bunch of dicks). I'm hoping to have the games bigger this year (15 to 20) and whoever ends the year with the most points wins something. Last year Vdup won 75$ for her first place visit mostly because i was too lazy to mail a gift card. I haven't decided what the prize will be this year but either cash, jays gift cards or Jays tickets or some combination of the three. Since the opening Sunday will only have three games the first game will take place Monday April 3rd and then once a week Sunday for the rest of the season. If you miss a few weeks it's no big deal, and it only takes 5 mins to fill out a lineup (or more depending on the research you want to put into it) Finalllyyyy.....if you played last year i will have your DK name and you will receive an invite! If you don't want to play 1. f*** you and 2. let me know so i don't spam you every Sunday. Also if you're new and want to play post your DK name and i'll add you to the list. Post in the thread if you want to play this year so i can get a sense on how many spots to open up week 1. tadaaaa
  12. Yeah being banned and having to start over from that 3 post count would be a cruel and unusual punishment.
  13. As many of you may know today is a pretty jolly holiday! Wanted to create a thread to raise awareness and wish everyone a swell day! http://www.steakandbjday.com/ http://www.officialsteakandblowjobday.com/about/ How will you celebrate? For me i will be doing a fantasy baseball draft at 8pm and ordering a 50% off domino's pizza with steak strips!
  14. Anyone have the reply of the throw? i missed it.
  15. ^ this guy is dumb.
  16. Andrew Miller please USA>
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