2014 HBT Fantasy Baseball League

[bosoxdave]

I'm full too. Wilson Ramos potentially back in a month. Jose Reyes back who knows when. Harvey out for the year (yeah, I know I'll likely have to drop him).

I am having a different difficulty. Both Tulo and Coco (lol) are day to day and not playing and not going on the DL, so I can't pick anyone up while they are hurting.

 

[JohnnyO]

I am having a different difficulty. Both Tulo and Coco (lol) are day to day and not playing and not going on the DL, so I can't pick anyone up while they are hurting.

That's painful.

 

[bosoxdave]

Quiet thread so far this year.

Johnny is KILLING it and is about to get Reyes back. Almost doesn't seem fair.

My Minor League sleeper, George Springer, is called up today. Hoping for big things from him.

How is everyone else's spring going?

Dave

 

[nickfern]

Just going as of now. Still trying to fix the squad.

 

[Darwin18]

How is everyone else's spring going?

I'm maxed out on DL spots, scouring the waiver wire to find suitable replacements seemingly daily, and my team's #1 energy drink consumer is out for the next month but otherwise I'm having a blast!

I'm pleased that players that I traded for last year like Stanton are finally producing and my draft picks seem to holding up alright. My pitching staff is not so great but I feel like my team is much more competitive this season than last year.

 

[JohnnyO]

Quiet thread so far this year.

Johnny is KILLING it and is about to get Reyes back. Almost doesn't seem fair.

My Minor League sleeper, George Springer, is called up today. Hoping for big things from him.

How is everyone else's spring going?

Dave

Luck. All luck over here. I'm hoping that Jose Abreu can keep this up all year. Doubtful, given his, umm, stature.

Just going as of now. Still trying to fix the squad.

In our matchup, I noticed that you had some open slots 1-2 days. How's everything going?

I'm maxed out on DL spots, scouring the waiver wire to find suitable replacements seemingly daily, and my team's #1 energy drink consumer is out for the next month but otherwise I'm having a blast!

I'm pleased that players that I traded for last year like Stanton are finally producing and my draft picks seem to holding up alright. My pitching staff is not so great but I feel like my team is much more competitive this season than last year.

I'm excited about this season. Should be a fun time. A lot of new talent out there makes it for a lot of fun!

 

[Darwin18]

In our matchup, I noticed that you had some open slots 1-2 days. How's everything going?

Noticed in our match up that he has a 1B, 3B, and OF slot open with three eligible players on the bench. Bench doesn't earn you points!

 

[nickfern]

Noticed in our match up that he has a 1B, 3B, and OF slot open with three eligible players on the bench. Bench doesn't earn you points!

Yeah, it won't earn me points, but it won't take any away either. I have such fringe players that I would rather not start due to our 64 game cap.

I also have guys who K a ton, and don't play the field.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Yeah, it won't earn me points, but it won't take any away either. I have such fringe players that I would rather not start due to our 64 game cap.

I also have guys who K a ton, and don't play the field.

If im not mistaken, and for those that have been here longer than me, please correct me if im wrong, i found it very difficult to exceed the game limit. I never did it last year. That was playing every available player every day. Maybe the off days just happened to work out, but i never hit the mark. Now benching players to make sure you dont get negative points is a different story.

 

[Darwin18]

I only exceeded it one time last season, and that was with the pitching game limits. I haven't seen anyone exceed the bating game limits before.

Benching players to avoid negative points is an interesting strategy, but you're going to have a hard time putting up points to win if you're limiting yourself to X number of players while the other team is bringing the max.

 

[JohnnyO]

Yes, I think I've reached the max GS for pitchers, but never for batters. I believe the rule is that if you reach the max GS for either pitchers or batters on, say, Saturday, the cap is in effect AFTER that day. Pretty sure most if not all of us reach the cap on Sunday, and it doesn't effect us.

 

[bosoxdave]

To confirm what Johnny is saying, the limits are for Saturday in reality. As long as you have no more than 63/64 games started at the END of Saturday then you are fine for Sunday. Same with starting pitching, as long as you have 11/12 at the END of Saturday you are good to go. Your theoretical maximums are 74/64 games started on offense (assuming no double headers on Sunday) and 16 starts from pitchers.

Also I would highly suggest filling your line up to maximum starts on every given day. You may have negative point here and there, rarely more than -1 or -2, but you are risking giving points up as a positive score is a greater probability.

The only time I don't start a batter intentionally is if he has abysmal numbers against a particular pitcher, with a lot of strike outs specifically.

Hope that this is helpful,
Dave

 

[nickfern]

To confirm what Johnny is saying, the limits are for Saturday in reality. As long as you have no more than 63/64 games started at the END of Saturday then you are fine for Sunday. Same with starting pitching, as long as you have 11/12 at the END of Saturday you are good to go. Your theoretical maximums are 74/64 games started on offense (assuming no double headers on Sunday) and 16 starts from pitchers.

Also I would highly suggest filling your line up to maximum starts on every given day. You may have negative point here and there, rarely more than -1 or -2, but you are risking giving points up as a positive score is a greater probability.

The only time I don't start a batter intentionally is if he has abysmal numbers against a particular pitcher, with a lot of strike outs specifically.

Hope that this is helpful,
Dave

That helped immensely. I was under the impression that it was a hard cap so to speak, and I didn't want to burn games early in the week unnecessarily.

 

[JohnnyO]

Yes, I think I've reached the max GS for pitchers, but never for batters. I believe the rule is that if you reach the max GS for either pitchers or batters on, say, Saturday, the cap is in effect AFTER that day. Pretty sure most if not all of us reach the cap on Sunday, and it doesn't effect us.

So much for that.

I reached the max GS for hitters this past Saturday apparently, and none of my hitters points counted on Sunday. Weird. That has never happened to me before, and I don't recall doing anything different this past week.

 

[Darwin18]

I'm not sure why that happened, but my hitters couldn't take advantage of that anyway....

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

So much for that.



I reached the max GS for hitters this past Saturday apparently, and none of my hitters points counted on Sunday. Weird. That has never happened to me before, and I don't recall doing anything different this past week.

Is that what it is? None of my batter accumulated points either. I did nothing different.

 

[JohnnyO]

Hmmm. Wonder if there was a rule change somewhere that I didn't notice. Or, were there some double headers this week?

 

[bosoxdave]

Hmmm. Wonder if there was a rule change somewhere that I didn't notice. Or, were there some double headers this week?

I caught a similar problem on Friday morning. I don't think there were double headers, just more games then normal this week. I had to leave a position spot open on Fri and Sat to make sure I received points Sun.

Edit: Not that it mattered. My team blew a Sunday lead like they were the Cubs celebrating 100 years of Wrigley.

 

[JohnnyO]

I caught a similar problem on Friday morning. I don't think there were double headers, just more games then normal this week. I had to leave a position spot open on Fri and Sat to make sure I received points Sun.

Edit: Not that it mattered. My team blew a Sunday lead like they were the Cubs celebrating 100 years of Wrigley.

Hahaha.

I was shocked that I pulled out the win against you. Was sure you were going to take the lead.

 

[bosoxdave]

I actually lost to Carson this week. He finished very strong!

Dave

 

[JohnnyO]

I actually lost to Carson this week. He finished very strong!

Dave

Ahhh that's right, I was facing Darwin.

Don't mind me. I'm elderly and haven't had my pills.

"I'm cold and there are wolves after me."

 

[bosoxdave]

Pleasure doing business, Johnny.

Dave

 

[JohnnyO]

Pleasure doing business, Johnny.

Dave

You know I'm a sucker for a prospect.

 

[bosoxdave]

You know I'm a sucker for a prospect.

Can't blame you. A prospect is like opening day; the potential is unlimited and nothing has been proven yet.

The joys of baseball.

 

[JohnnyO]

Can't blame you. A prospect is like opening day; the potential is unlimited and nothing has been proven yet.

The joys of baseball.

Exactly, plus a league without dealing gets boring.

 

[bosoxdave]

Exactly, plus a league without dealing gets boring.

AMEN to that! I am up to 6 trades in 2014. Makes it so much more fun!

Again, that is why I want to up the keepers (not to Harp-er on this point too much) it would add soo much spice and complexity to the league. Think your team is out of it - not right now but in general? Trade your 30 something star to a team with a chance to win it, get young keepers in return.

Anyways, that is enough from me on that for April and May, at least.

 

[nickfern]

Agreed on all accounts.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

MY TEAM SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is all.

 

[Darwin18]

Changed my team name and went camping this weekend, and my team finally puts up points!

 

[nickfern]

MY TEAM SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is all.

Up for a trade? ISO bats, FT SPs.