2014 HBT Fantasy Baseball League

[WildGingerBrewing]

Didnt inask that same question last year?

 

[JohnnyO]

I can look into it. What would that do though?

And don't mind me. I've been drinking.

 

[nickfern]

I can look into it. What would that do though?

And don't mind me. I've been drinking.

It would give team owners more than one hour to see who was thrown back in the player pool. Most keeper leagues I've played in have keeper selections lock a week before draft.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

That was my point last year. It's hard to put your "want" list together, when you do not know who is available. I was in a mad scramble the hour prior to draft, because that was the first time we saw available players. Locking keepers a week prior to the draft would give us all more time to put together our prospective draft list.

 

[JohnnyO]

I was able to adjust that setting.

KEEPERS NEED TO BE LOCKED IN A WEEK BEFORE THE DRAFT, PEOPLE!

There. Everyone heard that.

Sunday, Mar. 22nd at 12am, keepers get locked in.

 

[bosoxdave]

I was able to adjust that setting.

KEEPERS NEED TO BE LOCKED IN A WEEK BEFORE THE DRAFT, PEOPLE!

There. Everyone heard that.

Sunday, Mar. 22nd at 12am, keepers get locked in.

I know I am late to the party...I dislike that really, What if there is a significant injury (ie Tommy John) to a keeper? Honestly, the system has worked fine.

Take an hour at some point and figure out who each team is likely to keep. Then decide who you want to target. Only a little bit more than 25% of the usable player pool can possibly be kept.

Further, the idea that one's draft is thrown off by this is a more than a little bit absurd. What happens when someone drafts your next target before you get a chance? You move on to your next option...no different than if someone keeps a player unexpectedly. Drafts are fluid and absolute information is a two-headed monster, being flexible and rational is how one drafts well. I should know, I am neither of these things!

 

[bosoxdave]

Also and far more importantly...

How were people picking up players in February? I thought that we did away with that last year?

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Personally, I don't care how we do it. I was only making the point, that I made this point last year. I do believe that knowing the pool helps me draft, but I am overly OCD and anal-retentive and need everything in order in advance of doing anything. So if the majority says keeper an hour before the draft, I'm fine with that.

As far as the off-season trades, I can't answer that one. I wanted to make a trade so I thought I would see what happened. It worked.

 

[bosoxdave]

Trades are fine year round...but we agreed that there should not be offseason pickups in general, I thought.

 

[JohnnyO]

Trades are fine year round...but we agreed that there should not be offseason pickups in general, I thought.

I agree, but there is no way to close the available player pool.

As for the keeper lock date, whatever everyone feels is best. I can care less.

 

[Darwin18]

I'd prefer keepers be locked at least a few days before the draft so that we all have some time to process the available player pool. I'd like to be able to determine a draft strategy going into the draft instead of trying to figure out who is available during the draft itself. For me, it makes for a better draft experience.

Wasn't there an issue with trading picks last year that the site didn't process correctly? I recall someone rage quitting.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Trades are fine year round...but we agreed that there should not be offseason pickups in general, I thought.

If we said this, I don't remember. But to be fair, I will give back the pick up I made for the return of the player I gave up, if that's what the league decided. Just let me know. My memory is not what it once was.

 

[nickfern]

Trades are fine year round...but we agreed that there should not be offseason pickups in general, I thought.

I agree, but there is no way to close the available player pool.

As for the keeper lock date, whatever everyone feels is best. I can care less.

If we said this, I don't remember. But to be fair, I will give back the pick up I made for the return of the player I gave up, if that's what the league decided. Just let me know. My memory is not what it once was.

I wasn't an owner during the off season last year. I inherited the team about three weeks in. I will drop the players I acquired if that is what was agreed upon.

 

[JohnnyO]

I wasn't an owner during the off season last year. I inherited the team about three weeks in. I will drop the players I acquired if that is what was agreed upon.

Thanks for the offer, Nick. I'll let the rest of the guys chime in here. There is no real way to enforce this semi-agreed upon rule, and I'm not about to go around chasing people.

 

[JohnnyO]

I just heard back from Othon. Both he and Alfred are back this season. Our league is full!

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Woo hoo!!!

 

[Darwin18]

Good to get them back!

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

If we said this, I don't remember. But to be fair, I will give back the pick up I made for the return of the player I gave up, if that's what the league decided. Just let me know. My memory is not what it once was.

I reversed the trade I made, since some remember this rule. Sorry I didn't. No biggie. I'm all square now.

 

[JohnnyO]

Trades are okay. Picking up free agents isn't because it is slightly unfair to pick up a new international pickup a la puig, etc. If they sign deep in the off season when the majority of us are not thinking about fantasy baseball.

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Trades are okay. Picking up free agents isn't because it is slightly unfair to pick up a new international pickup a la puig, etc. If they sign deep in the off season when the majority of us are not thinking about fantasy baseball.

That makes sense. Either way, no big deal. I picked up a player I probably wouldn't have kept anyway.

 

[jump_xiii]

Hey guys, I just wanted to say good luck to all the HBT fantasy baseball players! Maybe in a season or 2 I'll be hoping for a spot to open up for me to rejoin the group! But for now, I will leave you with this:

LET'S GO RED SOX!!!

*runs and hides*

 

[grathan]

Why not start a new league? I think 1 spot opened in 2 years and it was open for less than 24 hours.

 

[bosoxdave]

Hey guys, I just wanted to say good luck to all the HBT fantasy baseball players! Maybe in a season or 2 I'll be hoping for a spot to open up for me to rejoin the group! But for now, I will leave you with this:

LET'S GO RED SOX!!!

*runs and hides*

I have always known that I like you!

GO RED SOX!!!

 

[bosoxdave]

Why not start a new league? I think 1 spot opened in 2 years and it was open for less than 24 hours.

Unfortunately, we have been given anti-trust exemption from HBT and will sue any other league that attempts to form. After all we must maintain our exclusivity! :rockin:

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

Unfortunately, we have been given anti-trust exemption from HBT and will sue any other league that attempts to form. After all we must maintain our exclusivity! :rockin:

Plus we have a team with a law firm sounding name, Price, Cashner & Goldy, so you'll know we'll be able to win the lawsuit!

 

[jump_xiii]

Why not start a new league? I think 1 spot opened in 2 years and it was open for less than 24 hours.

It just wouldn't be the same! The last spot that opened might have been mine when I left... I'm not sure.

 

[jump_xiii]

I have always known that I like you!



GO RED SOX!!!

Hoping for a good season after last year's implosion!

 

[bosoxdave]

Looks like we have 4 teams that didn't set keepers. This was way too early of a lock date for keepers. Are they out of those players? Or will you reopen for them?

Dave

 

[nickfern]

I did not keep anyone by choice. I inherited the team after the draft last season, and wanted to build a team from the draft.

 

[Darwin18]

Looks like we have 4 teams that didn't set keepers. This was way too early of a lock date for keepers. Are they out of those players? Or will you reopen for them?

Dave

Johnny posted here on Feb 22nd when the due date for keepers was. Over four weeks isn't enough time to do something that takes five minutes max? Maybe we need to boot inactive owners because people who aren't going to do the very basics aren't going to participate actively in a full season.

At the very least it should make for an interesting draft.