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Urbina's Farmhands's trade block has been updated!
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FYI the draft room is "open" right now. You can go in and add players to your draft watchlist (your team page watchlist won't transfer), so it'd be a good idea to do that now if you won't have a ton of time pre-draft.
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Season finale of the Bachelor from 8:00 to 11:00EST. Good thing this season is terrible so I don't have to pay that much attention to it.
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Reminder, draft is tomorrow at 7:30 pm EST.
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Halfway there with the dues. Let's get all the way.
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Don't forget to pay your league dues for next year. We would hate to have a team locked out from the draft because they forgot to pay. And we have a handful of teams that have expiration dates right before the draft.
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If you've never auction drafted in ottoneu, here's a sample video
https://youtu.be/cZxgR25aJaY
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The best way to succeed in the draft is to come prepared. But that's all to say that the Ottoneu draft is one of the most exciting fantasy experiences I've had the opportunity to take part in, and I look forward to it every year.
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For those who have not drafted in Ottoneu before, come to the draft prepared. The draft software has gotten better over the years, but it is not the most user friendly. The draft moves quickly, and does not have built in chimes like ESPN or Yahoo! to alert you when your nomination time has started or is coming to a close. There is a suggested player list, but this appears to be either a sort of ownership % or salary, and is often not that helpful.
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Sounds good SGRE. We can stall a bit if need be, just keep us posted. If anyone else has issues with the start time, please let us know now and we can make minor adjustments as needed.
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Sounds good! I'm out of work at 7:00 and have a bit of a bus/walk back. Might have to draft from my phone for the first five minutes, but I'm very much looking forward to it.
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Looks like March 5 will be the draft date, with March 12 in case we need more time. Thanks everyone for being flexible and responsive!
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Best way to prevent "dollar player standoffs" is for everyone to build a solid "watch list" and have it ready for the draft...there will always be end-of-draft values but good preparation can limit surplus values
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The rule is back again. If you fail to nominate a player, you will be locked out of the draft for the remainder of the draft. This is meant to deter owners from getting into a staring contest to see who can get the dollar players at the end of the draft . We know that there will be honest mistakes, so Urbina and I will be able to override the lockout if needed. I don't foresee issues with these minor changes; however, please feel free to post if you have a different opinion. Thanks.
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There are also a couple of new options in the commissioner tools, and Urbina and I will be using them to change the league rules slightly. First, trade review periods will be reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours. We never have Vetos, so why not get players on new teams faster. The other relates to the draft. The previous iteration of the draft client required you to nominate a player every time you came up for a nomination at draft. This rule went away without notice for last years draft.
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Thank you all for jumping on the poll. Looks like we have a few potential dates and only need two more responses (Escape Pod and Hot Mess). Here's hoping that we can a date scheduled soon.
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nice poll...very efficient
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Please include some reference to your team name in the poll. I do not want to have to match team names to real names.
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Saturday/Sunday can be more flexible, but assume we are starting in the late afternoon/evening EST. Let's see what availabilities are an we can adjust as needed.
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I am not sure what time zone everyone is in, but Urbina is in Australia, so we have to do some finagling to get the times to work. The draft generally lasts 3-4 hours, and it looks like a bunch of teams will have a bunch of money to spread around. Assuming there are folks from both coasts, the start time for a week day draft is assumed to be 7:30 pm EST/4:30 pm PST, with exact time TBD if a weekday is chosen.
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Okay everybody, please enter your availabilities into the following Doodle poll for draft times: https://doodle.com/poll/6qzhcyaa8tszpir7
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Sonny Gray Real Estate's trade block has been updated!
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David Justice is Blind's trade block has been updated!
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Scratch that, Dr. James Andrews W's & K's and the team is entirely made of pitchers who have had successful post TJ careers.
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Andrew W's & K's, and your team is really into partying and counting stats.
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As always, in interesting finish to the cut deadline. Thanks to everyone, especially our new owners, for making all your cuts on time. The next milestone is scheduling the draft. DJIB and I will work out a way to get everyone's availability and set a date for the auction ASAP.
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Trout was cut at $74...someone may get a discount...or not
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Can't wait for blood to get drawn during this Trout auction.
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trade window is still open though, and they don't need to process before roster lock
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Don't forget that rosters lock tonight at midnight eastern. No cuts or trades between midnight tonight and the draft.
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David Justice is Blind's trade block has been updated!
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Urbina's Farmhands's trade block has been updated!
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In my ESPN league, I use Jesus Aguilarcade Fire. I'm fond of that one.
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Albert Belle and Sebastian
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Good old fashioned attempted-murder-by-disgraced-former-closer team names never go out of fashion. Just saying.
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If I can trade for Archer, I can do Chris Archers of Loaf. Or try to work out a Yo La Tengo nod somehow. You can really gouge me if you have a player who can make a good indie rock pun with.
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So you're gonna have to change your team name now, right SGRE?
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Dervish'd Eggs's trade block has been updated!
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Chums' Fat Cats's trade block has been updated!
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Jung Bong's Ephs's trade block has been updated!
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Chums' Fat Cats's trade block has been updated!
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Nah they're gonna make a trade for a pitcher. There's been chatter for a while on them selling high on Santana.
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cubs signed his "personal catcher", coincidentally according to the cubs
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That's exactly what I was thinking. Unless they get Darvish, they're playing Orioles ball: Outscore the 4.5 ERA your pitchers will collectively post.
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better score a lot of runs
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Point of order for first-timers: The keeper deadline is Wednesday, January 31st. If you want to cut players without getting a cap penalty, remember to do it before that day. Players can't be traded or cut between the keeper deadline and the end of the draft, so if you have any juicy trades you're waiting to make, those also need to happen ASAP.
How 'bout nem Brewers?!
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Durty Micks's trade block has been updated!
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Urbina's Farmhands's trade block has been updated!
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Sonny Gray Real Estate's trade block has been updated!
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Urbina's Farmhands's trade block has been updated!
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