• I can do both. Thanks Choo

  Kingdom of Zod on May 6, 2025 5:25 PM

• Be curious not judgmental
  https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=be+curious+not+judgemental&mid=2FF99B0378E433B8761E2FF99B0378E433B8761E&FORM=VIRE&adlt=strict

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on May 6, 2025 4:57 PM

• https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/category/ottoneu/

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on May 6, 2025 4:38 PM

• https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-201-maximizing-salary-cap-space/

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on May 6, 2025 4:31 PM

• https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-tips-tricks/

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on May 6, 2025 4:27 PM

• Agreed. I get the strategy. I’ve done it myself a few times. But it is super annoying.
  
  Same’s true of waiting 30 days, starting an auction for a player you dropped and then dropping him immediately after to minimize your cap hit….not against the rules, but tacky and annoying. I know most of us have done it, but doing it every time seems excessive.

  Titanic Strugglers on May 5, 2025 6:04 PM

• Dear Choo – Please stop bidding $1 for players you don't really want and who know you can't win just so those of us who actually want the player must pay $2. Like the crappy early season trades where others are loaning you cash to win you the Championship on May 1, it's within the rules, but it's not fair play. –  Signed, Managers Who Just Wanna Have Fun

  El Encanto on May 5, 2025 5:36 PM

• I need a MI or 3B my guys are on the shelf and I can’t win an auction. Anyone looking to move a 2B SS or 3B send me an offer. I’m not looking to make a big splash, just a scenery change but I’m open to all offers. Act now, hoping to have a handshake by the end of the day to fill the gap this week. Thx

  La Flama Blanca on May 4, 2025 12:29 PM

• I agree Flama. You can’t look at numbers alone. Consistency over seasons is a much better predictor of value. At least for the top players. Ramirez is one of them. I look forward to seeing the trade restructured.

  Billy Beane's Brood on April 25, 2025 9:15 PM

• Nah, the point is it seems you have dug deep enough convince yourself this is fair.
  It’s really not. Kudos on building a solid team, without this trade it’s going to be hard to stop you. But I mean come on; look at the names in that trade again. If it’s not vetoed so be it, but in fairness of competition, I also hope this can be restructured.

  La Flama Blanca on April 25, 2025 7:20 PM

• Alright...sounds like this got people excited. Cancelling that "controversial" trade, but I am open to offers for Ramirez. Feel free to submit an offer of your own. Would like some younger talent in return, but not too raw that they would be estimated >1 yr from the bigs. Would like to make a deal in the next 5 days or so. Thanks!

  The Sweet Spot on April 25, 2025 7:12 PM

• With the power vested in me by the fact that I am the commish of the league I have canceled the accepted trade between Choo and Sweet Spot. I will be sending a revised trade for Ramirez. If you would like to acquire him, you should send an offer. Sweet Spot will continue to act in his best interest and accept, decline, or counteroffer trades for Ramirez or any of his other guys to give their team the best chance to be successful now and forever more.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on April 25, 2025 7:09 PM

• If you're not winning in '25 then one could argue that Soderstrom at $5 is a better keeper than Judge at $56. Salaries matter.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on April 25, 2025 6:39 PM

• Ya and Soderstrom is better than Judge.
  Definitely.

  La Flama Blanca on April 25, 2025 4:28 PM

• One could argue that Freeman at 5.97 this year and 7.13 average his last 3 is better than Ramirez 5.81 this year and 6.46 avg over the last 3.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on April 25, 2025 3:08 PM

• Cortes and De la Cruz are not young and not very good so they can't be the issue. Is a $17 Steer the issue? Is it because I won last year and in first place again the issue? Is it because I thought to put in an offer for Ramirez before you did the issue? What are people's suggestions to tweak the deal to make it better?

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on April 25, 2025 3:04 PM

• Not sure how much different this deal is than the Freeman deal that just went through. Bart is 5.34 p/g this year and was 4.5 last year at $1 compared to O'Hoppe at 5.32 this year and 3.95 last year at $6. Vientos age 25 started cold but is 5.21 in his last 9 starts and 5.66 last year at $9. Profar is $6 and was 5.84 last year (only played 4 games this year but will be back before the end of the year). Sykora is a top 100 prospect for $1. Do those 3 and Conforto equal Flaherty and Manzardo?

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on April 25, 2025 3:01 PM

• Ooof, didn’t realize it was possible to win the championship in April. Congrats Choo. They said this was like managing a real team… this must be what I feels like to be vs LAD. If anyone else wants to mail it in, feel free to send your packages this way.

  La Flama Blanca on April 25, 2025 2:28 PM

• Agreed, that seems super lopsided.

  Titanic Strugglers on April 25, 2025 1:49 PM

• Choo, this is a one-sided trade that skews the power balance even further in our league. It’s not enough of a prospect haul in my opinion, since Sweet Spot is also giving up young players. I encourage you to rework it.

  Billy Beane's Brood on April 25, 2025 1:46 PM

• https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/newspaper/?ref=cupofcoffeenews.com
  
  Thought y’all might enjoy this. It’s like what we used to see daily in the actual newspaper!

  Titanic Strugglers on April 19, 2025 1:36 PM

• Saul and I have been in since the beginning. I think that is it but if I could be missing someone too. I can't believe this is year 14. Crazy.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on March 17, 2025 9:37 AM

• This will be year 10 for me. 10 years of chasing Choo. I’m just getting warmed up!

  Billy Beane's Brood on March 15, 2025 2:18 PM

• Wait, 14yrs. Still…

  Titanic Strugglers on March 15, 2025 2:02 PM

• I was just thinking….is this really year 15 for this league? Who all is left from that first year? I remember the first year because I was super drunk at the draft and out bid someone for Mike Carp because I knew there was a good young player with a fish for a last name.

  Titanic Strugglers on March 15, 2025 1:46 PM

• 2 days until the auction. Let's do this thing!

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on March 11, 2025 9:56 AM

• Thank you all for re-upping for another season. I think 2025 is going to be a real battle. Good luck to all. Friendly reminder that today is the cut/keeper/trade deadline. By 11:59 pm eastern your team needs to be at or below 40 players and at or below $400.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on January 31, 2025 12:23 PM

• Another friendly reminder to extend your dynasty (pay $20 for your team for 2025) by January 31st. You don't want to lose your team by missing this deadline.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on January 22, 2025 4:19 PM

• I agree. I am loving all of this trading action! It makes this league a whole lot more fun to watch all of you improve your teams.

  Billy Beane's Brood on January 14, 2025 5:54 PM

• Wow, I don't remember the league ever being this active. An active league = a good league in my opinion. Let's keep it going. Trade/keeper deadline is Friday Jan. 31st at 11:59 eastern. Your roster needs to be below 40 and below $400 with at least $1 available for every roster spot below 40 that you have open (ex. if you have 35 keepers (5 open roster spots) then your max salary is $395 - keeping $1 available for each open roster spot under 40). Good luck to all in 2025!

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on January 14, 2025 5:01 PM

• Anyone want Castellanos? I can’t stand that guy, not doing that for another year. Send me an offer. I’ll probably say yes. No big contracts.

  La Flama Blanca on January 8, 2025 7:02 PM

• Friendly reminder - arbitrations ends tomorrow. After arb ends the offseason trade window will open which closes with the keeper deadline at the end of January. Thanks for all that have already completed arb. Good luck to all in 2025.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on November 13, 2024 2:02 PM

• rainkab and grainka5 are now co-managing The Sweet Spot. Welcome to you both. Good luck in 2025!

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on November 2, 2024 12:51 AM

• Happy November and day after Halloween everyone! Don't forget about baseball now that the World Series is over - don't forget to complete arbitration by 11/14 (thanks for those that have already completed). Arbitration helps with competitive balance in the league. Happy offseason and good luck to all in 2025.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on November 1, 2024 1:10 PM

• We have a new owner for Sweet Spot - rainkab. I believe rainkab's brother will be joining the ownership group and they will be co-managing the team. Welcome and good luck.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on October 9, 2024 10:48 AM

• I know we have some that are in the eastern time zone so we probably don't want to push it too much later than 7:30 eastern and I know two owners don't get home from school until 4:30 pacific so we can't go any earlier during the week. I think we have a pretty small window of time but if there is a better day during the week please advise, thanks.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on October 2, 2024 9:55 AM

• I've set the proposed auction date - Thursday March 13th at 4:30 pacific, 7:30 eastern. The regular season starts Tuesday March 18th with the Cubs and Dodgers playing in Japan. Normally I would schedule the auction on a weekend but I have potential conflicts the first 2 weekends in March and I don't want to run the auction in Feb - too much time for injuries before the season starts. Post a league comment if that date/time doesn't work so we can ensure that we find a good date/time for all.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on October 2, 2024 9:52 AM

• Great win Choo, congratulations! Fun season everyone, I am looking forward to next year!

  Kingdom of Zod on October 1, 2024 2:40 PM

• Congrats on your win, Choo! Very impressive after where your team was last year. Thanks for a great season full of banter and trade offers!

  Billy Beane's Brood on October 1, 2024 2:23 PM

• Thanks for the great season all. Sweet Spot let me know that they will not be returning next year. I have a lead on a new owner but I will let you all know if it falls through. I hope you all will be back but please let me/the league know if you are not planning on returning next year so we can work to find someone to replace you. Enjoy the MLB playoffs and get ready for arbitration which should start in the middle of Oct.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on October 1, 2024 11:09 AM

• Nice win Choo. I like to think I had you sweating for a minute or 2 there, but you made some great moves and just flat out dominated. Kudos and thanks for setting up the lg this year.

  La Flama Blanca on October 1, 2024 10:42 AM

• With a re-auction of a player, you cut previously, you have held them for at least 30 days with a salary cap "penalty". Maybe you are starting an auction for them because they have awoken from the early season slumber that made you cut them in the first place, and yes you are either hoping someone will take them off your hands or trying to re-activate them and cut another underperforming player. And then there is the salary cap maneuvering.....happens in real life just not as frequentl

  The Sweet Spot on July 7, 2024 6:22 PM

• Hoping someone else will win the auction and relieve you entirely of the salary cap hit or at least you’re cutting the hit in half by re-dropping them. I feel like there should be a rule that you have to keep them for a week or something.

  Titanic Strugglers on July 7, 2024 12:54 PM

• Can someone please explain to me what the point is of starting an auction for a player, winning said auction, and then cutting them? I'm sure it has something to do with salary cap, or waivers, or something, but I can't quite figure it out.

  Saul Goodman & Associates on July 7, 2024 12:12 PM

• I win Opening Day!

  Billy Beane's Brood on March 29, 2024 1:42 AM

• Please do your best to submit a player for auction when it is your turn. Waiting 30 seconds for an owner who misses their turn really drags out the auction at the start and can be viewed as auction manipulation for owners that chose not to nominate on their turn but bid on other owner's noms at the end. Repeated failure to nom can lead the commissioner to declare your auction over. I have my hands full trying not to screw up my own auction so please nom on your turn, thanks.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on March 15, 2024 2:58 PM

• Friendly reminder, auction is tomorrow 3/16 4pm pacific, 7pm eastern. Good luck to all.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on March 15, 2024 2:53 PM

• Fastballs has a new owner. The league is full again! Fastballs can cut anyone with no penalty since he joined after the deadline. Fastballs please make those cuts by the end of the month so the rest of us have time to plan for the auction. Good luck to all in 2024!

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on February 13, 2024 9:58 AM

• Titanic said he knew a friend that was interested. I have e-mailed him, and he is going to look into it after work. I have asked 3 friends, 1 has shot me down already. I think Titanic's guy gets first crack. If you find someone else that is interested let them know that we might have filled the spot this year, but we seem to lose at least one each year, so keep them interested, we might need them next year.

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on February 12, 2024 5:09 PM

• We officially lost fastballs. Ottoneu sent me an e-mail this morning. I have 3 guys I'm going to ask to join but I am not optimistic about any of them saying yes. Does anyone know anyone that is looking to get into Ottoneu or might say yes if you ask them to join?

  Choo Freeman Forever 🦆 on February 12, 2024 11:22 AM

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