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Lesson number one: "don't think, it can only hurt the ball-club".
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Sat Berrios last night and started Ivan Nova, cause matchups, costing me 50 points. Classic case of overthinking which could end up costing me big-time
LIMA.STS on
September 11, 2019 10:13 AM
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Urgently need a 2B fill-in, so feel free to take advantage of me and shoot me an offer.
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If anyone wants to trade an expensive pitcher you might not keep for Kieboom, you can be assured said pitcher will soon be on the 60-day DL, like every other pitcher I’ve traded for this year
LIMA.STS on
August 2, 2019 5:35 PM
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Infielders of all sorts available. 1B, SS, 3B in high supply, both cheap keepers and veteran studs. Looking for SP innings in return.
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Uh oh, looks like somebody just Fkd with the Jesus Aguilar.
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Rich Hill owners in all leagues should expect less than 100 innings every year
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I missed this conversation the other day. The loans are a feature of Ottoneu. A $55 loan isn't at all unusual (although Giolito for Bogaerts AND Harper certainly is), and teams making multiple trades and ending up with $600+ in payroll is how most leagues are decided. The teams that get there are to some degree mortgaging their future for a title. That's just the way the standard setup works. There are, however, ottoneu leagues out there that cap salary or even prohibit loans.
LIMA.STS on
June 15, 2019 9:42 AM
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I agree with X
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I may be off base here as I don't have any of the prior year history and am happy to be told to go back in my newbie box, but to me this seems to indicate the league economy is working quite well.
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As a new Ottoneu player this year I'm finding the loan system an interesting one. The way I see it, cap space is just as much of a commodity as players and the way the system is set up, can be used to tip a trade over the edge, with the obvious caveat that it shouldn't be unfair. If you take a look at the top four in our league you have a perfect example of vastly different roster construction methods all being effective so far, but only some are sustainable long term.
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Let's just agree to disagree, you don't see my point and I think your logic is flawed. I seem to be the only one that has a problem with it so I will play by these rules.
X on
June 12, 2019 2:38 PM
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One more example: let's say I have a $90 Trout and you have a $30 Yelich. Yelich goes down with a season-ending injury and you need to acquire someone to try to win this year. I trade you Trout with a $60 loan for Yelich (I assume everyone would agree this is a fair trade). Now, assume that Trout is $120 and the loan is $90. Does it make the deal any less fair because the loan is so much larger? I would argue no, and that the size of the loan simply reflects how much I overpaid for Trout.
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I know it looks like I am talking my book, but think about this near-real life experience: I have a $6 Giolito and a $23 Nola. I am going to trade one of them for a $66 Harper. I think we can agree that my team is better with Giolito and Harper than Nola and Harper. But, if I trade Nola the loan is only $43 and if I trade Giolito it is $60. So, I have a better team with a smaller loan and a worse team with a bigger loan. Because the size of the loan doesn't matter, what matters is the players.
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Says the guy with $108 in incoming loans and $508 of cap. LOL. Listen, I get it to a degree but the whole loan thing is out of control. How else can someone build a team that enables them to afford Trout ($73), Harper ($66), Altuve ($35), Bregman ($27), Bogaerts ($28), Sale ($47), Sherzer ($38) & Nola ($23). I could almost accept it if the league voted on these trades but 98% of the time only 2-3 of the 12 members in this league votes. I'm just looking for some semblance of parity.
X on
June 12, 2019 6:29 AM
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Guys, the size of the loan is really irrelevant if it just balances salaries. It reflects historical prices that might be totally off based on current performance. The issue (if there is one) with the trade in this case is that the loan is much larger than necessary to balance the salaries. So, the trade is not Hicks/Richards for Kershaw/Canning, but Hicks/Richards for Kershaw/Canning and $17 in cap space, which is a very valuable commodity.
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I thought it was insane back then...I might have to become a bannermen for House Lanister....
X on
June 11, 2019 8:40 PM
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How about $109? https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/220/viewtrade?id=32823&pending=1
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$51 Outgoing loan on a trade???? Common........
X on
June 11, 2019 7:48 PM
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If anyone else decides to make a huge tear-down/rebuild type trade, please talk to me. Have 2 of the top-10 prospects and other FV assets I’m willing to part with for 2019 points
LIMA.STS on
June 7, 2019 1:46 PM
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Looking to trade a 2B/SS or OF for pitching.
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Cespedes' Calcified Heels's trade block has been updated!
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Try Throwing Some Ground Balls's trade block has been updated!
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Try Throwing Some Ground Balls's trade block has been updated!
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108 pitching points on the bench tonight. Emblematic of my managerial work this season
LIMA.STS on
June 2, 2019 9:40 PM
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Wacha 500 Miles ⚾'s trade block has been updated!
Dem Bums on
June 2, 2019 8:48 AM
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I'm easy going guy, and on rebuilding mode. Free to reach out.
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Yaong Star's trade block has been updated!
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Wacha 500 Miles ⚾'s trade block has been updated!
Dem Bums on
May 29, 2019 8:03 PM
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Ordinary Effort's trade block has been updated!
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Wacha 500 Miles ⚾'s trade block has been updated!
Dem Bums on
May 12, 2019 10:06 AM
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Cespedes' Calcified Heels's trade block has been updated!
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Wacha 500 Miles ⚾'s trade block has been updated!
Dem Bums on
May 5, 2019 9:22 AM
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Yaong Star's trade block has been updated!
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Should have a glut of OFs after Frazier and Hicks return, so I'm looking to swap one for a top-end RP. Feel free to reach out if interested.
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Cespedes' Calcified Heels's trade block has been updated!
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And now Kluber is out indefinitely with a hairline fracture. He can be had cheaply if anyone wants him.
LIMA.STS on
May 2, 2019 10:41 AM
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As evidenced by that sweeping round of cuts, I’m frustrated with this wildly underperforming roster and am ready to shake things up
LIMA.STS on
May 1, 2019 8:38 PM
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Bunt for a Hit 's trade block has been updated!
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Cespedes' Calcified Heels's trade block has been updated!
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Yaong Star's trade block has been updated!
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good job so far everyone, very tight 1-6 and every team still in shouting distance compared to some other leagues im in
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Yaong Star's trade block has been updated!
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Wrong to bidding on Biagini while I was drunk. I just realized it...
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manager Charlie Montoyo announced to reporters following today’s game that the organization will promote uber-prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to the Major Leagues on Friday
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X's trade block has been updated!
X on
April 19, 2019 6:51 PM
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deGrom going for an MRI on his "barking elbow". For anyone that's had their eye on him, right now is when you can grab him at a discount before the MRI comes back negative of any damage.
LIMA.STS on
April 19, 2019 6:25 PM
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Wacha 500 Miles ⚾'s trade block has been updated!
Dem Bums on
April 19, 2019 12:36 PM
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Perfectly deGromulent's trade block has been updated!
LIMA.STS on
April 18, 2019 3:46 PM
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The time has come, I'm taking offers for Syndergaard. As a Mets fan, I still believe in his upside, but it makes me extra sad when he gives up 5 runs in real baseball and ruins my fantasy day along with it. Looking for SPs and OFs in a potential deal, feel free to reach out!
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