• I booted both of these owners this morning when I saw they hadn't made their cuts. They hadn't paid their dues (due yesterday) and had no activity in weeks, including unread messages and outstanding trade offers. I emailed them personally a few days ago to remind them of the deadline and to ask if they were still with us. No responses. We want good, active owners in this league. It sucks when we have deadbeats. We'll get new owners and they will be allowed to make one round of penalty-free cuts.

  Zeezils on February 1, 2021 9:10 AM

• anyone know why these teams are leaving - esp AFTER the lists are due?

  Balls In Play on February 1, 2021 8:59 AM

• I am open to adding a high priced player or two if anyone wants to shoot me an offer before the cut deadline tonight. I may be willing to deal you a useful player for a guy you are planning to cut. Send offers.

  The Artist formerly known as Taco on January 31, 2021 9:29 PM

• Keeper deadline is midnight tonight (Eastern)! All cuts made after today are subject to the cap hit outlined in the rules. I hope to see a trade or two before the day is done, especially if they have my name on them (I do have a couple offers still out there!). Happy Cut Day!

  Zeezils on January 31, 2021 10:06 AM

• He hadn't signed into the league since the day he joined. Didn't respond to trade offers, private messages, or emails. Also didn't pay the league fee. So, he's out.

  Zeezils on January 30, 2021 6:51 PM

• whats up with the team that left?

  Balls In Play on January 30, 2021 5:14 PM

• Just so everyone is aware, the keeper deadline is THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 at 11:59 EST. For new people, what that means is that any player you cut after that time will entail a cap penalty for the 2021 season of 50% of their salary (unless they get reauctioned later, then the penalty would be dropped). On other words, you get penalty-free cuts until the deadline. Also, everyone please make sure your dues are paid by that same deadline. Six teams still need to pay! Good luck to all.

  Zeezils on January 26, 2021 5:05 PM

• hope everyone has a merry christmas and that you stay safe and healthy!

  Balls In Play on December 22, 2020 9:10 PM

• This league is filling up again!!

  Long Gone on December 17, 2020 1:45 PM

• im looking for some pitching help.....

  Balls In Play on December 16, 2020 4:55 PM

• Glad to see some trades here! Quick league update - 1) we're still looking for three owners and 2) the keeper deadline is Jan 31.

  Zeezils on December 12, 2020 3:14 PM

• dunno about the yelich thing. i think they were just trying to make him too expensive, which he was for what he did in 2020. coulda been an outlier, but at $43, i wasnt wanting to take that chance

  Balls In Play on December 11, 2020 5:07 PM

• Welcome to the new owner of Jib! Hitting the ground running, I see! Don't get too carried away - I bet someone would have traded something of value to you for a $43 Yelich, evident by the fact that someone gave him money in arbitration, indicating that he's worth more than that.

  Zeezils on December 11, 2020 1:33 PM

• Yes, brought my Dad on. He is a fantasy junkie that is also retired with too much disposable time on his hands... Should be a good addition :)

  Butch Bando on December 7, 2020 11:19 AM

• Welcome to the new owner of ATL. Is Fantastical now a Knueve family affair?

  Zeezils on December 7, 2020 9:25 AM

• Ok - all arb adjustments have been made. Now let the offseason begin!

  Zeezils on December 2, 2020 8:45 AM

• Allocations for Count da Ringz: Boys: Voit (1), Marte (1), Gallen (1), 14th Street: Robert (1), LeMahieu (1), Buehler (1), Zeezils: Soto (1), Bellinger (1), Tatis Jr. (1), Butch: Bichette (1), Lynn (1), Jimenez (1), Friends O'Clyde: Goldschmidt (1), Glasnow (1), Gurriel Jr. (1), RVA: Anderson (1), Soroka (1), Highlanders: Bauer (1), Brantley (1), Taco: Bieber (1), Adell (1), ATL: Story (1), Albies (1), Blubes: Fried (1), Kopech (1)

  Corn Cobb TV on December 1, 2020 8:52 PM

• My proxy arb allocations on behalf of team ATL Number Crunchers: Boys of Summer-Lowe (1), Betts (2), Kekembas-Lemahieu (2), Zeezils-Soto (3), Butch- Lynn (2), Hader (1), Columbus-Lewis (2), Clyde- Nola (2), Gurriel (1), Count- Acuna (2), RVA- Freeman (2), Highlanders- Ryu (2), Blubes- Fried (1), Carrasco (2).

  The Artist formerly known as Taco on December 1, 2020 4:54 PM

• Fantastic. Salaries have been updated accordingly. Owners may want to verify that I did it correctly. You can go to a player's page, scroll about 2/3 down and see the their transaction history, which should show today's salary change and should match what was posted.

  Zeezils on December 1, 2020 4:41 PM

• Here are my proxy arb allocations: Butch: Bichette (2) Eloy (1) Count: Acuna Jr (3) ATL: Giolito (2) Zeezils: Tatis Jr (3) RVA: Soroka (2) Boys: Ozuna (1) D'arnaud (1) Blubes: Guerrero Jr (2) 14th: Springer (2) Le Mahieu (1) Columbus: K Lewis (3) Taco: Bieber (2)

  Friends O'Clyde on December 1, 2020 4:06 PM

• I think it's unanimous - we'll go with the proxy idea as I outlined in my 1:30p post on 11/24: Taco gets $25 to allocate on behalf of ATL towards the 10 other teams (i.e. does not allocate any $ to Taco or ATL). O'Clyde proxies for Highlanders and Columbus for Ringz in the same way. Total of $25 to 10 teams, with no more than $3 per team and no less than $1 per team. Post your allocations here by Friday 11:59 pm Eastern and I will manually update the salaries.

  Zeezils on December 1, 2020 1:13 PM

• I am open to the proxy idea if it gets the offseason moving

  Friends O'Clyde on November 25, 2020 1:39 PM

• I am on board for the proxy idea as well. I will be traveling for the next few days but would be glad to handle arbitration for a vacated owner if needed.

  The Artist formerly known as Taco on November 24, 2020 9:12 PM

• I’m on board for the proxy idea.

  Corn Cobb TV on November 24, 2020 3:38 PM

• All sounds good. Ready to deal! I had no idea there were only 17 4x4 leagues. Man I hope some people get interested

  Long Gone on November 24, 2020 3:28 PM

• I would be ok with that if people think it'll increase offseason activity. Agree that they shouldn't allocate to their own team. As there was a clear break in the standings beginning with Columbus, I'd say for simplicity AND parity could just exempt the proxying teams from the additional arb. Gives each of the proxy teams a $1-3 boost. Example: Taco gets $25 to allocate on behalf of ATL towards the 10 other teams (still max of $3/team). O'Clyde proxies for Highlanders and Columbus for Ringz.

  Zeezils on November 24, 2020 1:30 PM

• I agree arb helps with parity. I like your proxy idea. Let the bottom 3 teams assign so we can move on. They shouldn’t assign to there own teams though. Commish can assign a $1 to them and they handle the rest. Seems pretty easy

  Long Gone on November 24, 2020 9:25 AM

• Or we can just let the bottom remaining teams act as arb proxies. As in, let Taco, O'Clyde and Columbus make the allocations for Ringz, ATL and Highlanders. Or we could just say no arb for those teams, but I think they're a must, for parity. I've always preferred letting the new owners do it as a way to immediately put their own mark on their team. It's also the easiest. But I'm open to ideas.

  Zeezils on November 24, 2020 9:13 AM

• Good question on arb. The plan has always been to let new owners make arb. Because, as I agree that it makes any particular player's salary still up in the air, your point is correct that it just means fewer dollars to another player on your team. Since your team will almost always get hit with $3 per allocating team, it seems like pretty much a wash overall. Another option is for current owners to vote to allocate, but you have to figure out ties.

  Zeezils on November 24, 2020 9:06 AM

• It is a valid point; the number of inactive teams complicates the trade market and ultimately probably delays me making roster decisions until we have more of the league engaged.

  Butch Bando on November 24, 2020 8:25 AM

• Hit send too quick on that one. Had Shane on the brain after taco mentioned him. It doesn’t really matter. If arb dollars go on one guy I traded for, it just keeps them off another guy that would have got them pretty much. Apologies if I offended taco

  Long Gone on November 23, 2020 6:08 PM

• Zee- are we going to let new owners do arb again as I've seen in the past. Tough to consider trades when a $26 Bieber could be a $35 Beiber for example.

  Long Gone on November 23, 2020 5:40 PM

• Having been in this league for 10 years, I can say that yes, this turnover is higher than normal. I typically expect to lose 2-3 per year. I'm inclined to chalk it up in large part due to Covid - a short season, uncertainty, broad decline in interest in sports, etc. I know that I was less active this year than ever before, but have resolved to change that. I agree that we should all recruit new owners! Try to entice good, competitive owners from other leagues, friends, etc.

  Zeezils on November 20, 2020 11:11 AM

• five owners is a lot I think, considering that there are only 17 4x4 Leagues (204 teams) in Ottoneu...let's all do some recruiting

  Big Papi memories on November 20, 2020 10:06 AM

• Maybe we are too quiet. My other league message board turned into twitter level animosity and only one guy quit us. Hope we get some players.

  Long Gone on November 19, 2020 8:46 PM

• Quick update on ownership status. The Highlanders did not make arb allocations and hadn't logged in since mid-September, so they're marked as abandoned. The Blubes decided to bow out of the league but did make allocations prior to leaving. This leaves us with 5 teams needing new owners, which is higher than usual. I will work to get new owners, but if you have anyone that you think would be a good fit, let me know! The good news is that we continue to have a solid core group of active owners.

  Zeezils on November 17, 2020 9:24 AM

• Trade block is up to date. I’ll consider interest for any of the three SS eligible guys that I have, but plan to only move one of the three. A combo of SP and OF would be my preliminary conversation starter.

  Butch Bando on November 15, 2020 11:49 AM

• I'll be done tonight

  Big Papi memories on November 14, 2020 7:46 PM

• Arbitration ends in 5 hours. Highlanders, Kekembas and Blues still need to allocate!

  Zeezils on November 14, 2020 6:58 PM

• Just to be clear, the deadline is effective at the end of the day tomorrow (11:59 Eastern). And also remember that you can make allocations and adjust them any time before the deadline. So, it's always in your interest to make them early so they're done, given that you can change them later if desired.

  Zeezils on November 13, 2020 3:30 PM

• The arb deadline is TOMORROW. As arbitration is integaral to the format and essential to league parity and competitiveness, ALL allocations must be done by then or your team will be marked as abandoned! As has been customary in the past, new owners for abandoned teams that did not make allocations will be allowed to make them once they assume control of the team. If anyone, particularly first-year owners, has any questions about arbitration, please contact me or post here. Happy allocating!

  Zeezils on November 13, 2020 1:22 PM

• Hey all. I apologize for not being as active this offseason on deadlines, reminders, etc. and will do better. As of now, we will have three teams that need new owners - da Ringz, ATL and RVA. The first two were abandoned and marked as such once the season ended. RVA indicated to me a few weeks ago that he would not return, though he said he WOULD make arb allocations before dropping; I hope he follows through. Other than that, all other teams have logged in this offseason, most in the last week.

  Zeezils on November 13, 2020 1:17 PM

• Kekambas are half-way through and will be done by the deadline

  Big Papi memories on November 13, 2020 12:55 PM

• Arb allocation has been stagnant-- everyone aware of the deadline?? Are we aware of which teams are being actively managed vs. require a new owner?

  Butch Bando on November 13, 2020 12:17 PM

• Are we down two teams - number crunchers and Ringz? Everyone else looks active

  Long Gone on October 5, 2020 8:38 AM

• Congrats to the new champ! Looking forward to the off season so maybe I can get this rebuild going strong. Looking forward to 2021 (or 2022!).

  The Artist formerly known as Taco on September 28, 2020 3:16 PM

• Savvy pickups and aggressive roster management carried the day! Congrats an on awesome job. I look forward to trying to chase you down next year. Arbitration starts October 15!

  Zeezils on September 28, 2020 10:47 AM

• Thanks! Look forward to defending next year. I guess Count is out but hope everyone else makes it back. I am proof that anyone can win if things break right. No way I thought my pitching would hold up but got lucky. Hope to watch some great playoff baseball and be ready to do some trading mid-November.

  Long Gone on September 28, 2020 10:43 AM

• congratulations Summer...excellent season

  Big Papi memories on September 28, 2020 9:52 AM

• Trade block updated...

  Butch Bando on September 27, 2020 9:32 PM

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