• Stop the count!

  Loss of Consortium on March 28, 2025 4:03 PM

• Tomorrow is the last day to make cuts!

  Monongahela Monsters on January 30, 2025 8:45 AM

• It’s November 1st which means only 14 more days (EOD 11/14) until Arbitration is over

  Monongahela Monsters on November 1, 2024 9:35 AM

• This is bittersweet. Winning this year means a lot more than usual because my Uncle Rich (Cayuga Breeze) passed away. He was a huge fan of our league and we spent endless hours discussing players, trades, and strategies. He really appreciated not only the banter but the camaraderie. In his honor, I will be donating all of my winnings to the charity of his choice (the school my sister teaches at and her kids attend) from all of us. If anyone else would like to pitch in, let me know.

  Monongahela Monsters on September 30, 2024 7:20 PM

• Just and FYI - There was missing hitter data from yesterday. Niv is working to resolve the issue but in his messages, he noted that he found additional missing data as far back as mid-July. There may be some mild-moderate changes in our stats once this is resolved.
  
  https://community.ottoneu.com/t/offensive-stats-missing-from-8-7-24/14476/14

  Monongahela Monsters on August 8, 2024 12:05 PM

• Sounds good & thanks!

  DL Hall & Oates on March 12, 2024 9:55 AM

• Definitely not operator error. The rosters lock after the Keeper deadline (no trades or cuts). The Commish might be willing/able to make cuts for you though (not to put Chris/Jake on the spot)

  Monongahela Monsters on March 12, 2024 9:52 AM

• Hi everyone--
  I might as well introduce myself with a dumb question: Are rosters locked ahead of the draft, or is that an operator error on my part?
  Kevin--

  DL Hall & Oates on March 12, 2024 9:48 AM

• Just an FYI - There’s a defect for the draft site that may not allow Chrome to work. Try clearing your cache and rebooting your browser or trying using another browser.

  Monongahela Monsters on February 26, 2024 7:27 AM

• Thanks all for a great season and a great few years of fantasy baseball. I've decided not to renew for next year. Wish you all the best! Commishes can feel free to abandon my team at any time.

  The Grandalorian on November 29, 2023 2:32 PM

• As your self-appointed Honorary Commissioner, this is your friendly reminder to get your arbitration in before 11/14!!

  Monongahela Monsters on November 7, 2023 12:48 PM

• GG, maybe next year for the Grandalorians!

  The Grandalorian on October 2, 2023 4:54 PM

• Well Done, Jake !!

  Cayuga Breeze on October 2, 2023 4:18 PM

• You and me both Chris! Thanks guys!

  Loss of Consortium on October 2, 2023 10:40 AM

• I can't believe I woke up in a world where Jake won this league and his team won the AL East. Congrats!

  wOBA Fett on October 2, 2023 9:18 AM

• Congrats to Jake on not sucking for once!!

  Monongahela Monsters on October 1, 2023 10:05 PM

• FYI yall - SSN and address will no longer be required for paydala!

  Loss of Consortium on September 29, 2023 2:31 PM

• From what I understand, there's a pretty good chance that by the time we need to renew for baseball, SSNs may not be required.

  Loss of Consortium on September 8, 2023 7:23 PM

• I think Andy mentioned fantrax to me at one point. Wioukd be worth a look.

  wOBA Fett on September 8, 2023 6:28 PM

• If we wanted to move sites, I’ve used Fantrax for Fantasy Hockey and it’s decent. I poked around quick and we could pretty much “lift and shift” this league there with few (if any) interruptions.

  Monongahela Monsters on September 8, 2023 11:49 AM

• Yikes - can we move the league elsewhere? I read his thread and I understand why, but SSN for non-pay league may be a bridge too far for me too

  Scrooge McNutting on September 8, 2023 11:26 AM

• Just a heads up, I read up on this new payment processor requiring SSN info. If that is the case, I will not be participating. Giving my SSN to a new company for a no-prize league is a deal breaker for me. I'm happy to play the season out, but I will not renew. Thought I'd give you all notice.

  The Grandalorian on September 3, 2023 5:24 PM

• I think that was the most active trade deadline we’ve had ever!

  Monongahela Monsters on September 1, 2023 8:28 AM

• Trade deadline approaching y'all! Get those deals in.

  wOBA Fett on August 23, 2023 9:14 AM

• Today was a bold day to list Wander Franco on the trade block.

  Meekrats on August 15, 2023 6:00 PM

• Just for posterity’s sake: I approved that trade.

  Meekrats on June 21, 2023 11:49 AM

• Here’s where my heads at with this: I’m in last place and truly in the midst of a multi-year rebuild. I get the feeling that owners are more apathetic towards teams clearly “winning a trade” if that team is lower in the standings. Also, I sent you and Jake very similar offers within minutes of each other. You countered a few times, Jake accepted (albeit a couple days later). If you had accepted my trade of Luis Castillo and Lucas Giolito for Albies and DL Hall, would we be having this convo?

  Monongahela Monsters on June 21, 2023 10:52 AM

• Because Freeman wasn't my only target. Like I said before, I made moves in anticipation of working out a deal. I traded middle infield depth in anticipating of making a deal to bring depth back. I was giving up young controllable talent to SteveCohen for win-now pieces that hurt my future chances of winning. Much like the Burnes for Albies trade.
  
  One gets apathetic approval and the other gets unanimously vetoed.

  The Grandalorian on June 21, 2023 10:33 AM

• I think you and Jake are too far apart on both opinion as well as how you objectively view players. I personally did not have a problem with this deal, I can't speak for anyone else. At the end of the day, you were still able to swing an objectively good trade for Freeman that, in my opinion, was not lopsided, so why all of the complaining?

  wOBA Fett on June 21, 2023 10:24 AM

• The problem is I feel there's inconsistent treatment regarding trades in this league. Burnes is consistently a couple rounds higher in dynasty rankings, and Burnes at $8 is much more valuable than Albies at $19, making this trade lopsided in favor of Monongahela Monsters. And yet nobody vetoed it except me, once again with no discussion whatsoever.

  The Grandalorian on June 21, 2023 10:08 AM

• Didn't you answer your own question? First, those trade analyzers are essentially useless in dynasty leagues. Like you said yourself though, pitchers like Burnes are valued at 5x his salary, so what is the problem?

  Loss of Consortium on June 21, 2023 9:53 AM

• Or maybe the difference here is there's nobody behind the scenes campaigning to block this trade, which would be a shitty thing to do, especially in a prize league.

  The Grandalorian on June 21, 2023 8:11 AM

• So literally everyone else in the league vetoed my trade with SteveCohen, but nobody else thought $8 Burnes and Gavin Stone for Albies was lopsided? I ran the trade through the same analyzer and found the same 10% variance, and that's not taking account the salary differences, which feel more stark here in a game where similar top pitchers are valued at 5x Burnes's salary. I guess I'm just very wrong in how I value players, or using different analyzer tools maybe?

  The Grandalorian on June 21, 2023 8:08 AM

• If I see a deal that I feel is lopsided I generally veto it. That deal was lopsided to the point of comedy, so I vetoed. I also always veto any trade that Jake is involved in, but that's just because it is Jake.

  wOBA Fett on May 12, 2023 8:58 AM

• If you can rework the deal to correct some of the flaws, I would be more inclined to approve the trade (but to be honest, I veto just about every trade haha)

  Monongahela Monsters on May 12, 2023 8:40 AM

• Boy do I feel like a real life Stevie Cohen right now lol.

  DL Hall & Oates on May 11, 2023 11:50 PM

• I thought the trade had its purpose for both of us. I was taking a hit this year in a year my dumb ass missed the draft to get high value young players i wanted to build around next year instead of parting ways with those players in different trades and keeping a guy who hits 380 and gets only 50 rbis a year. I get you all saying the cash was unfair but it's a Dynasty league I was trying to creatively setup myself for next year while getting rid of a $45 32 year old Freddie Freemans.

  DL Hall & Oates on May 11, 2023 11:49 PM

• I vetoed because I didn't think it was even remotely a fair trade. It's the only trade I've ever vetoed playing ottoneu (3 leagues, 10 years)

  Loss of Consortium on May 11, 2023 11:42 PM

• I voted yes for the trade. While I don’t think the trade is balanced, I don’t think that the purpose of vetoing a trade is to protect managers from bad trades.
  
  The cash definitely makes it WAY more lopsided, but if someone isn’t planning on keeping a $45 Freeman, the talent return for him was decent.

  Meekrats on May 11, 2023 11:13 PM

• I will speak for myself and no one else - I vetoed the trade because I think @TheRealSteveCohen is giving up two top 10 players at their position as well as $25 in cap space for a group of average to above average players. I treat cap space as a commodity so when someone gives up $25, I would expect them to get something big in return. In this case, it’s just not there (in my opinion).

  Monongahela Monsters on May 11, 2023 9:43 PM

• I've literally never won fantasy baseball. I've made moves this year to win now, that hurt me long term. I've traded Volpe and Elly at $10 each and Xander at $8 for more expensive talent. Now I worked out a trade for a $45 Freeman. I can't keep this team next year. What's the harm in letting me go for it?

  The Grandalorian on May 11, 2023 8:57 PM

• The league just isn't active enough for me to buy all 8 of you independently decided to veto with no discussion.

  The Grandalorian on May 11, 2023 8:52 PM

• I'm still frustrated. I made moves in anticipation of making a trade around a 3b for a 1b and picking up mi depth. I didn't bid on guys that I would have otherwise. I just don't see this trade being unfair. Even running through analyzers it's within 10% variance and that's before salary considerations. I've never ever seen a trade vote with 100% participants. That it came with no public discussion makes me think there was someone private messaging asking everyone else to veto.

  The Grandalorian on May 11, 2023 8:49 PM

• I understand how the veto system works, I'm just doubting that 8 owners (some without daily activity) all arrived at veto without any discussion whatsoever. Nobody bothered to ask why Steve or I thought the trade was fair.

  The Grandalorian on May 11, 2023 11:58 AM

• No discussion is needed, all trades are subject to league approval.

  wOBA Fett on May 11, 2023 11:55 AM

• Wait, so all 8 owners not involved with the trade vetoed it without any public discussion or opportunity for Steve and I to explain the trade?

  The Grandalorian on May 11, 2023 11:26 AM

• So where do we stand for the two team openings and potential draft dates? I'd prefer sooner rather than later

  The Grandalorian on February 16, 2023 11:22 AM

• Looking to make a move for another closer ahead of the deadline, message me!

  Loss of Consortium on January 30, 2023 1:00 PM

• All, the arbitration deadline is TODAY! Please get your $ in or you will lose it!

  Loss of Consortium on November 14, 2022 10:49 AM

• What a year, congrats on the win!!! That was quite the finish and a pretty Metsian end for me.

  DL Hall & Oates on October 7, 2022 3:38 PM

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