• Auction draft is complete and we are open for free agent auctions and trades. If you see any issues with your roster, please let me know immediately.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 11, 2025 3:29 PM

• The slow draft will resume at 12 pm EST. Be advised that Couch Managers lost all data. I did my best to recreate. Reserve bids will need to be placed again. Currently no active nominations on the board, as Couch Managers will redistribute nominations inequitably, as data was lost on who nominated players currently on the board. We will adjust nominations as players come off the board

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 8, 2025 8:05 PM

• Sorry, Muckdogs, not Muckrakers.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 7, 2025 1:01 PM

• In the event of a prolonged Couch Managers outage, I would like to schedule a contingency draft in Ottoneu software, to be utilized if Couch Managers does not become operational in the next few days. Please let me know your availability here on this Doodle : https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/dw2Q3G8b Muckrakers, you are all done and are welcome to show up to the draft, but no need to vote in the Doodle.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 7, 2025 1:01 PM

• Yes, if you are on Slack we can get you added to the league channel. If you need to join Slack go to https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-on-slack/5774/627 and request a Slack handle and get invited to the Ottoneu Slack. DM @Kenny and I can see that you get added to the league Slack channel.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 4, 2025 9:52 AM

• I didn't know we have a Slack.

  Muckdogs on March 4, 2025 9:47 AM

• Rosters have been updated in Ottoneu. I will generally update rosters 2-3 times each day and port players over from Couch Managers to Ottoneu. If you see any issues, please let me know here or on Slack @Kenny

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 4, 2025 9:27 AM

• The slow auction has kicked off!!! Good luck everyone!

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 3, 2025 3:01 PM

• We will launch the slow draft at 3 pm EST.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 3, 2025 1:27 PM

• Couch managers website is down so we are delayed. Hopefully it’s up later today but if not we will vote on other options.

  Down by the Schoolyard [568] on March 3, 2025 9:54 AM

• Howdy, all! My name is Brian and I just claimed "bubba always 🇪🇺". I'm renaming it to "Sunflower Seed Finger ☝️" to hopefully go from last to perennially 6th. I'll take a day or so to make my cuts then prepare for the slow draft in March. Cheers!

  Sunflower Seed Finger ☝️ on February 10, 2025 1:51 PM

• As a point of clarification, our couch manager's slow auction will kick off on March 3 - we aren't doing a fast auction.

  Down by the Schoolyard [568] on February 10, 2025 12:48 PM

• Alright!!

  Down by the Schoolyard [568] on December 14, 2024 5:37 PM

• Hi everyone, I have reconsidered and will be keeping my roster! I will be updating my trade block shortly. Happy off-season!

  Spuddyball 🥔💰 on December 14, 2024 10:42 AM

• Hey crew! Just a couple more days to get arbitration allocated. Be sure you have it submitted by 11/14/24. Thanks!

  Black Magic Ballclub on November 11, 2024 2:56 PM

• Quick reminder - arbitration must be completed by November 14. You've got 9 days!

  Black Magic Ballclub on November 5, 2024 11:43 AM

• I'm going to be cutting down to a couple of teams for next year so I will be leaving the league! Good luck to everyone and enjoy the off-season!

  Spuddyball 🥔💰 on October 31, 2024 12:20 PM

• I tried my best to make it close, but I could never quite catch Zach's relentless pressure and he eventually pulled away. Very impressive, congrats Zach!

  Bob Loblaw's Ball Club ⚾️ on September 30, 2024 1:53 PM

• Congrats to Zach for a dominating performance! Everyone’s roster looks good heading into the offseason. Arbitration is right around the corner. I hope everyone enjoys their postseason baseball!

  Black Magic Ballclub on September 30, 2024 9:54 AM

• Doesn't look like this will be a problem here, but a reminder that all teams must have legal rosters at the close of the season. Any rosters that show as illegal on Sunday night will need to get within roster spot and salary limits within 48 hours. Roster and salary limits include any loans and/or 60-day IL additions, so you do not need to get to 40/$400, just legal as of eligibility on Sunday.

  Black Magic Ballclub on September 27, 2024 9:25 AM

• Friendly reminder to anyone interested - there's still time to sign up for the Ottoneu Prestige League (OPL). It's a great add-on to the normal Ottoneu experience as teams from across leagues compete against each other in a best-ball style, survivor-like format. It's a blast to track and play over the course of the season. Check it out and enter here: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/opl/

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 25, 2024 5:04 PM

• All right - great work everyone! The draft is complete and the rosters are loaded. I've made sure the players and salary caps line up, but please double check the individual players on your squads to make sure the proper ones are rostered. We are now in regular season mode and transactions are open!

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 18, 2024 2:32 PM

• Hey gang! Now that we're in the endgame of this draft I've given everyone an additional nomination.

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 14, 2024 1:58 PM

• And we’re off! The draft has begun. Get those nominations in!
  
  https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=837

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 11, 2024 10:01 AM

• Hey gang - all the keepers are loaded into coucgmanagers for Monday's draft. The roster spots and money all line up, but please give your team a quick scan and make sure the proper players are there as well. We'll kick off Monday morning at 10:00am!

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 9, 2024 8:36 PM

• Hey crew! I've got the slow auction room set up. We're set to kick off on Monday morning (3/11) at 10:00am eastern. Between now and then I'll need everyone to join the draft room so I can get the keepers loaded up. Please click the link below, click on "Join" and enter the password. Thanks!
  
  Draft Room: https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=837
  Password: theshow

  Black Magic Ballclub on March 5, 2024 8:49 PM

• Having heard no objections OUR DRAFT WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, MARCH 11. I’ll start getting things set up the week prior, so keep your eyes peeled.

  Black Magic Ballclub on February 22, 2024 10:21 PM

• All right crew - let's talk draft. Given how spread out we are in terms of location and work schedule, we've done a slow auction at couchmanagers the last couple of years. I would propose that we start that slow auction on Monday, March 11th. If that date does NOT work for you please let me know ASAP.

  Black Magic Ballclub on February 5, 2024 6:19 PM

• Thank you to everyone for getting your league dues in on time - everyone has re-upped. You've got just under 4 hours to make any cuts or trades!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 31, 2024 8:20 PM

• Last 12 hours to make any cuts or trades! Don't forget any trade made before tonight's deadline won't process until tomorrow, so you won't be able to cut anyone you acquire.

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 31, 2024 11:46 AM

• Hey all! Friendly reminder that you have one more day to pay your league dues. Thanks to all of those who have taken care of it already!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 30, 2024 10:16 AM

• Hey all! Friendly reminder that you’ve got until Wednesday to get your league dues paid. Thanks to all those who have already knocked that out!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 29, 2024 8:27 AM

• Hello ! Looking forward to '24 , 1st order of business is a new team name. I hope there is no fondness for UTVOLS#1

  Muckdogs on January 26, 2024 11:04 AM

• UTVOLS#1 has been claimed - let's welcome Randy to the league! That fills us back up to capacity. Just five more days to trade and get your league dues paid!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 26, 2024 10:50 AM

• Chris let me know that he didn't think he'd have the time to dedicate to Ottoneu this year, so I'm still looking for a replacement owner for UTVOLS#1. I've marked the team as abandoned so that it shows up on the available team list. I'm actively seeking out a replacement, but please let me know if you know of someone who might want the spot. Thanks!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 25, 2024 2:14 PM

• Good morning all! Just sending along a reminder to get your team renewal payment in. You can do so by clicking through the red banner at the top of this page (unless you've already renewed). Thanks!

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 22, 2024 11:20 AM

• Happy to be here, will try to get some trades out soon.

  xwOBAcon and eggs 🍳 on January 1, 2024 6:57 PM

• And we’re full! Everyone please welcome Chris as he takes over UTVOLS#1.

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 1, 2024 5:14 PM

• Welcome to Kyle Florence who has taken over Down & Away! Welcome to the league my good sir.

  Black Magic Ballclub on January 1, 2024 4:07 PM

• Welcome to ChetLemon who has taken over Stroman Troopers! He's a longtime Ottoneu player and a pleasure to be in a league with. Still hunting for two more replacements. I'll keep on it!

  Black Magic Ballclub on December 14, 2023 10:58 AM

• All arbitration is complete - thanks fellas!

  Black Magic Ballclub on November 14, 2023 9:38 PM

• One more day for arb - please get that submitted everybody!

  Black Magic Ballclub on November 13, 2023 10:36 AM

• 10 days left to get your arbitration in!

  Black Magic Ballclub on November 4, 2023 12:46 PM

• No worries - it was a pleasure having you! If anyone else is planning on stepping away could you let me know in the next few days? I want to be sure we get arb covered and have a sense of how many teams will need replacement managers. If it’s several I’ll set up a dispersal draft for the new folks.

  Black Magic Ballclub on October 27, 2023 8:11 AM

• I will also not be returning next season. I really appreciate teaching me on how to play this new format!

  Muckdogs on October 27, 2023 7:29 AM

• Hello, League! Happy to be here, and I hope you all enjoy trading as much as I do. As Zach and Ryan can attest, my trade lines are always open, and EVERBODY on my squad is ALWAYS available (for the right price of course). Looking forward to a fun winter and a competitive 2024! I'm @stringerbias on slack. Cheers!

  StringerBias™️568 on October 23, 2023 7:17 PM

• Special thanks to Zach of Down by the Schoolyard for bringing Stringer into the fold. The assist is much appreciated!

  Black Magic Ballclub on October 23, 2023 6:46 PM

• All right! Please welcome Stringerbias (aka RotoTakeOut) to the league as the new manager of the Royse City Renegades. Dmac will remain a co-owner so that he can claim his prize when it becomes available, then be removed. I played with Stringer for years back in league 32 and can vouch for his competence, responsiveness, and all around gentlemanly nature. Welcome sir!

  Black Magic Ballclub on October 23, 2023 6:45 PM

• Hey all - we have a new owner for Royse City Renegades. I’ll get him added once prizes have been disbursed.

  Black Magic Ballclub on October 21, 2023 5:43 PM

• No worries Royse - it was a pleasure playing with you! If you could knock arbitration out I would appreciate it. We’ve got a line on a possible replacement, but I’m happy to start a waiting list if anyone else has interest. If anyone else is planning on leaving please let me know. If multiple teams step away we can do a disbursement draft for the new owners.

  Black Magic Ballclub on October 21, 2023 1:14 PM

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