• Any of yall play so rare? If so, how is it?

  Pedroiafile on June 9, 2023 3:08 PM

• You paid more than me so yes! But seriously, the upside is there. His stats will determine whether your decision.

  Formerly.... on May 5, 2023 2:42 PM

• Did I pay to much for Bryce Miller?

  24 Hour Todd!! on May 5, 2023 1:15 PM

• Nice no-hitter last night Trash Pandas

  Bombs Away on April 9, 2023 11:00 AM

• Yep. Two reasons....after his spring training I didn't really trust him yet. And the 2nd reason, I was going for the most points left on the bench in case he did do well.

  Formerly.... on March 31, 2023 9:31 AM

• Trash pandas. Did you intentionally bench Cease???

  Pedroiafile on March 30, 2023 8:53 PM

• Thanks for the reminder on draft! Almost forgot. . . yikes

  Bombs Away on March 25, 2023 1:10 PM

• Welcome to the league

  Big Papi memories on March 9, 2023 9:29 AM

• I claimed Light Tower Power yesterday. I think I will keep the team name, I'm not that creative. I will have my cuts done soon. The draft time is good for me as well. Thanks

  Hammers & Homers on March 9, 2023 9:28 AM

• Draft time works for me, see you all then!

  NoMasTido on March 9, 2023 7:30 AM

• Welcome! Love to see it! Draft is good with me.

  Bombs Away on March 8, 2023 12:43 PM

• Welcome new owners! Glad to have you. League is now full and we are set for the season. Any other final thoughts on draft date/time? Thanks everyone!

  Schwar 💣 on March 8, 2023 12:33 PM

• Hey everyone, I just claimed Pigeons, I should be able to make cuts and do some rebranding by this weekend - looking forward to the season with you all!

  NoMasTido on March 8, 2023 8:40 AM

• Ok, I've put March 25th at 5pm EST as the default draft date for now by request. If that doesn't work for you, please speak up. If so, I can set up a poll, but figured starting here is great for now.

  Schwar 💣 on February 28, 2023 10:11 PM

• 3/25 @ 5:00pm est works for me

  Dirtbags on February 22, 2023 3:04 PM

• March

  24 Hour Todd!! on February 22, 2023 12:45 PM

• MRch 25the is good for me in the afternoon. 5 pm eastern would be great.

  24 Hour Todd!! on February 22, 2023 12:45 PM

• Lets make it Mar 25...Saturday. Sometime in the afternoon.

  Formerly.... on February 22, 2023 9:53 AM

• When's the draft?

  24 Hour Todd!! on February 20, 2023 7:14 PM

• 3rd times a charm

  Pedroiafile on February 16, 2023 6:06 PM

• I MIGHT have one owner that can join. Of course my track record the last two seasons of bringing on someone hasn't been great.

  Bombs Away on February 16, 2023 3:34 PM

• Well, we need 2 more owners. Yall know anybody?

  Pedroiafile on February 10, 2023 11:03 AM

• Hey everyone, apologies for not being present but I re-claimed my team! The postseason was hectic and I took about 45 days off from no phone or emails. Prepping to leave for Spring Training now, but I am all in!

  Bombs Away on February 5, 2023 1:25 PM

• Just a note: Ichuro mistakenly cut Clay Holmes, immediately sent me a message and asked if it could be reversed, so I re-added him to their roster. Thanks!

  Schwar 💣 on January 28, 2023 10:42 AM

• Hello Run! Welcome to the league.

  Formerly.... on January 27, 2023 10:53 PM

• Hi All. Just noticed the Manrui team on the claim teams page and picked it up. Cheers.

  Run! Ichiro on January 27, 2023 10:51 PM

• Sorry folks I think I am going to have to leave the league. I am in the middle of trying to finish a dissertation and also move across the pacific again...I just don't have the time to properly focus on the league. I will abandon my team so that you can find a new owner soon.

  Run! Ichiro on January 20, 2023 9:38 PM

• Any word on possible draft dates yet?

  Formerly.... on January 19, 2023 3:52 PM

• I'm in for next year

  24 Hour Todd!! on December 2, 2022 9:13 PM

• I am returning. Gotta see the Walker trade thru.

  Formerly.... on December 2, 2022 9:12 PM

• Damn. So, 6 of us missed arbitration. Makes some of us wonder what's in store for next year. Is everybody returning, or do we need to start looking for new owners?

  Pedroiafile on December 2, 2022 9:10 PM

• Stretch wins again....5 time winner...congrats...but yeesh!

  Run! Ichiro on October 15, 2022 7:40 AM

• Congrats Stretch. Cheers to another season in the books

  Pedroiafile on October 6, 2022 7:44 PM

• Anyone interested in Sean Murphy or Wilson Contreras?

  Run! Ichiro on August 17, 2022 9:42 AM

• Ready to make moves. Need young, cheap and GOOD players. No one untouchable. Trout, Alonso, Riley, Goldschmidt -- all of them can be yours for the right price.
  
  That said, just because I am willing to trade anyone doesn't mean I have to, they'll all be good next season...

  Run! Ichiro on July 18, 2022 10:01 AM

• Need some SP -- have some OF/1B/3B to move. Let's make a deal

  Run! Ichiro on April 30, 2022 8:26 AM

• Looking to trade one Paul Goldschmidt/Austin Riley for an equal of value OF (or something else...)

  Run! Ichiro on April 17, 2022 9:22 PM

• $450 is fine

  Formerly.... on April 9, 2022 10:38 AM

• Thanks for making the poll Manrui. Yeah, $450 is just where we started. I'd be fine doing $475 or even up to $500. I think a few years ago in one of our other leagues the 2nd place team was at about $650 in cap. All were fair trades, but they just took on every overpriced, non-keepable productive player for prospects and made a run to the money and then abandoned the team. I think it's the extremes that are the most frustrating. Anywhere between $450-500 is good in our book.

  Schwar 💣 on April 7, 2022 8:45 PM

• Glad to see this idea get some traction. I proposed it kind of on a whim but I am all for it.
  
  I have created a Straw Poll here:
  
  https://strawpoll.com/polls/NoZrLQGX3n3
  
  If it has a majority of votes then I think we can move forward with finalizing the final number for the cap? Maybe another poll? I think $450-$475 is good but open to discussion.

  Run! Ichiro on April 7, 2022 10:23 AM

• I'm also in favor of the cap. I think we settled on $450 because it's a fair amount but dissuades teams from doing the one and done thing. If you end the season with $75+ in extra salary, plus arbitration and the standard salary raise you're looking at cutting $150+ in salary every year. I also think it keeps a competitive balance for the stretch run while still allowing teams to make fair trades.

  Dirtbags on April 6, 2022 7:32 PM

• I joined this league because it has existed for a while and the owners appeared to be active. Therefore I would like to be playing in this league for a long time based on this and fun time during the draft. While I dislike the one and done attribute of some of the prior season owners and am in favor of the individual cap, I was curious as to the rationale of $450. Is $475 too high and lends itself to the problem?

  Formerly.... on April 6, 2022 1:35 PM

• I agree with 450 cap

  Big Papi memories on April 6, 2022 12:38 PM

• After misunderstanding earlier in the discussion on what it would actually be, I’m all for it. It’s not the spirit of Ottoneu to take teams for a year, win at all costs, then dump. Whatever makes this more competitive and keeps people around I’m all for

  Bombs Away on April 6, 2022 12:29 PM

• Open to any discussion. Doesn't need to be $450 either. Just wanted to make sure we circled back if this is going to be an unofficial rule for our league going forward.

  Schwar 💣 on April 6, 2022 12:23 PM

• The context for those that are new: the last few years, we've had someone new join the league, then make a lot of trades where they take on salary to go all-in on a one-year strategy of trying to place ($150+ over the $400 cap w/ loans if I recall). Then they immediately leave the league. I'm not against the strategy in general, but it's pretty problematic when people just leave the team for dead after they do it. We figured capping loans would be best for the health of the league.

  Schwar 💣 on April 6, 2022 12:22 PM

• Hey Everyone, just circling back to the discussion of an individual cap of $450 per team (ie, you can only get an aggregate +50 in loans) since we've had some new owners since then. We are in favor. I know others were too. Just wanted to put it out there again and see if we all agree to the general principle.

  Schwar 💣 on April 6, 2022 12:16 PM

• Sorry gang…I’m a firefighter and had to work tonight, but the calls kept me away from the draft…unfortunately.

  Prestige Worldwide on March 29, 2022 1:11 AM

• Did the draft just poop out for anyone else? I am in it but I don't see anyone

  Run! Ichiro on March 28, 2022 8:06 PM

• thanks so much guys, appreciate all ur patience with my ineptitude at this lol, cut the players i needed and im ready to start the draft

  NoMasTido on March 28, 2022 8:01 PM

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