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Thanks for doing all this, Sandpiper, it's really great! I'm fine with 12 hour auction timer if others are.
Vlad Girls on
February 14, 2024 8:34 AM
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Things are clipping along nicely. Would anyone feel uncomfortable if we decrease the auction timers to 12 hours?
Let me know either here or in trade chat if you want to keep the 24-hour timer. If I do not hear from anyone today, I will reduce the timer beginning tomorrow morning.
Sandpipers on
February 14, 2024 8:09 AM
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I have imported the first 22 player won at auction into our Ottoneu rosters. Please let me know if you see anything incorrect with your rosters.
Sandpipers on
February 13, 2024 11:12 PM
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I believe that means that Sandpipers has the highest bid on that player.
Get a Leg Up on
February 12, 2024 10:45 AM
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Somehow my bids go to Sandpipers
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Auction is live!
Sandpipers on
February 12, 2024 10:06 AM
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I drop my kid at school 10am EST. If the auction is not live right at 10, this is why. Should not be more than a minute or two.
Sandpipers on
February 12, 2024 12:46 AM
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I do ask that we all stay somewhat diligent and get our nominations up in a timely manner though. Please do your best and, once again, let us know if you have any issues or concerns.
Get a Leg Up on
February 11, 2024 8:45 PM
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There is no real hard time limit to nominate a player. Obviously, we all have our jobs and lives away from Ottoneu so when our two nominations have been drafted we won't always be able to make out next two nominations immediately.
Get a Leg Up on
February 11, 2024 8:42 PM
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"It's my first slow draft. 2 questions:
1- How much time do we have to nominate a player?
2- What happens if one of the GMs doesn't nominate a player?"
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Reposting all the auction info here.
https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=668
password: syK7bnV. Should not be needed, but just in case.
In Couch Managers, you can navigate to the auction page via "My Home" --> "My Auctions". We are there as 688.
Sandpipers on
February 11, 2024 1:59 PM
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24 hours until the draft begins. Good luck everyone. Remember to use the league message board and Slack channel if you have any questions or concerns. There are two drafts set up on Couch Managers. Make sure you click on the correct one.
Get a Leg Up on
February 11, 2024 10:58 AM
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Sent you a message
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Get a leg up mentioned that there is a Slack for this league. If that's the case, could someone please post the details here so I can join you? Thanks.
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Please stay on top of it so you don't miss out on players. If you're like me it will become an obsession. Have fun with it and ask any questions or concerns on the league message board or on our Slack channel.
Get a Leg Up on
February 8, 2024 11:22 AM
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Use the maximum bid option as well to expedite the speed of the draft. People that are new to a slow draft might want to look over the interface before you start. Draft starts 11:00 but that doesn't mean that everyone will have a nomination up. The nice part of this is everyone has the freedom to draft at their own pace.
Get a Leg Up on
February 8, 2024 11:20 AM
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Thank you to Sandpipers for setting up our draft. It's going to be a lot of fun.
Just a reminder. When It's over, Sandpipers has to assemble your Ottoneu team with the players you drafted on Couch Managers. Help him out by keeping track of your picks and their position eligibility. Use the roster organizer to make sure that all your positions are filled and you remember who you drafted.
Get a Leg Up on
February 8, 2024 11:15 AM
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Our slow auction is set for Monday, February 12. The start time has been changed from 10AM to 11AM, EST.
We will begin with 24-hour auctions, 9-hour resets, and 2 nominations per manager. The 9-hour reset is nice for sleep. If the winning manager is outbid within the last 9 hours of the auction, the auction timer will reset to 9 hours. So if you begin an auction at 11AM EST on the 12th, and someone outbids you at 10AM EST on the 13th, the auction would then reset to expire at 7PM E
Sandpipers on
February 8, 2024 8:23 AM
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Yes, the couch managers mock drafts are a great option.
If you have not done one before, this is a good tip:
When you enter a bid, you can enter a "blind" max bid. This is the dollar amount above which someone else would have to bid in order to out-bid you
There is a button above the bidding zone that says, "make my max bid my actual bid". Only use this if you want to automatically post your max bid.
Sandpipers on
February 3, 2024 6:06 PM
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Not really interested in a mock draft
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I was thinking of starting a draft from scratch so as not to reveal our respective strategies.
Disregard my previous comment, as I've just realized it's possible to join mock drafts directly through Couch Managers.
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I'm not necessarily sure a mock draft is necessary. Unless all 12 managers are dedicated to doing it, I think it would fall flat. I, personally, would not want to tip my hand pre-draft. If anyone feels differently please let us know.
Get a Leg Up on
February 3, 2024 5:30 PM
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Thanks, Sandpipers! Perhaps we could turn one of the 2 auctions into a mock draft and start it right away, as a way to practice and get familiar with Couch Managers?
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Thanks for your patience, everyone. The problem is fixed. Catcher position still seems to require catcher eligibility, which is what started this. But our rosters only have one catcher spot instead of two, which fixes our problem. So MJ Melendez can be slotted anywhere, including SP, except catcher.
Anyway, we can use that original auction.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 7:36 PM
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Agree, thanks Sandpipers! I'm in both auctions now, I'll doublecheck my rosters when I get a chance this weekend, too, but thanks much for coordinating this!
Vlad Girls on
February 2, 2024 6:46 PM
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Thanks for all your effort Sandpipers! Appreciate it
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Ok. So couch managers might be able to fix the issue for us. Apologies everyone for the silliness. I have both auctions as active: if couch managers can fix things, we use either one; if not we go with the second auction. One thousand apologies. I won't send another message until the issue is resolved.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 5:20 PM
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Ok, great. We are now Auction ID 712. New link below. Password is: doover
https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=712
For this one, still 40 roster spots. But only one designated catcher, and any player can be in any roster spot. Just don't accidentally auction yourself an invalid roster!
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 4:02 PM
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i am fine with a new auction, np
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Yes I agree, option 1 is probably best. Luckily we have 10 days to all join up again. Posting the link with the password on the message board should make it easy enough.
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That part is easy enough: I can download a CSV file from CM and import to Ottoneu.
Two potential solutions:
(1) I creat a new auction and we all sign up for that
Or
(2) I increase roster sizes to 41. This would effectively mean we all have $1 less at auction. So not ideal.
Sorry, again. If everyone does not mind, option 1 is best. We might encounter this issue later in the draft.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 3:46 PM
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I read somewhere recently, I think it was in a SLACK discussion, that it's possible to export, even if it's not completed, the result of the draft on Couch Managers to Ottoneu. Say, at the end of each day or every two days. This allows for keeping an update via the Ottoneu site.
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No, you can import the rosters directly back onto Ottoneu from CM. I just did it a few weeks ago -- super easy
https://community.ottoneu.com/t/import-couchmanagers-draft-results/7281
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IMO, it does all that (having done a few last year 7 or 8), the only one I'm not sure is the 60IL
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No big deal. We'll get through it. The challenging thing will be completing the rosters onto Ottoneu. People have to remember who they drafted.
Get a Leg Up on
February 2, 2024 3:37 PM
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It literally only matters because I made it matter. Again, sorry, this was a silly mistake. I did not think it through, and unfortunately I am not seeing a way to cure my mistake after the draft has been created.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 3:34 PM
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I have done slow drafts on Couch Managers and on completion I have shortstops in catchers slots and pitchers in outfield slots. I'm not sure eligibility matters.
Get a Leg Up on
February 2, 2024 3:30 PM
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Yes, i have it set to automatically reserve $1 per open roster spot.
Yes, 60IL guys do count toward our 40. Same as in a regular Ottoneu auction.
And yes, the budgets should be accurate.
The issue is my own creation. Had I just put 1 Catcher slot, or allowed players of any eligibility to be put anywhere, this would not be an issue.
I have an email out to CM about a potential fix. If I cannot fix it, I might need to create a new auction.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 3:28 PM
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The positional eligibility has always been a little different on CM. CM doesn't account for 60-day IL in any way (though I don't think Ottoneu does this time of year either?--could be wrong on that). the budget on CM does reflect what you have on Ottoneu. There is an option we can choose on CM as to whether each team has to keep at least $1 for each roster spot--but regardless, once we import rosters back into Ottoneu, every team will have to have a legal roster....
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Is this something that’s always been an issue with couch? Do 60day IL guys count towards our 40? Does our budget on couch reflect what we have in Otto? Does it keep us to the budget rules Otto uses such as $1 in cap per roster spot not used? We’ve never used it..
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I believe the Couch Managers roster is limited to 40 players (though there is a setting you can change even mid-draft to add more slots, I believe). My only concern is that even if I put MJ Melendez on the bench, I won't be able to fill the roster with 40 players unless I draft a player that is C eligible on couch managers. We could just increase the rosters on CM to some arbitrary amount (say, 45 players?), but everybody would need to be sure they only draft a total of 40.
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I don't think position eligibility matters. You can put Melendez in a bench slot. Couch Managers doesn't care if you roster is valid. Ultimately all 40 players can occupy bench slots. I believe that is the case. I apologize if I'm incorrect.
Get a Leg Up on
February 2, 2024 3:07 PM
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Sound and the Fury raised a good point: Couch Manager positional eligibility is not the same as Ottoneu. I had hoped this would not be an issue because of bench slots, but specifically, MJ Melendez lacks catcher eligibility in couch managers. I have so far been unable to figure out how I can change the roster settings. If anyone know, please let me know.
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 3:01 PM
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Everything is okay on my side.
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mines looks accurate
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Everyone have encounter problems with their rosters in Couch Managers?
Sandpipers on
February 2, 2024 2:32 PM
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Ok. I uploaded our rosters into couch managers. Maybe check to make certain everything is correct. But we should be ready to go.
Sandpipers on
February 1, 2024 10:19 PM
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My cuts are made, and I've joined Couch Managers for the auction draft.
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Well, I am broke, so it is easy to be congenial about the auction start time
Sandpipers on
February 1, 2024 5:45 PM
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Tunnicliff Inn sworn enemy. Sound and the Fury secret best friend. I refuse to explain.
Vlad Girls on
February 1, 2024 5:39 PM
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