• Thanks Water Champs. I am really busy usually through the week. That said, if we have have late-ish start times, I can make it work. I could also probably do the 21st. We could also explore the idea of a "slow auction" and start it this week. Just a thought.

  Belliard's Bombers on February 28, 2018 9:56 AM

• I didn't vote for it initially, but could probably swing Wednesday the 21st then a weekend (Sunday night?) follow-up, if needed.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 27, 2018 4:33 PM

• gotcha, those are very good reasons Thunder, congrats on 1 year! what about moving a week earlier? are people opposed to that? again I apologize for complicating things, all monday/wednesday/friday afternoons are good for me as well as all day on weekends.

  The Yellow Darts 2 on February 27, 2018 4:24 PM

• Don't mind moving a day, but I cannot do the 17th-19th at all. My anniversary is the 17th (first one, can't mess this one up) and my wifes birthday is the 18th (easy to remember, if nothing else). :(

  Belliard's Bombers on February 27, 2018 2:37 PM

• hey guys, I hate to do this but I just noticed that I won't be available on tuesday the 20th (or the 22nd) at 6:30 EST (I'm a student in vancouver, and I have a lecture that i cant skip). is there any way we could move the first draft day to the 17th-19th or 21st (or the weekend of the 23rd-25th?) sorry to be an inconvenience, I just want to be fully available for the draft. -eli

  The Yellow Darts 2 on February 27, 2018 2:15 PM

• Yep, a huge part of the fun in Ottoneu is the year to year process. I would always recommend sticking with a team through the good and the bad.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 23, 2018 8:10 PM

• 25 days until the draft kicks off.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 23, 2018 8:17 AM

• I'm also looking to draft for now and the years to come. Very encouraging how committed everyone seems, should be a great league.

  The Yellow Darts 2 on February 22, 2018 11:04 PM

• Definitely a "dynasty" type league. Problem is, you don't "have" to play that way, so some could play for just 2018 and be done. I hope that's not the case though. As for slack : I think we should set up a Slack workspace for our group. I manage a few already (for work, another baseball league, etc) and wouldn't mind creating it, but it'd probably be more appropriate for the commish to own it incase I meet an untimely demise.

  Belliard's Bombers on February 22, 2018 10:49 AM

• Hey John - I'll echo that sentiment. Definitely drafting with dynasty/future contention in mind. Not just a one-off year.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 22, 2018 8:32 AM

• Hi John, I'm in for years to come, welcome to Ottoneu

  THE ⚾️ GAME !! on February 22, 2018 7:55 AM

• Hey guys, I'm John from MA. First ottoneu league for me. To confirm, we're planning on this being multi year and not one and done, right? Just want to make sure we're drafting for long-term.

  Positive Vibes on February 21, 2018 9:46 PM

• Pardon the formatting below, I have no idea why it's doing that.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 21, 2018 8:33 PM

• Now that we're full and scheduled, I just wanted to lay out some resources for everyone here: From FG: Auction Strategies https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/how-to-win-your-ottoneu-auction/ The Auction Process https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/the-ottoneu-auction-draft/ The Surplus Calculator http://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-surplus-calculator-early-2018-version/2459 Positional Value Series (check for new ones!) https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/2018-ottoneu-fgpts-rankings-of/

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 21, 2018 8:33 PM

• Also, the Slack community is excellent (ottoneu.slack.com). Email OttoneuTrades@gmail.com for an invite to it. Community.ottoneu.com will also regularly have good information and updates.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 21, 2018 8:32 PM

• Alright, if nobody else is opposed, I certainly don't have a problem with a 7:30 start on the 20th and 22nd. If we don't finish everything within that time, I'm certain we can organize a quick third date or perhaps just default to the standard Ottoneu in-season auction format.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 21, 2018 8:25 PM

• I would be able to draft on the front end of Thursday for an hour or 2, depending on draft time.

  Daddy's Little Meatballs on February 21, 2018 11:08 AM

• Sorry guys, I just noticed the 22nd is a Thursday. I thought they were a Monday/Wednesday. I definitely can't do 6:30 on that Thursday (or any Thursday) son has Cub Scouts. 7:30 would be pushing it even, but I'd be home close to that time so if we move both times to 7:30 I can make both days work, I just may miss a few minutes on thursday (usually get home around 7:45). Sorry to be a pain in the ass fellas :)

  Belliard's Bombers on February 21, 2018 9:34 AM

• I am completely okay starting later (7:30ish, for instance).

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 21, 2018 9:11 AM

• Alright guys, I think I can handle it on the 20th/22nd. I would really really really like it if we can start a little later (7:30) and run it until 10:30 each night. If we can't that's fine and I'll just make it to what I can. I get up early for work but I'm willing to sacrifice a little sleep time (I don't go to bed before 11 usually anyway). Just throwing it out there. By the time I get off work, get my son from school, make dinner, get his homework done, him in the shower, etc it's 7-7:30

  Belliard's Bombers on February 21, 2018 9:07 AM

• And I will echo the 6-7 hours or so. But will say that you don't have to be intensely focused/engaged the whole time - there's time for some good conversation in the draft room or attention elsewhere, if needed.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 21, 2018 8:59 AM

• SoCal - Would those 2 hours be at the beginning of the time on that date, orlater? If you can be there at the beginning, you may be able to basically fill your team and then get on outta there. Just something to consider.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 21, 2018 8:56 AM

• It looks like the #2 date on the poll is 3/22. I marked that I cannot make that date, but I would be able to draft for about 2 hours if we decide on that time for part 2

  Daddy's Little Meatballs on February 20, 2018 6:46 PM

• I would expect roughly 6-7 hours across the two days. It's a little difficult to say as it depends on auction behaviour (i.e., people letting the clock wind all the way down before nudging up bids and the like).

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 20, 2018 4:45 PM

• I would 6 to 7 hours but I've seen some in 4 hours

  THE ⚾️ GAME !! on February 20, 2018 12:56 PM

• How long does the draft take over the two days?

  Daddy's Little Meatballs on February 20, 2018 12:49 PM

• Thoughts and prayers to the green monster.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 19, 2018 7:02 PM

• Kind of an early start time for me. Not sure I'm going to be able to make this work.

  Belliard's Bombers on February 18, 2018 8:31 PM

• Alright folks, have at it. Keep in mind we'll need two days to complete this thing. https://doodle.com/poll/v9m9yedb8cutqsu9

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 18, 2018 11:11 AM

• Alright, welcome everybody! I will get a doodle poll up tonight to check everyone’s availability for draft dates.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 17, 2018 3:38 PM

• Nice, I was born in Takoma Park actually. Living in Bethesda right now, so not technically DC

  Dingoes on February 17, 2018 2:56 PM

• Also do we want to start thinking about a draft date, now that the league is full? I like to draft as close to the start of the season as possible

  Juan Pierre's Croissant Tienda🥐 on February 17, 2018 2:02 PM

• Hey Ethan, Where in DC? I lived in Takoma Park for 4 years

  Juan Pierre's Croissant Tienda🥐 on February 17, 2018 2:02 PM

• Whats up guys, I'm Ethan from DC, super excited to join the league, longtime fantasy player but first time with Ottoneu

  Dingoes on February 17, 2018 1:00 PM

• Love seeing the league fill on up.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 17, 2018 9:03 AM

• Bienvenido mae (water champs)!

  Belliard's Bombers on February 16, 2018 8:02 AM

• Hola todos, my name is Eli and I'm from Toronto, studying in Vancouver, big time Halos fan. Looking forward to countless hours of trade induced anxiety.

  The Yellow Darts 2 on February 15, 2018 7:58 PM

• Hey, I am Alex from Southern California. First time Ottoneu player, looking forward to the season!

  Daddy's Little Meatballs on February 14, 2018 4:52 PM

• Ha. Enjoy the sarcasm. Everyone is welcome to move to Columbus, plenty of farm land to build on, but the power to join the cult of the Dark Side, Ohio State football, is strong here. Salt Lake City is awesome, Luke. Was great to drive up side of mountain and see a Univ. of Utah home football game.

  Coastal Empire on February 14, 2018 12:53 PM

• Salutations, all. I hail from Southern Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky. Born and bred Hoosier here. Well, born here, I haven't been bred. Don't plan on it, either.

  Belliard's Bombers on February 13, 2018 3:14 PM

• Welcome, Luke. I like the team name.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 13, 2018 8:05 AM

• Hey all. I'm Luke. Royals fan who lives in Salt Lake City. Looking forward to the season

  Juan Pierre's Croissant Tienda🥐 on February 12, 2018 12:57 PM

• Also, Dayton: Other for me. I am a transplant and love Columbus - Been up to Westerville a good bit, but not to Mansfield yet.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 9, 2018 9:24 AM

• OK, I have changed the arb system so that prospective new owners won't be confused. If the vote-off system was important to you, DM me and we'll see about getting your team refunded.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 8, 2018 12:53 PM

• I would be in favor of allocation.

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 8, 2018 8:13 AM

• Also, if nobody has any objections, I would like to change the arb system to allocation from vote-off. It seems that I set that wrong when I started the league.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 7, 2018 11:11 PM

• Hello and welcome everybody so far! My apologies for not being from Columbus as well. I know it says that draft day is the 20th above, but that's just the site default; once we have a full slate, we can have a Doodle poll to see when is best for all.

  Milk Hotel Marauders on February 6, 2018 7:26 PM

• Awesome. I live in Westerville and own a small business up in Mansfield. I know every exit in between on I-71 by heart. The state patrol that always seem to sharking around that area knows me by heart as well. Reds? Indians? Other? (You have to ask. So many transplants from all over keep moving in. It's a great place.)

  Coastal Empire on February 5, 2018 7:40 PM

• Salutations! My name is Daniel. Coincidentally enough, I live in Columbus, Ohio, as well. Of all the in-depth sabermetric fantasy leagues in all the Midwest cities in all the world...

  Pumpkin Escobar on February 5, 2018 5:58 PM

• Greetings. I am really only here for the puns, and to give you my money while overthinking every insignificant transaction I can. My name is Scott, I live in the Test Marketing Capital of the world (Columbus, Ohio) and as a Ohio State graduate, welcome all banter from SEC Honks and That School Up North.

  Coastal Empire on February 5, 2018 1:27 PM

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