Week 16 - trade deadline upcoming and roster FYIs

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Reminder - our trade deadline mirrors the MLB deadline - July 31. Also, saw a couple roster issues so just did a quick check and sent FYIs to a few teams that have guys in the minors that have exceeded their limits and 1 team with a DL issue. Just wanted to give teams a heads up.

 

Finally, I got no response on what to do with Juan's team and it's a mess. So I took a couple guys off the DL and put them on his bench. His roster is now "illegal" because he has too many guys on his bench. So his team will score 0 points for the rest of the season. (Under normal circumstances, we wouldn't penalize a team for having a roster of 19 but an extra guy on the bench, but I'm doing this so his team doesn't unfairly screw up the competition within that division). I figured that's the most fair way to deal with it - he'll lose against each team in his own division this last time through the schedule.

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We've got a pretty solid East bias going.

 

I don't know why we need divisions in Fantasy Baseball. I'd advocate condensing the league to one division in the future. Top two teams get a first round bye and 3-6 play a 3-6, 4-5 first round. Then re-seed 1-4, 2-3 for a semifinal and a two week final.

[abuck1220]

yeah, i agree with that.

[Guest]

yeah, i agree with that.

The only problem I see is the schedule. It works out pretty perfectly right now with playing teams in your own division twice and the other division once.

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we should shuffle up the divisions. one of the most active teams in the west is actively trying to lose (which i guess is ok now). lynx has checked out. tuna is basically checked out (if he pays attention last week, he beats tim). raisin is more often checked out than not. even truffle has times where he's not actively monitoring his team for a few days.

 

the east has 1 team trying to lose but everyone paying attention. just paying attention makes such a big difference in this league.

 

another option is have the playoffs be: 1 & 2 in each division; wild cards to the 2 next best teams regardless of division.

 

or: winner of each division gets a bye and the other 4 teams are considered wild cards chosen regardless of division.

[Guest]

we should shuffle up the divisions. one of the most active teams in the west is actively trying to lose (which i guess is ok now). lynx has checked out. tuna is basically checked out (if he pays attention last week, he beats tim). raisin is more often checked out than not. even truffle has times where he's not actively monitoring his team for a few days.

 

the east has 1 team trying to lose but everyone paying attention. just paying attention makes such a big difference in this league.

 

another option is have the playoffs be: 1 & 2 in each division; wild cards to the 2 next best teams regardless of division.

 

or: winner of each division gets a bye and the other 4 teams are considered wild cards chosen regardless of division.

I think you'd have to determine wild cards based on points instead of record to make it fair since the schedule will remain unbalanced.

 

I have no problem with changing up divisions.

[sneakypower]

i'm fine with that idea, i've got most points in the East yet my season's effectively over...but i mean legitimately so, not like the usual GR lamentations after every loss

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we should shuffle up the divisions. one of the most active teams in the west is actively trying to lose (which i guess is ok now). lynx has checked out. tuna is basically checked out (if he pays attention last week, he beats tim). raisin is more often checked out than not. even truffle has times where he's not actively monitoring his team for a few days.

 

the east has 1 team trying to lose but everyone paying attention. just paying attention makes such a big difference in this league.

 

another option is have the playoffs be: 1 & 2 in each division; wild cards to the 2 next best teams regardless of division.

 

or: winner of each division gets a bye and the other 4 teams are considered wild cards chosen regardless of division.

I think you'd have to determine wild cards based on points instead of record to make it fair since the schedule will remain unbalanced.

 

I have no problem with changing up divisions.

 

I guess I'm not thinking taking a 5th place team and putting them in the playoffs based on points. It's still a H2H league.

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I screwed up when I swapped out minor leaguers and didn't check to see if cbs would put that player on my active roster. Any objections to me adding my points back?

 

If it helps, I'm dealing with concussion symptoms right now. :)

[Guest]

as far as I can tell, I scored 10.5 points yesterday. Most of which was one glorious at bat.

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that's ok by me

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FYI - Bob is the only one that hasn't fixed the roster issue from last week. I sent him an email as well, but will need to take points away if it's not corrected. Last week it didn't matter b/c he played Lynx. But after Folty's start today, he'll have 3 pitchers in the minors with 10+ starts in the majors