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[mattmitchl44]

AVG. (est. 7000 ABs just to show how small the margins are)

[YBI!] - .25429 (1780 hits in 7000 ABs)
MM - .25385 (1777 hits in 7000 ABs)
[AOF] - .25378 (1776 hits in 7000 ABs)
Jeffy - .25362 (1775 hits in 7000 ABs)

Richie - .25227 (1766 hits in 7000 ABs)
ima - .25215 (1765 hits in 7000 ABs)

You can see the actual number of ABs in StatTracker.

These are the midday numbers…

YBI - 1586/6239 - .25420
MM - 1700/6700 - .25373
AOF - 1528/6026 - .25356
Jeffy - 1630/6434 - .25334
Richie - 1639/6502 - .25207
Ima - 1612/6397 - .25199

Interesting - I did not know that. Thanks

[mattmitchl44]

QV - I applaud the pitching move here on the last day of the season. Nine SPs is a lot.

You need 32 strikeouts to pass ima for a 2 pt. swing.

I'm satisfied with having four good SPs going.

[Quincy Varnish]

Before potential stat corrections, the standings of the top 3 are -

Mattmitch - 135
imadamnman - 121.5
Quincy Varnish - 121

Unless Yahoo finds a run scored, or subtracts a run from Ima, I expect these to be the final point totals.

Congrats to Mattmitch, and thanks to all who participated. We’ll post the complete final standings tomorrow, and start planning for next year.

[Quincy Varnish]

QV - I applaud the pitching move here on the last day of the season. Nine SPs is a lot.

You need 32 strikeouts to pass ima for a 2 pt. swing.

I'm satisfied with having four good SPs going.

It wasn’t quite as effective as I hoped, but I did pass ima in Ks and CPC/Jeffy in Ws. One stinking QS, and I’d be second…

[mattmitchl44]

QV - I applaud the pitching move here on the last day of the season. Nine SPs is a lot.

You need 32 strikeouts to pass ima for a 2 pt. swing.

I'm satisfied with having four good SPs going.

It wasn’t quite as effective as I hoped, but I did pass ima in Ks and CPC/Jeffy in Ws. One stinking QS, and I’d be second…

One HR probably would have done it. With one more HR, you get +0.5 in runs, ima gets -0.5 in runs; you get +0.5 in HR; and you probably pass me and get a full pt. it OPS. So that would have been you +2 pts., ima -0.5 pts, for a 2.5 pt. swing.

[Quincy Varnish]

QV - I applaud the pitching move here on the last day of the season. Nine SPs is a lot.

You need 32 strikeouts to pass ima for a 2 pt. swing.

I'm satisfied with having four good SPs going.

It wasn’t quite as effective as I hoped, but I did pass ima in Ks and CPC/Jeffy in Ws. One stinking QS, and I’d be second…

One HR probably would have done it. With one more HR, you get +0.5 in runs, ima gets -0.5 in runs; you get +0.5 in HR; and you probably pass me and get a full pt. it OPS. So that would have been you +2 pts., ima -0.5 pts, for a 2.5 pt. swing.

Just a Run would have been enough, but I was figuring I could at least get a QS out of 9 starts (even though I knew a few would pitch more than 3 IP). Bradish getting pulled after 69 pitches still has me scratching my head. It also didn’t help that Freeman, Betts, Witt and Happ were all out if their respective games by the 7th.

[An Old Friend]

Congrats, Matt.

Yordan killed me. His injuries cost me roughly 20 points in the standings. Vlad underperforming didn't help but at least he was available.

I don't remember ever having this many injuries. Lost Yordan. Lost Paredes. Made trades to chase and lost Bogaerts, Luis Robert, and Josh Hader. Ragans missed projections by like 10 wins and 150 Ks. It has to be the least I've ever gotten out of a draft.

2 - Yordan, injured all year, 6 HR (projected at 35)
3 - Ragans, injured all year
5 - Schwellenbach, fantastic but no innings after June
10 - Crews, injured + bust
11 - Gimenez, injured + bust
12 - Paredes, was having monster year, lost for final 2 months
13 - Edman, started hot, injured

7 of top 13 picks just marred by injuries. Could never recover.

[mattmitchl44]

Congrats, Matt.

Thanks.

[Quincy Varnish]

FINAL STANDINGS!

1. MattMitchl44 - 136
2. imadamnman - 121.5
3. Quincy Varnish - 120
4. ggnoobs - 118
5. Jeffy - 115
5. RichieRich's Gashouse Gorillas - 115
7. Cool Papa Con - 108
8. An Old Friend - 98
9. Trader - 90
10. DJ Davis - 85
11. Dazepster - 77.5
12. FutureGM2’s Bash Bros - 72.5
13. You Bought It! - 68.5
14. Stealing Alex - 65
15. Dirty Paws - 50

[Quincy Varnish]

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As nothing else is happening, this seems like a good time to start discussing next year’s league.

The possibility of converting to a money league was discussed late in the season, and I’d like to hear the opinions of those who plan to return next year.

I was thinking a small buy-in could keep managers more engaged throughout the season… maybe $10. Others have suggested more, but I’d rather it not be enough to scare off participants, or inspire some to resort to dirty tricks (collusion, etc.)

So what do you guys think would be a reasonable buy in?

[Youboughtit]

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As nothing else is happening, this seems like a good time to start discussing next year’s league.

The possibility of converting to a money league was discussed late in the season, and I’d like to hear the opinions of those who plan to return next year.

I was thinking a small buy-in could keep managers more engaged throughout the season… maybe $10. Others have suggested more, but I’d rather it not be enough to scare off participants, or inspire some to resort to dirty tricks (collusion, etc.)

So what do you guys think would be a reasonable buy in?

Anyone do Dynasty on Fantrax?

[mattmitchl44]

As nothing else is happening, this seems like a good time to start discussing next year’s league.

The possibility of converting to a money league was discussed late in the season, and I’d like to hear the opinions of those who plan to return next year.

I was thinking a small buy-in could keep managers more engaged throughout the season… maybe $10. Others have suggested more, but I’d rather it not be enough to scare off participants, or inspire some to resort to dirty tricks (collusion, etc.)

So what do you guys think would be a reasonable buy in?

I'm good with whatever if you want to have a buy in. But I'm not convinced that having a buy in is going to keep anyone engaged if they are sitting in 10th or 12th at the All-Star Break.

IMO - you make it a one keeper league where the keepers you can pick from depend on where you finish the season.

For example, finish 1st and you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 8th round or later.
Finish 2nd and you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 9th round or later.
Finish 3rd you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 10th round or later.
Etc.
Finish 15th and you choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 22nd round or later.

That way, even if you are sitting in 10th or 12th at the All-Star Break, you have a reason to keep competing to try to get up to 7th, 6th, etc. if you can.

[Quincy Varnish]

As nothing else is happening, this seems like a good time to start discussing next year’s league.

The possibility of converting to a money league was discussed late in the season, and I’d like to hear the opinions of those who plan to return next year.

I was thinking a small buy-in could keep managers more engaged throughout the season… maybe $10. Others have suggested more, but I’d rather it not be enough to scare off participants, or inspire some to resort to dirty tricks (collusion, etc.)

So what do you guys think would be a reasonable buy in?

I'm good with whatever if you want to have a buy in. But I'm not convinced that having a buy in is going to keep anyone engaged if they are sitting in 10th or 12th at the All-Star Break.

IMO - you make it a one keeper league where the keepers you can pick from depend on where you finish the season.

For example, finish 1st and you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 8th round or later.
Finish 2nd and you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 9th round or later.
Finish 3rd you can choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 10th round or later.
Etc.
Finish 15th and you choose any player who was drafted at the beginning of the year in the 22nd round or later.

That way, even if you are sitting in 10th or 12th at the All-Star Break, you have a reason to keep competing to try to get up to 7th, 6th, etc. if you can.

I like the simplicity of draft & trade. If everyone is really interested in making it a keeper league by an overwhelming majority, that’s what we’ll do… but I’ll probably want a co-commissioner to keep track of that aspect.

If memory serves, Imadamnman was in the 10-12 range early on and ended up 2nd. I guess it depends on the manager, but having some skin in the game (whether or not it’s a significant amount) will heighten the interests of most.

I guess what I hope to establish is what constitutes “too much”. We probably have a few managers that wouldn’t hesitate to throw in $10-20, but $100 might be too much… particularly if they haven’t finished well in previous years.

[RichieRichSTL]

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As nothing else is happening, this seems like a good time to start discussing next year’s league.

The possibility of converting to a money league was discussed late in the season, and I’d like to hear the opinions of those who plan to return next year.

I was thinking a small buy-in could keep managers more engaged throughout the season… maybe $10. Others have suggested more, but I’d rather it not be enough to scare off participants, or inspire some to resort to dirty tricks (collusion, etc.)

So what do you guys think would be a reasonable buy in?

20 would be cool. Payoffs for 1 - 3 rd place?

[mattmitchl44]

I like the simplicity of draft & trade. If everyone is really interested in making it a keeper league by an overwhelming majority, that’s what we’ll do… but I’ll probably want a co-commissioner to keep track of that aspect.

If memory serves, Imadamnman was in the 10-12 range early on and ended up 2nd. I guess it depends on the manager, but having some skin in the game (whether or not it’s a significant amount) will heighten the interests of most.

I guess what I hope to establish is what constitutes “too much”. We probably have a few managers that wouldn’t hesitate to throw in $10-20, but $100 might be too much… particularly if they haven’t finished well in previous years.

I *think* my suggestion could be implemented in a way that isn't any more complicated than draft and trade.

If it were in place for this season, we would spend this offseason identifying our one keeper (e.g., I might take Cal Raleigh who was drafted in the 8th round of the 2025 draft; ima might take Crow-Armstrong who was drafted in the 11th round; you might take Ohtani (pitcher) who was drafted in the 12th round; etc.).

Once everybody has their one keeper, then when we get to the 2026 draft, every manager just has to go through and draft their designated keeper with their 1st round pick. All the keepers come off the board and the "new" 2026 draft starts with Round 2 instead of Round 1. Then we just proceed as normal.

[Quincy Varnish]

I like the simplicity of draft & trade. If everyone is really interested in making it a keeper league by an overwhelming majority, that’s what we’ll do… but I’ll probably want a co-commissioner to keep track of that aspect.

If memory serves, Imadamnman was in the 10-12 range early on and ended up 2nd. I guess it depends on the manager, but having some skin in the game (whether or not it’s a significant amount) will heighten the interests of most.

I guess what I hope to establish is what constitutes “too much”. We probably have a few managers that wouldn’t hesitate to throw in $10-20, but $100 might be too much… particularly if they haven’t finished well in previous years.

I *think* my suggestion could be implemented in a way that isn't any more complicated than draft and trade.

If it were in place for this season, we would spend this offseason identifying our one keeper (e.g., I might take Cal Raleigh who was drafted in the 8th round of the 2025 draft; ima might take Crow-Armstrong who was drafted in the 11th round; you might take Ohtani (pitcher) who was drafted in the 12th round; etc.).

Once everybody has their one keeper, then when we get to the 2026 draft, every manager just has to go through and draft their designated keeper with their 1st round pick. All the keepers come off the board and the "new" 2026 draft starts with Round 2 instead of Round 1. Then we just proceed as normal.

I think if we were to implement it next year, our keeper options should be limited to players we drafted in 2025 and NOT determined by the standings. I think we’ll have some departures & new arrivals next year, so that would present a challenge… but I suppose they could be designated a 2025 draft position, and choose from that pool.

Honestly I do not see much reason to do all this for one keeper.