Waiting 171 days to submit your keepers will not give you another year of control – 2019 I Love Fantasy Baseball League is open!

yeah but you can't see batters and pitchers together

i was hoping to see the list we see on draft day essentially. but OH WELL

ah, ya. no idea.

TWO of my best keepers on the ringer's list of fantasy players to avoid

One of my keepers some of you people laughed at for even considering may well be the closer for your team, NA.

your IRL team that is.

good luck with that

Other draft is over, got 45 minutes to cram for this one lets goooooo

Wait a sec... the draft is today?

ten minutes!

so many young padres

no one on my team is predicted to hit more than 30 home runs :/

its criminal that autodraft only gave me two (2) starting pitchers wtff

I have no idea how/why yahoo hasn’t been able to fix the thing.

jesus. Half your team is relievers! They’re good ones at least, but I guess the yahoo auto brain saw no one was scooping them up (because we do sv+h I guess) and thought it was a great deal.
My other league is AL only, 10 team auction and whenever a team auto drafts, it’s a train wreck. Seems to have no awareness of how to properly fill out a team.

Doesn't it just pick the highest ranked player in Yahoo's rankings, regardless of position?

That would explain it.

drafted somewhat drunk and after another draft that has completely different player pools (lots of keepers but different keepers; no pitchers; points league; head to head) and tried just for fun a spreadsheet i found online. i was so busy with the stupid spreadsheet that i forgot to pay attnetion to my team, and about halfway through the draft i gave up on the sheet and just started winging it. i think my team is probably awful?

HE AIN'T JAVY (He's My Baez) STARTING ROSTER 2019

C - Willson Contreras
1B - Max Muncy
2B - Javy Baez
3B - Rafael Devers
SS - Gleyber Torres
OF - Charlie Blackmon
OF - Khris Davis
OF - Christian Yelich

Utility/Backups/Prospects:
C/1B - Victor Caratini
1B - Miguel Cabrera
1B - Peter Alonso
OF - Franchy Cordero
OF - Adam Eaton
OF - Franmil Reyes
2B/3B/SS - Asdrubal Cabrera

SP - Stephen Strasburg
SP - Yu Darvish
SP - Mike Clevinger
SP - Nathan Eovaldi
SP - Chris Paddack

RP - Alex Colome
RP - Corey Knebel
RP - Shane Greene

good luck to you, as someone who owns almost the exact same infield in my other league (javy/gleyber/devers, also franmil)!

behold the CORROSION OF CONFORTO

(?) - C
Jesús Aguilar Mil - 1B
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Tor - 2B,SS
Mike Moustakas Mil - 3B
Xander Bogaerts Bos - SS 
David Dahl Col - OF
Michael Conforto NYM - OF
Andrew Benintendi Bos - OF 

Util/bench
Brandon Nimmo NYM - OF
Fernando Tatis Jr. SD - SS
Jake Lamb Ari - 3B
Justin Smoak Tor - 1B
José Martínez StL - 1B,OF
Nomar Mazara Tex - OF 

Corey Kluber Cle - SP
Zack Wheeler NYM - SP
Jhoulys Chacín Mil - SP
José Quintana ChC - SP
Joey Lucchesi SD - SP
Forrest Whitley Hou - SP

Carlos Martínez StL - SP,RP 
Arodys Vizcaíno Atl - RP
Raisel Iglesias Cin - RP 

fuck it

Bellinger EscapePlan

C: TBD lol
1B: Carlos "So Smooth" Santana
2B: Willy Adames
3B: Nolan Arenado
SS: Eduardo Escobar
OF: Mookie Betts
OF: Aaron Judge
OF: Victor Robles
UT: Nelson Cruz

BN: Byron Buxton (OF)
BN: Mallex Smith (OF)
BN: Ryan McMahon (1B 2B 3B)
BN: Tyler White (1B)

NA: Wander Franco (SS)

SP: Carlos Carrasco
SP: James Paxton
SP: Luis Castillo
SP: Masahiro Tanaka
SP: Andrew Heaney

RP: Felipe Vazquez
RP: Dellin Betances
RP: David Robertson
RP: Drew Steckenrider

so i drafted Ramos as a backup C for Realmuto if either of you guys want to make an offer.

i'm good, just gonna ride an endless parade of scrubs from now until october

I had no draft strategy last year but ended up contending for 3rd in the final week yet faded to 5th. This year I decided to rebuild with a youth movement with a plethora of keeper candidates:

C - Mike Zunino TB (K27-29)
1B/OF - Jake Bauers Cle (K<26)
2B/SS - Adalberto Mondesi KC (K<26)
SS - José Peraza Cin (K<26)
3B - Miguel Andújar NYY (K<26)
OF - Juan Soto Was (K<26)
OF - Randal Grichuk Tor (K27-29)
OF - Mitch Haniger Sea (K27-29) keeper from last year
DH/1B - C.J. Cron Min
DH/OF - Kyle Schwarber ChC (K27-29)
DH/1B - Ryan O'Hearn KC (K<26)
SP - Rich Hill LAD
SP - German Márquez Col (K<26)
SP - Rick Porcello Bos
SP - Jakob Junis KC (K27-29)
SP - Chris Archer Pit
SP - Kevin Gausman Atl (K27-29)
SP - Kenta Maeda LAD
SU - Andrew Miller StL
SU - Yoshihisa Hirano Ari
SU/CL - Carl Edwards Jr. ChC (K27-29) keeper from last year
CL - Jordan Hicks StL (K<26)

ALL HAIL
https://cdn3.imggmi.com/uploads/2019/3/19/c4a90742c730e6686ac0e8fa4fbc3bf9-full.jpg

POSEY, Buster(C)
MURPHY, Daniel (1B/2B)
DOZIER, Brian (2B)
DONALDSON, Josh (3B)
MACHADO, Manny (SS/3B)
OZUNA, Marcell (OF)
GALLO, Joey (OF/1B)
DICKERSON, Corey (OF)
ENCARNACION, Edwin (UT/1B)
TAYLOR, Chris (MI/OF)
JIMENEZ, Eloy [NA (April pls)
+WAIVER GUY

SALE, Chris (SP)
SCHERZER, Max (SP)
FOLTYNEWICZ, Mike (SP)
FLAHERTY, Jack (SP)
McHUGH, Collin (SP/RP)
ARRIETA, Jake (SP)
MATZ, Steven (SP)
JANSEN, Kenley (RP)
BRADLEY, Archie (RP)
PRINCE, Fresh (RP)
+WAIVER GUY

Porno for Shapiros is back!
https://i.imgur.com/kShncCC.jpg

C (and back-up 1B): J.T. Realmuto (keeper, 28)
1B: Joey "Votto-matic" Votto
2B: Ozhaino Albies (keeper, 22)
SS: Carlos " The Captain" Correa (keeper, 24)
3B: Justin Turner
OF (and back-up 3B): Kris "Sparkles" Bryant (keeper, 27)
OF: A.J. "Pollo" Pollock
OF: Jesse Winker (25)

UTL/2B/SS3B/OF: Joey Wendle (28)
UTL/OF: Ender Inciarte (28)
UTL/C: Wilson "Buffalo" Ramos

SP: Luis "Sevy" Severino (keeper, 25)
SP: Clayton "Kid K" Kershaw
SP: José "Honey Nut" Berríos (24)
SP: Charlie "Ground Chuck" Morton
SP: Hyun-Jin Ryu
SP: Zack Godley (28)
NA waiting-in-the-wings SP prospect: Jesus Luzardo (21)

RP: Kirby Yates
RP: Matt Barnes
RP: Jose Alvardo
RP: Seranthony Dominguez

Team strengths: OBP, OBP, OBP, not popping up, keeper depth (consider yourself on notice, Correa)
Weaknesses: Tea Cup pitching staff, home runs, self doubt

team standings since 2011: 10/15, 7/15, 7/14, 1/13, 4/12, 2/11, 2/12, 2/13
yes, that is three straight seasons of 2nd place finishes.

LuvWilTeheranUsApart returns for another year of mediocrity. Updated team name pending if I can think of a new one (usually I can't).

C Yasmani Grandal
1B Anthony Rizzo (the captain, my veteran keeper in his final year with the team)
2B Robinson Cano
3B Matt Chapman
SS Alex Bregman
OF Michael Brantley
OF Stephen Piscotty
OF Hunter Renfroe
Util Mat Olson

BN Mitch Moreland
BN Shin-soo Choo
BN Garrett Hampson
BN Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
BN Bo Bichette

SP Jacob de Grom
SP Trevor Bauer
SP Kyle Freeland
SP Mike Fiers

SP-RP Ross Stripling
SP-RP Brad Peacock

RP Adam Ottavino
RP Pedro Strop

The good:

I didn't draft too many pitchers like I do every year.
I'm set for 2021-2023 with a core of Bichette, Vlad, and Bregman.
The SS/3B controversy between Bregman and Chapman (Bregman had to make the switch to SS when I drafted Chapman) should push them both to excel, much like with Jeter and A-Rod.
I've been alternating three bad years with three good ones for a decade in this league which means I'm due this year.

The bad:

Relief core is weak.
OF is sketchy.
My starters are fragile and/or might get eaten by Coors Field.

you should change your name to the Oakland Athletics. because of all the Oakland Athletics.

Nth-consecutive autodraft (with certain jerks hastily filtered out beforehand). Roster tidying imminent.

Probably no point in keeping this guy much longer.

Tigers just announced that Michael Fulmer has been recommended for Tommy John surgery after undergoing MRI and consulting with Dr. James Andrews. He's seeking a third opinion.

— Jason Beck (@beckjason) March 19, 2019

Colonisqattsi
C: D. Jansen, R. Chirinos
1B: L. Voit
2B: T. Shaw
3B: J. Profar
SS: J. Segura
OF: G. Stanton, C. Bellinger, D. Santana
BN: S. Ohtani, N. Goodrum, W. Flores
Stash: K. Hiura

SP: Y. Kikuchi, A. Nola, W. Buehler, P. Corbin, T. Toussaint
RP: S. Doolittle, C. Green, B. Woodruff, R. Pressley

If I win, I'm lobbying to be reinstated as commish next year:

https://i.imgur.com/RjaQY2O.png

(I'll be drafting all catchers fwiw)

Pitch framing is not an available stat on yahoo, fyi.

...yet

So I just realized what that jpg is you shared.

Am 100% down for adding WAR, at the very least.

Come into my kitchen:

https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/9455/12?stat1=ADVST

i'm not even sue what all those things are.

It's all on Yahoo's FAQ about Advanced Metrics:

HR/FB%* - Hit Reach/Facebook - how many of their good hits end up as viral videos on social media platforms.
GB/FB* - Good bloopers/Facebook - how many of their mistakes end up as viral videos on social media platforms.
BABIP* - Bad Ass Boys In Pyjamas - how often they accidentally wear their PJs to the game.
ISO* - Isometric. Basically a measurement of how similar their height is to their width and depth. Bartolo Colon has a high ISO; Billy Hamilton, not so much.
CT%* - Chrono Trigger% - how many endings they have completed of Squaresoft's seminal 1995 Japanese RPG Chrono Trigger.
wOBA* - Short for Wobble. Basically, how awkward their running looks. Good for telling if they are likely to attempt to steal second.
wRAA* - How many near-homers they hit, only to get caught at the warning track and make you yell WRAAAAAA.
RC* - Royal Crown - How much non-Pepsi, non-Coke cola they drink.
TOB* - Time on base - how many hours, minutes, and seconds they spend either safe on a base, or defending a base. Tends to be higher for infielders.
GB* - Good Boys - how many good boys they know.
GB%* - Good Boy Percentage - how many good boys they know, divided by how many good and bad boys they know.
FB* - Future Bank - how much money they have yet to earn.
FB%* - Future Bank % - how much money they have yet to earn, dividing by past bank + future bank. Good indicator of how satisfied vs. hungry they are
OPS+* - Occurences playing Sheeran's "+" - how many times the player has spun the triple platinum Ed Sheeran album from 2011.
P/PA* - Pen-Pineapple-Apple. A measure of how many second pens they are missing.
GDPR* - God Damn Power Rifles. A measure of their Lootscore in popular video game Destiny 2.
SL* - Sleazy lines. You know when you see a guy get a single and talk to the first basemen? Sometimes they're gross about it.
WAR* - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

ha!

the disparity between my team's offensive and pitching points is truly inspiring

https://imgur.com/pjTghwP

I probably asked this before, but remind me why there are categories for both SLG & XBH? Seems like double dipping into the same skill set for its own sake.

(I guess I could do a regression and see how correlated they are, but I am not really feeling like doing yet another regression in my free time.)

i think it's supposed to be double-dipping for power hitters (triple-dipping if you count homers), kinda like QS and W for SP?

Ah but QS and W are not correlated, as evidenced by Jake DeGrom last year (and my team, I was towards the top in QS but only midpack in W). QS is kind of an equalizer for good pitchers on low-scoring teams or with bad luck (or both, eg: DeGrom). Kind of a way to hack advanced stats using traditional stats.

I'll do a regression on SLG & XBH just to make my point. It seems to be pretty much double-counting power, with a little bit of a correlation with NSB.

Yeah, having HR and SLG and XBH seems way too power-shifted, this isn't 1996-2002 anymore. Perhaps chicks dig WAR these days.

we don't include defense at all right now, right? WAR would be at least a step towards that

but more innings means higher likelihood of wins, no? and also qs is literally about more innings

i mean unless we have RPs out here throwing 160 innings a season

Exactly... Tampa's "openers" always get denied QS due to archaic scoresheet criteria.

I mean, not the openers, but the followers who pitch the bulk of the game.