works for me
― na (NA), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 16:35 (one year ago) link
oh cool! i wasn't sure if there would be a way to join this year, but looks like i'll be able to start up a new team. i hope i can come up with a good pun. it's the hardest part of fantasy baseball
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 16:59 (one year ago) link
Awesome. I sent you an email. I just need to know what email to send the yahoo invite to.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 17:50 (one year ago) link
since they weren't posted here yet, these are the keeper rules for the league:
• total of 5 keepers• 2 of which must be 27, 28 or 29 yrs old• another 2 players 26 or under• one final keeper that can be either (basically anyone under the age of 30)• age is calculated as-of April 1• for a player to be keep-eligible he must have been drafted on draft day by your team or traded to you by a team that drafted him. that means:• free agent/waiver pick-ups cannot be kept• if you have less than 5 keepers, you will get an extra draft pick at the end of the draft• keep it clean
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 17:59 (one year ago) link
xp i sent you an email reply thermo! just in case you didn't get it, it's:
smithers underscore 312
hopefully it works - i haven't logged in since the last time i played in this fantasy league! just let me know if it doesn't and i'll create a new one.
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:00 (one year ago) link
you don't nec need to use a yahoo email for your yahoo acc't. mine goes to a gmail. i'll send the invite to both the emails i have. just make sure whatever email your yahoo sends stuff to is one you monitor so you don't miss league emails that could be important.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:18 (one year ago) link
sounds good, thanks!
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:19 (one year ago) link
i'm in - thanks for the help! I'm out for the rest of the day but I'll be sure to pick a team name and do anything else I need to do before draft day
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:31 (one year ago) link
awesome! that's everyone!!! will – can you double check the ages? and I'll post the draft order in the next couple days and get the draft ready to go!― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, March 14, 2023 8:35 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, March 14, 2023 8:35 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
i didn't check the individual ages everyone wrote here, but everyone's choices are correct per the rules (2 of each + 1) so every team's legal!
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:47 (one year ago) link
but are they hot and ready?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:51 (one year ago) link
i can guarantee at least some of them are In The Best Shape Of Their Lives and more than one of them Is Working On A New Swing... I think that counts as Hot and Ready
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Wednesday, 15 March 2023 18:53 (one year ago) link
Some are even Looking To Make A Fresh Start In A New Environment, I've heard.
― Begs2Differ (Jimmie Lovefoxxxxxx), Thursday, 16 March 2023 21:00 (one year ago) link
i can confirmation some are even tinkering with a new pitch
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 16 March 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link
ok hommies, in what might be a first for our league since we started keepers, i have the draft order and keepers set-up ahead of schedule.
everything can be viewed on our league's draft page (scroll to the bottom for keepers). if anything looks amis, let me know.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 16 March 2023 21:52 (one year ago) link
Z S's Impressive Team was not my choice for a placeholder but it'll have to do. second pick! obviously going andrew knizner, he is due
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Thursday, 16 March 2023 22:06 (one year ago) link
Draft 2023/Keepers 2024 spreadsheet
here's the spreadsheet for the upcoming draft (and eventually, the keeper-eligible players for 2024). i'll update with draft results and then every month or so update the dropped players.
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Thursday, 16 March 2023 22:55 (one year ago) link
So the draft is now set for 4:15. This involved, stupidly, having to re-enter all the keeper picks and order etc. so double check everything looks right and you have the correct Ohtani or will smith etc
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 20:47 (one year ago) link
I'm so sorry Thermo but I sincerely thank you.
It will be interesting to say the least... while it won't be my first draft via mobile while otherwise preoccupied, it will be the first one while incredibly jet-lagged while navigating customs & baggage claim with family in tow and then trying to be cordial and respectful to in-laws I haven't seen in 3+ years lol.
so double check everything looks right and you have the correct Ohtani or will smith etc
remember that one year there were like 5 different Wander Francos?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 04:16 (one year ago) link
the best part is they're his brothers! Wander Samuel Franco, Wander Alexander Franco and Wander Javier Franco (also their dad is Wander Franco)
and the reason? he was a ballplayer who never made the bigs but he wanted his name to make the bigs lmao
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 14:22 (one year ago) link
I have the correct Bobby Jones and once again will scramble to set pre-draft rankings for a disastrous auto-draft.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 14:31 (one year ago) link
wait, you've got the first pick and won't be there for the draft?! i guess having pick 1 makes pre-ranking a little easier, but still...
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
Five hours until the draft!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 15:20 (one year ago) link
Four!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 16:12 (one year ago) link
3
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
Too
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 18:14 (one year ago) link
My plan to come up with my own draft ranking last failed, so I will be basically using my gut. Lol! Looking forward to it!
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Saturday, 25 March 2023 19:06 (one year ago) link
JUAN!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 19:16 (one year ago) link
Corbin Burnesen:
C - JT Realmuto1B - Pasquantino, Abreu2B - Drury, Grissom3B - France, JungSS - Swanson, TatisOF - Alvarez, Carroll, Bryant, YoshidaSP - Burnes, Heaney, Kirby, Peralta, Sale, Kluber, TaillonRP - Minter, Brown (gonna need some RPs….)
― omar little, Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:10 (one year ago) link
C - Salvador Perez1B - Freddy Freeman, Josh Bell2B - Brandon Lowe, Jonathan India3B - Eugenio SuarezSS - Jeremy Pena, Ezequiel TovarOF - Eloy Jimenez, Steven Kwan, Chrisian Yelich, Nick Castellanos, Riley Greene, Garrett Mitchell, Sal FrelickSP - Max Scherzer, Shohei Ohtani, Merrill Kelly, Framber ValdezRP - Devin Williams, Alexis Diaz, Daniel Bard
outfield rich but mid, pitching top-heavy and sparse, let's f'in go
― Begs2Differ (Jimmie Lovefoxxxxxx), Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:16 (one year ago) link
I went prospect heavy this year, trying to get prospects who might conceivably contribute this season though.gonna have to make major adjustments as I go mos def.
― omar little, Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:20 (one year ago) link
i was also intending to go more prospect heavy, seeing as how this season is going to be really difficult as a new team. i can't believe how early Jordan Walker went! i was thinking he might be a 5th or 6th round kind of thing.
on the prospects side i did end up with eury perez, franciso alvarez, and hunter greene, who i guess isn't really a prospect anymore but is still really young and will hopefully become really good soon. i was also happy to land alejandro kirk as a potential keeper
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:27 (one year ago) link
Newcombes On deBlok
C | Willson Contreras 1B | Anthony Rizzo2B | Ozzie Albies 3B, and hopefully keeper legend | Gunnar Henderson SS | Francisco Lindor (last year I can keep him RIP)OF | Kyle "Daddy" Shwarbucks, Bryan Reynolds, Brandon "Captain" Nimmo
SP | McClanahan, Manoah, Fried, Cortes, Luzardo, Cabrera
RP | Munoz, Fairbanks, Lange, Montero
bench bats | Merrifield, Miranda, Conforto
total flier NA pick for the hell of it | Kyle Manzardo
said this before, but i like this team a lot. only thing I'm nervous about is that my entire pitching staff is barely out of diapers. Feel like I should have picked Grey instead of Cabrera so I'd have a more proven/boring arm.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:52 (one year ago) link
xpost _ Kirk was a solid get!
The sheet is up to date!
My team is apparently good except for home runs and rbis. are those important? (caps = keeper)
C - Grandal1B - Nathaniel Lowe / Vargas2B - Mookie / Urias3B - Bohm / UriasSS - TREA / WANDEROF1 - ACUNAOF2 - MullinsOF3 - O'Neill / Meneses
SP1 - NOLASP2 - BIEBERSP3 - GausmanSP4 - MortonSP5 - BassittSP6 - SingerRP - Jansen / Bednar / Ottavino
Minor league stash - James Wood
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:53 (one year ago) link
giolito shuffle
C - rutschman1b - alonso, torkelson2b - semien3b - arenado, ke'bryan hayesss - andersonof - robert, renfroe, adolis garcia, kelenic, friedlutil - muncyna - colas
sp - giolito, lynn, ray, stroman, trevor rogersrp - clase, leclerc, fulmer
in hindsight i'm fairly happy with my results. starting pitching could be bad but i usually end up streaming to some degree. i might have gone a little galaxy brain on my later picks but most of them are keeper-eligible and it's fun to have a couple of gambles going (like kelenic or torkelson finally being good eg)
― na (NA), Saturday, 25 March 2023 22:54 (one year ago) link
Will, I really liked the Vargas pick up. Right abouts where i was about to take him. And again: if you don't finish top 3 with that team, I will mock you without mercy.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 25 March 2023 23:00 (one year ago) link
whoops
the question will be can i keep up with the teams that play the daily wire game! cos i am not sure i can!
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Saturday, 25 March 2023 23:01 (one year ago) link
oh, thank you for doing that! i hadn't actually gone through and checked for my own players yet, so that is a big timesaver
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Saturday, 25 March 2023 23:27 (one year ago) link
no worries, i did most of the work years ago and at this point its just adding the new players and their birthdates, which i can grab off of bbref very easily.
@NA: man i really like your team. i was watching your picks (you were on the elbow of the draft right?) and i was just like damn this is a good team. the only pick i didn't like was ke'bryan (latent anti-pirate bias?), but now that i am seeing that he's backing up arenado (and muncy!), im just like damn someone's in it to win it
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:02 (one year ago) link
your jinx game is strong
― na (NA), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:25 (one year ago) link
that team does look good. so does Childish Bambino, Corbin Burnesen and Dascenzo Corbusier – but i think Will's team looks strongest right now.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 26 March 2023 21:32 (one year ago) link
The number of players I have who are going to be under 27 going into next season means I’m going to have a lot of tough choices to make with regards to keepers. Unless several of them faceplant, which is totally possible.
― omar little, Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:08 (one year ago) link
your jinx game is strong― na (NA), Sunday, March 26, 2023 5:25 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― na (NA), Sunday, March 26, 2023 5:25 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
lol i swear it was unintended, i just genuinely liked your picks! i thought after round 7 or 8 "i keep liking NA's picks"
― Potemkin Mystery Dungeon (Will M.), Sunday, 26 March 2023 22:29 (one year ago) link
ha i know. i’m pretty happy with my draft but all that matters is results, so we’ll see
― na (NA), Sunday, 26 March 2023 23:25 (one year ago) link
Omar - I’m the same. Wasn’t trying to wind up with so many young guys, kinda just happened. But if midway through the season Cabrera/Luzardo/Manoah and/or Miranda/Manzardo are all on fire, I’ll probably find one or two of them a forever home for a little competitive bump.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 March 2023 00:09 (one year ago) link
I have 8 dudes who’ll be under 27. I feel like I’ll also have to turn on the trade machine at some point, unless I’m totally out of the running in which case I’ll just hold and play out the string.
― omar little, Monday, 27 March 2023 00:28 (one year ago) link
A Moon-Shaped Pujols
C / RUIZ, K1B / WALKER, C2B / MARTE, K3B / DIAZ, YSS / HOERNER, NOF / BUXTON, BOF / AROZARENA, ROF / TROUT, MUT / SPRINGER, GBN / VERDUGO / LeMAHIEU / NAYLOR, J
SP / GLASNOW, TSP / DeGROM, JSP / RODON, CSP / COBB, ARP / DURAN, JRP / HELSLEY, RRP / SEWALD, PP / HOUCK, T
NA / CHOURIO, JNA / PAINTER, A
If anyone failed to draft a prospect, I've got Painter available for spare parts.Trout et al are available for your keepers this year, hmu!
― francisF, Monday, 27 March 2023 15:37 (one year ago) link
Impressive injured list you got there!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 27 March 2023 15:53 (one year ago) link
When is the deadline for keeper commitments? I have a potential odd man out situation...
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 19 January 2024 17:33 (two months ago) link
we're not even close. i'll figure it out when i start the new thread in a couple weeks.deadline was March 19 last year, so expect something close to that.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 19 January 2024 19:47 (two months ago) link
Thank you Thermo.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 19 January 2024 21:14 (two months ago) link
for other bookmark-users who forget to check boards on account of all of the bookmarks: new thread
― Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Friday, 9 February 2024 20:09 (one month ago) link