2010 CPF NL Only Fantasy Baseball Anyone?

[Fman99]

I am in... really, you can do an NL only league with as few as 8 owners but 10-12 works best. I can set up a league at Yahoo if anyone else wants in.

Thoughts?

[willpie]

Fman99 wrote: I am in... really, you can do an NL only league with as few as 8 owners but 10-12 works best. I can set up a league at Yahoo if anyone else wants in. Thoughts?

I'll play. The one I ran last year won't be back--not enough time with the baby here--so I'm glad someone else feels like having it!

[nymr83]

count me in, i always get fed up with mixed leagues because they are way too shallow.

[Fman99]

League ID 197583
Password hatemfys

Standard 5x5 NL only rules. Come one, come all.

[smg58]

I'm in, and registered.

[Guest GYC]

sup d00ds

[Ceetar]

I'm in. Hope I don't max out my Yahoo leagues again this year.

[nymr83]

I'm in, and not planning to start up the non-NL only league (but will join if someone else really wants a combined league)

[metsmarathon]

this seems like something i can partake in (tho my fantasy sports participation has been noticeably flagging lately)

[metirish]

I'll join , never did the NL only thing....I'll sign up later

[Valadius]

Haven't done fantasy baseball in a couple of years, but I might do it.

[Willets Point]

I joined. So now you know who will be the cellar-dweller.

[Fman99]

Glad to see the league picking up more people. I like 10 teams for NL-only... last year I was in a 12 team NL only and literally every full time starter (and more guys that weren't even) was in an active lineup.

[smg58]

I have a rules question: what happens if there's a trade between leagues?

[Ceetar]

Fman99 wrote: Glad to see the league picking up more people. I like 10 teams for NL-only... last year I was in a 12 team NL only and literally every full time starter (and more guys that weren't even) was in an active lineup.

I agree, I enjoy fantasy baseball, but I don't enjoy combing 5th starter possibilities and keeping up on which prospect the Pirates are starting that may get me a good performance or with 5th starter I ended up with that's gotten demoted to the bullpen.

[nymr83]

smg58 wrote: I have a rules question: what happens if there's a trade between leagues?

gotta check the yahoo default, leagues go different ways on this...in some leagues you lose him, in some you keep him, in others you keep him but cant trade him, and in still others you get first crack at the guy he was traded for (multiplayer trades the guy with the highest priced or highest pick player leaving gets first choice of the guys coming back) reagardless of waiver priority.

any of these rules are fine by me, but make sure we know what we are doing before the draft.

[willpie]

Last year was my first time doing NL-only, but IIRC, Yahoo defaulted to letting you keep the guy if he's already on your team, but you can't trade him or pick him back up if you drop him.

[smg58]

Any word from our defending champ Vic?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I believe I just signed up. First time in 20 years for me.

[Fman99]

willpie wrote: Last year was my first time doing NL-only, but IIRC, Yahoo defaulted to letting you keep the guy if he's already on your team, but you can't trade him or pick him back up if you drop him.

This is correct. You can continue to get stats from that player but if you cut him he disappears from the pool of eligible players.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm goofing around with the rankings and stuff now. Without giving away any secrets, what I am trying to accomplish here and how is the best way to do it? Or do you people just go with what Yahoo provides you?

In other words, do I want my list to top position-players 1-8, or or just go by pure stats regardless of position? Will I have a chance to make my own picks at draft time or is that done for me?

Sorry for the dumb questions, as I said, first time, long time.

[Vic Sage]

Hail to the chief, baby... I'm in.

[nymr83]

JCL- you'll have the chance to make your own picks at draft time... yahoo's rankings are generally decent if you take into account that they are 1) heavily skewed toward last year's numbers and 2) don't get altered much to include injuries and expected playing time in the spring...so just use common sense to exclude guys that yahoo likes but you know are hurt or not starting.

as far as stats/positions you need to fill out the roster...some people would rather take the best player (lets say Pujols) while others would rather take Hanley Ramirez because of position scarcity, which is the the idea that Pujols + a crap SS later on won't be as good as Ramirez + a crap 1B, because the 10th best 1B will put up much better roto numbers than the 10th best SS. theres no right answer.

[smg58]

It's good to make your own draft rankings as a reference, or at least know which players you think are worth grabbing ahead of their Yahoo ranking and which are worth avoiding. If for some reason you need to have the computer pick for you, you REALLY need to do your homework or you'll wind up with all the players everybody else thinks are overvalued, plus a few positional imbalances and guys who got injured after the rankings were made.

[metirish]

JCL acting like he don't know shit. I know what yer at.

[Fman99]

Ten owners, bad ass.

I probably shouldn't give out one of my better NL only secrets, but ESPN has MLB depth charts where they project every team's starting lineup. It can help to find guys to fill that last few spots.

[Fman99]

Hope no one minds, I had to push the draft date back a week as I am on work travel the week of 15-19 March. If anyone can't draft on Tues March 23rd at 7:30 PM please let me know so I can set a new date/time.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Not good for me that day (speaking at two boots)

[Fman99]

OK, trying again. How about Monday the 22nd?

OE: The 24th is my son's birthday, not available for me.

[Vic Sage]

me neither. how about wed nite, 3/24 (any time after 7pm)?