Ottoneu 2015

[metsmarathon]

so, what are we thinking of for a draft date?

[Ceetar]

metsmarathon wrote: so, what are we thinking of for a draft date?

We did Wednesday 3/19 last year.

So let's throw out 3/18 as a starting point this year?

How's March 18th at 9pm work for you?

[metsmarathon]

march 18th, 9pm works for me

[TransMonk]

Perfect for me.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

On the calendar

[Ceetar]

by 9pm all green-induced hangovers should be over too!

[metsmarathon]

the proposed draft date works well for my crew.

[seawolf17]

I'm in.

[TransMonk]

I have a feeling the loss of Wheeler for the year is going to hurt my fantasy team more than it will the Mets.

I feel their pain, though. With him, I felt like I had some starting pitching depth. Without him...yikes!

[seawolf17]

TransMonk wrote: I have a feeling the loss of Wheeler for the year is going to hurt my fantasy team more than it will the Mets. I feel their pain, though. With him, I felt like I had some starting pitching depth. Without him...yikes!

No, I will not trade you Tom Koehler.

[TransMonk]

If you set your lineups before the post-draft waiver period started, they have been reset and you will want to go in and set them again before Opening Day.

[metsmarathon]

you don't get any stats if your guys are all riding hte pine!

[seawolf17]

metsmarathon wrote: you don't get any stats if your guys are all riding hte pine!

But it's an interesting ploy to win some pitching categories.

[metsmarathon]

true, but if you don't hit the 1250 minimum innnings, your pitching points drop down to 1, no matter how good htey are.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I could be wrong but this could be the first day in the four-year history of this league I woke up in first place. My fans have been patient but hopeful after finishes in 10th, 8th, and 6th in the last three years respectively.

[Ceetar]

don't jinx it now. ;-)

[metsmarathon]

have i mentioned that this is my favorite fantasy league to play in?

because it is.

[TransMonk]

I've acquired some of the Mets' young pitching guns over the past few years (Harvey, Syndergaard, Wheeler, Montero) thinking they would anchor my rotation for years to come.

Obviously, Wheeler and Montero are hurt and Harvey and Syndergaard are not even included in my top five starters....yet, Mike Pelfrey and Chris Young are.

Baseball is funny.

[TransMonk]

Christ, the Alpine Albatrosses have dominated for three seasons now. We might have to name the championship trophy after their owner.

My team is definitely boxed in right now. My high priced players are guys I don't think I could even give away. I now understand that if you are re-building for the third time in three years, it's really just one long re-build.

[metsmarathon]

nah, the last two years it came down to the wire, with me sweating it out on literally the last day of the season.

this year might end up the same. although, damn, i've built up a bit of a gap here...

and... well... i'll...uh... i'll take harper if you don't want him.

[TransMonk]

Yeah, shortly after my last post I was able to move David Price (mostly by picking up his salary for the remainder of the year).

I can't decide if Harper is going to be part of my future or not since I'm guessing his salary is going to increase mightily during the off-season.

I'm open to offers on him, though. *wink*

[metsmarathon]

if harper ended up where trout is now, he's still an easy keep.

you also have syndergaard, and harvey as well, there to siphon off some of the arbitration interest.

[metsmarathon]

If your teams are so terrible, you should maybe be a little more active on auctions, or looking for cheap players to hang onto.

None of y'all were in on schwarber! Now, fine, he went for a ton of cash, but that none of you even bid a few dollars...?

Or moreland... He went for a buck! You weren't going to outbid smg, but you could've driven up his cost.

Don't wait until the offseason to start your rebuild! There's still promising players out there, and if you get them cheaply enough, you can hang onto them for next year. They may not be foundational players, but they could help solidify your roster.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I need salary relief to play for those guys. Anyone who needs a stretch run boost should know I'm having a fire sale -- Dickey, Scherzer, Jones, Fister 4 sale

[metsmarathon]

holy crapola, it's a barn-burner!

heading into the final, rain-soaked weekend, scant fractions of points separate the albatrosses from the chickens! a meager handful of runs scoreed, times on base, strikeouts or runs allowed will be the difference between victory and hollow defeat for one of us! every single at bat, every last pitch counts!

[TransMonk]

Congrats, again, mm.

Somehow I looked up at the end of the season and found I finished 5th (!).

[metsmarathon]

psst, arbitrate, you guys!

[seawolf17]

arbitrated.

[Ceetar]

Tried to apply all my money to Alpine Albatrosses, but it wouldn't let me. Really want that team to be full of Albatross contracts, damn defending champs.