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Serious Biz Dynasty - Eephus is year 18 champion - League is full for 2026 (4 Viewers)

Eephus said:
Standings as of May 1st

95        Dr. Detroit League Champion    
94.5        It's a Wanderful Life    
82.5        Kraft    
77.5        Rodg12    
75        Pik/Goat    
71.5        HellToupee    
71.5        Eephus    
69.5        Cheese    
53.5        The Relentless    
33        RnR    
30        Northern Voice    
26.5        Zihuatanejo Pescadores   
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Standings as of June 1st

104        It's a Wanderful Life (+1)
94        Dr. Detroit League Champion (-1)
85        Rodg12 (+1)
78.5        Eephus (+3)
76        Kraft (-2)
70.5        Pik/Goat (-1)
65.5        Cheese (+1)
55.5        HellToupee (-2)
54        The Relentless (0)
37.5        Zihuatanejo Pescadores (+2)
34        Northern Voice (0)
25.5        RnR (-2)

 
One thing I miss about CBS is the ability to comment on individual transactions but Tucupita Marcano is a very cool name.

 
Been toying with it for a month but now the store is definitely open. Going into rebuild/reboot mode

I’m selling, who’s buying!!!!

 
We are about to turn into contenders by the next year or two imo.  We could use an OF that is the same age and level as one of our many middle infielders.  We also have a strong group of young prospects we could move for AAA guys about to break in, or post hype guys.

 
Pretty cool/funny to see previous stud steals prospect Anthony Gose, now PITCHING for the Indians.  Last I saw him he was roaming the OF for the Tigers I believe.   He got good stuff!

What year did we start this league anyway? 

Apparently Oliver Perez is finally retiring after this year.

 
6-13: Aaron Nola 7 IP, 2 ER, no decision.
6-14: Tyler Mahle 9 IP,  0 ER, no decision.
6-15: Zac Gallen 7 IP, 2 ER, no decision.
6-18: Aaron Nola 8 IP, 0 ER, no decision.
6-18: Patrick Sandoval 6 IP, 1 ER, no decision.
6-20: Logan Webb 7 IP, 1 ER, no decision.
6-21: Dylan Cease 6 IP, 0 ER, no decision.

First in ERA and WHIP, 2nd in K... 8th in wins and about to get passed by a rebuilding team with 100 less innings.

My biggest regret in life is wasting so much ####### time on this stupid ####### hobby.

 
Spartans Rule said:
6-13: Aaron Nola 7 IP, 2 ER, no decision.
6-14: Tyler Mahle 9 IP,  0 ER, no decision.
6-15: Zac Gallen 7 IP, 2 ER, no decision.
6-18: Aaron Nola 8 IP, 0 ER, no decision.
6-18: Patrick Sandoval 6 IP, 1 ER, no decision.
6-20: Logan Webb 7 IP, 1 ER, no decision.
6-21: Dylan Cease 6 IP, 0 ER, no decision.

First in ERA and WHIP, 2nd in K... 8th in wins and about to get passed by a rebuilding team with 100 less innings.

My biggest regret in life is wasting so much ####### time on this stupid ####### hobby.
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Sir, you're in first place

 
Eephus said:
Standings as of June 1st

104        It's a Wanderful Life (+1)
94        Dr. Detroit League Champion (-1)
85        Rodg12 (+1)
78.5        Eephus (+3)
76        Kraft (-2)
70.5        Pik/Goat (-1)
65.5        Cheese (+1)
55.5        HellToupee (-2)
54        The Relentless (0)
37.5        Zihuatanejo Pescadores (+2)
34        Northern Voice (0)
25.5        RnR (-2)
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Standings as of July 1st

100    It's a Wanderful Life    ---
96.5    Dr. Detroit League Champion    ---
90    Rodg12    ---
85    Eephus    ---
77.5    Kraft    ---
71    Cheese    (+1)
62.5    Pik/Goat    (-1)
53    HellToupee    ---
48.5    Northern Voice    (+2)
42    The Relentless    (-1)
37    RnR    (+1)
17    Zihuatanejo Pescadores    (-2)

 
Standings at the All Star break

1 Dr. Detroit League Champion 104
2 It's a Wanderful Life 102
3 Eephus 90.5
4 Rodg12 82.5
5 Kraft 70.5
6 Cheese 68.5
7 Pik/Goat 60
8 HellToupee 58.5
9 Northern Voice 46.5
10 RnR 43
11 The Relentless 39
12 Zihuatanejo Pescadores 15   

 
Hellava race forming here. Eephus keeps taking points from Sparty and I, but we aren’t moving much. Two teams with over 100 points means some of you dudes have really ####ty teams. Ool 

 
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league. 
 

So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year. 
 

The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now. 
 

Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing. 

 
FishTacoTuesday said:
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league.

So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year.

The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now.

Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing
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I've been thinking about roster size. Baseball keeps getting more specialized - more platoons, closer committees, SP logging less IP, etc. My rule used to be carry 10 prospects and 30 MLB guys was plenty to compete, but now it doesn't feel like that goes as far.

Maybe we bump the roster to 45, keep 30 and draft 15?
 
Spartans Rule said:

I've been thinking about roster size. Baseball keeps getting more specialized - more platoons, closer committees, SP logging less IP, etc. My rule used to be carry 10 prospects and 30 MLB guys was plenty to compete, but now it doesn't feel like that goes as far.

Maybe we bump the roster to 45, keep 30 and draft 15?
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I'd rather stay at 40 because it forces tougher roster decisions and keeps the FA pond stocked.

The big rosters in 2020 were kind of ridiculous.
 
FishTacoTuesday said:
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league.


So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year.


The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now.


Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing.
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It's the opposite imo. Teams that are bad and hoarding prospects get penalized as everyone just grabs their guys. I would argue the yearly draft has hurt our ability to break through from the bottom. We just had to pull the plug AGAIN and go for the soft rebuild. The teams with the studs win. Our only hope is hitting on prospects to get some studs. Riley has been our only big success story there I believe.
 
PIK95 said:
FishTacoTuesday said:
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league.


So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year.


The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now.


Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing.
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It's the opposite imo. Teams that are bad and hoarding prospects get penalized as everyone just grabs their guys. I would argue the yearly draft has hurt our ability to break through from the bottom. We just had to pull the plug AGAIN and go for the soft rebuild. The teams with the studs win. Our only hope is hitting on prospects to get some studs. Riley has been our only big success story there I believe.
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I don't know if the data supports this. There haven't been many top prospects that have been poached in past minidrafts. There have been some young guys who've changed teams but they've generally been coming off down years or are a couple of years from reaching the majors. This may be due to managers protecting their top prospects and leaving productive major leaguers exposed.

I think hoping to hit on prospects will always be a high risk strategy in this format, even with players on top 25 lists. One thing the minidraft has done is evened out the distribution of top amateur draft picks. Rebuilding teams with spare roster slots used to be able to grab a handful of new pros right after the draft which increased the probability of getting lucky with one of them.
 
I guess my point is, if you don't have those top twenty type studs, you need to have a strong forty to compete. Because of having to protect the farm, we leave starter types exposed in the draft and they always get picked off. I personally tried to push us up the standing with moves for vets earlier this season, but now I regret it as I left V Grissom and took Rainey or someone like that instead. The top teams unprotected lists are usually filled with scrubby vets they grabbed for the stretch. Nothing that helps the bottom.
 
Eephus said:
PIK95 said:
FishTacoTuesday said:
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league.


So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year.


The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now.


Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing.
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It's the opposite imo. Teams that are bad and hoarding prospects get penalized as everyone just grabs their guys. I would argue the yearly draft has hurt our ability to break through from the bottom. We just had to pull the plug AGAIN and go for the soft rebuild. The teams with the studs win. Our only hope is hitting on prospects to get some studs. Riley has been our only big success story there I believe.
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I don't know if the data supports this. There haven't been many top prospects that have been poached in past minidrafts. There have been some young guys who've changed teams but they've generally been coming off down years or are a couple of years from reaching the majors. This may be due to managers protecting their top prospects and leaving productive major leaguers exposed.

I think hoping to hit on prospects will always be a high risk strategy in this format, even with players on top 25 lists. One thing the minidraft has done is evened out the distribution of top amateur draft picks. Rebuilding teams with spare roster slots used to be able to grab a handful of new pros right after the draft which increased the probability of getting lucky with one of them.
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I was thinking about this further. I would love to see a chart of where the top picks in each draft came from. How many first rounders came from top four finishers the season before. Does that make sense?
 
PIK95 said:
Eephus said:
PIK95 said:
FishTacoTuesday said:
Even though I’m currently in first I look at the composition and competitiveness of the league.


So I’ll throw this out there..What if we protect 25 to 27 and have a full 13-15 round draft every year.


The way I see it this allows for a more rapid ability for the 9th place team to compete quicker, but also allows contenders to remain contenders in the short term. Still a dynasty, but not as restrictive as our rules are now.


Just food for thought. I’m good keeping it as is but I also think this is a thing.
Click to expand...
It's the opposite imo. Teams that are bad and hoarding prospects get penalized as everyone just grabs their guys. I would argue the yearly draft has hurt our ability to break through from the bottom. We just had to pull the plug AGAIN and go for the soft rebuild. The teams with the studs win. Our only hope is hitting on prospects to get some studs. Riley has been our only big success story there I believe.
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I don't know if the data supports this. There haven't been many top prospects that have been poached in past minidrafts. There have been some young guys who've changed teams but they've generally been coming off down years or are a couple of years from reaching the majors. This may be due to managers protecting their top prospects and leaving productive major leaguers exposed.

I think hoping to hit on prospects will always be a high risk strategy in this format, even with players on top 25 lists. One thing the minidraft has done is evened out the distribution of top amateur draft picks. Rebuilding teams with spare roster slots used to be able to grab a handful of new pros right after the draft which increased the probability of getting lucky with one of them.
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I was thinking about this further. I would love to see a chart of where the top picks in each draft came from. How many first rounders came from top four finishers the season before. Does that make sense?
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Here are the last four minidrafts in one spreadsheet. The first one in 2018 did not include first year professionals.

docs.google.com

serious biz cb draft summary

2023 Ti,.,PICK,OWNER,ADD,POS,TEAM,FROM,Cell #,Poached,Fantrax lessons Learned for 2023 1,.,1,1,UMJake49,Druw Jones,OF,ARI,First Year FA,UMJake49,5862129208,3,Process minidraft FAs as offline draft 1,.,2,2,Doofen/FDAS,Jackson Holliday,SS,BAL,First Year FA,RnR,3,Execute poaches as trades 1,.,3,3,R...
docs.google.com docs.google.com
 
Pretty frustrating I’m at 104 and have no chance to win. Seems like a lot of teams wanted to prospect gather, instead of fielding competitive teams.

I’m not sure my proposal would be good for competitive balance anyway. Just hoping to keep this league interesting, I think a dedicated group does that.

That said, what a job by Sparty. He had that crazy year when HT came back down like 15 with a month to play. Then had a rough year last year, got pissy, then went to work. My team is really ****ing good, just not that good.
 
FishTacoTuesday said:
Pretty frustrating I’m at 104 and have no chance to win. Seems like a lot of teams wanted to prospect gather, instead of fielding competitive teams.

I’m not sure my proposal would be good for competitive balance anyway. Just hoping to keep this league interesting, I think a dedicated group does that.

That said, what a job by Sparty. He had that crazy year when HT came back down like 15 with a month to play. Then had a rough year last year, got pissy, then went to work. My team is really ****ing good, just not that good.
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It's not over yet, there's some really tight categories. But either way it sucks that somebody well over 100 is going to finish 2nd. We both have teams that deserve to win.
 
As far as competitive balance, it's pretty impressive that we're in year 15 and have never had a 3-time champ. There's been times where it feels like a team is becoming invincible and about to go on a 5-year title run but it never actually happens. Maybe if Hoos had stuck around.

The rosters in 3rd thru 6th are in pretty good shape and some of the rebuilding teams made some nice long-term moves, so I expect it will be more competitive in the near future. Maybe I'm wrong and I'll score 110 again but that took a lot of things going right.
 
Spartans Rule said:
As far as competitive balance, it's pretty impressive that we're in year 15 and have never had a 3-time champ. There's been times where it feels like a team is becoming invincible and about to go on a 5-year title run but it never actually happens. Maybe if Hoos had stuck around.

The rosters in 3rd thru 6th are in pretty good shape and some of the rebuilding teams made some nice long-term moves, so I expect it will be more competitive in the near future. Maybe I'm wrong and I'll score 110 again but that took a lot of things going right.
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I went back to back in the first two years if I remember right. I never won again? Dang! Hopefully we will have enough depth to compete next year.
 
Off-season add/drops will be frozen next Monday Oct 10 after the Wild Card Playoffs round. Trades are permitted year-round.

We are switching from SV to SV+HLD next season but the pre-season minidraft rules will remain status quo.
 
It appears that Fantrax handles end-of-year transactions differently than CBS did so you can't perform add/drops at the moment. I've submitted a support request to Fantrax to see if there's a workaround.
 
Eephus said:
It appears that Fantrax handles end-of-year transactions differently than CBS did so you can't perform add/drops at the moment. I've submitted a support request to Fantrax to see if there's a workaround.
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Those little gold keeper icons that appeared for a minute were interesting. I was trying to figure out what they were and what logic was used to decide who got one, and then they were gone.

Thanks for handling all the commish work, much appreciated. (y)
 
Spartans Rule said:
Those little gold keeper icons that appeared for a minute were interesting. I was trying to figure out what they were and what logic was used to decide who got one, and then they were gone.
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I briefly switched the league from Dynasty to Keeper to see if it made any difference. It didn't. :kicksrock:
 
PIK95 said:
Spartans Rule said:
As far as competitive balance, it's pretty impressive that we're in year 15 and have never had a 3-time champ. There's been times where it feels like a team is becoming invincible and about to go on a 5-year title run but it never actually happens. Maybe if Hoos had stuck around.

The rosters in 3rd thru 6th are in pretty good shape and some of the rebuilding teams made some nice long-term moves, so I expect it will be more competitive in the near future. Maybe I'm wrong and I'll score 110 again but that took a lot of things going right.
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I went back to back in the first two years if I remember right. I never won again? Dang! Hopefully we will have enough depth to compete next year.
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You remember very wrongly, sir.
 
It looks like post-season add/drops will have to wait until league renewals open for 2023. Fantrax says this will happen "shortly". Once next year's league is live, we'll open add/drops for a week.
 
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