Post by Brian Shepard on Sept 29, 2019 18:11:25 GMT -5
Congrats to Don on winning the league this year. I gave it my best shot, but the better team wins in the end.
Nine out of the 10 of us will be returning, and the Oldsmobile Drivers owner went MIA in August. I would like to take the opportunity to introduce his replacement, Rick, who will be known as The Day of Rickoning. Please welcome him, and help him in any way that you can.
Now that the regular season is over, there will be no adds or trades until after the World Series is over and I have given the green light.
Activities to keep you busy:
1) If you haven’t already done so, create a thread titled “Dropped Players” under your team thread. You can drop ANYONE you want to, and there is no penalty against your cap for doing so. Please list your dropped players in this thread, and they will be eligible for free agency bidding later in the offseason. DO ME A FAVOR, KEEP YOUR PLAYERS THAT YOU DROPPED BY CHOICE SEPARATE FROM THOSE YOU HAD TO DROP BECAUSE THEY ARE FREE AGENTS. I have to compile a list for FA at some point, and it is a great help to me if you keep them separate, thanks! Feel free to drop them from your roster at ESPN as well.
2) You can check who is eligible for FA by using the following link: www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/08/2019-20-mlb-free-agents.html Several players have info next to them about club options, so you may want to see how that plays out before making your final decision about adding them to your drop list. You MUST remove anyone who files for FA from your MLB roster.
3) Update your prospects list. You can add or drop from here as you see fit. Make sure you update your cap. The most important thing is to do your homework to make sure they are not owned by someone else. This is especially for new owners. Check their transaction history both on here and with MLB. Check our 2019 prospects list as well. If anyone has a dispute about ownership of a player, let me know asap.
4) Delete all info relating to 2018 salaries from your MLB roster. We will be using 2019 salaries for 2020. Please use the following website to check all players’ salary information. New deals are signed all the time, so check everyone. To check on a player salary, find out what team they belonged to at the beginning of the 2019 season, click on the team name along the left of the page. Click on the green number next to 2019 next to open the payroll spreadsheet for the team. Keep in mind that you must maintain a total cap of MLB and MiLB salaries that does not exceed $240 million.
5) You can keep players who have long-term injuries like a broken leg or Tommy John surgery recovery on your DL throughout the off-season. These players do not count against your 40 man, but their salaries do. No one who is on the DL for a pulled hamstring or something short-term should be left there, though.
6) No players who have 50 IP or 130 AB in a single season can be kept on your MiLB rosters. Check, and if they have met those magic numbers, they must be added to MLB or dropped.
7) If you have questions, please reach out o me. I am more than happy to help.
Thanks for a great season! It was a trying one with having to replace more owners than expected, but I am looking forward to a new one for 2020. This helps fill the off-season, and good luck!
Brian
Nine out of the 10 of us will be returning, and the Oldsmobile Drivers owner went MIA in August. I would like to take the opportunity to introduce his replacement, Rick, who will be known as The Day of Rickoning. Please welcome him, and help him in any way that you can.
Now that the regular season is over, there will be no adds or trades until after the World Series is over and I have given the green light.
Activities to keep you busy:
1) If you haven’t already done so, create a thread titled “Dropped Players” under your team thread. You can drop ANYONE you want to, and there is no penalty against your cap for doing so. Please list your dropped players in this thread, and they will be eligible for free agency bidding later in the offseason. DO ME A FAVOR, KEEP YOUR PLAYERS THAT YOU DROPPED BY CHOICE SEPARATE FROM THOSE YOU HAD TO DROP BECAUSE THEY ARE FREE AGENTS. I have to compile a list for FA at some point, and it is a great help to me if you keep them separate, thanks! Feel free to drop them from your roster at ESPN as well.
2) You can check who is eligible for FA by using the following link: www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/08/2019-20-mlb-free-agents.html Several players have info next to them about club options, so you may want to see how that plays out before making your final decision about adding them to your drop list. You MUST remove anyone who files for FA from your MLB roster.
3) Update your prospects list. You can add or drop from here as you see fit. Make sure you update your cap. The most important thing is to do your homework to make sure they are not owned by someone else. This is especially for new owners. Check their transaction history both on here and with MLB. Check our 2019 prospects list as well. If anyone has a dispute about ownership of a player, let me know asap.
4) Delete all info relating to 2018 salaries from your MLB roster. We will be using 2019 salaries for 2020. Please use the following website to check all players’ salary information. New deals are signed all the time, so check everyone. To check on a player salary, find out what team they belonged to at the beginning of the 2019 season, click on the team name along the left of the page. Click on the green number next to 2019 next to open the payroll spreadsheet for the team. Keep in mind that you must maintain a total cap of MLB and MiLB salaries that does not exceed $240 million.
5) You can keep players who have long-term injuries like a broken leg or Tommy John surgery recovery on your DL throughout the off-season. These players do not count against your 40 man, but their salaries do. No one who is on the DL for a pulled hamstring or something short-term should be left there, though.
6) No players who have 50 IP or 130 AB in a single season can be kept on your MiLB rosters. Check, and if they have met those magic numbers, they must be added to MLB or dropped.
7) If you have questions, please reach out o me. I am more than happy to help.
Thanks for a great season! It was a trying one with having to replace more owners than expected, but I am looking forward to a new one for 2020. This helps fill the off-season, and good luck!
Brian