Post by Brian Shepard on Oct 4, 2021 17:17:19 GMT -5
Congrats to Neil! Another Championship for him and another offseason of therapy for me. Haha! It was great to have a full season, and I am looking forward to the playoffs in real life. In the meantime, we have some things to take care of.
Again, we have 1 brand new owner and 1 returning owner for next season, so please help them in any way you can. Nickolas and Don, I will set up your team threads in the next day or so.
Now that the regular season is over, there will be no trades until after the World Series is over and I have given the green light. If you want to promote someone from your own MiLB to your MLB roster, that is fine. There shall be no other adds besides that. (For example, I own Keibert Ruiz in my MiLB. I can add him to my MLB here and ESPN since he has been playing in the majors.) Feel free to drop FA from your ESPN roster as well as here.
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, ONLY LIST YOUR PLAYERS THAT YOU DROPPED BY CHOICE. DO NOT PUT PLAYERS ON YOUR DROP LIST 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/2020/11/2021-22-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 2021 prospects list as well. If anyone has a dispute about ownership of a player, let me know asap.
4) Delete all info relating to 2020 salaries from your MLB roster. We will be using 2021 salaries for 2022. Please use the following website to check all players’ salary information: www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/ 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 2021 season, click on the team name along the left of the page. Click on the green number next to 2021 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.
Please take care of these details by the World Series conclusion so we can dive into activity. Thanks for a great season! I hope we have an active hot stove league. This helps fill the off-season, and good luck!
Bear with me as it will take a few days to turn the page on all the activity that takes place coming up.
Brian
Again, we have 1 brand new owner and 1 returning owner for next season, so please help them in any way you can. Nickolas and Don, I will set up your team threads in the next day or so.
Now that the regular season is over, there will be no trades until after the World Series is over and I have given the green light. If you want to promote someone from your own MiLB to your MLB roster, that is fine. There shall be no other adds besides that. (For example, I own Keibert Ruiz in my MiLB. I can add him to my MLB here and ESPN since he has been playing in the majors.) Feel free to drop FA from your ESPN roster as well as here.
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, ONLY LIST YOUR PLAYERS THAT YOU DROPPED BY CHOICE. DO NOT PUT PLAYERS ON YOUR DROP LIST 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/2020/11/2021-22-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 2021 prospects list as well. If anyone has a dispute about ownership of a player, let me know asap.
4) Delete all info relating to 2020 salaries from your MLB roster. We will be using 2021 salaries for 2022. Please use the following website to check all players’ salary information: www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/ 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 2021 season, click on the team name along the left of the page. Click on the green number next to 2021 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.
Please take care of these details by the World Series conclusion so we can dive into activity. Thanks for a great season! I hope we have an active hot stove league. This helps fill the off-season, and good luck!
Bear with me as it will take a few days to turn the page on all the activity that takes place coming up.
Brian