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Heading into 2020 I figured there was a 100% chance he would get traded during the season. As an AL only league player, that dropped him way down on my board. Now that COVID-19 has disrupted everything, what do people think the trading scenario in MLB will be like when/if they start the season? Will teams shy away from trying to acquire guys like Whit if they only get them for a fraction of the games they would during a full 162 game shedule?
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2020 Fantasy Baseball League Settings Thread
ssmarsh replied to CrypTviLL's topic in Fantasy Baseball Talk
W - Until they revise how W's are given out in the real world, I'll dislike the stat as a category. QS - I love this one and tried to get my league to switch a few years ago, but was in the minority. IP - straight IP? Not sure why you would use that. H - hits or holds? If it's hits, I'm not sure why you would use this. Holds I like, but not as a stand alone category SV+H - not a fan of making saves and holds equal. My league uses W, ERA, IP-Hits, K-BB, Sv-BS+(Hold/2). Greatest categories ever (except for W). -
Drafting two months before the season starts is dumb.
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My 10 team, AL only, auction, keeper uses the following: average, HR, RBI, runs, 2*SB+BB wins, ERA, K-BB, IP-H, saves+holds/2-blown saves I've been trying to get the league to switch to quality starts+relief wins, instead of straight wins, but so far it hasn't passed.
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My league instituted a salary cap several years ago and all it did was make 2 for 2 trades into 4 for 4 trades so people could stay under the cap. Useless IMO. As for teams loading up with high priced stars, I say let them. Eventually they'll run out of decent value players to trade, nobody else will dump to them and the issue will take care of itself.
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When my league went to saves + holds back in the mid 2000s, I loaded up on 8th inning guys for next to nothing and won the category going away. We voted to change it the next season. We revised the category to "saves + holds/2 - blown saves" which gives closers more worth than set-up pitchers.
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Pretty much. Depends on the player, my other keepers and who I think will be available at that position at the draft. Do you HAVE to keep 11 or can you keep less if you want? Unless you're in a mixed league with less than 15 teams it's tough to have 11 good value keepers. If your keepers are really that good, I wouldn't throw a pitcher back just to have a pitcher spot open at the draft.
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À.L. only trade help featuring ALTUVE!
ssmarsh replied to dave8809's topic in Bench Coach Help Forum
Altuve is a beast and you can afford him based on your other keepers. Pull the trigger. -
10 team, AL only, auction draft. We added holds years ago and used "saves + holds" as the relief category. I bought a ton of 8th inning guys for next to nothing, dominated the category and won the league. The next season we refined the relief category to "saves + holds/2". Still giving MR some value, but making closers worth more. Since then we've refined it even more to "saves - blown saves + holds/2". Now elite automatic closers go for premium, regular closers go for reasonable prices and MR still have value. Greatest category ever.
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NL & AL Only leagues - Why? Rationale and Support?
ssmarsh replied to Code of Hammurabi's topic in Fantasy Baseball Talk
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Thanks, Bog. I think his value is increased a little in AL only. I may still go after him as a potential keeper. Thanks again!
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I have the opportunity to obtain Niemann in an AL only roto and I was considering it. Why the negative review of him?