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Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 08:24 AM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Dec 17 2005 11:02 PM

i'll keep this thread for the rules we've polled. first i'll state a few things that seem obvious to me, but feel free to ask for a poll on any of these if you don't like them: 1. We're using Yahoo, because its free and a few of us are familiar with it. 2. We're using all MLB players, because we've got too many people for an NL-only league. things we've polled: 1. the league will be free. 2. we will have a snake draft. 3. rotisserie style scoring 4. yankees and braves will be in the league.

Vic Sage Nov 28 2005 12:46 PM

I'd recommend * position eligibility of at least 15 games; * a cap on IP no less than 162 x 9; * short waiting periods for trades and FA pickups;

seawolf17 Nov 28 2005 12:47 PM

I vote 20 games (in either '05 or '06) for position eligibility, but 15 is fine. Whatever Yahoo allows. We definitely need some kind of one- or two-day waiver system; Yahoo definitely has one of those.

Valadius Nov 28 2005 02:01 PM

Yahoo does indeed have waiting periods for waivers, trades and such. It also allows for team owners to vote on allowing each trade or not.

Diamond Dad Nov 28 2005 02:03 PM rules

position eligibility should be based on 2006 games played, not 2005. 20 games played in 2006 should be sufficient to qualify for a position. For initial placement, can use "good faith" rule or 50 games played last year. I'd go for no free agent acquisitions at all, or a limited FAB. We can draft a 40-man roster and make trades if we have injuries. Or perhaps allow free agent draft half way through the year. Having to keep up daily with free agent availability is a pain.

Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 03:52 PM

yahoo's free leagues will force us to use their position requirements whether we like it or not. unfortunately they sometimes put guys at positions they have never played out of speculation of their role in the coming season. theres nothing i can do about it and it has been one of my outstanding gripes with yahoo the last few years.

Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 03:53 PM Re: rules

Diamond Dad wrote: I'd go for no free agent acquisitions at all, or a limited FAB. We can draft a 40-man roster and make trades if we have injuries. Or perhaps allow free agent draft half way through the year. Having to keep up daily with free agent availability is a pain. thats why i would suggest a once a week thing, not being able to add guys at all gets boring for many people

Matt Murdock, Esq. Nov 29 2005 08:37 PM

]I'd go for no free agent acquisitions at all, or a limited FAB. We can draft a 40-man roster and make trades if we have injuries. Or perhaps allow free agent draft half way through the year. Having to keep up daily with free agent availability is a pain. i couldn't agree less. for me, the daily action, the scouring of the FA wire, the wait for guys to get new position eligibilities, the promotion of rookie phenoms... this is all the interesting and exciting stuff that makes these leagues fun, and allows the more interested and active owners to have an edge over the part-timers.

Nymr83 Nov 29 2005 11:21 PM

murdock, i definetaly think that people who pay attention regularly deserve an edge over those who don't... my issue is giving an edge to the internet junkies who learn that player X is now the new closer for team Y out of nowhere at 3:25 AM. we can partially alleviate this by having all players coming over from the AL or up from the minors on waivers for 3-4 days, but i'm not sure what we can do about a "race to the keyboard" thing like a guy already on the roster being named closer.

Diamond Dad Nov 30 2005 08:18 PM acknowledged

I understand the free agent acquisition argument. It's a free league, so what the heck. Can we have some kind of waiver system so that if more than one owner claims the same player on the same day then there is a priority? Otherwise, having a FAB solves some of that problem by forcing bids on a player, and when you use up your budget, you're done. But I'll go with whatever the commish wants

seawolf17 Nov 30 2005 08:20 PM

I'm anti-FAAB; pro-waivers.

Nymr83 Nov 30 2005 09:35 PM

i'm with seawolf because FAAB would require everyone to send their bids to me every week as yahoo doesnt support the bidding on-site. waivers should be fine.

Valadius Dec 07 2005 05:57 PM

I'm completely against FAAB. It doesn't really work with Yahoo anyway. What I propose, and will work for this league, is the following: Waiver period (3 days?) for called-up or added-to-the-game players. Waiver period (3 days?) for players dropped from other team's roster. Free agency for everyone else available. The "race to the keyboard" has always served me well. It netted me the likes of Cliff Floyd, Jon Garland, Huston Street, and Felipe Lopez this past year.

metirish Dec 07 2005 08:16 PM

I'll just go with whatever you guys choose...