Auction League Questions

[Snatch Catch]

Ask away...

[Snatch Catch]

To answer your question about the transaction limitations, Hitman23:

There is no limit to how many transactions you can make (as of right now).

You do not have to pay for your transactions.

[Hitman23]

ok....

sorry for all the questions. I've never done an auction league so I wanna get to know the environment. It's very different.

How are FA picked up? 1st come first served? Always on waivers and the end of the week the team with the least points gets first priority? Or is it a running Waiver priority depending on your previous moves? Or do you have another way?

[Snatch Catch]

ok....

sorry for all the questions. I've never done an auction league so I wanna get to know the environment. It's very different.

How are FA picked up? 1st come first served? Always on waivers and the end of the week the team with the least points gets first priority? Or is it a running Waiver priority depending on your previous moves? Or do you have another way?

A player gets dropped, and he goes on Waivers for a couple of days. After that time he becomes a free agent.

For waiver claims there is a waiver priority list. Any player claimed on waivers will have a salary of $10 OR his salary before being dropped; whichever is HIGHER.

Example 1: Orlando Cabrera get dropped last year and had a salary of $17. If someone puts in a waiver claim in on him and wins, then his salary with the new team is $17.

Example 2: Same case but the dropped player was salaried at $6. Whomever wins the waiver claim has that guy at $10 now.

All FA will be salaried at $10. First come, first serve.

[Hitman23]

So you need to have money left over after the auction to sign players? I assume you get a credit for the salary of the player you drop.....

[NYDCYankee]

Snatch can you post the constitution in a seperate thread so we can use it as a reference. thanks

brandon

[Big_E]

So you need to have money left over after the auction to sign players? I assume you get a credit for the salary of the player you drop.....

No, you can go over the cap to sign FAs.

[Hitman23]

okay, after going through the rules the only question i have is if I release a guy I paid $1 for, how am I suppose to afford a FA? Do I get credited $10 or what I won the player for?

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wait, I think I asked this question already.....

I did. N/m...

[Snatch Catch]

okay, after going through the rules the only question i have is if I release a guy I paid $1 for, how am I suppose to afford a FA? Do I get credited $10 or what I won the player for?

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wait, I think I asked this question already.....

I did. N/m...

I was reading this thinking "Oh my goodness, how much weed has Steve smoked in his lifetime?"

I'm so glad you realized it before the end of your post!

[Big_E]

I'm so glad you realized it before the end of your post!

Not really...he had to go back and edit it.

[Hitman23]

I was reading this thinking "Oh my goodness, how much weed has Steve smoked in his lifetime?"

I'm so glad you realized it before the end of your post!

well it's also early and I'm hungover....

[Big_E]

well it's also early and I'm hungover....

It's 11:00! That ain't early ya lazy bastich!

[Hitman23]

It's 11:00! That ain't early ya lazy bastich!

oh crap is it already? smoke break time.....

[Hitman23]

I hope none of you are looking to win the most none, because the Evil Empire plans on running away with the most none prize money.

[Snatch Catch]

I hope none of you are looking to win the most none, because the Evil Empire plans on running away with the most none prize money.

There may actually be a prize...I'm working on it...may take a bit, but a vicory in this league may be WELL worth it...

[Hitman23]

There may actually be a prize...I'm working on it...may take a bit, but a vicory in this league may be WELL worth it...

Spend a day with Mo Nut?

[Snatch Catch]

Spend a day with Mo Nut?

Your Engagement would be broken by the end of the day...

[Big_E]

There may actually be a prize...I'm working on it...may take a bit, but a vicory in this league may be WELL worth it...

Cool! I don't mind paying for leagues (I've spent almost $100 on leagues this year) but I like being able to play for a prize. (Only one of my pay-leagues has a prize at the end).

[Hitman23]

Cool! I don't mind paying for leagues (I've spent almost $100 on leagues this year) but I like being able to play for a prize. (Only one of my pay-leagues has a prize at the end).

I won one of my leagues last year. It was $170. We run it on Yahoo for free so all the buy ins go for prize money.

For future reference, I don't mind kicking in a few extra bucks for a prize in the future. I feel bad that Kevin paid for the auction.

[chanman7483]

man... i'll never forget last year.. it was my first time being in a pay league... everyone put in 100.... .i won first... 800 bucks.. paid for my vegas trip

[Big_E]

I won one of my leagues last year. It was $170. We run it on Yahoo for free so all the buy ins go for prize money.

For future reference, I don't mind kicking in a few extra bucks for a prize in the future. I feel bad that Kevin paid for the auction.

Well, I had suggested that since the "second league" was originally going to be a $10 league with all the proceeds going to Jim, that when it became a $25 league that we send $10 pp to Jim, plus the $130 cost of the league, (which with 13 players was another $10 pp) then keep the rest for prizes.

$65 for prizes is not much, but at least a goal. $45 for the winner, $20 for second or something...or $45 for the winner and a $20 trophy.

But I got voted down.

[ruthianblast]

So are trades officially over? Basically other than FA pickups our lineups are set for the rest of the year right?

[Big_E]

The sportsline rules say 8/29/05 is the trade deadline.

[ruthianblast]

The sportsline rules say 8/29/05 is the trade deadline.

I saw that but I thought that the leagues rules stated that the deadline ended in line with the mlb deadline.

[ruthianblast]

Alright so it has been decided that all FA's that were picked up are $10 or their draft salary whichever is higher right, just want to make sure, Giambi's being kept either way but it helps when I look at contract lengths and stuff.

[yanksphan]

Can we sticky this thread or at least sticky a copy of the constitution (1st page)?

Thanks.

[yanksphan]

When a minor league player is called up for an injury - we don't have to call them up unless the injured player comes back and the minor leaguer stays in the big leagues.

So what about Jered Weaver? He was up for injury replacement last time - but this time he's replacing a DFA'd player. Is he subject to the 7 day rule?

[Big_E]

When a minor league player is called up for an injury - we don't have to call them up unless the injured player comes back and the minor leaguer stays in the big leagues.

So what about Jered Weaver? He was up for injury replacement last time - but this time he's replacing a DFA'd player. Is he subject to the 7 day rule?

Actually, he's replacing a player who was traded, since Jeff Weaver was traded before he had to report to the minors. But that's a technicality. Either way, yes, he is subject to the 7-day rule.

We've been extremely lax this season, so I don't want to all of a sudden be a hardass about 7 days...but if it stretches out to 14 days or more, then yeah, I think we need to start cracking down. The two people I released were extreme examples -- one on the active roster all season, one who has been off the DL for two months.

I'd rather people do the right thing (even a little late) than have to start forcing moves.

[Big_E]

Jered Weaver has been activated.

[Hitman23]

yeah I got a question.

How can a f*cking team that includes Ortiz, Giambi, Wright, Abreu, Edmonds, and Floyd be at the bottom in home runs.

[yanksphan]

Did I lose a bunch of points for having an illegal roster?

I picked up Manny Parra in hopes to add him to my minor league roster. When I grabbed him, he was already in the ML, so I dropped him immediately.

I just noticed he was still listed on my team today and I've lost 14 pts in 3 days...what gives??

[Big_E]

There's no record of you dropping him until today, so yes, you had an illegal roster for a few days.

The one downside to Sportsline is that if you have no room for a player on your roster, it will put him in the reserve roster, even though we have no reserves. Presto, illegal roster!

I didn't notice anyone having an illegal roster (honestly, I don't check for that every day) and illegal rosters do score zero points until they are fixed.

if there's any way you can show me you tried to drop him immediately, I can make the necessary adjustments. Otherwise I have to go by what I see at Sportsline.

[yanksphan]

There's no record of you dropping him until today, so yes, you had an illegal roster for a few days.

The one downside to Sportsline is that if you have no room for a player on your roster, it will put him in the reserve roster, even though we have no reserves. Presto, illegal roster!

I didn't notice anyone having an illegal roster (honestly, I don't check for that every day) and illegal rosters do score zero points until they are fixed.

if there's any way you can show me you tried to drop him immediately, I can make the necessary adjustments. Otherwise I have to go by what I see at Sportsline.

To be honest - I read your post in the 'Hype Your Minor Leaguers' thread in the other league about Parra. So I picked him up (dropped Adam Jones, who I JUST picked up the day before). I immediately went to my roster and tried to put him in the minors, but the option wasn't available in the drop down menu.

I was going to ask for eligibility, but then read he had been called up. So I went to the add/drop page and dropped him for nobody in return. I intended to pick up Jones again, but he's on waivers now of course.

I don't know how I can prove this except that I've been very active this year, and it wasn't until I noticed how quickly I was falling in the standings that I thought something was wrong.

I had some bad pitching these past couple days, but -14 is a bit excessive!

[Big_E]

If nobody objects, I can undo the move...

[yanksphan]

If nobody objects, I can undo the move...

Thanks. Hopefully everyone understands.

[gdn]

I have a question:

Rickie Weeks was demoted to the minors. What are my options with him? Can I move him to the minors on my team or do I have to either "play" him or cut him?

[Big_E]

I have a question:

Rickie Weeks was demoted to the minors. What are my options with him? Can I move him to the minors on my team or do I have to either "play" him or cut him?

You can reserve him or cut him. If you cut him, he's a FA and anyone can sign him for $10.

If you reserve him, you still cut him, but nobody else can sign him. When you reserve a player you either:

Add $5 to his base salary and his contract stays the same

OR

you immediately sign him to a 2-year contract extention, meaning he's yours for 2008 and 2009, but his salary is $11 ($3 current deal, plus $8) for each of the next two seasons.

[gdn]

You can reserve him or cut him. If you cut him, he's a FA and anyone can sign him for $10.

If you reserve him, you still cut him, but nobody else can sign him. When you reserve a player you either:

Add $5 to his base salary and his contract stays the same

OR

you immediately sign him to a 2-year contract extention, meaning he's yours for 2008 and 2009, but his salary is $11 ($3 current deal, plus $8) for each of the next two seasons.

Okay, if I reserve the player, can I promote and demote him as many times as the team does or is it a once a year thing, with the rules applying anew each time?

[Big_E]

Well...nobody's actually reserved a player more than once in a season.

I'll have to think about that one.

[yanksphan]

I was thinking - maybe this year's prize for 1st can be free entry next year?

In other words, split the entry fee amongst all the losing teams, while the winner pays nada.

[Snatch Catch]

I was thinking - maybe this year's prize for 1st can be free entry next year?

In other words, split the entry fee amongst all the losing teams, while the winner pays nada.

I like this.

Also, I was hoping that maybe we could talk about this:

13.2.2 Players drafted in the current year's June "entry draft" are not eligible to be signed by league teams as Free Agents until the next season's auction, unless they are called up to the majors in the year in which they are drafted.

I think it would be fair to pick up these players once they've signed a contract with a MLB team and you have an open mL slot. They meet every other requirement to pick up a minor leaguer at that point.

If they're on limits to be on a roster if they're Major Leauguers, they shouldn't be off limits as minor leaguers, in my opinion.

[Big_E]

I like this.

Also, I was hoping that maybe we could talk about this:

13.2.2 Players drafted in the current year's June "entry draft" are not eligible to be signed by league teams as Free Agents until the next season's auction, unless they are called up to the majors in the year in which they are drafted.

I think it would be fair to pick up these players once they've signed a contract with a MLB team and you have an open mL slot. They meet every other requirement to pick up a minor leaguer at that point.

If they're on limits to be on a roster if they're Major Leauguers, they shouldn't be off limits as minor leaguers, in my opinion.

I can go with that. 13.2.2 is how it's run in the other league, because we don't want people snagging the top 5 players in the June draft as soon as they're announced.

But if people here agree, we can change it to be:

13.2.2 Players drafted in the current year's June "entry draft" are not eligible to be signed by league teams as Free Agents until they sign a contract with a MLB franchise. Verifyable proof must be provided to the league comissioner of the player's signing.

[THEBOSS84]

If I understood the rules correctly, since I am first new player to join, I get first pick in the minor league draft?

[Big_E]

If I understood the rules correctly, since I am first new player to join, I get first pick in the minor league draft?

Yes, in the first round.

Since it's serpentine, you would get the last pick in the 2nd round, first pick in the 3rd round (essentially back-to-back picks there) and the last pick in the last round.

[THEBOSS84]

Yes, in the first round.

Since it's serpentine, you would get the last pick in the 2nd round, first pick in the 3rd round (essentially back-to-back picks there) and the last pick in the last round.

Awesome....Jay Bruce, come to papa

[Snatch Catch]

Awesome....Jay Bruce, come to papa

Jay Bruce will probably be taken at Auction.

[THEBOSS84]

Jay Bruce will probably be taken at Auction.

Yeah you're right, he'll definitely be on the 40 man let alone the 25

My bad

[THEBOSS84]

Would a press release from Baseball America count as proof, or does it have to be from the actual team that signed him?

[Big_E]

Would a press release from Baseball America count as proof, or does it have to be from the actual team that signed him?

baseball america is fine. It just can't be from someone's blog, or wikipedia.

[Snatch Catch]

baseball america is fine. It just can't be from someone's blog, or wikipedia.

"What does it matter if the IP resolves to my home? It SAYS he's signed!"