Thursday, February 19, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
2015 Survey Results
The votes are in…
#1: Name: You all know your names. Nice work.
#2: Should the league change from Saves to Saves + Holds? Yes (78.6%), No (21.4%)
Commissioner’s comment: Lots of enthusiasm in the comments for this. As much as I dislike the Holds stat, I’m excited to see the impact. It’s no better than the Save stat, really. By adding it, we lessen the importance of each while acknowledging the impact of relievers on the game and emphasizing their contributions to the other categories.
#3: The league currently limits transactions during the playoffs to two per week unless a player goes on the DL, in which case, the team gets an exemption. However, it has never been used due to MLB teams expanding their rosters. How should the league handle this? No Exemption (14.3%), Change It (85.7%), Leave It (0.0%)
Commissioner’s comment: As I said on the message board, I’ll propose a mechanism to address when the exemption applies to either the commissioner or his opponent. I think a vote of the “league elders” would be able to work more expediently than the entire league. I’ll also specify what qualifies as a game missed due to injury. We can have a subsequent vote if there are differing opinions on the details. Bottom line is this should be cut and dry 98% of the time.#4: The league currently has two DL slots. Should the league add another spot? Yes (50.0%), No (50.0%)
Commissioner’s comment: Tie vote means it did not pass. The vote was 69.3% No last year, so we’ll get it on the ballot again next year.#5: Should we lessen the restrictions on picks that are eligible to be traded from the first seven rounds (7-13) to the first four rounds (7-10)? No (35.7%), Yes (63.3%)
Commissioner’s comment: While I realize there is a segment of you who would like to remove all restrictions, past votes have shown there’s clear support to maintain it. That said, I think this addresses some of the concerns. The rule has succeeded in keeping people engaged until the trade deadline (two weeks before the regular season ends) by providing incentive to hold on to assets until late in the year. It has also created a most interesting two-week open trading period. I think we can maintain that while alleviating the restrictions a bit.
#6: The league tried out the NA slot last year. Should we keep it? Yes (92.9%), Yes and add more (7.1%), No (0.0%)
Commissioner’s comment: An emphatic yes. No harm in keeping this. Maybe it will be more helpful this year. There were comments both in support of adding more spots and to keep it to one spot. I would like to avoid depleting the waiver wire of prospects. The race to pick up a called-up prospect not currently on a roster is something I don’t want to lose.#7: I would like the league to consider this in the future (four people did not check any): Live Draft (60%), Higher Fees (50%), FAAB Waivers (40%), Divisions (20%), More Keepers (20%), Less Keepers (20%), Larger Minor Leagues (20%), Adding Categories (0%), Less Playoff Teams (0%).
Commissioner’s comment: I’d love to organize a live draft some time. It’s a logistical challenge, certainly, but I think we could make it so not everyone has to be in attendance. Let’s keep this in mind for next year. I believe this is the first time we haven’t voted on changing fees in a while as it got soundly voted down once again last year, but we can revisit next year. Yahoo allows for FAAB waivers, so maybe that’s a wrinkly to consider next year.#8: Are you interested in a live Skype lottery? Yes (57.1%), No (42.9%)
There were some ideas as to changing the keeper structure, all of which were one-off suggestions: (i) lose a pick for a round the player was taken in, (ii) plan a redraft year, (iii) less keepers. Personally, I like our keeper structure. Losing a pick for the round the player was taken in is difficult unless we start over. I would not be in favor of that as the consistency is part of the appeal of a keeper league. I like that players become associated with specific owners, like Russ and Trout/Kershaw, Dave and Posey, Pierce and all of his keepers. And while clearly some teams have better keepers than others, I think that if I did an analysis it would show very little correlation between the quality of keepers and regular season success. Just last year, for example, Russ essentially had five first rounders and Gerrit Cole while I kept Choo, Segura, and Fernadez and we went in opposite directions. Meanwhile, Jason won it all because of depth and I went from one of the worst groups of keepers to arguably the best because of my draft (Abreu, Rendon, Kluber).
Since we started trading picks, we’ve seen both superior draft boards and superior groups of keepers. Neither has translated to instant success. For the real key to success, look no further than our most recent dynasty. The One Nut Wonders have won three championships thanks to in-season roster management and bold moves. Drafting and free agent pick-ups continue to be the key differentiator.
Commissioner’s comment: Still in discussions with Lars about a draft lottery video, which is my preferred option. If that doesn’t look like it will happen, I’ll schedule a lottery on a weekday night. I’ll try to throw in some analysis there too.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Updated Draft Board (as of 2/28/15)
| Team | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Score | |
| 1 | Donkey Punchers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 119 |
| 2 | Mike Ehrman-Trout | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 3 | Ring of Fire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 4 | Urban Achievers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 5 | Anal Hershiser | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 6 | The Angry Pirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97 |
| 7 | Keepin it REAL... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 8 | Moose is Loose! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 9 | Mont. Revenge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| 10 | Prestige Worldwide | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 81 |
| 11 | I Ate The Munchkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 74 |
| 12 | Cowhide Joyride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
| 13 | One Nut Wonders | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 71 |
| 14 | Sexual Napalm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70 |
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