Congratulations Chad!

Congratulations to Chad and his Tomahawk Chops! In only his second season, Chad rebounded from a challenging draft board by making some key moves in the offseason that propelled him to a successful second year and his first High & Tight championship! Who would've thought moving on from a universally renowned young keepers like Carlos Correa, Carlos Martinez, and Cody Bellinger would be such a key move, but it got him Freddie Freeman, Noah Syndergaard, and Alex Bregman. The trade from Marcell Ozuna to get Ronald Acuna was equally ballsy and brilliant. 

Drafting guys like Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Charlie Morton, Josh Hader were key, while Mazara and Polanco were big contributors for periods. The trades to perfect the roster were perhaps the most important -- Ryu for two rounds, Wheeler for six, Verlander/Cruz for Vlad Jr and 12 rounds, Hicks for seven. Chad's commitment to always upgrading his roster made all the difference. Championships are hard work -- so congrats Chad! 

Payouts: 
Championship: Chad $622.50 
2nd Place: Chris $311.25 
Reg. Season Champ: Kyle $311.25 
Reg. Season Runner-Up: Chad $100 

For those who have not paid dues yet, please do so in the next week so I can pay these deserving winners. 

And thank you again for all your time and contributions to the league, Dan. You will be missed! We will also need to find a replacement for next season, so please keep an ear out this offseason. 

As far as the league goes, I think we're in a good place in terms of rules and structure, but please feel free to propose anything you think would help the league. Clearly we're all getting older and have less time to dedicate to this, but I hope, like me, you continue to see this as a worthwhile distraction that is fun and a great way to stay up to date with the game we all love. 

With that, the open offseason trading period has begun! I need draft picks! 

Adam