9th Annual ATOT Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League 2017

[TangoJuliet]

Welcome back everyone! There are no changes from last year's settings/rosters. The league went live a couple weeks ago and was auto renewed. If you were in the league last year and do not wish to participate this year please post a message so we can open that spot to someone else.

Draft Day/Time:
Friday March 24, 2017 8:00 pm EST

Buy-In / Payouts:
Buy-in is $33 (or $30 bank xfer).
Payouts are:
1st: $200
2nd: $100
3rd: $30

Previous Winners:
2016: Peyton Kershaw
2015: Crippled Giraffe
2014: SeaHAWKS!!!
2013: Running on Empty
2012: Intravenus de Milo
2011: Just Running Away
2010: Running Away Scared
2009: Dutch Masters

Previous Threads:

2016; 8th Annual
https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/8th-annual-atot-yahoo-fantasy-baseball-league-2016.2463767/

2015; 7th Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2421337

2014; 6th Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2367909

2013; 5th Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2299873

2012; 4th Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2225590

2011; 3rd Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2145832

2010; 2nd Annual
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2055717

2009; Inaugural Season
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=268916


League Settings:
Scoring Type: Rotisserie
Player Universe: All baseball
New Players Become Available: Wait until called up to Majors View List of Forced Players
Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
Max Trades for Entire Season No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: August 13, 2017
Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
Waiver Time: 2 days
Waiver Type: Continual rolling list
Waiver Mode: Standard
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Trade Review: League Votes
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Max Games Played: 162
Max Innings Pitched: 1300
Weekly Deadline: Daily - Tomorrow
Start Scoring on: Sunday, Apr 2
Make League Publicly Viewable: No

Roster Positions:
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL

Batters Stat Categories:
Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), On Base Percentage (OBP)

Pitchers Stat Categories:
Quality Starts (QS), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Team List (Last Season):
TangoJuliet / Peyton Kershaw
glenn1 / Silent but Deadlies
sjwaste / Intravenus de Milo
Imported / Imported Monkeys
soulcougher73 / Beantown Brawlers
baoytl / Running Nowhere
drum / A.L. Doormat
KeithTalent / KT's Expos
Marc (NON-AT) / SeaHAWKS!!!
Kevin (NON-AT) / Crippled Giraffe
Marc Jr. (NON-AT) / Larry Bernandez:

League Dues


Draft Order
TBD

 

[TangoJuliet]

Would like to put the following proposed rule changes up for consideration before we get underway this year. 1. Change league payout structure to provide incentives for all owners to stay engaged for the whole season. Namely, allot some share of the prize money (maybe $25 or $30) to the owner who shows the most improvement from the All-Star break through season end. Can use either percentage increase in Total Points from ASB to season end (40 to 50 points = 25% improvement), or who can climb the most spots in overall standings (e.g. from 11th place to 4th place). 2. To address concerns with streaming pitchers surfaced last year; (a) change roster configuration from SP,SP,RP,RP, P, P, P to all P. (b) change settings so dropped players return immediately to FA rather than Waivers (unless already played that day). 3. I would like to see two new scoring categories added which would make us a 6x6 league. (a) Keep QS but add Wins - there's nothing worse than having your RP get the win rather than a Save so you get one less counting stat. Plus it makes owning middle relievers or someone who might be used for long relief a much more realistic strategy, currently if you're not a starter who can consistently go 6+ IP or a closer who can ring up a SV then you're not even worth owning in our league. (b) Add category SLG (slugging percentage). I think currently our stats give way too much benefit to guys who get their stats by only weak singles or getting hit-by-pitch. In real life baseball a player who consistently gets extra base hits is considered way more valuable than a slap hitting utility infielder and I think our scoring should reflect that also.

Glenn sent this email out earlier today. I havent looked too closely at it but I do like the initiative to keep owners engaged.

 

[TangoJuliet]

Marcus posted this on the yahoo site.

I like rule 1. Rule 2, I do not like for the following reason. I tell you when I am dropping a stud, you meet me online, and BOOM!! I need an emergency QS or win, we meet again and you repay me with Kershaw or someone like that. I pretty much like 3, I missed wins last year. SLG%? Maybe we could trade in OBP, or add a subtraction for K's or men LOB. My 2 cents. MC/Ret

 

[TangoJuliet]

Is everyone that played last year back for this year??

 

[Imported]

I'm out this year. Don't have time at the moment.

 

[TangoJuliet]

Ok. I haven't heard back from anyone so I guess the league is dead. It's been fun......