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In. This is the year my big underdog makes the Final Four! Oh wait, I never win this thing because I always try to be the smart guy who picks the upsets you say? Eff it, THIS is the year my big underdog makes the Final Four!

My only additional suggestion would be to end the playoffs a week sooner. As it currently stands, the championship week is set for the final week of the season which can be problematic as teams that have clinched playoff spots rest players and teams that are out of it shut down players.

I think of low leverage middle relievers as your innings eaters that are asked to come in when your team is behind. Your setup guys are asked to protect a lead of three runs or less after the 5th inning. IMO, there is a big difference between the two. And I thought part of the exercise was...

A little surprised we are back to saves and holds as two separate stats, but I don’t really want to argue against it as my idea of both wins and quality starts is not great either. These stats are as good as any I guess. Where did we land on 6 vs 8 playoff teams? Did the 6ers catch up?

I would suggest these tweaks, but otherwise look good to me.

I don’t understand separating out the OPS (on-base + slugging) into two separate categories. Why is this preferred to the current average and OPS? I like combining a traditional old-school stat like batting average, where there is a little luck and chance involved, with the OPS stat that...

Combining saves and holds would deflate all relief pitching value in general since you are rewarded in only one category and not two. Not necessarily opposed to runs created, I just haven’t played with this category before. So based on your definition of runs + RBI’s - HR’s, a 3-run HR would...

True, but if your ratios are already ruined, you shouldn’t be rewarded by running more mediocrity out there. If you want to eliminate middle relief value, you need to eliminate the holds category. But you can’t eliminate a pitching category without also eliminating a hitting category. So you...

Not by everyone, and it would be much worse if K/9 is changed to K’s! You can currently chase wins, saves, and holds because they are accumulator stats, but you aren’t guaranteed any of these stats when you are playing a starting pitcher or picking up a reliever to play. The only stat that...

I was actually going to find it, but realized combing through 301 pages of bullshit to find this one specific rule change wasn’t very enticing. Haha

I don’t like changing the K/9 category to just strike outs because then that stat becomes an accumulator stat which encourages constant adding and dropping of pitchers. Whereas the K/9 stat reflects the quality of pitching each team has in a given week. In the current format, there are different...

I will be contrarian on the playoff expansion. I like 6 teams because it rewards the top two teams for having the best season with a bye for the first round. And expanding to 8 playoff teams means you don’t even need to finish in the top half of the league to make the playoffs which seems a...

Just cashed out my Kroger shopper card’s cash and thought about combining that with my Buckeye Planet fantasy baseball winnings from last year for my initial donation of $39.50. Nevermind, I don’t like you guys well enough to donate my fantasy baseball winnings, so I am taking that back. But I...

I would request the draft not take place on a March Madness game day. Otherwise, I don’t really care. Actually, Thursday March 12th might work well because its before March Madness begins. Plus the bball Bucks are probably out of the B1G tournament by then too…

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I could see them making a run at Brandon Lowe knowing he would be a one year rental at a reasonable salary. Maybe you would give up a Rhett Lowder in that situation. But Chase Burns better be off the table unless you get a certified all-star in return considering how many years Burns is still...

From CBSSports… MLB Winter Meetings: Live updates, rumors, news and analysis as hot stove week continues Wednesday Reds considering Marte and Lowe After losing out on Kyle Schwarber, the Reds are mulling over pursuits of Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte and Rays second baseman Brandon...

Do you think this is the only fantasy baseball league I participate in? :sneaky: