BP Fantasy Baseball (2008-2024, Current Champion = MD Buckeye again)

[Mike80]

Holds? Fuck!

Draft day is important yes, but remember, there aren't any Cal Ripkens out there anymore. The daily transactions matter a LOT.

 

[Jaxbuck]

there aren't any Cal Ripkens out there anymore.

but there are a lot of Josh Donaldsons

 

[Mike80]

but there are a lot of Josh Donaldsons

And Kris Bryants

 

[Jake]

Sorry, I planned on making the draft and forgot about my daughters track practice so I was committed to that. For some reason I’m having a hard time finding my roster. It looks like last year‘s roster coming up. Any suggestions?

What's your team's name?

Every team was taking players so it shouldn't be last year's roster.

 

[Jake]

I was even more unprepared than I thought. Found myself taking guys I've never heard of based on projected stats. That should go well.

 

[Jake]

Apparently, I’m more tech illiterate than I realized. I could not figure out how to actually draft a player. I eventually figured out how to queue them, but then it would take the entire minute before it would draft them. Sorry to hold everyone up.

I must not really understand this H2H format because I noticed people were drafting pitching staffs with little to no starting pitchers. What am I missing?

Am I supposed to set a starting lineup, or do all 25 players play each game?

You have to set a starting lineup. You can do it at the beginning of the week and tell it to fill each day if you won't check daily.

Make sure you get at least 25 innings pitched each week. Otherwise you'll lose every pitching category for not hitting the minimum.

 

[Jake]

Holds? Fuck!

Set up guys emerge each year. If you have an army of starting pitchers some will flop. You can replace them with holds guys.

60% of teams make the playoffs, so even if you start rough just get in and anything can happen.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Found myself taking guys I've never heard of based on projected stats.

Is there another method?

 

[Jake]

Is there another method?

I used to make lists for each position.

Just don't care enough about it to bother anymore. I blame the Pirates for sucking the joy out of baseball season most of the last 30 years.

 

[Bucklion]

Jesus Christ in a handbasket. I actually felt pretty good about last year's team going in, and ended up finishing third. But this year...I don't know that I've ever seen a smellier amalgamation of hairy toe fungus than I drafted last night. Holy crap, I'll be lucky not to finish 13th out of 12.

 

[heisman]

You have to set a starting lineup. You can do it at the beginning of the week and tell it to fill each day if you won't check daily.

Make sure you get at least 25 innings pitched each week. Otherwise you'll lose every pitching category for not hitting the minimum.

So, if you don’t get the 25 innings, they go back and take away your wins for the week?

 

[Jake]

So, if you don’t get the 25 innings, they go back and take away your wins for the week?

You lose all of the pitching categories that week if you don't hit at least 25 innings. It tracks your IP so you'll know where you stand each day.

 

[brodybuck21]

Shit totally forgot what day it was and I was pretty hammered off patron and beer when it took place. Oh well maybe I'll actually make the playoffs!

 

[Bucklion]

Is anyone getting the little green checks or red xs next to their position players yet? I don't see those in my app, and there is a game starting in like 15 minutes supposedly.

 

[Jake]

Is anyone getting the little green checks or red xs next to their position players yet? I don't see those in my app, and there is a game starting in like 15 minutes supposedly.

Yahoo had the same problem early last season and got it rectified. Sucks to see it happening again.