Week 1 Thread

[Big_E]

Should be an interesting first week as we see how well everyone has built their teams.
Not everybody is filling out a complete roster right now so that could affect W/L this week with some weaker teams getting wins just because their opponent is incomplete.

PLAY BALL!

[ChrisRo]

Am I missing something, or is it impossible to just sign a player on the spot? So if a team wasn't filled during the FAB, it's impossible to have a full roster for week 1?

[Saxmania]

I don't see any way of manually transferring players as the commish, and the site doesn't explain what happens if you've missed a spot on your roster. Is it possible you just get 0 for the lineup spot instead of having a 0 team score? I certainly hope so . . .

But, on the other hand, teams who ensured they filled every position (some with backups) during the FAB perhaps earn an advantage, rather than just getting lucky.

Be seeing you,

Saxmania

[Big_E]

I don't see any way of manually transferring players as the commish, and the site doesn't explain what happens if you've missed a spot on your roster. Is it possible you just get 0 for the lineup spot instead of having a 0 team score? I certainly hope so . . .

But, on the other hand, teams who ensured they filled every position (some with backups) during the FAB perhaps earn an advantage, rather than just getting lucky.

Be seeing you,

Saxmania

I think you just get a zero for the spot. But a few zeroes could mean the difference between a team winning the week (4-3) to perhaps getting a (5-2) or better record.

[Big_E]

1G/Wk - 7 G Series		1G/Wk - 6 G Series		2G/Wk - 4 G Series		1G/Wk - 3 G Series
Win by %	W-L	Win by %	W-L	Win by %	W-L	Win by %	W-L
> 100%	7-0	> 100%	6-0	> 50%	4-0	> 50%	3-0
50 - 100%	6-1	50 - 100%	5-1	10 - 50%	3-1	0-50%	2-1
15 - 50%	5-2	10 - 50%	4-2	0 - 10%	2-2
0 - 15%	4-3	0 - 10%	3-3

[Big_E]

Actually, there is an interesting strategy possibility too, with teams missing spots in their lineup -- the pitch around option.

If you pitch around a player, they lose 20% of their points -- but the person behind them gets a 25% boost. So a hitter at the #5 spot with a 3.0 average would be worth 2.4 points (less the 20%) but if the #6 hitter is worth 2.0 points, he becomes 2.5 with the 25% boost. So 5.0 points (the 3.0 plus 2.0) becomes 4.9 points, barely worth pitching around.

Let's say your opponent has the 1-6 spots filled, nobody in 7-8, and then a 9th place hitter. If you pitch around the #6 guy, does the #9 hitter get the 25% bonus? Or does it go to the #7 hitter, which is vacant, which means a 25% bonus of zero.

[ruthianblast]

I don't see any way of manually transferring players as the commish, and the site doesn't explain what happens if you've missed a spot on your roster. Is it possible you just get 0 for the lineup spot instead of having a 0 team score? I certainly hope so . . .

But, on the other hand, teams who ensured they filled every position (some with backups) during the FAB perhaps earn an advantage, rather than just getting lucky.

Be seeing you,

Saxmania

This is the reason I wanted a shorter time limit. Keppinger was injured and I'm going to get hosed because I could not replace him in time. I had a bid in on a SS immediately after the FAB ended, but it still won't process by 1:05.

[Big_E]

I think you just get a zero for the spot. But a few zeroes could mean the difference between a team winning the week (4-3) to perhaps getting a (5-2) or better record.

I got confirmation from GDR, that indeed a missing lineup spot only incurs a zero score for that spot. There are no other repercussions, such as a zero for the week for the team. So that's one good thing.

[Big_E]

Interesting that after one day, all the games are (4-0)