Spencer
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Post by Spencer on Jan 22, 2020 18:11:51 GMT -5
It isnt about being present its about posting here.
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2020 18:20:42 GMT -5
Philly is here, he just posted a trade block LOL up to Chris is he's willing to count that as for the 10 points. Hope so |
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 22, 2020 18:41:33 GMT -5
Funny how the rewards apply without the Gobles participating. I guess they’re too busy with the kids lately.
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Matt
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Post by Matt on Jan 22, 2020 20:19:28 GMT -5
Funny how the rewards apply without the Gobles participating. I guess they’re too busy with the kids lately. Kid. Just busy with work and Jeff losing (or lost) interest with the difficulty of trading. |
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 22, 2020 20:20:21 GMT -5
Funny how the rewards apply without the Gobles participating. I guess they’re too busy with the kids lately. Kid. Just busy with work and Jeff losing (or lost) interest with the difficulty of trading. Ahh I thought they had 2 kids for some reason |
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Post by Matt on Jan 22, 2020 20:20:53 GMT -5
Kid. Just busy with work and Jeff losing (or lost) interest with the difficulty of trading. Ahh I thought they had 2 kids for some reason Jen does, that's for sure 😁 |
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stooolfan
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St Louis Cardinals
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Post by stooolfan on Jan 28, 2020 10:39:31 GMT -5
yeah trading here is ridiculous
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 11:19:40 GMT -5
yeah trading here is ridiculous Yeah it is, prime age is 25-36 and the gold standard for a 26 yr old Clemons was set at 3 - 5 star specs, and a late 1st, however you have people wanting the same or similar for 29-33 yrs olds... |
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Spencer
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Post by Spencer on Jan 28, 2020 13:30:46 GMT -5
Its rough. Spects are way over valued.
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Danchevy
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Seattle Mariners
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Post by Danchevy on Jan 28, 2020 14:35:15 GMT -5
It's rough. You post that everyone available and get about two PM's inquiring on guys. That's it.
To honestly retool or rebuild here you have to be willing to take less then market value for all your guys just to get started.
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dougiejays
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Post by dougiejays on Jan 28, 2020 15:21:13 GMT -5
Money is the main obstacle for most. Also, it's been gone over a million times, but a lot of players just don't have that much value because they're not good enough.
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 16:15:52 GMT -5
Money is the main obstacle for most. that too. For me I'm at a watershed for payroll, anything more and I start bleeding... bad. |
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Post by Matt on Jan 28, 2020 16:19:15 GMT -5
I'm trying to give away O'Brien at this point with no takers.
It's all about money.
Either get lucky with young guys and low payroll or buck up and go broke trying to compete
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 28, 2020 16:30:18 GMT -5
It's all about money. Either get lucky with young guys and low payroll or buck up and go broke trying to compete This |
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 16:31:17 GMT -5
It's rough. You post that everyone available and get about two PM's inquiring on guys. That's it. it was Break's burn the bridge and move on that I suggested to Jess, and when I eventually retool, it's the route I'll take. It has felt like it's the fastest turn around time from watching teams rebuild since I came back. That said, Mark has built the white sox into one of the best teams in the league on the 7 yr plan, being a bit more selective in his trades while rebuilding. |
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 16:33:10 GMT -5
I'm trying to give away O'Brien at this point with no takers. It's all about money. Either get lucky with young guys and low payroll or buck up and go broke trying to compete If I hadn't had got Horner from you I would have taken OBrien off your hands  |
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 16:44:25 GMT -5
er maybe not on OBrien, I built this team on defense and, while he's a hitting machine...
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 18:21:02 GMT -5
I'm trying to give away O'Brien at this point with no takers. btw this was one of the reasons I suggested the rule of having to keep a FA the entire season. Chris swept in with payroll and inflated OBrien's salary cause he knew he'd eventually be able to flip him that year. Money is getting harder and harder to come by, and rebuilders buying up FAs to flip them for more picks, just exacerbate the situation, and bypasses the mechanic of a player not liking a team, or a team not having enough money to bid. A trade ignores both of those. |
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 19:05:17 GMT -5
anyone else having issues seeing spenser's avatar? at work and at home getting a 404 error on it
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 28, 2020 19:05:51 GMT -5
We should have the option to do points to in game cash deposits at this point. Maybe 4-5 points per 1 mil ratio? This is just getting out of hand.
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Reddington
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Atlanta Braves
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Post by Reddington on Jan 28, 2020 19:18:27 GMT -5
We should have the option to do points to in game cash deposits at this point. Maybe 4-5 points per 1 mil ratio? This is just getting out of hand. nah... but nice try. running a financially viable team that wins is possible (see the article where I gas my team in the 80's) it all comes down to choices. |
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bigmark
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Chicago White Sox
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Post by bigmark on Jan 28, 2020 20:48:05 GMT -5
We should have the option to do points to in game cash deposits at this point. Maybe 4-5 points per 1 mil ratio? This is just getting out of hand. nah... but nice try. running a financially viable team that wins is possible (see the article where I gas my team in the 80's) it all comes down to choices. Agreed... Being financially responsible is up to each gm. I've seen this trend happening in the financials. Teams are just going to have to make the hard choices like me in a few years with all my guys. Though the expansion draft may fix that for me 😬 |
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stooolfan
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St Louis Cardinals
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Post by stooolfan on Jan 28, 2020 22:01:20 GMT -5
All my leagues I have never had a problem. My last rebuild I gave ppl away cause I was so fed up, this rebuild I have won the division a couple times and I just don’t have the money to keep players.
I have great starting pitching and the few inquiries I have gotten is frustrating or way low. Without much interest it almost to the point of dump and tank.
With the player reserves it takes even longer, especially for a team like mine who doesn’t have any worth a shit reserves
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dougiejays
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Post by dougiejays on Jan 28, 2020 23:20:37 GMT -5
Yeah last rebuild I had to dump a good starting pitcher on waivers
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Darryl
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Post by Darryl on Jan 29, 2020 11:00:50 GMT -5
Trading is a secondary thought for me. Developing talent and free agency are far easier to navigate.
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