There is a team that does not have a catcher on the roster. Now, there there is no specific rule on ESPN about this, I have stated here in the past that every starting offensive position has to be filled. I can look back through this thread or the other for verification on this.
My question to the league is how do you want to proceed with this? My suggestion is we give the team in question an opportunity to acquire a catcher and insert him I to the line up by the next waiver claim period (which is Wednesday I believe). If he doesnt, he should get some sort of penalty to be decided by the league.
Or
Do we ignore it and allow teams to not completely fill their rosters. I think i know the thinking behind not rostering a catcher. I think he figures why waste a roster spot on a guy that would hurt his team more than help when he can add a pitcher or someone else that can help his team in other ways
Let me know what you guys think.
Posted in the league forum. No reason not to let him shoot himself in the foot if this is a theory he wants to try. Think it is flawed and you stated there are no rules against it.
"Let Them Play! Let Them Play!"
Exactly......did the exact same thing last year and it wasn't an issue......for catcher (as with most positions) you have "starter" listed as 1 followed by "no limits"....there is no mention of having to roster a catcher , only that I'm allowed to only start 1 as part of my team each night....so whoever qualifies for whatever position I have sitting on my bench, I have the right to roster whoever I want on any given night (just like you do).... I don't see catcher as a value position so why would I waste a roster position on someone that I have the right to bench every night if I wanted to anyways?(like you do as well) ...By doing so, I'm taking the risk by not throwing one out there every night for offence (the same could be said of any other position that gets thin and not deep, perhaps SS)...it's not my fault i"m still getting batters victories rostering one less player every night.......It was my choice to be smart and learn from playing F Me the last couple of years and invest in pitching for my bench rather than regulars, because I see that as a necessary area of strength.... I'll gladly accept my "punishment" for the lack of clarity (don't see anything about rosters in this thread) and being in 1st place, which I'm sure played into this being such a big issue a month into the season.....and should it have been clarified that "bench" players meant anyone could fill that roster spot (hitters and pitchers) because there is a separate general "pitchers" category that also exists?
Some league do insist that you have a person on the roster who could potentially fill every spot. I disagree with this as a rule and, as you say, the rules never seem to say you actually have to play them. Nothing to see here, as far as I am concerned -- there is no rule, so no rule was broken.
Since Avg isn't a scoring area in this game I see no reason for playing one.
The only position that it can go against right now is the K and that's only one.
You don't have to. When the pitchers get picked up it will move the bench spot automatically.
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Chris, I checked your roster.
It appears you have should have 1 more player somewhere on your roster. Since you have 1 guy on the DL, I am guessing you never added a player when moving him to the DL....but either way you should have 5 combined bench guys.
You also have 2 DL spots and only one occupied, but a load of pitchers on the DL.
You should....go to your team page.
Click on Manage DL
Click on To DL for the guy you want to move to the DL
From there you need to go back to the Add Player instructions that were shared preivously and put claims in on AT LEAST 2 guys. When they ask you who you would like to drop to add, you select NOBODY. This is key -- you have 2 empty roster spots.
I would add 6 guys. This way even if others outbid you, you are still adding 2 guys. Would be shocked if you were outbid all 6 times.
My advice would be to add 2 pitchers./..but that is up to you.
Also -- the reason you cannot move any pitchers into open spots right now? You only have 9 pitchers. They are always starting. Once you get a 10th or 11th pitcher you will see how to move them in and out.
Another question. If you have a bunch of games get rained out so you miss out on AB's and QS etc. How is that fair if the other person had a full schedule?
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Another question. If you have a bunch of games get rained out so you miss out on AB's and QS etc. How is that fair if the other person had a full schedule?
Fantasy baseball. It should balance out when you have make up days and/or doubleheaders -- provided your guys play in the extra games when the schedule condenses. Only so much you can account for and you dont want to have ESPN deciding how to try and balance those scales. (Or -- anything really, ESPN sucks!)
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Well two teams are doing well. If you were attempting to make a half assed cracks at my hockey team, it's Canadiens FYI. Otherwise you are just asking how all the citizens of Canada are doing.
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You should try and make some trades, you have some quality hitters on your bench & badly need some healthy pitching. Judge is awesome but likely a Trade High time for him. Can he really keep this up? Dude is a monster.
You should try and make some trades, you have some quality hitters on your bench & badly need some healthy pitching. Judge is awesome but likely a Trade High time for him. Can he really keep this up? Dude is a monster.
I screwed up by not being around for the begining of the draft to take pitchers. I know a lot about rookies and sleepers, hence these two picks so next year I'll do much better.
As for Judge continuing? Yeah he will. Not 12 HR's in a month but he will.
Anybody want to trade me some pitchers?
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You should try and make some trades, you have some quality hitters on your bench & badly need some healthy pitching. Judge is awesome but likely a Trade High time for him. Can he really keep this up? Dude is a monster.
I screwed up by not being around for the begining of the draft to take pitchers. I know a lot about rookies and sleepers, hence these two picks so next year I'll do much better.
As for Judge continuing? Yeah he will. Not 12 HR's in a month but he will.
Anybody want to trade me some pitchers?
With the injuries I have, I need to hold on to my pitchers.
I won't trade pitchers for hitters unless it is a lopsided trade in my favor. Its just the way I built my team and doing it would offset my whole strategy.
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I won't trade pitchers for hitters unless it is a lopsided trade in my favor. Its just the way I built my team and doing it would offset my whole strategy.
If my a-hole pitchers would stop getting hurt I'd be ok...
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The only position that it can go against right now is the K and that's only one.
I can potentially put 4 more pitchers on my roster but can't move the opened spots there. Someone mentioned about it but it didn't make any sense.
Need some help please
How do I move the open positions in the middle to my pitching?
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It appears you have should have 1 more player somewhere on your roster.
Since you have 1 guy on the DL, I am guessing you never added a player when moving him to the DL....but either way you should have 5 combined bench guys.
You also have 2 DL spots and only one occupied, but a load of pitchers on the DL.
You should....go to your team page.
Click on Manage DL
Click on To DL for the guy you want to move to the DL
From there you need to go back to the Add Player instructions that were shared preivously and put claims in on AT LEAST 2 guys. When they ask you who you would like to drop to add, you select NOBODY. This is key -- you have 2 empty roster spots.
I would add 6 guys. This way even if others outbid you, you are still adding 2 guys. Would be shocked if you were outbid all 6 times.
My advice would be to add 2 pitchers./..but that is up to you.
Also -- the reason you cannot move any pitchers into open spots right now? You only have 9 pitchers. They are always starting. Once you get a 10th or 11th pitcher you will see how to move them in and out.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
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MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
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we will find a way, we will find our place
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Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly
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This place is dead
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Fuckus rules all
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Seattle
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
DEGENERATE FUK
This place is dead
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I turned down a trade recently for a pitcher that now is out with Nut Cancer.
Great
You never really had to begin with.
Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
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Seattle
You never really had to begin with.
Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
Between him and Judge!
Judge is awesome but likely a Trade High time for him. Can he really keep this up?
Dude is a monster.
As for Judge continuing? Yeah he will. Not 12 HR's in a month but he will.
Anybody want to trade me some pitchers?
Fuckus rules all
Rob
Seattle