ESPN Fantasy Keeper League: For serious players ONLY (Small Prize)

[blueagleace1]

Looking for guys serious about Fantasy Baseball to take part in a ESPN Keeper League. We currently have 8 available spots left, the only thing we ask is that you keep up with your team!

League Info:

1. 10 Teams
2. Scoring- Head to Head Each Category
3. 4 Playoff Teams
4. 2 weeks per round in Playoffs (Playoffs start in week 22)
5. Playoff Seeding Tie-Breaker- Head to Head record


Scoring:

Batting:

1. Batting Average (AVG)
2. Home Runs (HR)
3. Runs Scored (R)
4. Runs Batted In (RBI)
5. Stolen Bases (SB)

Pitching:

1. Earned Run Average (ERA)*
2. Strikeouts (K)
3. Walks plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)*
4. Wins (W)
5. Saves (SV)

*Minimum of 10 Inning Pitched

**Maximum of 12 starts for Pitchers per matchup (12 starts each week for Starting Pitchers)

Draft:

*Please read carefully and if you have any questions feel free to DM me

1. Draft will be a Snake Draft
2. Draft order will be determined by entering everyone's name in a list on RANDOM.ORG - True Random Number Service (http://www.random.org) and randomizing the list 10 times
3. Reason for doing like this is so you can trade draft picks before the draft and so I don't just have to select the order (don't think that would be fair)
4. You can trade draft picks up to ONE hour before the draft starts
5. Once the league fills, I will give everyone 4 dates to choose from, for the draft day and the date with the most votes is the one we will use
6. Each team will draft one keeper (if the majority wants to draft two keepers, we can change that)

*I will/can video the randomizing process if everyone would like so people don't think I'm cheating

Entry fee:

You will either have to mail me a card that is worth $10-$15 or more OR send me $12 on PayPal and i'll purchase a card from either COMC or eBay that everyone agrees on.

*If you are going to send one thru the mail, I ask that you put a scan on this thread so everyone can make sure they approve.

Prizes:

1st Place- 4 cards of their choosing
2nd Place- 3 cards of their choosing
3rd Place- 2 cards of their choosing
4th Place- 1 cards of their choosing (basically the remaining card)

*The first 8 people to commit and confirm their card/money with me are in.

Please ask if you have any questions and i'll be glad to answer them.

Thanks for the interest!!

[CCtiger91]

Count me in

[Jwalker]

Im in. Ill go through some cards and pick one out when I get home. Go bravos

[blueagleace1]

Count me in

You're in and card received!!

[wwejhardyrox]

Count me in.

[jkiddlridnour]

When would cards be due in? Also, where are the cards being sent?

[blueagleace1]

When would cards be due in? Also, where are the cards being sent?

Cards would be due ASAP since the season begins early this year (March 22).

The cards will be sent to me, if you're not comfortable with this we can get a 3rd party involved.

[jkiddlridnour]

Cards would be due ASAP since the season begins early this year (March 22).

The cards will be sent to me, if you're not comfortable with this we can get a 3rd party involved.

Ideally I'd prefer a 3rd part(no offense to you) but I'm in

[blueagleace1]

Ideally I'd prefer a 3rd part(no offense to you) but I'm in

Who would you like then?

[jkiddlridnour]

Who would you like then?

Ehh, it'll just complicate it. I'll just ship to you.

[Rangers09]

Are there still spots available? If so, I'll join.

[blueagleace1]

Are there still spots available? If so, I'll join.

Yes sir, still available spots.

[The_Vinman_32]

i'll play. is this roto format or points league? if so what are the point values for scoring?

[blueagleace1]

i'll play. is this roto format or points league? if so what are the point values for scoring?

H2H Each Category

[jmyzell29]

I'm in. I'm going to just pay $12 paypal.

[blueagleace1]

I'm in. I'm going to just pay $12 paypal.

Alrighty DM me your email address and i'll get you the invite link

[lawjawjones]

I would be interested in joining if I can pay you on Friday or Saturday.

[blueagleace1]

I would be interested in joining if I can pay you on Friday or Saturday.

Yeah we can make that work, just please do it ASAP!!

[lawjawjones]

Yeah we can make that work, just please do it ASAP!!

Sweet, I'll get back to you when I have the funds. Thanks!

[blueagleace1]

Sweet, I'll get back to you when I have the funds. Thanks!

Very welcome

[justinjames]

Posted on other thread

[blueagleace1]

Still have a couple spots available

[The_Vinman_32]

Still have a couple spots available

when would the draft be?

[blueagleace1]

when would the draft be?

As soon as the league fills, I will give all the participants 4 dates to choose from and the date with the most votes is the day we draft

[2baggerBOC30]

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b604/jamestorbik/IMG_20140115_171238_zpssua7p5yg.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/jamestorbik/media/IMG_20140115_171238_zpssua7p5yg.jpg.html). Serial Numbered 8/10

[2baggerBOC30]

http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b604/jamestorbik/IMG_20140304_210054_zpsrrzpuf58.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/jamestorbik/media/IMG_20140304_210054_zpsrrzpuf58.jpg.html). The blue Prizm on the left

[jmyzell29]

I can pay you on Monday is that alright?

[jmyzell29]

What's your PayPal?

[jkiddlridnour]

Let's get this puppy rolling.

[wwejhardyrox]

Would an Alen Hanson Bowman Chrome auto work?

[blueagleace1]

Would an Alen Hanson Bowman Chrome auto work?

Towards the lower end, but if everyone else is ok with it, then I sure am!

[jmyzell29]

Just sent my paypal. Let's do this fellas

[jmyzell29]

We still need three managers? I thought the league was full?

[blueagleace1]

We need 1 more person to be full

[blueagleace1]

Still need 1 more player...

[cba102699]

im in can u pm me what card I can send in ?

[Rangers09]

Would y'all want to do an auction draft for this? I'm completely okay with snake, I've just found auction drafts to be a lot more exciting.

[jmyzell29]

I was hoping what we wouldn't be able to trade draft picks. Keep it fair and have espn chose the draft order once the draft begins.

[jmyzell29]

When do we draft?

[blueagleace1]

Would y'all want to do an auction draft for this? I'm completely okay with snake, I've just found auction drafts to be a lot more exciting.

If everyone wants to do an auction draft that is fine by me. We should be full by tomorrow and once we are I will post a poll asking what dates and the one with the most votes is the day we draft.

[jmyzell29]

I say auction draft so there are no objections to the draft order. Auction is definitely best. Since there are only 10 teams it shouldn't take too long.

[CCtiger91]

I say auction draft so there are no objections to the draft order. Auction is definitely best. Since there are only 10 teams it shouldn't take too long.

You'd be surprised. Did one on here last Monday…almost 3 hours. I like both formats though so it doesn't matter to me.

[Rangers09]

What kind of keepers are we doing? Sorry if this is somewhere in the first post.

[blueagleace1]

We have our last player accounted for and he has the invite

[jmyzell29]

I'm still seeing that team 5 is vacant.

[blueagleace1]

Well guys, he backed out, so I will leave it up to everyone as to what we do (because we have to draft this week/weekend:

1. Give it until tomorrow
2. Make it 9 teams (1 team would have a bye week, I am assuming)
3. Open it to the public on ESPN

I am truly sorry everyone, it has been a hard time finding people who want to play.

[Rangers09]

My brother is willing to play, and I'll cover his entry fee. I'll message you his email.

[jmyzell29]

Sweet lets get this ball rolling

[Rangers09]

Do y'all want to vote on a draft? I can do it any day this week, but not Friday or Saturday.

[lawjawjones]

Sunday maybe?

[Rangers09]

How does an auction draft Sunday night at 8 EASTERN sound to everyone?

[blueagleace1]

Alright guys we are finally full and ready to draft.. Please let me know what day works best for everyone to do the draft. I know everyone won't agree on the same day so the day with the most votes is the day we draft. We can also adjust the times once we get a day.

1. Thursday March 27th at 8:00 p.m EST

2. Saturday March 29th at 9:00 p.m EST

3. Sunday March 30th at 8:00 p.m EST

[CCtiger91]

Thurs or Sat

[wwejhardyrox]

1. Thursday March 27th at 8:00 p.m EST

[lawjawjones]

I vote for Thursday

[2baggerBOC30]

Any day but sat.....I got a softball tourney....I could be wrong but was this always an aution draft?

[Rangers09]

I can do Thursday or Sunday. Preferably Thursday. Also, what type of draft are y'all wanting to do? I set it as an auction, but we can go with whatever the majority wants.

[2baggerBOC30]

I've never done an auction draft only regular but I did some reading about auction draft and its sounds pretty cool but I'm with the majority.... I'm good with either one

[2baggerBOC30]

Actually I vote THURSDAY for the draft

[jkiddlridnour]

Sunday works for me. I never was a fan of auctions, but if that's the general consensus then so be it.

[cbuskstwar]

If you still need someone shoot me a PM

[justinjames]

I prefer snake. Auction drafts take much longer

[jkiddlridnour]

I prefer snake. Auction drafts take much longer

I second this.

[Rangers09]

How does a snake draft tonight at 9 eastern sound to everyone?

[justinjames]

Cool with me

[jkiddlridnour]

Works for me

[2baggerBOC30]

Sounds good buddy

[lawjawjones]

I change my vote to tonight as well.

Plans changed and now I'm free.

[Rangers09]

Awesome! I think everyone may be able to make it tonight! Also, how many keepers would y'all want to do? ESPN default is 1, but I wouldn't mind doing 5 or something.

[jkiddlridnour]

Awesome! I think everyone may be able to make it tonight! Also, how many keepers would y'all want to do? ESPN default is 1, but I wouldn't mind doing 5 or something.

I'd say 2 or 3

[jmyzell29]

Considering how deep the waiver wire will be I think 4 keepers is cool.

[CCtiger91]

Looks like we're set for 9 tonight. Hour and a half away.

[2baggerBOC30]

I've been in a keeper league with 9 keepers that's way too many I agree with jmyzell29 four is cool

[CCtiger91]

My Keepers:
Freddie Freeman
Andrew McCutchen
Yu Darvish
Stephen Strasburg (Please stay healthy)

[justinjames]

That's f up. I can't get a pm or something saying draft was changed to tonight instead of Sunday??

[Rangers09]

My Keepers:
Freddie Freeman
Andrew McCutchen
Yu Darvish
Stephen Strasburg (Please stay healthy)

I'm not sure how the keepers work. I think you can draft them in the same round you drafted them the previous year, but I'm not sure.

[CCtiger91]

That's f up. I can't get a pm or something saying draft was changed to tonight instead of Sunday??

FWIW the draft was never Sunday. Majority voted for Thursday.

[blueagleace1]

Alright guys we need to do some housekeeping...

Below is a list of who has sent money/card to me and who still needs to. You will have ONE week to get either a card or money to me or you won't be eligible for the prize and we will delete you from the league.

blueagleace1- Card received
CCtiger91- Card received
wwejhardrox-
jkiddiridnour- Card received
Rangers09-
jmyzell29- Payment received
lawlawjones- Payment received
justinjames-
2baggerBOC30- Card received
Team Sadowsky (not sure his username)-

If your name is blank beside it then I haven't received anything. If anyone knows how to contact Team Sadowsky please let me know.

*wwekhardrox had said he was going to submit a card but wanted to wait until the league filled so he should have a card ready.

Thanks guys!!

[blueagleace1]

Alright guys, I would first like to thank everyone for playing along this year, it was a fun time. I hope everyone will decided to keep playing next year with your keepers from this season. Now that we have our final standings I will post the order that the Top 4 finishers (1st Place- Lee K, 2nd Place- James T, 3rd Place- Chris C, 4th Place- Will R) will select their cards in, as well as scans of all the cards available. Please DM me your address if you haven't emailed it to me so I can get your cards out to you.

Picking Order:

Pick #1- Outfield Fly Rule (Lee K.)
Pick #2- Outfield Fly Rule (Lee K.)
Pick #3- Chico's Bailbond (James T.)
Pick #4- Outfield Fly Rule (Lee K.)
Pick #5- Chico's Bailbond (James T.)
Pick #6- Wendy Peffercorn's (Chris C.)
Pick #7- Gay Batman (Will R.)
Pick #8- Outfield Fly Rule (Lee K.)
Pick #9- Chico's Bailbond (James T.)
Pick #10- Wendy Peffercorn's (Chris C.)


Card Scans:

1. 2013 Topps Triple Threads Justin Verlander /36
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2. 2013 Topps Triple Threads Brett Lawrie /27
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3. 2010 Topps Triple Threads Adrian Gonzalez /27
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4. Panini Prizm Mike Trout Blue
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5. Bowman Sterling Francisco Lindor Auto
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6. 2013 Bowman Chrome Alen Hanson Auto
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7. Topps Triple Threads Nelson Cruz Auto /18
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8. Topps Triple Threads Aramis Ramirez Auto /18
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9. 2013 Topps Triple Threads Devin Mesoraco Auto /99
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p502/blueagleace1/DevinMesoracoTTT_zpsd2542eff.jpeg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/blueagleace1/media/DevinMesoracoTTT_zpsd2542eff.jpeg.html)

10. 2013 Topps Triple Threads Evan Gattis Auto /75
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p502/blueagleace1/EvanGattisTTTBlowout_zps82cb7a9c.jpeg (http://s1153.photobucket.com/user/blueagleace1/media/EvanGattisTTTBlowout_zps82cb7a9c.jpeg.html)

Hope this makes sense! Thanks guys!



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[blueagleace1]

My picks are as follows:

1st Pick- Evan Gattis Topps Triple Threads
2nd Pick- Francisco Lindor Bowman Sterling Auto

James T. you're up next....



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[blueagleace1]

James T. doesn't have access to BO anymore so sent me his picks via email...

James T. pick #1 (overall #3)- Mike Trout Blue Prizm

[blueagleace1]

My pick...

Lee K. pick #3 (overall #4)- Justin Verlander 2013 Topps Triple Threads

[blueagleace1]

James T. pick #2 (overall #5)- Adrian Gonzalez Topps Triple Threads

Wendy Peffercorn's (Chris C.) you are up next...



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[CCtiger91]

The man, the myth, the Mesoraco

[blueagleace1]

Gat Batman (Will R.) you're up next...

[blueagleace1]

Gay Batman (Will R.) pick #1 (overall #7)- Nelson Cruz Topps Triple Threads

[blueagleace1]

Lee K. (Outfield Fly Rule) pick #4 (overall #8)- Alen Hanson Bowman Chrome Auto

James T. you are up next...



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[2baggerBOC30]

brett lawrie

[blueagleace1]

That leaves the Aramis Ramirez for Wendy Peffercorn's (Chris C.)