2016 Winter Meetings Thread

[mstreeter06]

We will hold our annual Winter Meetings here. We will discuss any rule changes, improvements, or anything else that needs to be addressed before the 2017 season...

[mstreeter06]

2016 Winter Meetings: Topics To Discuss

• To Be Determined...

[mstreeter06]

2016 Offseason Gameplan (Updated)

Wednesday, January 8th:
No Sim!
-Amateur Draft continues in Statslab, draft slot timer enabled running 8a-8p CT pausing on the weekend (1st & 2nd Rd: 6 hours per draft slot, resetting after each pick)
-Vote for Season Awards in Statslab if not done already
-Ballot for Postseason MVP comes out

Thursday, January 9th:
No Sim!
-Ammy Draft continues
-Vote for Season Awards in Statslab and Postseason MVP on Forum

Friday, January 10th:
Voting for Season Awards ends at 6am CT!!
-Postseason MVP voting continues; ends Wednesday, January 15th
-Ammy Draft continues through the weekend without a timer hopefully with prompt selections
-Sim to Nov 6, 2016, manually enter season awards, sim to Nov 15, 2016, upload new file

Monday, January 13th:
No Sim!
-Ammy Draft continues, draft slot timer resumes, 3rd Rd timer moves to 4 hours per draft slot
-Vote for Postseason MVP if not already

Tuesday, January 14th:
No Sim!
-Ammy Draft continues, 4th Rd timer moves to 2 hours per draft slot
-Voting for Postseason MVP ends Wed, Jan 15th!

Wednesday, January 15th:
No Sim!
-Ammy Draft continues, 5th & 6th Rds timer adjusts to 1 hour per draft slot

Thursday, January 16th:
No Sim!
-Ammy Draft continues, 7th & 8th Rds timer moves to 30 minutes per draft slot
-Finish Ammy Draft! We HAVE to conclude the draft by the evening of this day!!
**UNDRAFTED PLAYERS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL AFTER FA DRAFT FOR EXPANSION TEAMS!!**

Friday, January 17th:
-Enter Ammy Draft results plus any FA claims made before the Ammy Draft (none allowed from 11/15-1/15)
-Sim to Jan 1, 2017
-Relocate CA and AZ, expand league to add 4 new franchises (ID, WA, NV, VA), adjust schedule for interleague play (single season)
-Schedule Expansion Draft for Jan 5, 2017, sim until day before, release new file

Friday, January 17th - Friday, January 24th: (if needed can extend into Jan 24th week)
-Begin Expansion Draft in Statslab (if feasible starting earlier on the Forum)
-Enter Expansion Draft results after conclusion of draft
-Sim to Jan 14, 2017
-Schedule FA Draft for Jan 15 (only for 4 expansion teams)
-Release new file

Monday, January 27th - Thursday, January 30th:
-Free Agent Draft for 4 expansion team in Statslab (Forum if needed and Live Draft to finish quicker if possible)

Friday, January 31st:
-Enter FA Draft results
-Sim until start of Spring Training 2016
-Release new file

Monday, February 3rd:
-1st half of Spring Training 2017 (12 games)

Wednesday, February 5th:
-2nd half of Spring Training 2017 (final 12 games)

Friday, February 7th:
-Opening Day 2017!
-Resume normal MWF @ 6am CT sim schedule

[mstreeter06]

Are there any topics or issues that we need to discuss or vote on as a league? Rule changes, league policies, etc.?

[claphamsa]

bonus draft picks given based on Banjo talent.

[Troyaof]

bonus draft picks given based on Banjo talent.

I wish I could like this so hard!

[mstreeter06]

No one should need to worry about this besides Lawrence (LT) but I have uploaded a new file along with reports and Statslab. I did this after being pointed out that I mistakenly 'retired' him in the game and thus not allowing him to open up our league with the update from yesterday.

Remember... no sim tomorrow (Thus 1/9), Season Award voting ends Friday at 6am (1/10), Ammy Draft continues!

[mstreeter06]

I have uploaded a new file and reports that includes our 2016 Season Awards and the Ammy Draft results that have been selected so far (thru pick 2-7).

[mstreeter06]

Statslab is updated

[24Rocks]

I will finally be back up and running my computer is fixed and only thing is former players like Luis Bravo and the Iowa pitcher that retire at like 28 will we get a chance to have them in the league again at Owners Vote of course but with expansion its the prefer time for Bravo. I am the Nostalgic type so bring him back after getting arrested sounds intresting.

[mstreeter06]

I will finally be back up and running my computer is fixed and only thing is former players like Luis Bravo and the Iowa pitcher that retire at like 28 will we get a chance to have them in the league again at Owners Vote of course but with expansion its the prefer time for Bravo. I am the Nostalgic type so bring him back after getting arrested sounds intresting.

I had forgotten about Luis Bravo's jail time. I wonder how the game would handle it if we do vote to reinstate him?

[24Rocks]

I will finally be back up and running my computer is fixed and only thing is former players like Luis Bravo and the Iowa pitcher that retire at like 28 will we get a chance to have them in the league again at Owners Vote of course but with expansion its the prefer time for Bravo. I am the Nostalgic type so bring him back after getting arrested sounds intresting.

I had forgotten about Luis Bravo's jail time. I wonder how the game would handle it if we do vote to reinstate him?

With good behavour he would be released now i wouls say since its a expantion draft if he gets picked in draft or sent back to old team because we dont have FA so we could say his rights belong to the team that picked him in Inaguragal draft

[Troyaof]

Getting this error today when trying to get to the draft ERROR: You do not manage team 6 and are not logged in as a commissioner.

[24Rocks]

Getting this error today when trying to get to the draft ERROR: You do not manage team 6 and are not logged in as a commissioner.

ERROR: You do not manage team 8 and are not logged in as a commissioner same here

[Troyaof]

Getting this error today when trying to get to the draft ERROR: You do not manage team 6 and are not logged in as a commissioner.

ERROR: You do not manage team 8 and are not logged in as a commissioner same here

It comes and Goes