Application: Matthew Rose

[Dodgers GM (Matt)]

Matthew Rose, 20 in March, college in North Carolina, originally from South Florida
[e-mail]
Favorite Team: Tampa Bay Rays
I've been a fan of the Rays since the beginning when they first burst on the scene as a "Billy Bean-esque" with the likes of Carl Crawford, James Shields, Evan Longoria, etc.
I found this league when I was looking on the Rotoworld forum Baseball League Finder, searching for a deep dynasty league

I've been playing fantasy baseball and football for years on both ESPN and Yahoo. Currently I only own one baseball team and it is a Yahoo H2H Cat. Keeper league league in which I unfortunately have come in 2nd and 3rd the past two seasons.
I would be available for contact by league owners at just about any time.

Would I be content with building for the future? Of course, as seen by my Rays in real life, sometimes you have to tear stuff down to build it back up into prominence. Sometimes rebuilding is just as fun and exciting as competing for a World Series.
I will be interested in the league no matter my team's fate due to who in depth and detailed of an experience it seems like. My baseball enthusiasm and knowledge far surpasses my years and I'm sure you would recognize that quickly!

Thanks for considering my application

Link to my team in The Sandlot Dynasty League: baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/37631/7

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Matthew,

Thank you for your application.
I've sent you the secondary questionnaire.

Stephen

[Admin]

Congratulations Matthew! The Los Angeles Dodgers are proud to welcome you as their new general manager. A fun and rewarding future awaits as you chart the course of your franchise!

What are the next steps to be taken to get started on the right foot?

1) Please use the username Dodgers GM (name).

2) Post your own roster page in your team folder. For continuity your first roster should contain the exact same players as the previous team roster. If you wish to make changes to your roster (by protecting unprotecting players) then these should be posted on the Roster Transactions board. You should also check that the arbitration contracts of all of your players are accurate - you don't want to be unnecessarily overpaying anyone! The format of the roster page is open for customisation by each owner, but please bear in mind that it should be easy to read and well maintained. You may find the FAQ page helpful. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/636/league-faqs-new-owner

3) Notify one of the commissioners if there is a player on a multi-year guaranteed contract whose contract length you would like to reduce.

4) Check your real life team's major and minor league rosters to see if you can protect any arbitration players of value that your predecessor missed.

5) Check your email for an invitation to Fantrax. (Consult with one of the commissioners if there are any difficulties or delays.)

6) Check your Fantrax roster. It should match your Proboards roster and only include players receiving a salary on your team.

7) Post a trade block. You can't agree to a trade until your trade block has been posted for a week.

Make good use of your trade block, player evaluation advice, and the one week acclimatization period. The “trade block guidance” page is your friend. Please do not overlook this valuable tool. It is required reading. mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/732/trade-block-guidance

8) Protect a player (see Section VII of the rules). You won't be allowed to trade until this step is taken as a demonstration of understanding the procedure.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask. You can post it publicly under “General Chat”, or ask any experienced league member. We’re here to help.

From all of your fellow friends and competitors, welcome to our league!

[Dodgers GM (Matt)]

Thank you, and I look forward to learning every detail this league has to offer. The Dodgers are on the come up!