Application: Chad

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What is your name, age and general location?

My name is Chad. I'm currently living in Shanghai, China. I just turned 23 years of age.

What is your email address?

My e-mail address is [e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?

My favorite team is the Arizona Diamondbacks. I was born right around the time the team was in talks to be a part of the MLB expansion and was just old enough to remember the 2001 World Series championship. I've been a fan of them my whole life. Phoenix, Arizona is my hometown.

How did you find this league?

I was looking for a realistic 30 team league with active users and came across this one on Reddit.

Please give a brief overview of your fantasy baseball experience. How many other leagues are you currently a member of, and what format are they (ie H2H, roto, redraft, keeper, auction etc)? How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?

I'm not a part of any other leagues this year. I've been looking for a 30 team league. I like to focus on one team per year. Last year I was in a 12 team league (H2H 5x5 with OBP and QS instead of AVG and Wins).
I am always available. I love talking trades and am always by my phone. I'm usually one of the most active players in my leagues. I've been playing fantasy baseball for 6 years now and have won my leagues 4 of those years. I've never done a 30 team league as I believe it will be more of a challenge for me.


This is a league with 30 teams in it, and as such it can be expected that there will be a rather large number of teams that will not contend every season. Would you be content with building for the future? Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league?

I actually really like acquiring prospects to build for the future. Baseball is one of the things I love most in life and it doesn't take a losing fantasy baseball season to make me disinterested in playing. 

Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?

You will never have a problem with inactivity with me. I love researching baseball stats everyday and checking box scores.

[Admin]

Hi Chad,

Thank you for filling out the application. It’s great to meet someone else, who like myself, focuses on one team per year.

As the next step, Rangers GM (Stephen) will have a secondary questionnaire for you.

Thanks again, and welcome, Adam

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Secondary questionnaire sent.

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Mar 27, 2018 18:22:17 GMT -5 Rangers GM (Stephen) said:

Secondary questionnaire sent.

Replied. Thanks!

[Admin]

Congratulations Chad! The San Francisco Giants 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 Giants 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!