Application - Stephen

[stehoon (Stephen, PHI)]

What is your name, age and general location?
My name is Stephen, I’m 20, and from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What is your email address?
[e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?
My favorite team is the Phillies, I have grown up a Phillies fan and I have continued to follow them ever since.

How did you find this league?
I found the league on the Rotoworld forum.

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 have been playing Fantasy baseball for 4 years, and I am not currently a member of any leagues at the moment. I like to be in just one league, so I can just divert all of my focus to the one team. I am for the most always available to be contacted.

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?
Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?
Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.

I am a big believer in the if your not winning, then you should put yourself to win in the future. The Astros did it and they are now extremely successful. I am also perfectly fine with being on the waiting list for now until a team becomes available.


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[Admin]

Hi Stephen,

Thank you for considering our league. I agree with you that there is a lot of fun to be found by being invested in only one team.

Thanks also for your willingness to be contacted from the waiting list. We’re currently looking to fill the Giants’ expected vacancy, but aside from that, openings are still a fairly regular occurrence in a league of this size. We’ll be glad to keep in touch.

Nice to meet you, Adam

[Admin]

Stephen, Thanks again for the application. We’ve added you to the waiting list and will send an email when something comes available. Thanks.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Secondary questionnaire sent after Stephen confirmed interest in applying for the Giants vacancy.

[Admin]

Congratulations Stephen! 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!