Application - Mike

[Twins GM (Mike)]

What is your name, age and general location?
Mike, 34, St. Louis MO
What is your email address?
[e-mail]
Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?
Cardinals.  Born and raised in STL
How did you find this league?
Owner of I believe the Cards here reached out to me in another league we and possibly some others here participate in, or used to play in.


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)?   I play in another 30 team league similar to this one as well as a couple of lower key redraft leagues each year.  I have been running the Angels in Rotobaseballl for the past 4 years for any of those who have been involved over there.  rotobaseball.proboards.com/

How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league? Usually daily.  I do travel quite a bit for work and may be unavailable for a couple days in a row from time to time.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Mike,

Thanks for your application.
I have sent you a PM to continue the application process.

Stephen

[Twins GM (Mike)]

I see there may be an opening for the Twins and am still interested.

[Admin]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for keeping us in mind. We do have one opening right now.

Earlier today, Stephen posted some updates that will allow for a more consistent process when teams become available. There are a few questions we still need to look at. But either he or myself will get back in touch as soon as possible regarding the next steps.

Thanks!

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations Mike! The Minnesota Twins 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 Twins 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!



**Please note - at this stage of the offseason you are not permitted to protect or unprotect players. Once the roster freeze period is over then this will be available.

[Twins GM (Mike)]

Thank you to the whole league for bringing me in. I am very much looking forward to the challenge of this league.

I was hoping that someone can clear up item 3 above. Rule 2.12 states that a contract can be reduced to expire in the coming offseason. Does that mean this offseason or next? Does it matter if the decision is made before the roster freeze is lifted?

Thanks,
Mike

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Mike,

It means next offseason. Contracts nominated as part of 2.12 are only reduced at the following trade deadline.
Effectively, any contract you have that expires in 2021 or beyond can be reduced to expire in 2020.

If you have any suggestion as to how this rule could be worded to be more clear, I'd be delighted to consider it as a potential improvement to the rule book.

Thanks,
Stephen