Application - Mark Salter

[saltman (Mark, NYM)]

What is your name, age and general location?
Mark Salter, 34, Oxford England

What is your email address?
[e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them? 
Atlanta Braves. not sure really, I think it was when they kept winning division title and title in the late 90s

How did you find this league?
tip from Stephen, who I was in another similar league with

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)?
been playing fantasy baseball for about 6 years, and dynasty/keeper leagues for 5. 
current member of a similar 15 team dynasty league (finished 2nd this year), and 2 time defending champion of a 12 team keeper league (8 keepers, up to 3 year contracts)
plus 1 or 2 redraft leagues each year (including a H2H league that I won this year)

How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?
every day as required (bearing in mind time-zone differences between UK and US!)

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?
not a problem. when I joined my other dynasty league, I inherited the team that finished 14th out of 15 and turned them round to finish 2nd within 2 years. happy to play the long game as required.

Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?
hopefully Stephen can vouch for the fact that I am an active and keen participant in the league that we were in together!

Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.
fantasybaseball.boards.net/
games.espn.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=3291&seasonId=2018
games.espn.com/flb/leagueoffice?leagueId=33236&seasonId=2018

Read more: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/2/apply#ixzz5b07FN3q0

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Mark,

On the one hand I'm pleased to see your application - on the other I'm sad as I guess that means the 15tm league is dead. Such a shame.

We don't currently have any vacancies, but we'd be delighted to add somebody as strong as you to our waiting list. Would that be of interest to you?

All the best,
Stephen

[saltman (Mark, NYM)]

it's not officially dead just yet, but i'd be very surprised if it's still going in April.

yeah happy to be on the waiting list. is there anyone else on the waiting list?

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

There is one other on the waiting list, but he did warn that he was still looking elsewhere and might not be interested when an opening arose. That was about 3 weeks ago...

[Admin]

Nice to meet you Mark. Thanks for considering us.

With 30 GMs, teams have tended to open up on a fairly regular basis. (Although it’s always my hope that no one will ever have to leave.) Thanks for your patience.

[Admin]

Congratulations Mark! The New York Mets 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 Mets 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!