Application - Shaun Hammond

[moenpdc (Shaun, MIL)]

What is your name, age and general location?

Shaun Hammond , 39 , central Massachusetts

What is your email address?

[e-mail] ( can get ahold of me pretty much 24/7 on google chat with that account )

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

Red Sox, lives in ma my entire life and went to school 2 miles from Fenway

How did you find this league?

I am in a league with TJ that is very similar , he’s mentioned this league many times In our chat



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’ve been doing fantasy baseball since 2002. Was in a money yearly redraft with friends for 9 years. For the last 7 years I have been in a VERY similar franchise league. There are some differences such as FYPD and resigning rules are different . For the first five years I took a perennial loser and made the playoffs five straight years in a row, two byes , one best record and two World Series wins ( 28 team league ) I can be instantly contacted every day through google chat. I usually check my email at least once a day.

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?

Right now I am in the middle of a rebuild with my team in my other franchise league. This is my second year of a three year rebuild. Depleting my farm and some bad free agency signing in 2017 coupled with having a lot of my players hitting free agency in 2019 , I decided to bite the bullet. I have turned my farm into a border line top 5 from absolutely nothing. I’m easy to deal with and trade with. I don’t haggle, I usually just look for a reasonable value for what I’m looking for and if the person can meet that it’s a deal. Most trades I make are done in 30 minutes ( I’m a huge google chat guy but pms work too )

Read more: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/2/apply#ixzz5sfw22DGE

[Admin]

Hi Shaun,

Nice to meet you. Thanks for the application. It’s always nice to find someone who has a head start on this format.

Assuming the Mets’ vacancy is filled from the current waiting list, would you be willing to wait for the next available opening? If so, we will be glad to email you when something is available.

Thanks again, Adam

[moenpdc (Shaun, MIL)]

Sure just hit me up the next time something becomes open. Fastest way is google chat or have tj hit me up . Actually responding to this because tj just messaged me to tell me Mets was filled ( also woke me up lol )

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Jul 4, 2019 8:24:10 GMT -5 moenpdc (Shaun, MIL) said:

Sure just hit me up the next time something becomes open. Fastest way is google chat or have tj hit me up . Actually responding to this because tj just messaged me to tell me Mets was filled ( also woke me up lol )

If/when you join the league, that's a notification you'll want to mute.
That is - unless you want to get woken up from the UK, Finland or Japan!

[Yankees GM (Ramesh)]

Who is in Finland?

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Jul 4, 2019 20:31:47 GMT -5 Yankees GM (Ramesh) said:

Who is in Finland?

Jordan / Royals

mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/3925/jordan-rosenblum-application

[Reds GM (Kyler)]

Isnt Mihai in Austria? Or am I making that up

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

He's just moved to Japan.


Sent from my SM-A310F using proboards

[moenpdc (Shaun, MIL)]

Heard y’all might have an opening . If you y’all like a whole lotta fun with a tad of crazy let me know

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Shaun,

Thank you for your continuing interest.

We did recently have a vacancy, but that was filled by the first person on the waiting list. You are currently third on the waiting list.

We will contact you when a vacancy arises to see if you are still interested and available to join the league.

All the best,
Stephen

[moenpdc (Shaun, MIL)]

I’m still around if needed, hit tj up and I’ll check boards

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Shaun,

Thanks for popping in.

I'm currently giving the guys ahead of you on the waiting list a chance to get back to me, but I'll be with you in a couple of days if they don't respond soon.

All the best,
Stephen

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

I have PM'ed Shaun.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations Shaun! The Milwaukee Brewers 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 Brewers 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 (rule 2.12).
If you are taking over a team that has recently been unowned during free agency, notify one of the commissioners if there are any automatically signed players who you would like to drop (rule 5.9.5). 

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!