Application - James Edwards

[Angels GM (James)]

What is your name, age and general location?


James Edwards, 29, Stamford, CT


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 Atlanta Braves. I grew up in the 90's so having Chipper, Maddux, Smoltz, and Andruw on made it easy to fall in love with that team. Then as I grew older and got more invested in prospects getting to follow Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman as they made their way into the bigs only further increased my love for the team and baseball in general. 


How did you find this league?


I play in a couple leagues with TJ and he has strongly recommended this league to me (and a few others). After doing some digging in the league this seems like a really fun format for a league and I'd love to be a part of it. 


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 only recently joined keeper leagues of this nature with a salary cap and full roster control, but I have been taking part in fantasy baseball for well over 10 years now. Since I've come to learn about this style of league, it has become my sole focus as I find it much more engaging than standard redraft or keeper leagues. 



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?


Absolutely. I am currently pushing all in towards contention in one league and I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel in my other as I take part in my rebuild. Baseball is cyclical and there will naturally be periods of contention and times to step back and rebuild for the next time when you can truly push towards a championship. Both periods are equally as fun and require equal investment and energy in order to ensure your team meets its full potential. 


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


In discussing this league, TJ has mentioned that it is incredibly active on the trade market and that is one of my favorite aspects of these league styles. In my other two leagues I am one of the most active traders and I would look forward to plenty of lively discussions here if my application is accepted. 


Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.


fbl2005.boards.net/ - Atlanta Braves

themajorsleague.freeforums.net/ - Baltimore Orioles

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

Please note that James is only applying for openings in the American League.

Right?

You’re not gonna come make the NL even stronger are you?

What?

Oh come on!

Fine...

*kicks rocks*

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi James,

Thanks for your application.
We currently have no vacancies. Would you like to join our waiting list?

Stephen

[Angels GM (James)]

Hi Stephen,

Absolutely. I am fine with waiting for an open team at this time.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi James,

The next time a vacancy arises everyone on the waiting list will be contacted by PM with the next stage of the application process.
The opening will be allocated based on the responses received at that time.

Thanks,
Stephen

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Secondary questionnaire sent for LAA vacancy.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations James! The LA Angels 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 Angels 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!

[Pirates GM (TJ)]

Feb 8, 2020 22:03:11 GMT -5 Pirates GM (TJ) said:

Please note that James is only applying for openings in the American League.

Right?

You’re not gonna come make the NL even stronger are you?

What?

Oh come on!

Fine...

*kicks rocks*

AMERICAN LEAGUE!!!!!

*whew*

All kidding aside, welcome to Mibble!

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Welcome James. Take it easy on us...

[Angels GM (James)]

Thanks guys, looking forward to getting started here! I'll have my trade block and protect/unprotect some guys shortly and get the ball rolling.