Jack Hughes Application

[harpershead (Jack, MIL)]

What is your name, age and general location?
Jack Hughes, 16, DC area


What is your email address?
[e-mail]


Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?
The Nationals. Grew up watching them and going to games so they are my team


How did you find this league?
My dad, who is in the league, showed it to me.


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 have been playing fantasy baseball for 8 years, most of it has been redraft H2H points leagues, and I am currently in 2 leagues, a dynasty H2H points league and a redraft H2H points league.


How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?
I will be able to be contacted whenever, and will almost always be able to respond with a couple hours at the most


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?  
The prospect of building for the future is interesting, so I'd be totally fine with rebuilding a team. 


Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league?
No, rebuilding or competing would be equally fun for me.


Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility?
Although I've never participated in a league of this size, I play OOTP a good bit, which is slightly similar to this format and have lots of fun playing that.


Please post links to any other leagues you participate in.
fantasy.espn.com/baseball/league?leagueId=1218859853
fantasy.espn.com/baseball/league?leagueId=89214967

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Jack,

Thanks for your application.

We don't currently have any vacancies - are you happy to join the waiting list and be contacted when a team becomes available?

All the best,
Stephen

[harpershead (Jack, MIL)]

Yes that sounds great, thank you.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Jack,

I will contact you when a team becomes available.

For full disclosure, your application may be scrutinised even more closely than usual applicants. We have had some difficult experiences in the past with younger owners, and we want to do the most we can to make sure that everyone who joins the league is right for the league.

Cheers,
Stephen

[harpershead (Jack, MIL)]

Ok, that's fair. thank you for considering me.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

I have contacted Jack by PM to discuss the current vacancies.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations Jack! 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. As we are in the offseason period, your first roster should only contain the players on the last roster page minus those lost to free agency. 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. [you can't protect them until the roster freeze period ends]

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. [you can't protect them until the roster freeze period ends]

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!