New Applicant -- Mike Samuels (Interest in Rockies)

[Rockies GM (Mike)]

What is your name, age and general location?
Mike Samuels, 55, Long Island, NY

What is your email address?

[e-mail]

Which is your favourite real life team? How did you end up following them?
NY Yankees.  Following the team since 1976 when my Dad took me to a game.

How did you find this league?
nbcsportsedge.com (rotoworld) forum

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 sports for about 25+ years, which started with baseball and I subsequently added football.  I am a member of 5 active fantasy dynasty leagues and also the Commissioner of 2 leagues (I serve on Committees for the other 3 leagues).  Four of the leagues are full time dynasty leagues with head to head scoring.  One of the leagues is a partial dynasty (5 keepers) and redraft. 


How often will you be available to be contacted by fellow owners in this league?

I am responsive to PMs, emails, and even texts.


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? Yes, I like the long game of building a competitive franchise.

Do you need to always be in competition in order to remain interested in the league? No.  But, I have been fortunate to be able to turnaround teams pretty quickly.
Is there any other information you think we as a league should know in order to best determine your eligibility? I am a well experienced fantasy player.  One of my fantasy leagues ended last season and I have been looking for a 30 team dynasty league where I can invest my time and enjoyment.  The listing caught my attention.
Please post links to any other leagues you participate in. The other leagues are private and while I do not think that there would be any issue, I respect the privacy of my fellow players.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Hi Mike,

Thank you for showing interest in our league.
I am out today but will send you the second stage of the application process as soon as I can - hopefully later today.

All the best,
Stephen

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

The secondary questionnaire has been sent to Mike by PM.

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Congratulations Mike! The Colorado Rockies are proud to welcome you back 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) 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.

2) Notify the commissioner if there is a player on a multi-year guaranteed contract whose contract length you would like to reduce (rule 2.13).
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).

3) 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.

4) Check your email for an invitation to Fantrax. (Consult with the commissioner if there are any difficulties or delays.)

5) Check your Fantrax roster. It should match your Proboards roster and only include players receiving a salary on your team.

6) 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.

7) 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!

[Rockies GM (Mike)]

Thank you for the opportunity. I look forward to meeting everyone.

Mike