Awesome!

I'm not sure this is the place for this or not...per the Rule 5 question in the FAQs above, I was digging through looking at eligibility. I'm wondering if this is more an OOTP bug report than a "Hey Commish" report. But assuming the rules are within the MLB, here is a list of players on the YS9 Rost...

NEWSFLASH:

The 9-Lives Blog has gotten an intern drunk interviewed an anonymous intern at a local pub, and been told the team has suggested a one-season deal at a dollar figure in line with Richards' needs. More news to come as we've agreed to meet again tomorrow at a different pub.

Looking at several of my guys, I can't see that it's using that set of rules.

And it's doing weird things with minor league free agents you sign. Some are eligible, others not. And various professional service times and signing times don't seem to matter. Odd.

Ramirez is an interesting case. Until recently, his HR/9 rate hasn't been terribly gaudy. He gets his huge HR total as much because (1) he's been healthy and never missed a start, (2) his stamina is such that he goes deep into games and throws a lot of innings, and (3) for many years he played in a ...

Nine Manager To Enter the Post Season Without an Extension? A mid the celebrations surrounding the YS9’s clinching of the Heartland division title, one dark cloud continues to hang over the team: the status of manager Bret Richards , whose 3-season, $3400K/per contract expires whenever the Nine’s p...

I'm scanning through my players and seeing some weird things...

How many years of pro service should it take before a player becomes eligible for Rule 5?

Nice look in.

Cruz has a vesting option in his last year, as I recall. So there are ways to cut the loss in half from here out, either way.

On the whole the owner can't do a lot to you, though he's still the guy who sets your budgets. When you play in online leagues for a long time, if you're trying to build a program (not just a single pennant winner), my opinion is that you'll find you're best served to manage to increase budget...mea...

Great feature.

Yes, you would still prefer to be in the upper zones. And I think the top couple still give you the best odds for a major impact player. But just scanning the past couple years, it seems like there's value flowing into teams from up and down the whole of the first round. The marginal value of a coup...

That's true. Louisville, Madison, Des Moines, and Omaha always have great players to take in the Rule 5 Draft.

http://montybrewster.net/MBBA/OOTPFiles/lgreports/news/html/images/person_pictures/player_24358.png Infielder Plays Key Role After Being Shunned In June, people were writing speculations that Juan Arevalo ’s story was coming to its end . He was too slow, they said. His arbitration-laden contract wa...

That would be fun.

And, in that vein, here's an extra thanks to Chris for that deal.

Heh. You don't get the storylines unless you leave them there to happen.

Fernandez would be a little ugly at SS for some time, but mostly because he hasn't played there at all. The lack of DP would be a little bothersome, but if he had played there at all, he could at least be a semi-reasonable stop-gap for a rebuilding team in the first year or two. That said, you're mo...

I like Starks at SS, but the problem with him there is that he'll be just average defensively whereas he would be a superior RF and a tick above average in CF. It was relatively easy for YS to move De Castillo to SS because defensively he wasn't going to be brilliant anywhere. At best he would have ...

The JL Wild Card system is now locked in a six team scrum.

Montreal
Huntsville
San Antonio
New Orleans
Hawaii
Charm City

Of the four top teams today, which ones don't make it?