Transaction cap in B.O.?

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Vogel
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Transaction cap in B.O.?

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In auction leagues you have a budget to pull people from the free agent pool. We have nothing in place. What do you think? I know Dylan, Amato and Dan will be against it (the three owners to top 100 moves). But can we vote on that at the draft? I just think there should be a little more hesitation before picking up the 4th RP on a team that may be losing their closer.
C - S Murphy
1b -Bell
2b - Muncy
SS- Lindor
3b - Vlad Guerrero Jr.
OF - Robles, Puig, Verdugo
UTIL -Adell, Kike, Taylor, Bauers, Bote, Dalbec
SP - Ray, Fried, Canning, Cease, Lester, Pearson
RP - Barnes, Kelly, Harris, Wood, Nelson
Scrantonicity
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Obviously it would be a much larger # than what we agreed to on W.B.O., but I think a cap wouldn't be a bad idea. It would be one thing if all 12 owners were racking up similar 100+ transactions over the course of the season. Not married to the idea, but would certainly be open to it...
C Varsho
1B Joe, Smith
2B Torres
3B Bohm, Kim
SS Witt, Lopez
OF Soto, Mullins, Grossman, Naquin
U Suzuki, Gorman
SP Alcantara, Montas, Verlander, Rodriguez, Greene, Corbin, Kelly, Glasnow
RP Iglesias, Rogers, Trivino, Barnes, Giles
WinterKryptonite
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Post by WinterKryptonite »

Why, exactly? I was 2nd in transactions last year and came in 2nd to last place. Amato for the past few years (before last) has been in the top in transactions but wasn't finishing in the money. So I don't see a correlation between moves and standings. I often end up dropping quality players due to my over-activeness (Ryan Franklin, Aardsma, and Lind last year, to name a few). So give me some kind of argument before bringing it up for a vote.
YankeeManiac
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WinterKryptonite wrote:Why, exactly? I was 2nd in transactions last year and came in 2nd to last place. Amato for the past few years (before last) has been in the top in transactions but wasn't finishing in the money. So I don't see a correlation between moves and standings. I often end up dropping quality players due to my over-activeness (Ryan Franklin, Aardsma, and Lind last year, to name a few). So give me some kind of argument before bringing it up for a vote.
agreed. you can make lots of transactions if you want, or none. noone is holding a gun to your head. If i want to make mundane transactions, i should be allowed to. its one of the things i enjoy about fantasy baseball. Its not like we are in an unlimited innings league or a weekly head to head league, where one would benefit from streaming players. Every position has a cap. There is no correlation between transactions and winning.

If you are afraid that somebody who makes alot of transactions is gonna pick up the next big closer because of speculation, then you also need to consider that guys who pick up middle relievers speculatively also waive guys like Adam Lind in April to do so. It more than balances out.

So if you dont like seeing other people's transactions, then dont like at the transaction board. What's next? Limiting how many lineup changes one can make?
C: Sanchez
1B: Votto,Voit
2B: DJ Le (1B/3B), Cano
SS: B. Rodgers (2B) M. Rojas
3B: Urshela (SS) Biggio (2B?)
OF: Harper, Duvall, A Hicks
SP: Kershaw, Ray, Flaherty, P. Lopez, L. Severino, Taillon, German
RP: Jansen, Graterol, Crochet, Loaisiga, Yates
sbondu00
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Again, why? I see no need to change this, as it hasn't been an issue or correlated to success in the league.
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No transaction limit is what keeps you obsessed.
C - W. Smith
1B - C. Santana
2B - L. Arraez
SS -
3B - J. Ramirez
OF - J. Gallo, M. Kepler, JD Martinez
UT - H. Renfroe
RP - Hader Mayers Staumont
SP - Maeda Kluber Taillon Tanaka Montgomery
YankeeManiac
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Re: Transaction cap in B.O.?

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mendoza wrote:No transaction limit is what keeps you obsessed.
totally
C: Sanchez
1B: Votto,Voit
2B: DJ Le (1B/3B), Cano
SS: B. Rodgers (2B) M. Rojas
3B: Urshela (SS) Biggio (2B?)
OF: Harper, Duvall, A Hicks
SP: Kershaw, Ray, Flaherty, P. Lopez, L. Severino, Taillon, German
RP: Jansen, Graterol, Crochet, Loaisiga, Yates
Scrantonicity
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Re: Transaction cap in B.O.?

Post by Scrantonicity »

Let me play devil's advocate by asking a question: Why do you think other leagues charge a transaction fee per transaction (and, no, I'm not suggesting we apply this)?
C Varsho
1B Joe, Smith
2B Torres
3B Bohm, Kim
SS Witt, Lopez
OF Soto, Mullins, Grossman, Naquin
U Suzuki, Gorman
SP Alcantara, Montas, Verlander, Rodriguez, Greene, Corbin, Kelly, Glasnow
RP Iglesias, Rogers, Trivino, Barnes, Giles
YankeeManiac
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Re: Transaction cap in B.O.?

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Scrantonicity wrote:Let me play devil's advocate by asking a question: Why do you think other leagues charge a transaction fee per transaction (and, no, I'm not suggesting we apply this)?
to jack up the pot
C: Sanchez
1B: Votto,Voit
2B: DJ Le (1B/3B), Cano
SS: B. Rodgers (2B) M. Rojas
3B: Urshela (SS) Biggio (2B?)
OF: Harper, Duvall, A Hicks
SP: Kershaw, Ray, Flaherty, P. Lopez, L. Severino, Taillon, German
RP: Jansen, Graterol, Crochet, Loaisiga, Yates
Scrantonicity
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Re: Transaction cap in B.O.?

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YankeeManiac wrote:
Scrantonicity wrote:Let me play devil's advocate by asking a question: Why do you think other leagues charge a transaction fee per transaction (and, no, I'm not suggesting we apply this)?
to jack up the pot
That's certainly part of it...
C Varsho
1B Joe, Smith
2B Torres
3B Bohm, Kim
SS Witt, Lopez
OF Soto, Mullins, Grossman, Naquin
U Suzuki, Gorman
SP Alcantara, Montas, Verlander, Rodriguez, Greene, Corbin, Kelly, Glasnow
RP Iglesias, Rogers, Trivino, Barnes, Giles
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