NFBC Cutline Championship Rules

[mikenj46]

I think this sounds like a really great idea and a great option for people who are in multiple leagues. The best ball concept will and only 3 FA periods will eliminate a lot of the time that goes into this league while still creating a great deal of strategy needed to compete. I actually think in some cases it creates more strategy as to the management of your team.

My one comment is on the scoring. I know the idea is to keep this as close to the roto scoring system as possible, but the bottom line is it's not a roto system. I think it's ok to have the cutline leagues use a different scoring system and just acknowledge that it's not the same as the other NFBC leagues. This is a points league, and as a points league I think it's important that walks be counted as a positive point total. Since this league isn't looking at categories it's a great time to introduce the use of walks. They're too important a part of baseball to ignore completely in fantasy and this is a great league to introduce their use as a positive statistic.

Just my opinion. Looking forward to trying this out!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Keep thinking of all scenarios because I'm sure we haven't thought of everything, but we're trying.

Will the Best Ball scoring also go through every possible combination of lineups when we're using multiple players who are eligible at more than one position?

Eg. Prado may be best ball as an OF one week and as 3B in another week?

I thought about this as well.
A team with a lot of multi-position eligibility players will need a computer to go through all the possible combinations to come up with the most statistically beneficial.

Could be a guy with a monster week is not counted because it comes out better to move 4 guys around him in.

Gotta see this in action. I'm sure there will be loopholes in baseball that football doesn't experience due to position singularity.

Yeah, we'll discuss the multi-position scenarios to make sure we get this right before moving forward. I haven't heard any issues from IT about this, but we'll discuss further at this week's meeting and see how we make sure we have the highest possible scoring lineup accounted for everyone.

As for Live Scoring, we do have Live Scoring in our NFFC Draft Champions Leagues and the plan is to have it here as well. Obviously it changes players in and out as the night goes on, so it's a bit tricky, but we think it can be done.

Thanks for all the feedback. There's a lot here to consider and we realize that. We'll make sure we have it figured out before going live, but so far we all like the feedback to the potential here.

[the icon]

Can't wait not sure what package I should get. I gotta do a draft championship and online championship as well lol. Was gonna return to the classic but tempted by the volume of league's I could do lol.

[Gekko]

Greg,
Can you let us know if you guys have a drop dead date to say "YES" this is happening for sure in 2014 or "NO" this is NOT happening in 2014?

Thanks!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg,
Can you let us know if you guys have a drop dead date to say "YES" this is happening for sure in 2014 or "NO" this is NOT happening in 2014?

Thanks!

I'm happy to report that things are looking good for the NFBC Cutline Championship. We were setting up a test league late last week to make sure we were good to go, so let me give the final word soon. But I think all systems are go for the setup we announced a few weeks ago with the rules that were placed there.

Our plan would be to start drafts in January and offer two times per night: 7 pm ET and 9 pm ET. In football, the 9 pm ET time slot was extremely popular. We also had a lot of drafts on the weekend. If folks have suggestions for ideal draft times, let us know and we'll adjust accordingly.

Thanks to everyone who helped us tweak the rules. We love the "Best Ball" concept and we think these nightly drafts can be fun and competitive. And those 3 FAAB periods where you'll be adding 5 roster spots could be as interesting as anything we've seen before. We're all excited to get this contest started and to see the response. We'll spread the word throughout the industry and see if we can bring in hundreds of new players, just like we did in football. Should be fun.

[Gekko]

Sounds good. Thanks Greg. While I'm not involved in the football cut line, it sure seems exciting to watch it play out. Kinda wish I played!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Sounds good. Thanks Greg. While I'm not involved in the football cut line, it sure seems exciting to watch it play out. Kinda wish I played!

I will admit: I AM LOVING THAT NFFC CUTLINE CHAMPIONSHIP. We need to add Minutes Remaining to the Live Overall Standings so that folks have a quick look at who still have players left on their rosters and we'll add that for 2014, but otherwise that game format is pretty damn cool. I love the Wild Card Round in football, allowing folks to come back into the hunt for the $50,000 grand prize and rewarding hot teams down the stretch. There isn't much I'd change with that game format.

Baseball is an entirely different beast and we'll learn from this first year of action. Maybe we'll need some rules tweaks after this season. But there are a lot of cold winter nights where folks may want to just sit down and draft for two hours and the "Best Ball" format should make it easier to run these teams. Plus that "survivor" format in July, August and September could be a lot of fun as folks watch their teams battle for $50,000 without any tinkering to their lineups. Pray for good health down the stretch everyone and may the best 45-man rosters win.

[the icon]

Just heard you on the radio can't wait I definitely want to take Chris list on.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Just heard you on the radio can't wait I definitely want to take Chris list on.

Yeah, it was time to let the world know about this new "Best Ball" format!!! Plus I knew Chris would like this format. He loves to draft. I have a feeling he will be coming to Las Vegas along with Jeff Erickson for the NFBC Main Event. Should be fun.

[Gekko]

Greg,
If u draft 30 players and then have 4 Faab periods where u add 5 players each, won't u end up with 50 man rosters or did I miss something?

Also, how many leagues is the posted prize pool based on?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg,
If u draft 30 players and then have 4 Faab periods where u add 5 players each, won't u end up with 50 man rosters or did I miss something?

Also, how many leagues is the posted prize pool based on?

You add 5 players during three FAAB periods (plus you can cut other players and make pickups then):
Before Week 1
After Week 4
After Week 8

That puts you at 45 players. Then After Week 12 there is one more FAAB period to tweak your rosters for the end of the regular season and the playoffs. Should be fun. Manage your FAAB wisely in this contest.

[Gekko]

Oh....I got you. I didn't realize you could drop players from your roster as well. My bad. So the first Faab period, I get to add 5 players as well as drop any number of my existing 30 players and pick up additional players for anyone dropped. Got it!

[Gekko]

Can u send me the check for 50K now?

[Greg Ambrosius]

Oh....I got you. I didn't realize you could drop players from your roster as well. My bad. So the first Faab period, I get to add 5 players as well as drop any number of my existing 30 players and pick up additional players for anyone dropped. Got it!

Yes you can. You can pick up 10 a week, while cutting 5 other players. But manage your FAAB $'s wisely!!!

[Gekko]

Greg,
Can you let us know if you guys have a drop dead date to say "YES" this is happening for sure in 2014 or "NO" this is NOT happening in 2014?

Thanks!

I'm happy to report that things are looking good for the NFBC Cutline Championship. We were setting up a test league late last week to make sure we were good to go, so let me give the final word soon. But I think all systems are go for the setup we announced a few weeks ago with the rules that were placed there.

Our plan would be to start drafts in January and offer two times per night: 7 pm ET and 9 pm ET. In football, the 9 pm ET time slot was extremely popular. We also had a lot of drafts on the weekend. If folks have suggestions for ideal draft times, let us know and we'll adjust accordingly.

Thanks to everyone who helped us tweak the rules. We love the "Best Ball" concept and we think these nightly drafts can be fun and competitive. And those 3 FAAB periods where you'll be adding 5 roster spots could be as interesting as anything we've seen before. We're all excited to get this contest started and to see the response. We'll spread the word throughout the industry and see if we can bring in hundreds of new players, just like we did in football. Should be fun.

Greg - any update? Would like to know for sure if this is going off. Only have limited funds and need to decide where to use them. I've slowed down my DC signups thinking I'll use that money on cutlines

[Greg Ambrosius]

I totally understand. I apologize for not updating everyone in the last week. We need to make a call on this early next week to either move forward or not. Sorry for the delay on this.

[Roy's Outlaws]

Greg, this looks interesting, but It looks like you are mainly chasing the championship, because I don't think many people are going to worry about winning $250. With only 4 FABB periods to keep it fair for all leagues , I think the Free agent pool should be the same for every league, as not to give any advantage to a league that drafts a lot of minor leaguer that are than dropped and available to be pick-up in only that league, while all other league need to wait for a call up ,then have to wait up to 4 weeks to put that player on a roster depending on the timing of the call up. By being a total points leagues and having a carryover into the championship rounds, all league should be as equal as possible.

[BK METS]

I totally understand. I apologize for not updating everyone in the last week. We need to make a call on this early next week to either move forward or not. Sorry for the delay on this.

Do you mean there is a chance there will be no cutline at all, or just a delay in the start of the leagues?

[Baseball Furies]

I totally understand. I apologize for not updating everyone in the last week. We need to make a call on this early next week to either move forward or not. Sorry for the delay on this.

Do you mean there is a chance there will be no cutline at all, or just a delay in the start of the leagues?

If I were a betting man, I would say no cutline at all. But then again I'm not one to cause problems and poo-poo these types of ideas.

[the icon]

Well let's hope there is one. Just looked to sign up

[Greg Ambrosius]

Well let's hope there is one. Just looked to sign up

I'll give an update on the NFBC Cutline Championship later today. Sorry for the lack of recent updates.