Why the Friday DL needs to be dropped

viper · Post by **viper** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:27 am

How about this as an idea to think about.

1. Use the DL rule as it currently exists until the first FULL week of September. This week it would have been the playing week starting September 4th and not Friday September 1.

2. Starting the first full week of September, allow any and all Friday roster moves just like a twice-a-week-move league. Any vaild roster changes are allowed for Friday.

The loudest argument against twice-a-week moves is that owners don't feel they should have to watch things 24/7. But come Septmeber, if you are in the money hunt, you will be watching it closely a whole lot. By opening up the roster move capabilities, owners can use their roster manipulation "skills" as the league enters the end-game. You would have to use your existing bench so my guess is that teams would be looking at using FAAB money to get specific players that could be benched Mon-Thur but activated on Fridya. Also, this final week you may want to get players more likely to play when stars are rested a bit for the playoffs.

This obviously resolves the September DL problem.

Just a thought.

[ September 28, 2006, 01:29 PM: Message edited by: viper ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:25 am

After talking with STATS, it is possible next year to keep the DL rule in place as is with a 12:01 a.m. Friday deadline for players officially on MLB's DL list and to manually add players who obviously are headed to the DL. I would add these players to the list on Thursday night through STATS if it is ABSOLUTELY obvious that they are going on the DL. Case in point would be Derrek Lee breaking his wrist on Wednesday night and being declared out for six weeks on Thursday. There's little need in a case like that for waiting for the official MLB papers to be filed.

I will be the official person to make these calls during the season and in September when teams don't use the DL lists. It adds a level of interpretation on our part, but I think it will make the rule better and help NFBC owners who suffer early week injuries. This will be updated in the 2007 NFBC Rules link that will go live next week.

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:13 pm

No need for future discussion - do away with the rule. Don't need it! Most of us have been "doing" fantasy ball since early to mid 90's. It (injuries) has been part of the "game".

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:16 pm

Greg, Your final decision on this? No poll no nothing? Your buddy put up the idea and you rubber stamp it? What happened to the we'll review this after the season? Oh well good luck.