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Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:29 am
by Greg Ambrosius
I apologize for not posting this before the weekend's drafts. This was on me as Henry did send me the list before the weekend and I just missed this in my email. But here is the list of eligible players that you can claim insurance on if you paid by check for either the Main Event or the Auction Championship. You can also buy insurance privately on any of these players if you'd like. I'll provide details on how you can claim your player before Opening Day and what the cost is if you'd like to do this on your own for any of your NFBC teams shortly. Thanks all for your patience:
2011 Fantasy Sports Insurance Eligible Players
Albert Pujols
Miguel Cabrera
Hanley Ramirez
Roy Halladay
Joey Votto
Robinson Cano
Felix Hernandez
Joe Mauer
Ryan Braun
Troy Tulowitzki
Cliff Lee
Mark Teixeira
Matt Holliday
Carl Crawford
Dustin Pedroia
Prince Fielder
Carlos Gonzalez
Dan Uggla
Buster Posey
Kevin Youkilis
David Wright
Josh Hamilton
Ryan Howard
Jose Bautista
Tim Lincecum
Evan Longoria
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Josh Johnson
Victor Martinez
Matt Kemp
Ryan Zimmerman
Ichiro Suzuki
Paul Konerko
Shin-Soo Choo
Brian McCann
Jon Lester
Matt Cain
Carlos Santana
CC Sabathia
Roy Oswalt
Mat Latos
Adam Dunn
Jered Weaver
Mariano Rivera
Neftali Feliz
Jayson Werth
Ian Kinsler
Chris Carpenter
Andrew McCutchen
Hunter Pence
Martin Prado
Joakim Soria
Alexei Ramirez
Brandon Phillips
Aubrey Huff
Andre Ethier
Heath Bell
Cole Hamels
Jason Heyward
Carlos Marmol
Matt Thornton
Ben Zobrist
Kelly Johnson
Jose Reyes
Ubaldo Jimenez
Clayton Kershaw
Billy Butler
Chone Figgins
Vladimir Guerrero
Jacoby Ellsbury
Nelson Cruz
Rickie Weeks
Adrian Beltre
Torii Hunter
Alex Rios
Vernon Wells
Geovany Soto
John Axford
Jonathan Papelbon
Derrek Lee
Casey McGehee
Ted Lilly
Jimmy Rollins
Magglio Ordonez
Justin Verlander
Huston Street
Francisco J Rodriguez
J.J. Putz
Juan Pierre
Tim Hudson
Daniel Hudson
Michael Young
Dan Haren
Elvis Andrus
Joe Nathan
Nick Markakis
[ March 31, 2011, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:30 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Please note that Chase Utley was removed from the list once he landed on the DL. Any player who starts the season on the DL can't be insured and thus Utley was removed from the list earlier this week once he went on the DL. Good luck all.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:59 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Okay, here's how this is going to work:
For anyone who paid for their Main Event or Auction Championship via check, I will buy you free insurance on one player. The list of available players to be insured is listed above. All you have to do is email me the player you want if you paid by check and I will send this to Fantasy Sports Insurance to get your policy started. They will email you a certificate of insurance for verification. It's as easy as that (well, easy for you and now I get hundreds of more emails!!

).
Here's the breakdown:
For a Main Event team, if your player lands on the DL for 60 days or longer this season (combined, not just at once) you will receive $280. The policy pays 20% of your entry fee.
For the Auction Championship: We will pay $170 to any team that paid by check and who designates a player that lands on the DL for 60 days or more this season.
If you want to buy insurance on any player for any of your NFBC teams, go to:
www.fantasysportsinsurance.com
You can also email Henry at
[email protected]
Thanks all and let the emails begin.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:19 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Two other things:
You can buy your own insurance and increase the rate of payback by increasing the percentage you pay for that insurance. Talk with Henry about that.
Also, the insurance offer won't end on Thursday with the start of games. Henry said that he realizes we got off to a late start with this announcement and thus he will offer this into April for anyone who wants to insure a player. This is a long season and thus he's fine with taking insurance even into the season. Good luck all and contact Henry if you need any more information on this.
Last year several NFBC owners received checks from Fantasy Sports Insurance in a timely fashion. It's a nice free add-on from us for those paying via check and a good thing for anyone who wants to buy additional insurance on certain players. Enjoy.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:48 am
by cugjp1
I sent my insurance names to Tom, is this alright?
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:06 am
by Chest Rockwell
Sorry so but just to clarify if you paid for both by check then you get one player on each squad correct?
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:35 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:
Sorry so but just to clarify if you paid for both by check then you get one player on each squad correct? Correct.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:36 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by cugjp1:
I sent my insurance names to Tom, is this alright? Email them to me at
[email protected]. One place so there is no confusion. Thanks.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:01 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Just a heads up, Jason Bay wasn't on the original list and he's not eligible to be insured. Just wanted to point that out.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:06 am
by SlimShady
quick question - Do we get a higher insurance payout for the $1,300 auction?
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:50 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by SlimShady:
quick question - Do we get a higher insurance payout for the $1,300 auction? Yes, it is 20% of $1300, so $260 for that team. Thanks and good luck all.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:04 pm
by Glenneration X
I must be missing something. I don't see Sizemore or Beltran listed.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:28 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Just a friendly reminder to email me your insured players before Opening Day if you paid for the Main Event or Auction Championship via check. Thanks all. Send to
[email protected].
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:40 am
by Mr Cee
Greg, Please clarify - is Andrew Bailey ineligible even though he is on the list?
Thanks.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:54 am
by Mr Cee
Greg, Please clarify - is Andrew Bailey ineligible even though he is on the list?
Thanks.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:01 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by Mr Cee:
Greg, Please clarify - is Andrew Bailey ineligible even though he is on the list?
Thanks. I'll let you know shortly. That list is being updated before Opening Day with those like Bailey who are starting the year on the DL. Thanks.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:47 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by Mr Cee:
Greg, Please clarify - is Andrew Bailey ineligible even though he is on the list?
Thanks. Two players who no longer can be insured are Andrew Bailey and Brian Wilson. Both went on the DL yesterday. Please pick someone else if you haven't already requested these players.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:34 am
by Asumijet
Just to clarify, if we picked them earlier this week, we do not need to pick again. Correct?
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:37 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by Asumijet:
Just to clarify, if we picked them earlier this week, we do not need to pick again. Correct? No. Henry will honor all of those who picked Bailey before he landed on the DL, which means prior to last night. Your pick of Bailey remains.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:57 am
by bjoak
Greg, my insurance pick was Cliff Lee. I will resend it to you again. Please just send out an okay so I know there is a record of you getting it. Thanks.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:12 am
by Greg Ambrosius
Originally posted by bjoak:
Greg, my insurance pick was Cliff Lee. I will resend it to you again. Please just send out an okay so I know there is a record of you getting it. Thanks. Guys, if you email me you don't also have to also ask me on the Message Boards. Trust me, I get every email you folks send.
Got it Brian.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:12 am
by fandango
did i miss something?
why is paying by a Credit card (most common way) not covered by ins?
do i have automatic coverage through my CC?
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:21 am
by Greg Ambrosius
If you paid by check for your Main Event or Auction Championship team and haven't claimed your player yet, please email me at
[email protected]. I'm sending the list of players to Fantasy Sports Insurance later today and need to have this complete today. Thanks all.
More than 100 players took advantage of this free insurance, thus saving us credit card costs while still giving you folks some free insurance on your players. Good luck all and let's hope nobody gets a player on the DL for 60 or more days.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:37 am
by whipsaw
Originally posted by fandango:
did i miss something?
why is paying by a Credit card (most common way) not covered by ins?
do i have automatic coverage through my CC? credit cards have fees to the merchant, probably in the 3-5% range. Even assuming it's 3%, that's $45 or whatever for a main event team. Checks, assuming they don't bounce, only have a fee of Greg carrying the stack of checks to the bank. An insurance policy of the type they are offering to players costs roughly $20-$30 (not including any volume discounts they might be able to negotiate with the insurance provider), I believe, so it's cheaper to pay for insurance for a player than take the credit card fees hit.
Whether you have fantasy player insurance through your credit card is between you and the bank, but I seriously doubt that is in your fine print.
Fantasy Sports Insurance: Eligible Players
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:48 am
by ScottieBaseball
Down goes Hamilton again! This is why I took insurance on him. Only need a few more weeks to cash in.