Master Thread For Roster, Lineup, Eligibility and All Other Monday Issues

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:59 am

Hey guys, I wanted to have one master thread where people could post whatever difficulties they're having today with setting lineups, rosters, eligibility, whatever. So please post here whatever problems you're encountering. Also, please post your name (not your team name) and the league you're in so we can quickly identify and correct the problem.

You can also contact me directly if you want. My e-mail is [email protected] and my phone number is (715) 445-4612 ext. 653. Any questions, let me know.

viper · Post by **viper** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:09 am

I guess I will keep mentioning this until it is resolved but Mora is an active 3B in NY#4. I assume that if it is not corrected by game time Tokyo (the start of this mini-week), this team will get zero stats for the Tokyo and Baltimore games - per the rules and rules are rules.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:08 am

viper, I talked to STATS and Melvin Mora should be corrected to be an OF and not 3B.

viper · Post by **viper** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:20 am

Tom,

Will he then be removed from the 3B slot on the team? What if the owner forgets to correct his lineup BEFORE the games start this week in Tokyo? Best this be determined now because it could happen in some league somewhere. I know Walton realizes Mora isn't 3B qualified (I told him I hoped to draft Mora as a future 3B type guy and he chuckled) but he might forget to make the move in a timely manner.

Last time I checked Castro, he was no longer in the catcher's slot but a "C" was next to his name and not a "UTIL". I can only guess that means he could be moved to a catcher's position.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:34 am

viper, Mora is currently active in the OF on that owner's roster. I am working to contact the owner to let him know that Mora is no longer eligible to qualify at 3B.

As far as Castro, he only qualifies at UT and if his owner attempts to move him to C before he plays 20 games at that position, he will receive a message saying he has submitted an illegal roster. We are working with STATS to get all of the players who are listed at incorrect positions changed.

MGBMARTY · Post by **MGBMARTY** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 10:29 pm

Tom Quick question on free agent pick ups Is there a maximum number of pickups per week? Example I bid 30 dollars for player A dropping player D from my roster at the same time I bid 25 dollars for player B dropping player E from my roster Both of my bids are the 2 highest for each player do I get both of them or just the 1 with higher dollar amount?

Thanks

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:02 am

Marty, in theory you could pick up an entirely new roster every week as long as you have the FAAB money to pay for it. If you put in a bid for three players, for example, and you are the high bidder for each player you will get all three. You can bid on as many players as you want (without exceding the total roster limit of course) as long as you have enough FAAB money to pay for the free agents.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:02 am

Stephen A. Jupinka NY League 4 - 2 questions.

1)from what I understand a player needs to be on the major league 25 man roster to be an eligible free agent. Yet the free agent list shows players that are in the minors now. Will that change or will it be up to us to know who is where ?

2)say there are 3 pitchers I fancy, however I only want 1 of them because there is only 1 player I wish to drop. Is there any if/then contigency - if I win pitcher A with a $30 bid then pull my bids for pitchers B & C. Or is there a chance I'll be saddled with all 3 ?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 4:27 am

Stephen, I'm looking into your first question. The thing we want to do is have as many players available as possible so there are no potential problems with the database, but the rules clearly state that only active major leaguers can be picked up. I'll let you know what STATS says about how we can deal with this. As for your second question, you will have the opportunity to make contingency bids and you will only receive one player in the example you cite.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:49 am

Tom, thanks for the help... I currently have Pending Waiver Bids set up as 1. pellows a.Burke b.Hill. So in this case I'll receive only 1 player where I would be the highest bidder in order of pellows-burke-hill even though I may be the highest bidder for all 3 ? Also, I receive an error on page message when I try to click the (?)in the Pending Waiver Bids box. Maybe the ? explains the question I had

. Thanks. Steve

Hoosier Hick · Post by **Hoosier Hick** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:56 am

Well at least you didnt tell your league mates how much you were bidding on them.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:02 am

Steve, if you put in a bid for three separate players and you are the high bid for each, you will receive all three players. However, if you only want to replace one roster spot and place a bid for a player plus several contingencies, you will only receive the player who received the highest bid. As far as any technical questions, you can e-mail STATS at [email protected].

I hope this clarifies everything.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:23 am

Sorry Tom, I'm not 100% clear. In my EXAMPLE I bid $30 for Pellow , $20 for contigent a) Burke and $20 for contigent b) Hill. If I win the bid on Pellow then that is the only player I'll get no matter if the $20 was the high bid for hill or burke, correct ? If some one else bids 40 on pellow then I'll receive Burke if I'm the high bid on him.

Another question, what if I win 2 players but use the same player to drop. Would I still receive those 2 players - which would then give me 30 players ? If not which player would I receive ? RIght now the site doesn't stop me from using the same player to drop for additional player bids. Thank you.

SAJ

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:30 am

You will only be charged for one bid if you only wish to replace one player. So if you bid for Pellow and that is the high bid, that is the player you would receive, not any of your contingencies. If someone outbids you for Pellow, we'll move to the first contingency. If that is the high bid for that player, that is the player you will receive. And so on.

If you want to bid on two players, you must be prepared to drop two. If you are the high bidder for two players, then two players must be dropped from your roster.

If there are any site issues, contact STATS directly at [email protected].

Hope this clarifies everything.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:51 am

Tom, I'm finally clear on the conditional bidding order ! Thanks for your patience.

Now I'm aware we should have a different drop player per FA auction bid but it seems like it's possible someone could err by putting the same player to drop. At that point that team would have 30 players, how soon will NFBC become aware of this discrepancy ? Thanks

SAJ

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:00 am

Quahogs, I'm not sure I follow this question. If you are placing a bid for one or more players, you must submit the same number of players to be dropped from your roster. They will be different players.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:39 am

Tom,

It seems like the site doesnt prevent you from using the same drop player to buy different free agents. To me someone could use this advantage to buy 3 players but then decide monday? tuesday? who the other 2 players they are going to drop. Who knows maybe it will never happen but it's conceivable it could.

SAJ

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:45 am

If there are problems with the site, I would recommend contacting STATS directly at [email protected] since they are handling all Web site issues. As far as the free-agent set-up, it should operate in a way that has one add/drop per player. There shouldn't be any difficulties with that as far as I know, but if a problem does arise please let us and STATS know so we can correct it.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:57 am

Tom,

I dont believe there are any structural problems with STAT's site. My contention is that someone could bid 1) $50 for Pellows drop F.Rodney

2) $50 for R.Reyes drop F.Rodney

3) $50 for M.Sweeney drop F.Rodney

Now if they have the winning bid for all 3 players they will have the above 3 and only drop F.Rodney. This setup could be deliberate or it could be accidental (if the team forgets to go back and cancel two of the bids). If this occurs what will NFBC's policy be ? Sorry to be such a nudge

SAJ

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:00 am

Such a move could not occur because it would create an illegal roster. If you want to add 3 players, you must drop 3 players. Hope that helps.

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:14 am

Tom,

I'm curious as to what will prevent this. But you're right this really is a question for the STATS site people. I appreciate all your help.

SAJ

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:15 am

It will be prevented by the fact you will have an illegal roster. In the NFBC you can only have 29 roster spots. You cannot exceed that number or you will be unable to field a legal team.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:24 am

Originally posted by Quahogs:

My contention is that someone could bid 1) $50 for Pellows drop F.Rodney

2) $50 for R.Reyes drop F.Rodney

3) $50 for M.Sweeney drop F.Rodney

Now if they have the winning bid for all 3 players they will have the above 3 and only drop F.Rodney. If you have the high bid for Pellows, then the other bids will be voided by the software application. It's really pretty simple. On the same note, don't screw it up, your season hinges on this first FA period.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:45 am

Greg's still on his way back from NY, but what we did was follow his ruling last weekend that any team with an illegal lineup would be forced to lose a player and then add a lesser player to make their lineup legal. If the owner wishes to subsequently replace that player, he must use his FAAB money to do so.

All of the leagues should now be legal so from this point forward we should not have any issues as far as legal lineups and so forth. We appreciate everyone's patience as we sorted through all of the rosters and lineups and straightened things out. And our thanks to STATS for all of their help with that process.