FAAB BIDS

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:52 am

For which leagues?

According to Greg, the satellite leagues have their first FAAB cycle on Sunday March 26. Main event leagues have their first cycle on Sunday April 2.

Bids are processed at 7pm ET on Sundays so they must be made before that time. I would suggest having them in place about 15 minutes early but to each their own. Getting them in first has no bearing on who gets a player.

Hope this helps.

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:53 am

Viper - your satellite leagues posted yet? Beginning to "bug" me!!!

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:10 am

not loaded yet - not bugging me though.

I downloaded the draft and have looked at all the rosters. I even ran hitting projections based on my numbers and picking the best possble lineups for each team. Some lineups seemed a bit shakey.

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:51 am

Originally posted by viper:

not loaded yet - not bugging me though.

I downloaded the draft and have looked at all the rosters. I even ran hitting projections based on my numbers and picking the best possble lineups for each team. Some lineups seemed a bit shakey. WHEN have you found time to do all that!!!

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:20 am

Originally posted by Dak:

quote:Originally posted by viper:

not loaded yet - not bugging me though.

I downloaded the draft and have looked at all the rosters. I even ran hitting projections based on my numbers and picking the best possble lineups for each team. Some lineups seemed a bit shakey. WHEN have you found time to do all that!!! [/QUOTE]Did the rosters about 2 days after the draft. MDC has a nice draft download feature. I ran the numbers last night while watching the Big Break V. Excel is a wonderful tool.

KCsALLSTARS · Post by **KCsALLSTARS** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:09 am

VIPER Said:

For which leagues?

According to Greg, the satellite leagues have their first FAAB cycle on Sunday March 26. Main event leagues have their first cycle on Sunday April 2.

Bids are processed at 7pm ET on Sundays so they must be made before that time. I would suggest having them in place about 15 minutes early but to each their own. Getting them in first has no bearing on who gets a player.

Hope this helps.

Hey Viper,

Have tried to place a bid on free agents for Feb 21 $100 league. I can see the free agents but can't place a bid.

Is there a certain time when the action will be open?

Thanks,

KC

viper · Post by **viper** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:22 am

Some where I recall reading that we could begin making bids on th Satellite Leagues Today or Tomorrow. I will probably wait until Thursday on my two satellite leagues.

powens · Post by **powens** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:00 pm

What are some popular bidding philosophies for FAAB?

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:21 pm

Originally posted by powens:

What are some popular bidding philosophies for FAAB? Submit and pray.

Chest Rockwell · Post by **Chest Rockwell** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:38 pm

Originally posted by UFS:

quote:Originally posted by powens:

What are some popular bidding philosophies for FAAB? Submit and pray. [/QUOTE]If this is your first year, look at overall FAAB Bids from last year to get a parameter of what it takes, but the bottom line is every league is different. It will take a while but you can probably begin to get a sense of reasonable bids after awhile for your league in particular. No hard and fast rules to go by unfortunately.

JohnZ · Post by **JohnZ** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:29 pm

Originally posted by Chest Rockwell:

If this is your first year, look at overall FAAB Bids from last year to get a parameter of what it takes, but the bottom line is every league is different. It will take a while but you can probably begin to get a sense of reasonable bids after awhile for your league in particular. No hard and fast rules to go by unfortunately. [/quote]

This is correct.

Don't be afraid to go a little extra if YOUR need is huge.

[ March 21, 2006, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: UFS ]

EKraus · Post by **EKraus** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:09 am

What about for the auction leagues? When can you start bidding on free agents?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:44 am

The auction leagues are the same as the main event leagues. FAAB bidding will begin on Sunday April 2 for all of those leagues.

Corkedbats · Post by **Corkedbats** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:47 am

Tom,

Thanks for all your help at the Tampa draft.

When can I place my $1000.00 bid on Burgos?

I clicked on "place bid" and it just takes me to a player rating screen???

Thanks,

Slump Busters

Tampa 2

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:06 am

Glad I could be of help.

And FAAB bidding does not begin until Sunday April 2. So you'll have to wait just a little bit longer.

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:10 am

The Marlins say R Abercrombie is ON their 40 man roster, but NFBC says no - so he is NOT eligible for FAAB- What gives!??!!

[ March 22, 2006, 01:11 PM: Message edited by: Dak ]

Sack · Post by **Sack** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:54 am

Tom, dunno if I'm following this correctly. Will we be able to bid on/by Sunday April 2nd and be able to use those players the following day (April 3rd) for the first week of play? Thanks.

viper · Post by **viper** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:09 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

No the bidding begins on April 2 and ends the following Sunday. Your new players will then be eligible on April 10. excuse me please ... players we get on Sunday have always been available to be activated on the next day - i.e., Monday. Did I miss something?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:13 am

Nope, I spoke incorrectly. The bidding opens next week and ends on April 2. The players will then be eligible on April 3. Sorry for any confusion.

Kevin D · Post by **Kevin D** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:17 am

It's my understanding that FAAB will run at 7:00 PM Sunday April 2nd on bids placed prior to that. Players won in that FAAB Auction will be avaiable the following day April 3rd.

After FAAB runs that evening, April 2nd, you can enter bids for the April 9th FABB Auction at 7:00 PM and those players will be avaiable the following day, April 10th.

AND... so it will contiune every week the rest of the season.

Sack · Post by **Sack** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:45 am

Tom, thanks for clearing that up. I was confused by the first post. ty

rfitzg23 · Post by **rfitzg23** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:31 am

Where can I find the FA bids from last year. I was looking around the site, but nothing jumped out at me..?

No Balls No Babies · Post by **No Balls No Babies** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:15 am

I cannot seem to place a bid. I get the player rankings when I click on the place bid link. Am I alone?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:24 am

Originally posted by No Balls No Babies:

I cannot seem to place a bid. I get the player rankings when I click on the place bid link. Am I alone? I just posted this on another thread, but yes you can NOT bid on free agents now. We want to make sure we have all of the rosters entered correctly before opening free agency to the main event teams. You will be able to bid on players starting on Monday afternoon and then have all of next week to finalize your bids. The first FAAB deadline is Sunday, April 2nd.