Update On Chavez Ravining Fantasy Baseball

I've been incredibly busy over the past few weeks which is evident from my lack of blog posts. I have a ton of awesome cards to show off still, but other than a pair of blasters I bought when 2015 Flagship came out, I haven't bought much. 

Anyway. I just wanted to give a quick update on the Chavez Ravining Fantasy Baseball league. I have been slow to putting it together, but everyone who is interested should be added to the league by the end of the week. I am still accepting sign-ups as well, so feel free to comment if you'd like to join.

Here are some of the basic rules of the league: 

• Dynasty League (Will go for more than one year)
• Mixed league (both NL and AL)
• 6X6 rotisserie scoring
• Batters: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBP
• Pitchers: K, W, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9
• Hosted on ESPN
• Free to play (No entry fee)
• About 50% of the roster will be kept year-to-year

As far as the rules go, it is pretty much the same as it was last year. I didn't really notice any problems, but if you have any suggestions just let me know. Also, we will talk more in detail about the league specifics as I add you to the league as well as the blog I have set up for the league. 

Here is a list of who is currently signed up for the league:

• Dodger Penguin (Matthew)
• Mets Cardboard (Justin)
• Frankie M.
• Tim B. 
• Yadier Molina Baseball Cards (Brady)
• Kyle B.
• Need More Cardboard (Andrew)
• Brandon L.
• Chavez Ravining (Me!)

I have also heard from Tony L. and Greg Z., but I'm not quite sure if they are joining or not. We currently have nine members for sure (including me), but that number may jump up to eleven if both Tony and Greg join. EDIT: Brandon had to bow out, but we still have plenty of members. Eight for sure. 

Let me know if I inadvertently left you off the list. I double checked the comments and my email, but I seemingly always forget people in things like this. I have contacted most of you about the league already, so  I will start adding people to the ESPN page today. I'll also be adding all of the members to the Chavez Ravining Fantasy Baseball blog I started last year. This blog will be the place to contact other members of the league, as well as make announcements, talk about trades, etc.. Everyone in the league will have full admin rights to the blog, so feel free to post as often as you'd like. 

That's it for now. Hopefully I will be able to get some actual cards posted soon, but we'll see. Thanks!

Chavez Ravining Fantasy Baseball

I've been waiting to write this posts for months. After the success of last year's league, I've been chomping at the bit to start up again. Although the league as a whole was a success, there were a few improvements that can be made for 2015 (including a few things I could have done better); but we'll talk about tweaking the rules/points a bit further down the line.

Let's talk about some of the format and some of the basic rules for 2015 before we get to the signups.

1. This will be a dynasty league. This means that we will carry this league on for as long as people are willing to stay in it. But don't worry, owners will have the chance to leave at the end of the year if it just isn't working for them.

2. It will be rotisserie scoring. This means that points will be scored by counting stats, and there will be no head-to-head match-ups. We will be using ESPN to play. 

3. Please, please pay attention and keep up with the league if you are apart of it. I understand that life gets in the way and we can all get busy at times, but the league doesn't work unless all of the participants are active. If you can spend at least ten minutes a week keeping up with trade offers etc. it would be greatly appreciated.

That is pretty much the extent of it right now. I have a good idea with where we will head going into the season, but I'd rather have that discussion on the Fantasy Baseball blog itself. 

If you are interested in participating, simply leave me a comment or send me an email.

You are not locked into participating by doing this, so even if you are unsure if you want to participate you should still contact me. 

Also, I am more than willing to here suggestions about the league in the comments section. Don't want to do the dynasty format? Think we should do something else? Just let me know.

Looking forward to another great year!


EDIT: Here is some more info about the league. These are the thoughts I've had, so all the rules, format is up for discussion. 

• Mixed league (both NL and AL)
• 6X6 scoring
• Batters: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBP
• Pitchers: K, W, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9
• Hosted on ESPN.
• Last year was free to play, may consider a small buy-in with prizes at the end of year.  Open to both options.
• About 50% of the roster will be kept year-to-year.
• Tenative Roster Limits. Depends on how many people participate. 

Catcher (C)	1	No Limit
First Base (1B)	1	No Limit
Second Base (2B)	1	No Limit
Third Base (3B)	1	No Limit
Shortstop (SS)	1	No Limit
Middle Infielder (2B/SS)	1	N/A
Corner Infielder (1B/3B)	1	N/A
Left Field (LF)	0	No Limit
Center Field (CF)	0	No Limit
Right Field (RF)	0	No Limit
Outfield (OF)	5	N/A
Designated Hitter (DH)	1	No Limit
Utility (UTIL)	2	N/A
Pitcher (P)	10	N/A
Starting Pitcher (SP)	0	No Limit
Relief Pitcher (RP)	0	No Limit
Bench (BE)	4	N/A
Disabled List (DL)	2	N/A