Torn

I e-spoke with Posty yesterday and, unfortunately, he will not be able to return this season due to some real life matters that will limit his time. On the bright side, he still plans to check in occasionally and will try to help out as he has done in the past. So, we are definitely in need of 2 new managers. I'll give it a week or so for anyone to reach out to friends or managers from other leagues they may be in. After that, we may have to go to a general board to recruit and hope for the best.

Thanks to everyone for getting back to me. At this point, we have a bottom line and we’re going to need to find replacements for the JMU88 and Tucker father son combo. I’ve reached out to Posty to see if he’d like to come out of retirement. I’m hopeful he’ll be interested. If anyone has other ideas for a replacement, please let us know. As noted, referrals are always the preferred way to find replacements. If we need to, we can post to a board to find someone. Looking forward to the season (and the end of winter)!

For Morgan (Talent Scout) - Votes NO to move to 5 keepers in 2019, YES if 2020 - strong opinion that he built his trades and roster with a 4 keeper limit in mind. He's fine with it for 2020, but doesn't want to change for 2019. He would be out if this changed. Votes YES for NA slot - he noted that he's never been in a keeper league that didn't have one (or an equivalent method to hide a prospect/suspended player).

... it's time to start looking towards the next Fantasy Baseball season! I have received some sad news that JMU88 and Tucker will not be rejoining this season, so we are down two managers. So, I'd like to see how deep of a hole we are in and take a roll call for the remaining managers. If you happen to know a possible replacement or two, please let me/us know! Referrals are always the preferred way to bring someone new into the mix. IN: Torn, Ghost, Happyharry, Strombn, Kysar, WhiteWonder, Godfather, Gratefulted (via text), Vargavpugh (via text), Talent Scout OUT: JMU88, Tucker

I came so close to choking with a significant lead heading into the final day. Still came up short in the end, again... Sigh...

I have received a couple of requests for 2019 changes and wanted to get them out there for consideration.... 1. Change keeper count from 4 to 5 ... Since the first 60 players drafted can't be kept anyway, it rewards good drafting/roster management - as always, this is a max #, so fewer than 5 can be held as well. VOTES - 7 for YES, 1 for NO With 7 votes, this change is voted in and will take place beginning next season! For this season, 4 keeper max remains in place. Note: if this passes, it will begin in 2020, not this season. Want to retain Talent Scout and agree that he was unaware of this item since he jumped in mid-season. 2. Add a "NA" slot to the rosters so a favorite prospect can be held on to without sucking up a bench spot. VOTES - 3 for YES, 5 for NO

My thanks to posty for keeping the records going. It's great to see the long history of the league captured with this much detail. Greatly appreciated!

I have submitted all lineups on the Yahoo League site and we should be ready to start the season! Please take a moment to ensure I captured your team accurately. Let me know via this thread or by text if I mistakenly added an incorrect player to your team. (Make sure you look one day ahead on the calendar to see your populated team list.) Good luck!

Thanks, posty! I added in the final 2 selections...

Proxy for Varga 30.12 -- David Peralta, OF, ARI

Proxy for Kysar 30.04 -- Joe Smith, RP, HOU

As we wrap up this season's draft, I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their efforts to get this done with time to spare! I know we hit a few snags along the way, but overall, everyone came through in the clutch! Good luck to all this season!

30.03 - Adam Duvall, OF, CIN I just couldn't let him go undrafted...

Proxy for FoulLine: 30.02 -- Bo Bichette, SS, TOR

Proxy for FoulLine: 29.11 - Triston McKenzie, SP, CLE