***Official A-League Fantasy Baseball Keeper Thread II***

[Jyeatbvg]

Nothing to see here folks, just two guys trying to take credit for starting the worst fantasy baseball strategy.

#closerjunkies

[Jyeatbvg]

2019 #CloserJunkie List

Iceman
Bacon
Krazy
Saalty
Heyquickquestion
Chill Will
Speed
Bateman


Which unlucky cast member will join this list next? Tune in next time on...#CloserJunkies!

[SoutheastBeast1]

By the way, the public opinion hardly means you established the method.

Many great innovators have had their ideas robbed and been forgotten about because someone else climbed in the back of that person and was the loudest in the room about it.

That’s your truth when it comes to RPs. You stole my model and decided to boast about it. Congratulations I guess.


When people think of basketball they think of Michael Jordan, not James Naismith.

The diffference here is Jordan doesn’t have the audacity and disrespect to go around claiming he made basketball a thing. Did he make it more popular? Sure. But Naismith paved the way for that long before by making it a thing.

In a way, we might be able to say without me developing the model you wouldn’t have ever truly flourished in this league like you did.

Never really thought of it like this before. This was a good talk, thanks man!

Bump for my edit to new page

[Iceman1800]

2019 #CloserJunkie List

Iceman
Bacon
Krazy
Saalty
Heyquickquestion
Chill Will
Speed
Bateman


Which unlucky cast member will join this list next? Tune in next time on...#CloserJunkies!

Doolittle is the 2nd best pitcher on my team regardless of sp or rp. Easy choice

[saaltydog]

Nothing like the smell of rustled bacon jimmies in the morning.

Remember bacon: History is written by the Victors

[saaltydog]

2019 #CloserJunkie List

Iceman
Bacon
Krazy
Saalty
Heyquickquestion
Chill Will
Speed
Bateman


Which unlucky cast member will join this list next? Tune in next time on...#CloserJunkies!

lol you think you're cute or that this bothers me?

Can't wait till you're begging people two months into the season to trade you a closer

[saaltydog]

Seems to me JY is in here sweatin everyone keeping RP's. He wants to keep all his SP's and have the draft be full of RPs. He sees the closer market drying up fast.

Why the **** else would he be so rustled that everyone is keeping RP's? JY you can't have your cake and eat it too

[Jyeatbvg]

Seems to me JY is in here sweatin everyone keeping RP's. He wants to keep all his SP's and have the draft be full of RPs. He sees the closer market drying up fast.

Why the **** else would he be so rustled that everyone is keeping RP's? JY you can't have your cake and eat it too

Sherlock Holmes here solving all the mysteries.

[TheBateman]

2019 #CloserJunkie List

Iceman
Bacon
Krazy
Saalty
Heyquickquestion
Chill Will
Speed
Bateman


Which unlucky cast member will join this list next? Tune in next time on...#CloserJunkies!

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lol wtf at this clown I haven't even settled on a closer for my keepers

[Chill Will 33]

2019 #CloserJunkie List

Iceman
Bacon
Krazy
Saalty
Heyquickquestion
Chill Will
Speed
Bateman


Which unlucky cast member will join this list next? Tune in next time on...#CloserJunkies!

Hader isn't even a closer, know your facts before you come at me bro!

[saaltydog]

Hader isn't even a closer, know your facts before you come at me bro!

I remember when bacon and everyone else gave me **** for keeping Betances a few years back.

Like I said JY gets a little taste of mild success and now he's a legend in his own mind. Thinks he has everything solved.

[SoutheastBeast1]

I remember when bacon and everyone else gave me **** for keeping Betances a few years back.

Like I said JY gets a little taste of mild success and now he's a legend in his own mind. Thinks he has everything solved.

There’s a difference between giving you sh*t for which player you keep vs the type of player you keep.

I’ve been way wrong on a number of players abilities. That’s long been well documented.

I definitely ended up being wrong on Betances, he established himself well beyond the fluke I believed him to be back then.

Unlike you, I won’t ignore straight facts when I’m proven wrong. The true sign of rustled is blatantly denying obvious facts. Only one of us has done this in here today.

[SoutheastBeast1]

Sherlock Holmes here solving all the mysteries.

Sherlock Holmes is mostly just making things up and saying whatever he wants today, lol. Who needs evidence???

[SoutheastBeast1]

Like I said JY gets a little taste of mild success and now he's a legend in his own mind. Thinks he has everything solved.

This sounds awfully familiar

Saalty tastes some success keeping relievers and thinks he’s the legend who made it a thing

Pot meet kettle

[SoutheastBeast1]

lol you think you're cute or that this bothers me?

Can't wait till you're begging people two months into the season to trade you a closer

Wasn’t he begging for someone to deal him a closer around the deadline last year?

I distinctly remember that crying already coming to fruition. Lmao

[SoutheastBeast1]

DRAFT SCHEDULING POLL

Draft will be held either March 16th or 17th since the season starts on March 20th.

The poll is in EST. I just listed out all reasonable hours for both days (trying to factor in time zones differences). Mark all hours you'd be ok considering to draft, not just your favorite time. The goal is always to get as many to the draft as possible. The more flexible you're able to be the more it's appreciated.

https://doodle.com/poll/5xhh5uiem6zmn3iv


EVERYONE SHOULD DO THIS (except for Krazy because I know you're on call and genuinely have no idea)

3 people need to complete the poll: Mel, Steeze, & Spaz

And

3 people need to post their preliminary keepers (same 3): Mel, Steeze, & Spaz

(I’m aware LG said he will post his Thursday so removing him from the list)

We have time so not pushing anyone of these people. Posting more so I can keep a record.

New page bump

[SoutheastBeast1]

Fun Fact as I make my 6th post in a row:

Bacon is on my foods I don’t like list

[saaltydog]

This sounds awfully familiar

Saalty tastes some success keeping relievers and thinks he’s the legend who made it a thing

Pot meet kettle

You definitely didn't make it a thing since not one person in here associates you with RPs. Seems to me you can't handle being irrelevant.

[saaltydog]

Wasn’t he begging for someone to deal him a closer around the deadline last year?

I distinctly remember that crying already coming to fruition. Lmao

Yep that's why I brought it up.

Tell you what even if I'm out of it and JY offers me a first for Diaz I'm not trading him ****. He wants to make a fuss about how RP's see worthless he can deal with the consequences.

[heyquikquestion]

God damn draft hasn't even happened yet and already 14 pages of drama. This is great.

[Chill Will 33]

God damn draft hasn't even happened yet and already 14 pages of drama. This is great.

This is what we do. It's a never ending cycle of madness!!

[SoutheastBeast1]

You definitely didn't make it a thing since not one person in here associates you with RPs. Seems to me you can't handle being irrelevant.

I made it a thing for you back in 2015 after I paved the way to keeping 2 RPs in 2014.

It’s like when the protege surpasses the coach. The passing of the torch if you will.

Like I said I didn’t even realize it until our talk earlier today and then it just struck me the impact I had on you. I never knew. I’m genuinely proud of you, the same a coach would be to see his players succeed off of his teachings

I am Coach K, you are my Bobby Hurley, my Grant Hill, my Jason Williams, my JJ Redick, my Zion Williamson

[SoutheastBeast1]

I may not be a great player, rather I am a visionary. Saalty has helped me see where my talents truly lie

Some are great coaches; some are great players.

Thanks bro!

[saaltydog]

I made it a thing for you back in 2015 after I paved the way to keeping 2 RPs in 2014.

It’s like when the protege surpasses the coach. The passing of the torch if you will.

Like I said I didn’t even realize it until our talk earlier today and then it just struck me the impact I had on you. I never knew. I’m genuinely proud of you, the same a coach would be to see his players succeed off of his teachings

I am Coach K, you are my Bobby Hurley, my Grant Hill, my Jason Williams, my JJ Redick, my Zion Williamson

Coach K.never had to convince anyone he's Coach K. You know why? Because he's a winner everyone knows it.

You know how I know you're not Coach K? You're in here trying to convince everyone you are. Such a sad display of desperation.

[SpeedDemon9]

God damn draft hasn't even happened yet and already 14 pages of drama. This is great.

Classic chit, so enjoy it bro!

[saaltydog]

God damn draft hasn't even happened yet and already 14 pages of drama. This is great.

Pre-Season/Draft season is always the craziest. Guys forget who they are and start spouting off at the mouth and acting tough. Once the season starts and the usual winners start winning and the losers start losing, people start remembering their role (perennial power bottoms) and shut up.

[Jyeatbvg]

Sherlock Holmes is mostly just making things up and saying whatever he wants today, lol. Who needs evidence???

loled. you have a point..

[saaltydog]

Bacon:"Hey guys I'm Coach K... No I really am, please believe me".

Real-world: "HAHAHAHAHA"

[Jyeatbvg]

Wasn’t he begging for someone to deal him a closer around the deadline last year?

I distinctly remember that crying already coming to fruition. Lmao

Yep that's why I brought it up.

Tell you what even if I'm out of it and JY offers me a first for Diaz I'm not trading him ****. He wants to make a fuss about how RP's see worthless he can deal with the consequences.

Funny that everyone remembers me begging for RP's when half the teams in this league were begging for batters and starters. I guess when your team has one weakness (saves) the attention is inevitable. Like I said, you do you. If y'all think you'll be better off keeping your closers, so be it. But expect to be laughed at when it doesn't work out.

[Jyeatbvg]

8 non-playoff teams and their top 3 SP's last season:

14. Spaz: Yu Darvish, Stephen Strasburg, CC Sabathia
13. LG: Julio Teheran, Sean Newcomb, Tyler Anderson
12. Mel: Jose Berrios, Derek Holland, James Paxton
11. Nodice: David Price, Chris Sale, Jake Arrieta
10. Bacon: Mike Foltynewicz, Miles Mikolas, Derek Rodriguez
9. Speed: Jon Lester, Masahiro Tanaka, Kyle Hendricks
8. Iceman: Chris Archer, Zack Greinke, Jose Quintana
7. Bateman: Jon Gray, Jameson Taillon, Jack Flaherty

What's the common theme here? Anybody? All of the above staffs are goddamn trash. If you're not going to invest in a solid staff, you're probably going to have a difficult time winning. It blows my fkn mind that 3 top 10 aces are available for picks yet a majority of the teams in this league are choosing to keep RPs. Year after year the chit teams all have one fkn common denominator - chit staffs...yet the same mistakes are made.

Most successful A-league talents: Saalty, Pro, Chill, Steezy, Krazy, JY. These six guys have literally made the playoffs every year for the last 3-4 years. Common denominator? They all have solid staffs. Y'all rag on me for hating on closers but the facts speak for themselves. Keeping closers puts you at an extreme disadvantage, and seeing people who haven't had success in the past digging themselves into even bigger holes just makes me go:



Cliffs: I'm literally giving this league the blueprint to be successful. Follow this, and you will put yourself in a better position to win.