5dkl league draft - B_T@ylor7 on clock til 4:20pm EST

Hey,
I've been in over 15 keepers- managed a few myself and this league is a quality keeper.

If you have not yet tried playing in a keeper league, you should give it a try. Once you do, it will most likely become an addiction since it is such a fundamentally different experience than playing in the one-and-done leagues. You will also make friendships that can last a lifetime.

We will be conducting three separate drafts, two free-agent drafts and one prospect draft, prior to the start of 2024 season play when the new card set drops, so the new manager of this squad will have ample opportunity to rebuild the roster to his or her liking before the team actually takes to the field. Given that each team controls roughly 60 players, there is also ample opportunity to strike trades with the other managers in the league. One such example that paid dividends for both teams was the trade of Marcus Semien for Christian Walker, an exchange that resulted in both teams making playoff runs.

There are a few 20xx KL's who are looking for a replacement. So far they haven't been successful by using a recruitment thread in this Forum. Fwiw, if I need a replacement for a league I Commish, I reach out to the prospective new owner via email. I talk up the league and the available team. The personal touch works.

Look at other leagues you are in for possible suspects and contact them individually. I've accumulated many email addresses over the years. If you have someone in mind, let me know and I'll share if I have it. If email doesn't work, PM them. Look here for manager names.

If you hate sitting around waiting 4, or 5, maybe 6 months for the 2024 card set to drop before you can enjoy Stratomatic again, then this is the league for you.

I assume some managers believe any opening in a keeper league means a 2 to 3 year rebuild window. This league opening is not. The team has impressive starting pitching heading into next season, a better than average infield, and one of next year's top hitting outfielder. There are a couple of holes, no more than every other team in this league has, and the holes needing to be filled are 2 OF slots, catching, and some RPs, basically, the 3 easiest positions to fill in free agency. Not to mention a little excess, if one prefers to build a team to his liking.

As an added bonus, it has some of the most dedicated managers in the community, and a commissioner that is reliable and sharp, and 2nd to none.

Please welcome awesomepossum (aka Chuck) to league as our newest manager. Between the Halloween holiday, work commitments, and a computer crash, I will need a couple of day to prepare a list of the 2024 rookies who are currently on league rosters and are thus unavailable in the pending rookie free-agent draft.

I will need someone to run a randomizer before this draft to break a tie between traderider and chilliards, both of whom finished Season 2 with 75 victories.

welcome, Chuck!

Welcome Chuck. Glad to have you.

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