CXF Fantasy Baseball 2025: One Available Team

[Krankor]

I'm getting this going earlier then Feb 1st. We have two available teams currently. One the LA Dodgers team, the other is the team that finished 2nd in regular season standings, newly named the Boston Red Sox. The manager that ran that team last year had me transfer it to multiple different emails and had to communicate to him through multiple different email addresses. Plus wouldnt even attempt to register for the forum. Im not playing that game. I really have no idea how that team finished where it did with the absolute lack of talent on it.

With that said, to make that team slightly more attractive I'm trading it several prospects off the LA Dodgers team. Keepers for both of those teams are finalized today Jan 21st because of this trade. Non-negotiable.

Anyone from Culture Crossfire interested in those teams has until Feb 1st. On Feb 1st I'm going for outside sources to fill the teams. Anyone interested needs to be active. The league was pretty active and close last year so it's important we find some managers that will try all season long regardless of where they are in the standings.

UPDATE Jan 22nd: Hawk will be taking over the Boston Red Sox team.

TRADE: LA Dodgers send Boston Red Sox:
SP Andrew Painter
OF Roman Anthony
SP Jared Jones

Keepers for Available Team: LA Dodgers
1b Pete Alonso
OF Jackson Merrill
OF Dylan Crews
SP Shota Imanaga
SP Gerrit Cole
SP Spencer Schwellenbach
SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SP Shohei Ohtani
+2 Compensatory Picks

Keepers for Available Team: Boston Red Sox
2b Jose Altuve
3b Alex Bregman
SS Gunnar Henderson
OF Roman Anthony
SP Pablo Lopez
SP Jared Jones
SP Walker Buehler
SP Andrew Painter
+2 Compensatory Picks


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Keepers:
The keeper limit will be 10 players. Teams keeping less than 10 players, will get consolation pick(s) in the consolation round which will occur after round one.

Keeper Luxury Tax:
If a team would like to keep an 11th or 12th player, they can. However they will have to forfeit certain draft picks. If they keep an 11th player, they will forfeit their 1st and 4th. If they keep a 12th, they will also forfeit their 2nd and 3rd.

Draft:
Draft Start: March 1st, 2025.
Krankor will kickoff the draft with the first overall pick for winning the consolation tournament.

The remaining roster spots will be filled by the Benchwarmer Waivers after the draft. Draft order will be the inverse of the regular season standings, non-snaking.

IMPORTANT DATES
Keeper Deadline: Feb 15th, 2025
League Draft Date: March 1st, 2025
Time Limit Per Pick: 12 hours
MLB Opening Day 2025: March 27th, 2025

2024 League Champ: BRC
2024 Consolation Winner: Krankor

2024 League Thread: https://culturecrossfire.com/forum/threads/16447/
Yahoo League Page: https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/18144

2024 Regular Season Standings w/ Keepers
1. BRC "Pops" 173-119-16

2. Hawk34 "Boston Red Sox" 169-119-20
2b Jose Altuve
3b Alex Bregman
SS Gunnar Henderson
OF Roman Anthony
SP Pablo Lopez
SP Jared Jones
SP Walker Buehler
SP Andrew Painter
+2 Compensatory Picks

3. Chewbie "Kniola City Royals" 165-130-13

4. Squint "In Cole Blood" 159-126-23

5. Treble "Brockvegas Posse" 158-129-21

6. Steak "Harry Doyles Tribe" 157-131-20

7. Beau "Charros" 156-131-21

8. Krankor "Random Hero" 142-149-17

9. MontanaToRice "Wolves" 136-152-20

10. AVAILABLE "LA Dodgers" 129-154-25
1b Pete Alonso
OF Jackson Merrill
OF Dylan Crews
SP Shota Imanaga
SP Gerrit Cole
SP Spencer Schwellenbach
SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SP Shohei Ohtani
+2 Compensatory Picks

11. DCBild "Steaming Deuces" 127-157-24

12. OG "The Champs Are Here" 131-161-16

13. Dirt "The Balking Dead" 111-176-21

14. HarleyQuinn "Gotham Harlequins" 105-184-19

2025 DRAFT:
ROUND ONE
1. Krankor *consolation winner*
2. HarleyQuinn
3. Dirt
4. OG
5. DCBild
6. LA DODGERS (available team)
7. MontanaToRice
8. Krankor
9. Beau
10. Steak
11. Treble
12. Squint
13. Chewbie
14. Hawk
15. BRC

COMPENSATORY ROUND - *Picks awarded if team is keeping less than 10 keepers*
Hawk x2
LADodgers x2

NEW MANAGER ROUND
1. Hawk
2. LA Dodgers

ROUND TWO
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND THREE
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND FOUR
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND FIVE
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND SIX
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND SEVEN
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND EIGHT
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND NINE
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

ROUND TEN
1. HarleyQuinn
2. Dirt
3. OG
4. DCBild
5. LA DODGERS (available team)
6. MontanaToRice
7. Krankor
8. Beau
9. Steak
10. Treble
11. Squint
12. Chewbie
13. Hawk
14. BRC

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BENCHWARMER WAIVER ORDER
*Order will be based on the reverse of the regular season standings from 2024. Teams with draft time limit delays will go to the rear.*

2025 Trades involving draft picks:

2025 Injury Exemptions Used:

Time Limit Delays:

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2024 END OF SEASON ROSTERS
1. BRC "POPS"
C Joey Bart
1b Josh Naylor
2b/SS Bryson Stott
1b/3b Alec Bohm
SS Masyn Winn
3b/OF Jazz Chisholm
OF Wyatt Langford
OF Lars Nootbaar
SS/OF Oneil Cruz
2b/SS Nico Hoerner
OF Julio Rodriguez
OF Victor Robles
3b Austin Riley
RP Luke Weaver
SP Yu Dsrvish
SP Reese Olson
RP AJ Puk
RP Michael Kopech
RP Trevor Megill
RP Jhoan Duran
SP Hunter Greene
SP Yusei Kikuchi
SP Bowden Francis
SP Luis Castillo

2. Hawk "BOSTON RED SOX"
C Will Smith
1b Nathaniel Lowe
2b/SS Xander Bogaerts
2b Jose Altuve
3b Alex Bregman
SS Gunnar Henderson
OF Ian Happ
OF Masataka Yoshida
1b/OF Spencer Steer
2b/3b/OF Christopher Morel
SP Nathan Eovaldi
SP Jonathan Cannon
SP Ryan Weathers
SP Albert Suarez
RP Raisel Iglesias
RP Tyler Rogers
SP Walker Buehler
SP Pablo Lopez
SP Jake Irvin
SP Ben Lively
SP Miles Mikolas
SP Nick Pivetta
RP Hunter Harvey
RP AJ Minter
SP Logan Allen

3. CHEWBIE "KNIOLA CITY ROYALS"
C Keibert Ruiz
1b/OF Cody Bellinger
3b Manny Machado
SS Bobby Witt Jr
OF Lawrence Butler
OF Kyle Schwarber
OF Brenton Doyle
1b/3b/OF Jhonkensy Noel
SS/OF Tyler Fitzgerald
1b Spencer Torkelson
2b/3b Jordan Westburg
OF Walker Jenkins NA
OF Bryce Eldridge NA
SP Mackenzie Gore
SP Justin Verlander
SP Reid Detmers
SP Rhett Lowder
RP Clay Holmes
RP Andrew Kittredge
SP Freddy Peralta
SP Kumar Rocker
SP Tobias Myers
SP Nick Lodolo
SP Hunter Brown
SP Shane McClanahan
SP Grayson Rodriguez
SP Joe Ryan
RP Peter Fairbanks
SP Brandon Sproat

4. SQUINT "IN COLE BLOOD"
C Logan O'Hoppe
1b Kyle Manzardo
INF Isaac Paredes
3b Max Muncy
SS Zach Neto
OF Randy Arozarena
OF Parker Meadows
OF Kyle Tucker
3b Eugenio Suarez
1b/OF Alec Burleson
1b Vinnie Pasquantino
OF Spencer Jones
RP Mason Miller
SP Drew Rasmussen
SP Jackson Jobe
SP Logan Gilbert
RP Andres Munoz
RP Kyle Finnegan
RP Chad Green
SP Zac Gallen
SP Corbin Burnes
SP Shane Baz
SP Bryan Woo
SP Tarik Skubal
SP Sandy Alcantara
SP Jesus Luzardo

5. TREBLE "BROCKVEGAS POSSE"
C Gabriel Moreno
1b Matt Olson
1b/2b Spencer Horwitz
INF Geraldo Perdomo
SS Trea Turner
OF Jurickson Profar
OF Taylor Ward
OF Marcell Ozuna
SS Dansby Swanson
1b/OF Seth Brown
C Alejandro Kirk
SS Carlos Correa
SS Ha-Seong Kim
SP Dylan Cease
SP Luis Severino
SP Jack Flaherty
SP Brady Singer
RP Bryan Abreu
RP Cade Smith
SP Brayan Bello
SP Seth Lugo
SP David Festa
SP Kevin Gausman
RP Jordan Romano
SP Spencer Strider

6. STEAK "HARRY DOYLES TRIBE"
C/1b Salvador Perez
1b Christian Walker
1b/2b Brandon Lowe
3b Jose Ramirez
SS Jeremy Pena
OF Teoscar Hernandez
OF Brandon Nimmo
OF Jorge Soler
OF Ramon Laureano
1b/3b Jake Burger
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong
OF Ronald Acuna
OF Mike Trout
2b/SS Matt McLain
SP Logan Webb
SP Aaron Nola
SP Michael King
SP Bailey Ober
RP Jason Foley
RP Yennier Cano
RP Chris Martin
RP Jose Butto
SP Luis Gil
RP Tommy Kahnle
SP Hayden Birdsong


7. BEAU "CHARROS"
C JT Realmuto
1b/2b Luis Arraez
2b/SS Xavier Edwards
3b/SS Elly De La Cruz
SS Willy Adames
INF/OF Willi Castro
1b/OF Anthony Santander
INF/OF Brendan Donovan
C Cal Raleigh
2b/3b Connor Norby
OF Riley Greene
OF Steven Kwan
RP Ryan Walker
SP Max Fried
SP Justin Steele
SP Zach Littell
RP Justin Martinez
RP Alexis Diaz
RP Joe Jimenez
RP Tanner Scott
SP Frankie Montas
SP Carlos Rodon
SP Zach Wheeler
RP Calvin Faucher
SP Tyler Glasnow
SP Kodai Senga

8. KRANKOR "RANDOM HERO"
C Victor Caratini
1b Triston Casas
2b/SS Luisangel Acuna
3b Nolan Arenado
SS Francisco Lindor
OF Aaron Judge
OF James Wood
OF Michael Harris
2b/SS Jose Iglesias
OF Corbin Carroll
OF Jackson Chourio
2b/3b Colt Keith
3b Coby Mayo
1b/3b Deyvision De Los Santos
SP Cole Ragans
SP Bryce Miller
SP Ryan Pepiot
SP Taj Bradley
SP Tanner Houck
RP Carlos Estevez
RP Seranthony Dominguez
RP Tyler Holton
RP Jesus Tinoco
SP Jack Kochanowicz
SP Bubba Chandler

9. MONTANATORICE "WOLVES"
C Adley Rutschmann
1b Ryan Mountcastle
2b/SS Brice Turang
2b/3b/SS Maikel Garcia
SS Ezequiel Tovar
OF Juan Soto
OF Fernando Tatis Jr
OF Bryan Reynolds
C Shea Langeliers
1b/3b Michael Busch
1b/OF Pavin Smith
OF Jacob Young
3b Rafael Devers
SS Colson Montgomery
RP Porter Hodge
SP Garrett Corchet
SP Framber Valdez
SP David Peterson
RP Aroldis Chapman
RP Manuel Rodriguez
RP David Bednar
RP Kirby Yates
RP Orion Kerkering
SP Tanner Bibee
SP Max Meyer
SP Cristian Javier
SP Garrett Whitlock

10. LA DODGERS (available team)
C Ryan Jeffers
1b Pete Alonso
2b/SS Otto Lopez
1b/3b Mark Vientos
OF Jackson Merrill
OF Dylan Crews
OF Roman Anthony
OF Adolis Garcia
OF Seiya Suzuki
OF JJ Bleday
1b Andrew Vaughn
OF Heston Kjerstad
3b Josh Jung
OF Evan Carter
1b Christian Encarnacion-Strand
SS Jordan Lawlar
SP Shota Imanaga
SP Gerritt Cole
SP Spencer Schwellenbach
SP Yoshinobu Yamamoto
RP Josh Hader
RP Ryan Helsley
SP Shohei Ohtani
SP Spencer Arrighetti
SP Jared Jones
SP Joe Musgrove
SP Kyle Harrison
RP Felix Bautista
SP Andrew Painter

11. DCBILD "STEAMING DEUCES"
C Francisco Alvarez
1b/3b Vladimir Guerrero Jr
2b/SS Jackson Holliday
3b Junior Caminero
SS Anthony Volpe
OF Jarren Duran
OF Yordan Alvarez
OF Jordan Walker
OF Jasson Dominguez
OF Luis Robert
2b Ozzie Albies
SS Bo Bichette
C Ethan Salas
RP Matt Straham
RP Hunter Gaddis
SP Sean Manaea
SP Paul Skenes
RP Ranger Suarez
RP Edwin Uceta
RP Lucas Erceg
RP Griffin Jax
SP Max Scherzer
SP Clarke Schmidt
SP Osvaldo Bido
SP Alex Cobb
SP Reynaldo Lopez
SP Tyler Mahle

12. OG "CHAMPS ARE HERE"
C/1b Yainer Diaz
1b Freddie Freeman
2b Marcus Semien
1b/3b Yandy Diaz
SS CJ Abrams
OF Giancarlo Stanton
OF Tyler O'Neill
2b/SS/OF Mookie Betts
OF Kerry Carpenter
3b Noelvi Marte
OF Joey Loperfido
C Patrick Bailey
1b/2b/3b Tyler Black
SP Ranger Suarez
SP George Kirby
SP Blake Snell
SP JP Sears
RP Emmanuel Clase
RP Evan Phillips
SP Jose Berrios
SP Kutter Crawford
SP Mitchell Parker
SP Erick Fedde
RP Adbert Alzolay
SP Triston McKenzie

13. DIRT "BALKING DEAD"
C William Contreras
1b Bryce Harper
2b Brendan Rodgers
3b Royce Lewis
2b/SS/OF Tommy Edman
OF Starling Marte
OF Cedric Mullins
OF Nick Castellanos
UTL Shohei Ohtani
SS Corey Seager
2b Gleyber Torres
OF Lane Thomas
OF Byron Buxton
SP Chris Sale
SP Javier Assad
SP Jameaon Taillon
SP Andrew Heaney
RP Edwin Diaz
RP Devin Williama
RP Jojo Romero
RP Jason Adam
SP Zach Eflin
SP Brandon Pfaadt
SP Andrew Abbott
SP Eury Perez
SP Jacob deGrom

14. HARLEYQUINN "GOTHAM HARLEQUINNS"
C Tyler Stephenson
1b Paul Goldschmidt
2b Ketel Marte
2b/SS/3b Joey Ortiz
2b/SS Nick Gonzalez
OF Brent Rooker
OF Bryan De La Cruz
1b/OF Conner Joe
C Kyle Higashioka
OF Christian Yelich
1b Josh Bell
SS JP Crawford
OF Emmanuel Rodriguez
1b Xavier Isaac
SP Ronel Blanco
SP Chris Bassitt
SP Mitch Keller
SP Marcus Stroman
RP Camilo Doval
RP Daniel Hudson
RP Paul Sewald
RP Jeff Hoffman
SP Colon Rea
SP Michael Wacha
SP Clayton Kershaw
SP Dustin May
SP Chayce McDermott

 

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League Champion History
2024 League Champion: BRC
2024 Consolation Winner: Krankor

2024 BRC defeats Steak
2023 Steak defeats BRC
2022 Treble defeats Krankor
2021 Krankor defeats DCBild
2020 Steak defeats Treble [roto]
2019 Steak defeats O.G.
2018 Chewbie defeats Steak
2017 Krankor defeats O.G.
2016 Will Scarlet defeats Steak
2015 Krankor defeats Cartman
2014 Steak defeats Linx
2013 Steak defeats Pinjockey
2012 Steak defeats Pinjockey
2011 Krankor defeats Pinjockey
2010 Roy defeats Steak
2009 Krankor defeats Pinjockey
2008 Roy defeats Pinjockey
2007 Steak defeats Linx



Fantasy Baseball League Rules

*Last Modified 1-16-25*
*Changes* Updated Dates and Tiebreakers for Playoffs.

A. Teams can select a maximum of 10 keepers of any position. A 11th, and 12th keeper can be kept by paying a Keeper Luxury Tax.

B. Teams can choose to keep less than 10 keepers.

C. All keepers must be turned in by Feb 15th.

D. If keepers are not submitted by the deadline date, the team is considered open and a replacement manager will be found. Keepers lock on the deadline for all teams. Any remaining players that were listed as not kept after the deadline become free agents for the draft. They are no longer under your team control.

E. 2025 League Settings:
14 Teams - H2H
Daily - Tomorrow
Free Agent roster moves per week 3
Minimum Innings Pitched: 32.0
Playoff Tie-Breaker: Higher Seed Wins

Stat Categories:
R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG
W, QS, SV, HLD, K, ERA, WHIP

Rosters:
22 Total Active Spots
Hitting: C, 1b, 2b, 3b, SS, OF, OF OF, Utility
Pitching: SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P
Other: BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, NA, NA, NA, DL, DL, DL

F. If a team keeps less than the maximum number of keepers, TEN, they will receive a compensatory round draft pick for every spot below the maximum.

Keeper Luxury Tax:
If a team would like to keep an 11th or 12th player, they can. However they will have to forfeit certain draft picks. If they keep an 11th player, they will forfeit their 1st and 4th round picks. If they keep a 12th player, they will also forfeit their 2nd and 3rd round picks.

G. A team will NOT receive a compensatory pick if they trade a keeper after the keeper due date deadline. Even if you trade a keeper after the deadline and drop below the 10 keeper max, you will NOT receive a compensatory round pick. Compensatory picks assigned for being under the 10 keeper maximum are assigned immedately following the keeper deadline. Comp picks for this will not be assigned again later on.

H. The compensatory round takes place after Round One in the draft. Compensatory picks are slotted based on worst to best end of regular season standings results. If a team has a second compensatory round pick, it is slotted in the same manner after all of the other team's first compensatory round picks arr slotted. Compensatory round picks may be given out at the discretion of the commish under other circumstances.

I. Injured/Retired/Unsigned/Suspended keeper exemption. If a manager decides not to keep a player after the keeper deadline takes effect they can cut said player. However, they can not add any other player from their roster as a replacement. Instead, they will be awarded a compensatory pick at the end of the compensatory round. If a manager decides to cut a player during the draft, they will be awarded a pick and its placement at the discretion of the commish. If a player is cut during the draft, that player is ineligible to be drafted by any other team. The player is essentially on waivers and can be added after the draft through waivers. A player can not be cut if he is not seriously injured, retired, unsigned, or suspended. A significant injury is classified as something to cause a player to miss at least half the season. Example, broken leg/arm, acl tear, tommy john surgery.

J. The draft. The draft is ten rounds, non-snaking, worst regular season record to best for slotting. Consolation Winner receives the first pick in the draft. This is an extra pick. If the consolation winner leaves the league, than the prize is vacated for that season. The remainder of a team's roster is filled by post draft waivers. Those post draft waivers are slotted worst end of regular season record to best. Teams incurring time limit delays 2 or more during the draft lose their spot and go to the end of the line. After the initial post-draft waiver period passes, the waivers are reset to the initial ordering for the regular season. There is no benefit to not use your waiver claim spot after the draft. If you do not fill your roster at all prior to the waivers being reset, your season number will be slotted at the end of the line.

Draft picks can be traded at any point during the season, off-season, and during the draft. Trade must be posted in the league thread on this forum and both teams confirming it. If you make a trade involving picks and after the season a team leaves, the traded picks are still in effect.

K. After the Fantasy Championship matchup has ended, the in-season trade deadline period will be lifted. Trading can again commence. Managers must post in the Fantasy Baseball thread any trade and both managers involved in the trade must confirm the trade is true before it is validiated.

L. During the draft, a manager has 12 hours to complete a draft pick. The time starts immediately following the previous selection. If a manager selects an already drafted player, the clock immediately starts for the next manager. They are allowed to skip the team making the invalid pick. This is not considered a delay for the manager making the invalid pick, they can just make a correct pick when they next get on. After a team's 2nd time limit delay their time is dropped to 8 hours. After their 3rd delay, their time is dropped to 6 hours the remainder of the draft.

M. If you draft a player without stats for the prior regular season during the draft that is a Rookie BEFORE the Yahoo! player pool is posted, and he is not in the player pool by the END of the draft, you lose that player as a draft pick and any rights to that player AND will be forced to select someone from the remaining undrafted players ONCE the draft is completed. This is a pretty uncommon situation anymore, but could still happen.

N. New managers inherit all facets of their team when taking over a team, players, draft pick slot, draft pick trades.

O. Team Abandonment.
If a team is left abandoned or neglected during the season. The manager is subject to be replaced. Poor performance is not considered neglect. Leaving an injured player in a starting lineup in a league that has daily roster moves for 3 or more weeks is. If your team falls in to general starting lineup neglect, expect to get a message suggesting to make some roster moves. If no moves are made within a week, don't be shocked if you get replaced as the team's manager. This rule is designed to prevent the teams that are left for dead mid-season and their manager never returning.

P. League Year.
The new league year begins immediately following the keeper due date deadline. For this season, the new league year begins on February 15th, 2025.

Q. These rules are subject to review and revision after the season is over and prior to the start of drafting at the discretion of the league and the commissioner.

 

[Krankor]

If a mod could pin this thread and unpin the 2024 thread, I'd appreciate it.

Feel free to start posting your keepers.