Just A Bit Outside - Season 19

Lead Story - 10/27/2022

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Long-faced Harry Courtney has been a beast for Oakland and is leading the Cy Young race.
   

5/4/2024

Simon shines, Brewers still lose to 2010 Houston

Randall Simon collected 4 hits last night, but it wasn't enough for the Brewers. The Astros won the contest, 10-7. | Box

Stearns delivers in clutch, Astros win

John Stearns drove in 5 runs, carrying 2010 Houston to a 9-2 victory over the Brewers. Bobby LaMotte had a big game as well, knocking in 3 runs for 2010 Houston while recording 3 hits. | Box

Schwarber delivers in clutch, Cubs win

Kyle Schwarber drove in 4 runs, carrying 2020 Chicago to a 7-3 victory over the Yankees. | Box

Conroy dominates, Blue Jays win 11-5

Tim Conroy was brilliant last night, allowing just 1 hit over 7 innings, leading the Blue Jays to a 11-5 win over the Red Sox. | Box

Stewart delivers in clutch, Senators win

Ian Stewart drove in 4 runs, carrying 1930 Washington to a 12-3 victory over the Mets. | Box


WHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games

K. Schwarber, Cubs .4004 HR10 RBI
M. Lee, Blue Jays .2114 HR7 RBI
J. Drew, Braves .4443 HR5 RBI
B. Jackson, Blue Jays .4383 HR5 RBI
G. Goslin, Senators .3003 HR5 RBI

WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games

A. Strunk, Mets 2 for 21 (.095)
D. Fowler, Cubs 5 for 21 (.238)
J. Felix, Yankees 3 for 19 (.158)
R. Henderson, A's 2 for 20 (.100)
R. Furcal, Braves 2 for 18 (.111)

Leaders: AVG

J. Drew, Braves .475
C. Fewster, Mets .412
F. Lynn, Red Sox .408
A. Rizzo, Cubs .400
B. Ruth, Yankees .392

Leaders: WHIP

H. Thormahlen, Yankees 0.71
R. Clemens, Red Sox 0.94
H. Courtney, A's 1.00
K. Hendricks, Cubs 1.04
K. Millwood, Braves 1.08
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4/23/2024

Off-Season Schedule

- If an owner is changing teams, we need to retire any players from their team who started out with that team (other players who were traded for or drafted will be dumped into FA) - none this year
- If an owner is changing teams, Import new team - none this year
- Retire players from FA who fall below league standards (age 40, unless they played past 40 in real life) - done
- Retire active roster players who fall below league standards (yes, this means you could lose players from your team) - done
- Run Progressions for all FAs and teams (except for any new teams) - done
- Import new players for all teams - done

*** Cuts deadline to reduce your roster to 35 total players - Tuesday, Apr. 23, 9pm central
*** Cuts deadline to be eligible for the 2-Round Draft - Wednesday, Apr. 24, 9pm central
(you have to cut BELOW 35 to get into the draft)
(34 total roster players means 1 pick in the draft, 33 total roster players means 2 picks)

*** 2-Round Draft (starts Thursday, Apr. 25, 9am central)***
- 6 hrs per pick in Round 1, 3 hrs per pick in Round 2. We'll pause for overnight period (10pm-8am Central)
- Pre-Rank players for the draft in case you miss your turn
- only teams with LESS than 35 on their roster are eligible for the draft

2-Round Draft - (draft order is shown plus number of picks)
1. New York Mets (2)
2. Washington Senators (2)
3. New York Yankees (2)
4. Houston Astros (2)
5. Boston Red Sox (1)
6. Oakland A's (1)
7. Milwaukee Brewers (2)
8. Chicago Cubs (2)
9. Atlanta Braves (2)
10. Toronto Blue Jays (2)

** Free Agency will open - Sunday, Apr. 28, 7pm central
** OPENING DAY - Tuesday, Apr. 30, 9am central

ALSO, you can still send in the names of the player you want to jump seasons for. Be advised that we have new rules in place for jumping seasons, based on the league poll from earlier this season. Here are the new rules from the Rules Page:
- Each team may choose ONE player per season to switch season stats, jumping 1 to 2 usable seasons into the future.
- Definition of "usable seasons" - in some cases there may be missing seasons or unusable seasons (based on not enough ABs or IPs - those years don't count, so you could actually jump from, for example, 2000 to 2007 if a player was currently using his 2000 season, but didn't play at all in 2001-2005, had a bad year in 2006, and had a great year in 2007 - that would only count as two usable seasons, going from 2000 to 2006 (one) and landing on 2007 (two). Another example - if a player was using 1995 stats, but only had 15 ABs in 1996 and 10 ABs in 1997, then a bad season in 1998 and a great season in 1999, you could jump him two usable seasons, from 1995 to 1998 (one) and landing on 1999 (two). Hope that makes sense. Ask the Commish for more details if this is still confusing.
- This rule is not limited to rookies - you can use it on any player on your roster, with any number of ABs or IPs, no limits except obviously they have to have enough to qualifyfor the league in the first place (50 ABs or 25 IPs).
- More good news - the player chosen does not age when jumping seasons, so a 24-year old jumping from 2000 to 2002 stays at 24. This way you don't lose any progression years by jumping seasons.
- You can look up future seasons on player drop down menu under "Other Seasons Available" - just a note - those aren't always completely accurate, so stats will be double-checked using Baseball Reference.
- Players must be chosen before the FA Draft begins.

- Let me know if you have any questions about this or anything else.
Thanks!
Gus

4/8/2023

List of Players Jumping Seasons

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In this league, players can "jump" to a better season (some restrictions may apply)
List of Teams' Choices for Players Jumping Seasons

Season 18 Off-Season (1 player per team per season)
Atlanta Braves -
Boston Red Sox -
Chicago Cubs -
Houston Astros -
Milwaukee Brewers -
New York Mets -
New York Yankees -
Oakland A's -
Toronto Blue Jays -
Washington Senators -

Season 17 Off-Season (1 player per team per season)
Atlanta Braves - David Cone (2, 1992-1994)
Boston Red Sox - Rich Gedman (2, 1983-1985)
Chicago Cubs - Carl Yastrzemski (2, 1968-1970)
Houston Astros - Dave Stieb (2, 1981-1983)
Milwaukee Brewers - Mike Davis (2, 1980-1982)
New York Mets - Ray Searage (1, 1981-1984)
New York Yankees - Lou Gehrig (2, 1925-1927)
Oakland A's - Tony Phillips (2, 1982-1984)
Toronto Blue Jays - Carlos Gomez (1, 2010-2011)
Washington Senators - Joe Cronin (2, 1928-1930)

Season 16 Off-Season (current - remember - jump rules have changed - only 1 per team now)
Philadelphia Athletics - Russell Branyan (1, 2004-2005)
Atlanta Braves - Brian McCann (1, 2005-2006)
Washington Senators - Sam West (1, 1927-1928)
Chicago Cubs - Ian Happ (2, 2017-2019)
Houston Astros - Scott Linebrink (1, 2003-2004)
Toronto Blue Jays - Turner Ward (2, 1995-1997)
Milwaukee Brewers - Benny Bengough (2, 1923-1926)
Boston Red Sox - Rich Gedman (2, 1981-1983)

Season 15 Off-Season
Boston Red Sox - Bob Ojeda (1, 1980-1981)
Milwaukee Brewers - Bill Lamar (5, 1919-1924)
Philadelphia Athletics - Bill Hall (1, 2004-2005), Morgan Ensberg (1, 2002-2003), Charlie Jamieson (1, 1917-1918)
Washington Senators - Buddy Myer (2, 1926-1928), Benny Tate (1, 1926-1927)
Chicago Cubs - Javier Baez (2, 2016-2018), Willson Contreras (1, 2016-2017), Adam Warren (1, 2016-2017)
Toronto Blue Jays - John Olerud (1, 1992-1993), Pat Hentgen (2, 1992-1994), Turner Ward (2, 1993-1995)
Houston Astros - Jose Lima (1, 1997-1998), Brad Lidge (1, 2003-2004), Richard Hidalgo (1, 1997-1998)

Season 14 Off-Season
Philadelphia Athletics - Butch Henry (2, 1992-1994), Joe Bush (1, 1915-1916), Bob Shawkey (1, 1915-1916)
Boston Red Sox - John Tudor (1, 1979-1980), Gary Allenson (1, 1979-1980)
Chicago Cubs - Javier Baez (2, 2014-2016), Kris Bryant (1, 2015-2016), DJ Lemahieu (1, 2019-2020)
New York Yankees - Ryan Spilborghs (1, 2006-2007)
Milwaukee Brewers - Bill Lamar (1, 1918-1919), Scott Linebrink (1, 2007-2008), Mike Rivera (2, 2006-2008)
Toronto Blue Jays - Roberto Alomar (2, 1991-1993), Turner Ward (2, 1991-1993), Denis Boucher (2, 1991-1993)

Season 13 Off-Season
Boston Red Sox - Garry Hancock (2, 1978-1980), Andy Hassler (2, 1978-1980), Mike Paxton (1, 1977-1978)
Philadelphia Athletics - Wally Schang (2, 1915-1917), Herb Pennock (2, 1915-1917), Larry Kopf (1, 1915-1916)
Chicago Cubs - DJ Lemahieu (2, 2017-2019), Carl Yazstremski (1, 1967-1968), Kyle Hendricks (2, 2014-2016)
New York Yankees - Fred Hofmann (1, 1921-1922), Aaron Ward (1, 1920-1921)
Milwaukee Brewers - Odalis Perez (3, 1999-2002), Corey Hart (1, 2005-2006), Steve McCatty (2, 1979-1981)
Toronto Blue Jays - John Olerud (2, 1990-1992), Duane Ward (2, 1991-1993), Mark Whiten (2, 1990-1992)
Atlanta Braves - Tim Spooneybarger (1, 2002-2003), Gary Sheffield (1, 2002-2003)

Season 12 Off-Season
Montreal Expos - Eddie Murray (2, 1993-1995), Andres Galarraga (2, 1987-1989)
Chicago Cubs - Jake Arrieta (2, 2013-2015), DJ Lemahieu (2, 2015-2017), Pedro Strop (2, 2013-2015)
Washington Senators - Ossie Bluege (2, 1922-1924), Pinky Hargrave (2, 1923-1925)
Oakland A's - Rickey Henderson (2, 1979-1981)
Milwaukee Brewers - Wes Helms (2-2004-2006), Prince Fielder (2, 2005-2007), Mike Adams (1, 2008-2009)
Atlanta Braves - Marcus Giles (2, 2001-2003)
Toronto Blue Jays - Duane Ward (1, 1990-1991), Muddy Ruel (2, 1921-1923)
Detroit Tigers - Ed Willett (2, 1906-1908)

Season 11 Off-Season
Oakland A's - John Henry Johnson (2, 1978-1980), Dwayne Murphy (2, 1978-1980), Dave Revering (2, 1978-1980) done
Chicago Cubs - Anthony Rizzo (2, 2012-2014), DJ LeMahieu (2, 2013-2015), Travis Wood (1, 2012-2013) done
Washington Senators - Goose Goslin (2, 1922-1924) done
Toronto Blue Jays - Duane Ward (2, 1988-1990), Muddy Ruel (2, 1919-1921) done
Milwaukee Brewers - Mike Adams (4, 2004-2008), Scott Podsednik (1, 2004-2005), Matt Wise (1, 2004-2005) done
Atlanta Braves - Reggie Sanders (1, 2000-2001), Jose Hernandez (1, 2001-2002), Brian Jordan (2, 1999-2001) done
Montreal Expos - Hubie Brooks (1, 1985-1986) done
Boston Red Sox - Butch Hobson (1, 1976-1977) done

Season 10 Off-Season
New York Yankees - Jack Fournier (3, 1918-1921) done
Montreal Expos - Terry Francona (1, 1992-1993), Eddie Murray (2, 1991-1993), Barry Bonds (1, 2001-2002) done
Toronto Blue Jays - David Wells (2, 1987-1989), Fred McGriff (1, 1987-1988) done
Colorado Rockies - Octavio Dotel (1, 2010-2011), Huston Street (1, 2009-2010) done
Atlanta Braves - Bret Boone (2, 1999-2001), Jose Hernandez (2, 1999-2001) done
Chicago Cubs - DJ LeMahieu (2, 2011-2013), Heinie Manush (2, 1932-1934), Dexter Fowler (1, 2011-2012) done
Boston Red Sox - Jim Rice (2, 1976-1978) done
Washington Senators - Goose Goslin (1, 1921-1922), Bing Miller (1, 1921-1922), Sam Rice (1, 1920-1921) done
Detroit Tigers - Marty Kavanagh (1, 1914-1915), Harry Heilmann (2, 1914-1916), Harry Coveleski (2, 1914-1916) done

Season 9 Off-Season
New York Mets - Brent Strom (3, 1972-1975) done
New York Yankees - Kevin Mitchell (2, 1987-1989) done
Atlanta Braves - Russ Springer (1, 1998-1999), Jermaine Dye (1, 1998-1999) done
Washington Senators - Sam Rice (1, 1919-1920), Jack Lelivelt (1, 1911-1912), Charlie Jamieson (3, 1917-1920) done
Colorado Rockies - Carlos Gonzalez (1, 2009-2010), Rafael Betancourt (2, 2009-2011) done
Boston Red Sox - Jim Rice (2, 1974-1976) done
Toronto Blue Jays - Manuel Lee (1, 1986-1987), Kelly Gruber (2, 1986-1988), Tony Fernandez (1, 1984-1985) done
Chicago Cubs - Andrew Cashner (3, 2010-2013), Carlos Zambrano (1, 2004-2005), Dexter Fowler (2, 2009-2011) done
Houston Astros - Mike Hampton (2, 1997-1999) done

Season 8 Off-Season
New York Mets - Rich Folkers (1, 1973-1974), Jon Matlack (2, 1972-1974) - done
Chicago Cubs - Heinie Manush (2, 1930-1932), Ted Lilly (2, 2007-2009), Buzz Capra (2, 1972-1974) - done
Houston Astros - Randy Johnson (1, 1998-1999), Mike Hampton (2, 1995-1997), Craig Biggio (2, 1993-1995) - done
Toronto Blue Jays - Cecil Fielder (2, 1985-1987), Tom Henke (2, 1985-1987), Amos Otis (2, 1969-1971) - done
Washington Senators - Val Picinich (1, 1918-1919, Hal Janvrin (1, 1919-1920), Charlie Jamieson (2, 1915-1917) - done
Boston Red Sox - Carl Yastrzemski (2, 1965-1967), Dwight Evans (1, 1974-1975, Cecil Cooper (2, 1973-1975) - done
New York Yankees - Jimmy Key (2, 1985-1987) - done
Detroit Tigers - Donie Bush (2, 1908-1910), Charlie Deal (2, 1912-1914), Taylor Buchholz (1, 2007-2008) - done
Atlanta Braves - Kevin Millwood (2, 1997-1999), Jermaine Dye (2, 1996-1998), Rance Mulliniks (1, 1982-1983) - done
Colorado Rockies - Ubaldo Jimenez (1, 2009-2010) - done

Season 7 Off-Season
New York Mets - Ken Singleton (1, 1972-1973), Jon Matlack (1, 1971-1972), Rich Folkers (3*, 1970-1973)-done
Detroit Tigers - Paddy Bauman (2, 1911-1913)-done
Chicago Cubs - Joe Nathan (1, 2005-2006), Mike Fontenot (1, 2007-2008)-done
Washington Senators - Sam Rice (2, 1917-1919), Patsy Gharrity (1, 1916-1917), Mike Menosky (3*, 1917-1920)-done
Atlanta Braves - Eddie Perez (2, 1996-1998), Andruw Jones (2, 1996-1998, Juan Berenguer (2, 1981-1983)-done
Toronto Blue Jays - Lloyd Moseby (2, 1982-1984), Jimmy Key (1, 1984-1985), Cal Ripken (2, 1989-1991)-done
Houston Astros - Craig Biggio (2, 1991-1993), Mike Hampton (1, 1994-1995)
Boston Red Sox - Dwight Evans (2, 1972-1974), Ben Oglivie (2, 1972-1974), Rico Petrocelli (2, 1967-1969)
Colorado Rockies - Ubaldo Jimenez (2, 2007-2009)

* = jumped more than 2 seasons due to missing a season(s) in real life (see League Rules for more details)

8/20/2020

Weird Progression Fact for this League

IMPORTANT NOTE!

Hey owners. GrumpyOldMan just sent me a question about one of his players not progressing after progressions were run. It took me a few minutes to figure it out, but I eventually remembered that Jeo set this league up slightly different than other leagues that I've been in. The difference is that most Custom Leagues double the stats of players with low ABs and IPs until they get to a reasonably high number. This ensures two things - that all players receive progressions, and that there aren't really big progressions for players.

The reason for this is that progressions only work for players with a minimum of 100 At Bats and 20 Innings Pitched in their real stats. So if you have players with less ABs/IPs than that, they will not have progressed, and they will never progress. They will, however, regress just like everyone else when they reach the age of regression (34 in this league).

The other thing that happens (this isn't anywhere on the site but just from my own experience) is that players who ARE above the minimums, but just barely, like 123 ABs or 26 IPs for example will often get much bigger progressions than players with really high ABs and IPs. At least that's what it seems like to me.

This matters a lot in terms of who you trade for, who you draft, and which players you decide to jump seasons for. For an example, I traded for Frank Gilhooley a few seasons ago. He was very young and had good stats. I thought to myself that I was getting a great deal, but didn't realize that he wouldn't progress at all because he had low stats. Argh!!! Last season, I tried something with him that I'm not sure will be a benefit but we'll see. I chose Gilhooley as one of my players to jump seasons with, only in this case, he got quite a bit worse when he made the jump. BUT, he now has enough ABs to progress, and he's still pretty young. It will take a while to see if this was worthwhile. Anyway, just thought I'd pass this info along to everyone so that we're all on the same page (especially the new owners, I'm guessing the original owners have figured this out by now). I'm thinking I should put something about this on the rules page so that it's really clear for everyone. Since most of you are in quite a few other leagues, it's sometimes hard to remember all the differences.

Thanks for the question, Grumpy. If anyone sees anything else that isn't clear and should be in the rules, let me know. I always want to run leagues that are fair for everyone that joins and where there's good parity and everyone has a decent chance to succeed.
From your New Commish (still learning)
Gus

8/2/2019

Chosen Franchises

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1967 Athletics 62-99 .385
1967 Mets 61-101 .377
1911 Senators 64-90 .416
1991 Astros 65-97 .401
1965 Red Sox 62-100 .383
1977 Blue Jays 54-107 .335
1904 Tigers 62-90 .408 (switched to Philadelphia A's for Season 14, deleted after Season 17)
1990 Braves 65-97 .401
2002 Cubs 67-95 .414
1976 Expos 55-107 .340 (deleted after Season 17)
2004 Rockies 68-94 .420 (switched to 2004 Brewers for Season 12)
1913 Yankees 57-94 .377

8/2/2019

Welcome to Just A Bit Outside

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In pursuit of the Bob Uecker trophy
Welcome to "Just A Bit Outside". The league began with owners choosing any franchise from 1901-2005, choosing a season in which their team had a winning pct of .425 or less. What began as a league of poor teams quickly morphed into a bunch of powerhouses, mainly because of the unique "Jumps" rule, which allowed teams to jump up to three players either one or two seasons ahead so that they could use a superior season's stats. Over time, along with progressions, teams have become filled with multiple players with incredible stat-lines, both hitters and pitchers.

Any new owner joining the league may continue with the previous owner's franchise, or pick a new one. A warning, though - picking a new franchise will put you WAY behind the other teams in the league, as you won't have all those seasons of jumps and progressions. It'll take you QUITE a while to become competitive. Having said that, you're welcome to join whenever we have an opening.
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5/4/2024More budget fave team leaguesmrbubbles1967
Any chance that there could be some more opened up? Love the idea and I know theres alot of owners who would like to try. The usual suspects will complain that it's not fair to the Rockies , Marlins etc but if you do your homework and change your thinking it can be done. This is more realistic , and oh , by the way , I've managed to take 1st place so far with the Mariners in auto 1237.
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