Razzball Nation!
For the second time, the Baseball Razzball Elite League is here!
We’re doin’ it, and doin’ it, and doin’ it again! Now, stop licking your lips, LL. That’s just creepy. And this is nothing but good news! Get excited!
The idea of the Baseball Razzball Elite League (REL) was amazing, so good we had to come back for another. If only that was true in other areas of my life. At home. LINDA! But for real, REL1 filled up so fast that unless you were one of the lucky few to read JB’s post within ten minutes of being uploaded to the interwebs…you were left out. And that was most of you. Which left you sad. And we don’t like sad pandas, do we? (The answer is no…)
Once REL1 filled up dozens, nay, hundreds, of people commented on their desire to join the league if someone dropped out. We took many of those comments and were able to fill out a second REL league: REL2! Well, almost fill it up. And that’s why you’re reading this!
But first, here’s a snippet from JB‘s initial post laying out some of the groundwork for just what in the world REL actually is…
I’m not going to list out the full rules, since that would REALLY be the worst post ever. So here’s the Cliff’s [Lee] Notes – The Razzball Elite League is a team-based dynasty, where you have to ALWAYS own 15 players from your parent team’s roster. There’s obviously 30 MLB teams, so it’s a 30-team league, however split into 15-team AL only and 15-team NL only leagues. The two leagues are Roto, and play through the first 148 games. Then the final two weeks, the pennant winners of the AL and NL Roto leagues play each other in a H2H World Series. On top of your 15 player quota from your parent team you manage a full 25-man roster (with a lot of DL and a few NA spots) and manage a farm system with your parent team’s prospects. It’s going to be a fun way to blend real-life MLB situations (monitoring trade markets, tanking, contacts, etc.) with the standard 5×5 roto fantasy system.
It’s going to be a $50/year league. “But wait, Razzball is free, RCLs are free, why in the hell would this pompous JB create a money league on Razzball?!” Well, frustrated commenter, in launching the REL on Hoops we got 13 or so really amazing owners (for a 20 teamer). We’ve had to fill the remaining spots, and filling a dynasty league can be troublesome. Especially one this complex. So I’m weeding out the wafflers, and charging a pretty minimal yearly rate just to try and have little-to-no turnover. And if you’re hesitant taking on a weaker team, I’m the mother F Brewers! I gotta rebuild like they are!
As linked above, a big part of the REL experience will be our weekly recaps, where every owner is welcome to write a summary of their past week. Your chance to be part of Razzball’s awesome content!
Everything is essentially the same between REL1 and REL2, except that the second installment occurs on FanTrax rather than Yahoo, and instead of JB, I’ll be serving as Commish. To join the second launch of the REL, all you gotta do is comment below (first-come, first-serve). Here’s the kicker…
THERE ARE ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT!
Haha, I know that may lend to yet another group of sad pandas, but well, go eat some bamboo and get over it. Or, talk to JB about REL3! The open teams still available are:
Milwaukee Brewers
San Diego Padres
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Chicago White Sox
(the league is now full, thanks everyone for your interest!)
First people to comment on which team they want, it’s yours. After that we’ll take names for replacements if someone drops out. And, if there’s enough, see if an REL3 could be created.
Here’s how the timeline will go down:
- Sunday, March 6 – Keepers due. (17 players from parent club’s 40-man roster, 10 prospects not on 40-man to protect)
- Sunday, March 13 – AL draft at 1:00 PM EST, NL draft at 4:00 PM EST. The draft is filling out your roster after keeping 17 players from your parent club (8 remaining spots in a $100 Auction so you have equal chance to everyone not kept).
We’re really excited to come alongside JB for REL2! 25 other owners are awaiting you…
If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Thanks for your interest, Razzball Nation! Hopefully this will become the league amongst other leagues of leagues…even more extraordinarier than REL1! Welcome to the Razzball Elites!
