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An ottoneu-centric podcast from the bot responsible for the Surplus Calculator
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Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
On this episode Justin and Niv talk about a recent Community feature request to add Roster% to team pages, and we also cover the three primary roster rules in Ottoneu (1A, 1B, and 1C). Find out why the rules were written the way they were, the intention behind them, and our suggestions for how league commissioners should enforce/apply them.
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
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Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
On this episode we briefly discuss how the first month of the season has gone for our fantasy teams (including the Ottoneu Prestige League) and then launch into a wider discussion of the current issues with the baseball, humidors, and the offensive environment in the early going of 2022.
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
On this episode we review how the OPL season has gone, how our entries have done, and the lessons we've learned.
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
On this week's episode we cover Mike Trout being cut and re-auctioned in leagues, how and when to buy or sell in late May/early June, and specific players we recommend managers Buy/Hold/Sell (including Kyle Tucker, Adolis Garcia, and Jazz Chisholm).
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
On this week's episode we answer listener mailbag questions, including the value of platoon hitters, if doubling up on catchers is a good strategy, how we decide who to cut and who to add in season, and how many leagues is too much. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions on Slack, the Ottoneu Community Forums, and Twitter!
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
On this week's episode we talk about some big news- Ottoneu (and Niv) were featured in a Washington Post article, and Ottoneu was also included in the Axios Sports newsletter. On our second segment all three of us provide some helpful tips and tricks regarding 30 day cut/reauctions, navigating the Ottoneu site with multiple leagues/teams, and using the FanGraphs leaderboards in your Ottoneu league. In our final segment we play the Ottoneu version of Guess Who, and take a look at a RP, an OF, and a 3B and their early performances.
Ottoneu Washington Post Article
Ottoneu Axios Sports Newsletter
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
On this episode we review the first week+ of baseball action, covering the hot starts of Mike Trout, Nick Castellanos, and Yermin Mercedes. We also review some early struggles from Keston Hiura and Ozzie Albies, and talk about what indicators we look at in these tiny samples.
@OttobotPod
Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
On this episode we are covering the Ottoneu Prestige League (OPL) and we are joined by Ottoneu Slack community member Jason Mycoff, who's done some outstanding OPL analysis. We give an overview of how OPL works, discuss what strategies we employed in our auctions with OPL in mind, Jason talks about his takeaways from his research on optimal OPL roster construction, and finally we talk about Justin's initial OPL power rankings.
Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Jason OPL Analysis
OPL Power Rankings
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
On this episode we continue our annual Ottoneu points positional preview series with a look at outfielders. We discuss Juan Soto and Mike Trout in the top tier, Josh Naylor and Franchy Cordero breakouts, and whether Dominic Smith and Kyle Schwarber can be values at auction this year.
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Justin @JustinVibber
Niv @ottoneu
Chad @chadyoung
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
On this episode we continue our annual Ottoneu points positional preview series with a look at shortstop. We discuss Fernando Tatis Jr. and Alex Bregman in the top tier, Brendan Rodgers and Willi Castro breakouts, and whether Didi Gregorius can be a value at auction this year.
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Justin @JustinVibber
Chad @chadyoung
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