i have returned

without class, the internet loses all appeal. that said, classes are starting back up, and i think this blog is great.

if we are going to have keepers, do we get to keep anyone from last season? if so, i have heard of leagues in which keeping player X costs a team a draft pick in a certain round, while player Y (less than X) costs a draft pick in a later round. i am interested in this if anyone can explain it to me.

similarly, i did an auction draft once and it was fantastic. but, we had no player transactions during the season because they were too complicated. is there anyway around that problem? if not, i'd rather have a normal draft with in-season activity than an auction.

for stats, my platform remains unchanged. baseball prospectus and hardball times may explain how to win games in real life, but fantasy stats should be set up to allow different teams to win in different ways. if ben wants to win with speed, more power to him. i realize i am entering the game late, but here is my ideal 5X5...

hitting:
on base%
slugging%
home runs
steals
runs or hits

pitching:
Ks
era/ra
whip
wins
saves

i do not like negative stats at all. lets set up a voting system...