First off, I want to thank each of you for taking the time to voice your opinion and vote on the proposed changes for the 2021 season. As I've indicated several times in the past, the participation, engagement, and ideas of our league owners is what makes this league great.
Before we get to the results, I want to give a quick overview of the motions presented:
League Fee: Increase the league fee to $200.
Auction Draft: Change the draft system to a "real money" format. Each owner will receive a $200 budget with paid league fee. Unspent money will be added to your Free Agent account.
Free Agency: No preset budget or spending limit. Free agents will be purchased with real money. Owners will reconcile their balance due from acquisitions at the end of the season. All Free Agency revenue will be added to 1st place prize.
Home Field Advantage: Bonus points to be given to the home team of each matchup.
Veto Votes on Trades: Remove the owner ability to vote to veto a trade. Trade approval will be completed by Commish while considering any feedback or concerns from owners.
League Expansion: Invite 2 or 4 additional teams to join the league.
Without further ado, here are the results of the league vote:
League Fee
Question: Should we increase the league fee to $200?
Yes: 10 No: 2
Comments:
"I'm good with $150 as it is"
"I don't want to use real money for draft and auctions. I would like to raise to $200 for costs."
Result: Motion is carried
Auction Draft
Question: Should we change the Auction Draft as described above?
Yes: 7 No: 5
Comments:
"I'm not a huge fan of having to even use pretend $ now to pick up free agents."
Result: Motion is carried
Free Agency
Question: Should we change the Free Agency system as described above?
Yes: 7 No: 5
Comments:
"Sorry no but said with peace and love, peace and love."
Result: Motion is carried
Prize Schedule
Prompt: Add your comments regarding the prize schedule. (optional)
Comments:
"no problem with changes. Will be interesting to see in action."
"If the league fee increase passes I'm fine with this."
Home Field Advantage
Question: Should we add bonus points for home-field advantage?
Yes: 4 No: 8
Comments:
"I don't think someone should win or lose a week because their team is home or away. That is taken into consideration when drafting individual players. Ex: taking a Kicker that home is a dome."
"I don't like change"
Result: Motion is denied
Trade Veto Voting
Question: Should we eliminate the veto vote option for trades and allow Commish to decide?
Yes: 8 No: 4
Comments:
"I like to have the option to veto a trade if I think it's suspicious"
Result: Motion is carried
League Expansion
Question: Should we expand the number of teams in the league?
Yes (2 Teams): 1 Yes (4 Teams): 0 No: 11
Comments:
"Keep it to 12 please"
Result: Motion is denied
Please keep in mind that the motions that passed begin with the 2021 season. Also, it's worth noting that, as always, if we decide that we don't like something after it has been implemented, we can always move to something new or revert back to the original format.
If you have any questions, comments, or thoughts, please feel free to share them with me.
Good luck in week 4!
-- Commish
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