Post by Weekend Warriors on Dec 11, 2019 17:16:20 GMT
Transition to a New Commissioner
1. The first thing the new Czar is going to have to do is set an auction schedule. I tried to keep each leagues auction on the same day of the week (i.e. Berra drafted on Monday the previous year, I tried to keep it on Monday) I can forward someone the last one I used, if they do not want to make up one on their own.
2. Make up a welcome back letter, giving everyone the information they require to figure out if they are able to return. This usually included the auction schedule, when the frozen rosters are due, when the deadline for letting you know if they will be returning, the cost and how to pay the annual fees.
3. Mail out all of the welcome back letters, and then start tracking who is returning, who isn’t returning and what teams are available. This is where it gets a little hectic. I believe we had 30+ owners last year and getting a reply and keeping track of who is returning and what leagues they are in can get interesting.
4. You’ll need to come up with a schedule of who is going to Auctioneer each draft, and who is going to be a League Administrator to take care of all transactions and administer the minor league draft.
5. You will need to try and fill the open teams that owners have notified that you that they will not be returning. This is a lot harder to do, since we have no new blood in several years. The new Czar will be responsible for recruiting new owners. I posted open teams on Reddit, OnRoto, Fantrax and a couple of others, but failed to attract any new owners.
6. If you are unable to recruit new owners and we keep losing owners like in the past, you’ll have to decide what league(s) to close and how to fill the league that remain open.
7. I tried to send out a reminder message just before the frozen rosters were due. Getting the frozen rosters in on time allows everyone to get prepared for the auction. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring that Open Teams’ frozen rosters have been submitted.
8. Once you get to the drafts, the hard work is done. Now all you have to do is get all the owners to show up for the auction, and of course, deal with getting everyone in the auction room. This can also mean figuring out who is going to be drafting the Open Team, so a complete roster is available if you can find a new owner.
9. After all the auctions are complete, the minor league draft is done, the only things you have to worry about is answering some questions, dealing with the minor problems that pop up every now and then. Piece of Cake!
10. Last for the year is to pay OnRoto for the usage of the stat site. This is usually $50 per league.
Hope this helps, and if you have any other questions, I am planning on being around and running some teams in 2020.
Rick Smetana
1. The first thing the new Czar is going to have to do is set an auction schedule. I tried to keep each leagues auction on the same day of the week (i.e. Berra drafted on Monday the previous year, I tried to keep it on Monday) I can forward someone the last one I used, if they do not want to make up one on their own.
2. Make up a welcome back letter, giving everyone the information they require to figure out if they are able to return. This usually included the auction schedule, when the frozen rosters are due, when the deadline for letting you know if they will be returning, the cost and how to pay the annual fees.
3. Mail out all of the welcome back letters, and then start tracking who is returning, who isn’t returning and what teams are available. This is where it gets a little hectic. I believe we had 30+ owners last year and getting a reply and keeping track of who is returning and what leagues they are in can get interesting.
4. You’ll need to come up with a schedule of who is going to Auctioneer each draft, and who is going to be a League Administrator to take care of all transactions and administer the minor league draft.
5. You will need to try and fill the open teams that owners have notified that you that they will not be returning. This is a lot harder to do, since we have no new blood in several years. The new Czar will be responsible for recruiting new owners. I posted open teams on Reddit, OnRoto, Fantrax and a couple of others, but failed to attract any new owners.
6. If you are unable to recruit new owners and we keep losing owners like in the past, you’ll have to decide what league(s) to close and how to fill the league that remain open.
7. I tried to send out a reminder message just before the frozen rosters were due. Getting the frozen rosters in on time allows everyone to get prepared for the auction. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring that Open Teams’ frozen rosters have been submitted.
8. Once you get to the drafts, the hard work is done. Now all you have to do is get all the owners to show up for the auction, and of course, deal with getting everyone in the auction room. This can also mean figuring out who is going to be drafting the Open Team, so a complete roster is available if you can find a new owner.
9. After all the auctions are complete, the minor league draft is done, the only things you have to worry about is answering some questions, dealing with the minor problems that pop up every now and then. Piece of Cake!
10. Last for the year is to pay OnRoto for the usage of the stat site. This is usually $50 per league.
Hope this helps, and if you have any other questions, I am planning on being around and running some teams in 2020.
Rick Smetana
