Painting the Black Baseball League

Please check in below that you plan to return for 2024. Check in deadline is December 31st.

1. Columbus Wild
2. Las Vegas Marte Parte
3. Carolina Couch Potatoes
4. Shrewsbury Big Flies
5. Destin Barracudas
6. Dutch Miracle
7. Adelaide Chomp
8. Manila Folders
9. Chicago Bottomfeeders
10. SLC Bums
11. Utah Sandlot
12. Toronto Phantoms
13. DC Wiffelballers
14. Kansas Wonderobys
15. Boston Monsters
16. Cincinnati Bad News
17. Glenside Pride
18. Cincinnati Tsunami
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Out for 2024:
Vancouver Rainhawks
Baton Rouge Bombers

2024 Schedule
December 31st - 2024 Check In
December 31st - Fantrax Fees Due (Once a team is paid the transaction hold will be lifted)
January 21st - Roster Decisions
February 5th - Free Agency (Matching)
February 12th - Free Agency (Pitchers/Catchers)
February 19th - Free Agency (Hitters)
March 24th - Active Rosters must be reduced to 40 (25 man active and 15 reserves)
March 24th - Off Season Free Agency Closes
March 28th - Opening Day
April 8th - MLFAD Starts
August 5th - FYPD - Tentative (Monday after signing deadline)
August 15th - Trade Deadline
Regular Season Ends after week 21

This is the 2024 schedule.  This is close to last years but there are some changes.  The check in and Fantrax fee payment will be first on the agenda before any other league business. If you don't check in and pay by 12/31 your team will be considered open and we'll fill it before offseason business.   Trading will not be permitted by teams until they pay their 2024 Fantrax dues. 

Also, inflation has hit Fantrax, the cost per team is now $6.50 (+ processing fee) as Fantrax raised the price of the premium league in 2024.

You are free to check in, pay and post your rosters decisions early if you desire.    Roster decisions will be tentative until the deadline.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Forced callups have been processed. Please check your rosters for and let me know if you see any errors. 

I'll post the tentative 2024 schedule in the next few days along with the 2024 check in thread. 

Y2y contracts should all be updated for 2024.   Working on forced call ups now.

Once contracts are all updated, I'll post a league schedule and check in and we get rolling!

Let me know if you see any errors. 

2023, y2y6 and FR2023 contracts have been dropped from rosters.  I am currently working through the y2y progression updates.  After that I'll process forced callups. 

I've also created the 2024 roster declarations forum.  Feel free to post your thread.  All decisions will be tentative until the final deadline (which is still to be set).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

2024 Draft Order (MLFAD and FYPD)

1. Boston Monsters
2. Adelaide Chomp
3. Kansas Wonderboys
4. Carolina Couch Potatoes
5. Utah Sandlot
6. Baton Rouge Bombers
7. Destin Barracudas
8. Dutch Miracle
9. Vancouver Rainhawks
10. Toronto Phantoms
11. Cincinnati Bad News
12. Columbus Wild
13. Cincinnati Tsunami
14. Chicago Bottomfeeders
15. DC Wiffelballers
16. Shrewsbury Big Flies
17. SLC Bums
18. Manila Folders
19. Glenside Pride
20. Las Vegas Marte Parte (New York moved cities)

I have activated the 2024 Fantrax league.  You should see it in your leagues on the left of Fantrax now.  I plan to start dropping expiring contracts (2023 & y2y6) here shortly and after that I'll start updating y2y contract progressions. 

The 2024 calendar will be posted in the next week or two so everyone can prepare for the upcoming season.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Great team you have there Drew!

Thanks!  That was a great playoff to cap off a fun season!  Well played DC

Alright, off to make some difficult contract decisions...

Championship Recap:
5. Shrewsbury Big Flies vs 6. DC Wiffelballers - 5. Shrewsbury wins 5-5-0

Really tight final vs two very good teams. 

Congratulations Shrewsbury on winning the league 2023 Championship!