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I am surprised, so far, to see so few people worried about the 100M league

Posted by ozomatli on 7/23/2017 2:31:00 PM (view original):
I am surprised, so far, to see so few people worried about the 100M league

Uh, I am one of those worried about it. It takes a lot of prep for it and I am not thrilled with the team I put together, but do not have the time to try to build another.

I think that the 100m theme will likely be hard for everyone, in a way that is somewhat equalising.

I'm surprised so few people think this year is much more difficult...

I found this year harder than previous years for one main reason. the 300K exception not being allowed.

The 300K exception did make a difference, especially for the 90M team, But two of the leagues had no restrictions at all on pitchers, so that made them a fair bit easier than most themes.

I feel like I could have taken another 2 weeks just on the 90 million team. I must have built around 30 teams that were 1-2 wins away from each cutoff. Surely I ended up choosing the wrong one. There were two others that were in my top 3 so I am curious to see if anyone chose those teams and how they will fare...

Posted by brianjw on 7/24/2017 7:24:00 AM (view original):
The 300K exception did make a difference, especially for the 90M team, But two of the leagues had no restrictions at all on pitchers, so that made them a fair bit easier than most themes.

My one regret with these themes is that I didn't include the 300K exception for the 90M league. It definitely made an impact on team selection.

I've enjoyed this years themes because I think they present a lot more opportunities for gaining an edge through research. Not that previous years' themes haven't been tough, but I find with the $90M and $100M themes especially, there are endless possibilities and I've found a few options in places I would not have even considered prior to starting my research.

Posted by ozomatli on 7/24/2017 2:22:00 PM (view original):

Posted by brianjw on 7/24/2017 7:24:00 AM (view original):
The 300K exception did make a difference, especially for the 90M team, But two of the leagues had no restrictions at all on pitchers, so that made them a fair bit easier than most themes.

My one regret with these themes is that I didn't include the 300K exception for the 90M league. It definitely made an impact on team selection.

I don't think you should regret it. It made it much more challenging. It added another layer to it, as you had to try and find teams and/or clones that had scrub seasons available to save money. I think it would've been far easier with the exemption.