[USML Announce] Fwd: From Contact Us: FAAB bid processing

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Unfortunately for me (and for Liam Hendriks), I ignored the cardinal rule of fantasy baseball:  never, ever watch your own pitchers.  When Hendriks came on in the ninth, I sat there and watched as he of course got lit up.  Fortunately, I immediately left the room.  Thereafter, Tim Anderson (also a Nuke) delivered the game-winning blast and turned Liam's blown save into a win.
Remember:  don't tempt the Roto Gods.
Mark


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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Fwd: From Contact Us: FAAB bid processing Thanks for doing this, Mark. It was worth a try.
Great game in Iowa tonight, though! 



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On Aug 12, 2021, at 9:41 PM, Mark Blocker <blockermark at gmail.com> wrote:



League:  Here is the late and plainly unhelpful response that I received from Onroto about the method by which its system processes FAAB bids.  Kudos to you if this helps you figure things out.  I think the short answer is that they have no idea how their system handles contingent bids, so plan accordingly.
  -- Mark B.
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From: <support at onroto.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: From Contact Us: FAAB bid processing
To: <blockermark at gmail.com>


Hope this isn't too late, Mark...

The bids are sorted based on the highest bid.  The blocks don't matter usually, but
the contingent order does.  If you don't get your first contingent, we start going
down your list.  When you do win, all the contingent bids are flushed out.  So the
most important thing is to put the guys you truly want as your highest contingent
bids.  If your want more than one player, you need to use more than one block.

wai WPipp NYY    1.) bid $50 on LGehrig NYY
                 2.) bid $40 on SMusial StL

gets you Gehrig for $50, or Musial for $40, is someone else gets Gerhig.

wai WPipp NYY    1.) bid $50 on LGehrig NYY
                 2.) bid $40 on SMusial StL

wai TTresh NYY   1.) bid $40 on SMusial StL

would get you Gehrig for $50 and Musial for $40 if you have the highest bids for both.

- Scott


> Quick question:  Can you explain how Onroto processes FAAB bids, particularly where
> contingent bids are included? I'd like to send around an email to our league to
> explain. Thanks.    -- Mark B.
> League Abbrev: USML
> User: mblocker
> Sport: baseball

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