Winter meetings topic 1: league fees and payouts

Welcome to the 2012 Winter Meetings. Unlike past years we are going to have to do the voting a little differently because we have people who find this blog somehow through google and can screw up voting if it's public.

We will discuss ALL topics first and at end of week, I will probably send out an email link with a poll for each one so we can vote. Unlike past years, I honestly don't see an epic long discussion in the future for any of these. List of topics:

•Cost of league and league payouts
•Adding one more move per week OR increasing total moves per year
•Who pays last place fee?
•Adding a 4th keeper for 2013
•Keeper trade punishments

Topic 1 after the jump.


Topic 1: Cost of league & league payouts 

Some have advocated we raise the stakes of the league. To quote one manager who proposed the change: 

"Everyone seems to be big baseball fans and for the most part everyone seems active. However I am to believe we are all atleast 25 years old, so why is the payment into this league so small? What is it 50 bucks? I believe everyone should be able to shell out atleast $100 for a league like the one we do."

PROS: Higher payouts, more competitiveness, add a 3rd place prize (and possibly others). 

CONS: Higher buy-in, possibly higher last place fee (?)

NOTE: 100 was just the proposed change, that can be debated in discussion if people like this idea. Please discuss this idea in the comments section and give your thoughts if you so choose.
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2010 Payouts

$50 league fee per person + $25 last-place fee = $625 in the pot. That, with the non-Yahoo fee, means a significant boost in the league prizes this season.

Division winners = $75 each
League runner up = $150
League winner = $325


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