2026 VIAC Fantasy Baseball - Are you returning?

The fifteenth season of Votto is a Catcher is underway. Please see the first two posts of this thread for all relevant information.

Spring Training To-Do List

1. Confirm if members are returning or not (please reply in the thread)
2. Vote on draft date (NYY @ SF on Wednesday, 3/25, but Thursday, 3/26 is the true Opening Day)
3. Vote on any rule changes (please submit any suggestions into the thread below)
4. Collect payment (Venmo is preferred, but PayPal or Zelle are also fine)
5. Draft no later than Tuesday, March 24th

League Settings

- Non-keeper roto auction
- 14 teams on ESPN in 2025 (generally trying for 12-14)
- Daily FAAB runs at 10:00 am CST with a $1,000 season-long budget and $0 bids are allowed
- 5x5 categories are R, HR, RBI, SB, OPS and QS, K, ERA, WHIP, S
- 1,400 season-long IP limit (do we need to lower it?)
- 18 starters (C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3x0F, 2xU, 4xP, 2xSP, 2xRP), 5 bench spots, and 3 IL slots

Entry Fee and Payout Structure

The league entry fee is $100. The payout structure was $800/$400/$150/$50 for 2025 with 14 members.

2026 Members

1. Vick's Kennel Club IN
2. PSU2LSU - Nyjer Please IN
3. MetryMojo - Metry Hit Men IN
4. Windyhilltiger09 - Maf Wic IN
5. RidiculousHype - American Dreams IN
6. Honkus - Hot Stove IN
7. rmc - Team Rick IN
8. Team Pizzaman IN
9. Zephyrius IN
10. TThomasJR - Team Sttdb IN
11. FleurDeLonestar - Buncho Bums MAYBE
12. CarbonzaHammers1
13. LSUMatman - The Mudhens
14. JacobDroark

2026 Wait List

1. The Express (sat out last year, my real life friend, will ask him)
2. LSU_Richoux
3. drizztiger