League notes
Previews, rulings and the occasional apology.
Written by the commissioner, the draft host and whoever lost the final. Newest first.
Previews
Week 3 preview: the unbeatens meet the waiver wire
Commissioner’s Pets and The Hash Marks are the last two unbeaten teams. Neither plays the other this week, and both drew teams that just made big waiver claims.
Draft
The 2026 draft, graded by the person who finished last
As last season’s Wooden Spoon, Theo hosted the draft and, by tradition, writes the grades. He gave himself an A.
Archive
Everything else.
Draft
Draft night logistics: the projector, the snacks, the order
The 2026 draft is at Theo’s, 8:00 pm on Sunday August 30, with a projector and a 90-second clock per pick.
Rules
Rule change vote: should the final end on Sunday?
Lena has proposed ending the final on Sunday night for the ninth year in a row. Voting closes Friday.
Deadlines
Keeper deadline: one player each, no exceptions
Every team keeps one player from 2025 at the cost of the round they were drafted in, minus one. Submissions close August 20.
Rules
Why the trade deadline moved to week 11
After 17 trades in 2021 and a late-season fire sale in 2025, the league voted 8–4 to move the deadline a week earlier.
Setup
How to connect this site to your league’s data
Every standings table, matchup card and chart on this site reads from one JSON file. Here is the shape it expects.
History
The 2025 final, in the words of the runner-up
Dana finished first in the table and second in the final. She would like to talk about the scoring change from 2019.
This week
What the notes are about.
Power rankings
The commissioner’s weekly column.
Records book