Off Season, what's next

Just wondering so people can plan..... any more votes to be done? When will an updated game file be available (I realize this could take a few days once all the signings are done)? When are we looking at A)holding the draft, B) starting spring training C) starting the season.

Also is there a rule 5 draft. I know this is mentioned somewhere but I thought it wasn't liked, or needed some changes, or maybe I'm just making that up.

Any thing else I'm missing?

Its all happening very soon.... we try to keep the pace up to keep it interesting...

Ok, just checking back in. How about an estimate for when the league file will be ready, and a timeframe for when the draft will be held? I realize the free agent signings take some time, but are we looking at next week, this weekend, next few nights, etc? As part of draft preperation I assume the admin team has been tracking the traded picks, but if not maybe we can start a thread for people to post what picks they've traded or traded for. I assume something similiar will be posted to show what picks were lost as part of free agent compensation.

Also I never heard if the rule 5 draft is still being done.

We stopped doing the rule V draft after the first season..

The file should be up today and tomorrow, and the draft should take place this weekend.

Im looking through all the trades right now to see which picks have been traded, but if you would like to start a thread about what teams traded which pick, it would be a big help.

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE don't have the draft on Sunday, I'll be at King's Island and won't be home until 11 sunday night. Friday night, anytime Saturday, or even Monday are all open for me. I'll start a thread on the approved trades thread for traded picks.... i think i have all mine written down. Maybe after the draft we can start a sticky or pinned message in the approved thread that can be updated with picks included in future trades.

Half the first round is Baltimore's, so minus well do something that fits him

well let's figure out a date, the more people that can be there the better. Also if you sim up to the draft I'll put together a list in Excel sorted first by peak then by overall where the peaks are the same (70/90 would be higher on the list then 65/90). This can be used by everyone so there is no confusion about who is to be picked for owners that aren't there and don't provide a list of their own. Sound good?

that sounds great to me

jcclemen2 wrote:

well let's figure out a date, the more people that can be there the better. Also if you sim up to the draft I'll put together a list in Excel sorted first by peak then by overall where the peaks are the same (70/90 would be higher on the list then 65/90). This can be used by everyone so there is no confusion about who is to be picked for owners that aren't there and don't provide a list of their own. Sound good?

You dont have to do that, I could just draft players while in commish mode and get the highest peak for whoever doesnt make a list.

If I remember from past drafts too, it can change every time you sim up to the draft and we had owners who showed the same prospect with a peak that would be one off of what the other guy had shown.

that's why I was suggesting a sim up to the draft being done a few days before the actual draft.... then everybody is looking at the same info. If you're inclined to preparing ahead of time this might be of use.

So the draft is......?

Hello......(echo)(echo)(echo)!?

Um, if admin doesn't put down a date in time, I will do it, but when do you guys want it to be?

This past weekend

Seriously though, seems a bit too much downtime during the offseason. Maybe we can come up with set dates before the next offseason even begins. We could make a calendar of when each sim will take us through.....just give us a little more stability. What does everyone think?

I've worked up a tentative draft order and sent it to admin. it reflects all trades and draft compensation which had to be tinkered with due to all the trades and several teams signing multiple free agents. This needs to be posted, and checked over for any mistakes I might of made. For instance admin didn't like that I incorrectly took away his 1st round pick

I think this list should be posted today, and the league should be updated with trades and simmed up until the draft. I also think a list should be put out of amateur draft players ranked from highest to lowest peak. This could then be followed by everyone available for the draft and used for all teams that arent' there to make their picks unless they've specified otherwise. Seems like last year different people had different players with the highest peak at times and it slowed the draft down as we debated who should be picked. These are all up to the admin team of course, but I think the draft order list and prospect list by peak would speed the live draft along.

That being said, I think the draft order at least needs a day or two to allow people to make sure their picks are right. If so the draft could be Wednesday or later, but can't be going on @ 10pm on Wednesday because I know several people watch Lost at that time

You better get to your TV at 9 EST because it's a 2 hour finale this week. 10 o'clock and you've missed the first half.

This is the tentative draft order pending any other errors...

round ----- pick ----- Draft Order -----
1st ----- 1 ----- Pittsburgh -----
1st ----- 2 ----- Texas -----
1st ----- 3 ----- Houston -----
1st ----- 4 ----- Kansas City -----
1st ----- 5 ----- Cleveland -----
1st ----- 6 ----- Cincinnati -----
1st ----- 7 ----- Chicago AL -----
1st ----- 8 ----- Baltimore -----
1st ----- 9 ----- Oakland -----
1st ----- 10 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Milwaukee
1st ----- 11 ----- San Diego -----
1st ----- 12 ----- Arizona----- traded from San Francisco
1st ----- 13 ----- Boston -----
1st ----- 14 ----- Atlanta -----
1st ----- 15 ----- Colorado -----
1st ----- 16 ----- Toronto -----
1st ----- 17 ----- Arizona ----- traded from Washington
1st ----- 18 ----- Los Angeles AL -----
1st ----- 19 ----- Philadelphia -----
1st ----- 20 ----- Los Angeles NL -----
1st ----- 21 ----- Tampa Bay -----
1st ----- 22 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Arizona
1st ----- 23 ----- New York AL -----
1st ----- 24 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Seattle
1st ----- 25 ----- Minnesota -----
1st ----- 26 ----- New York NL -----
1st ----- 27 ----- St. Louis -----
1st ----- 28 ----- Florida -----
1st ----- 29 ----- Detroit -----
1st ----- 30 ----- Chicago NL -----
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
SW ----- 31 ----- Florida ----- for losing Prince Fielder
SW ----- 32 ----- Texas ----- for losing Travis Hafner
SW ----- 33 ----- Florida ----- for losing Carl Crawford
SW ----- 34 ----- Chicago NL ----- for losing Manny Ramirez
SW ----- 35 ----- Minnesota ----- for losing Chipper Jones
SW ----- 36 ----- Chicago AL ----- for losing Robinson Cano
SW ----- 37 ----- Toronto ----- for losing Aaron Hill
SW ----- 38 ----- Florida ----- for losing Ramon Ramirez
SW ----- 39 ----- St. Louis ----- for losing Eric Gagne
SW ----- 40 ----- Texas ----- for losing Akinori Otsuka
SW ----- 41 ----- Florida ----- for losing Josh Barfield
SW ----- 42 ----- Texas ----- for losing Michael Young
SW ----- 43 ----- Florida ----- for losing Andre Ethier
SW ----- 44 ----- St. Louis ----- for losing Edgar Renteria
SW ----- 45 ----- Milwaukee ----- for losing Adam Wainwright
SW ----- 46 ----- Colorado ----- for losing Matt Holliday
SW ----- 47 ----- Chicago NL ----- for losing Matt Murton
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
2nd ----- 48 ----- Pittsburgh -----
2nd ----- 49 ----- Texas -----
2nd ----- 50 ----- Houston -----
2nd ----- 51 ----- Kansas City -----
2nd ----- 52 ----- Colorado ----- from Cleveland for Matt Holliday
2nd ----- 53 ----- Cincinnati -----
2nd ----- 54 ----- Chicago AL -----
2nd ----- 55 ----- St. Louis ----- from Baltimore for Edgar Renteria
2nd ----- 56 ----- Oakland -----
2nd ----- 57 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Milwaukee
2nd ----- 58 ----- San Diego -----
2nd ----- 59 ----- St. Louis ----- traded from San Fransisco
2nd ----- 60 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Boston
2nd ----- 61 ----- Atlanta -----
2nd ----- 62 ----- St. Louis ----- traded from Colorado
2nd ----- 63 ----- Toronto -----
2nd ----- 64 ----- Atlanta ----- traded from Washington
2nd ----- 65 ----- Los Angeles AL -----
2nd ----- 66 ----- Philadelphia -----
2nd ----- 67 ----- Los Angeles NL -----
2nd ----- 68 ----- Tampa Bay -----
2nd ----- 69 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Arizona
2nd ----- 70 ----- New York AL -----
2nd ----- 71 ----- Minnesota ----- from Seattle for Chipper Jones
2nd ----- 72 ----- Washington ----- traded from Minnesota
2nd ----- 73 ----- Texas ----- traded from New York Mets
2nd ----- 74 ----- Los Angeles AL ----- Traded from St. Louis
2nd ----- 75 ----- Florida -----
2nd ----- 76 ----- Detroit -----
2nd ----- 77 ----- Chicago C -----
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
SW ----- 78 ----- Florida ----- for losing Prince Fielder
SW ----- 79 ----- Texas ----- for losing Travis Hafner
SW ----- 80 ----- Florida ----- for losing Carl Crawford
SW ----- 81 ----- Chicago NL ----- for losing Manny Ramirez
SW ----- 82 ----- Chicago AL ----- for losing Robinson Cano
SW ----- 83 ----- Toronto ----- for losing Aaron Hill
SW ----- 84 ----- Florida ----- for losing Ramon Ramirez
SW ----- 85 ----- St. Louis ----- for losing Eric Gagne
SW ----- 86 ----- Texas ----- for losing Akinori Otsuka
SW ----- 87 ----- Florida ----- for losing Josh Barfield
SW ----- 88 ----- Texas ----- for losing Michael Young
SW ----- 89 ----- Florida ----- for losing Andre Ethier
SW ----- 90 ----- Milwaukee ----- for losing Adam Wainwright
SW ----- 91 ----- Chicago NL ----- for losing Matt Murton
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
3rd ----- 92 ----- Pittsburgh -----
3rd ----- 93 ----- Texas -----
3rd ----- 94 ----- Houston -----
3rd ----- 95 ----- Kansas City -----
3rd ----- 96 ----- Cleveland -----
3rd ----- 97 ----- Cincinnati -----
3rd ----- 98 ----- Chicago WS -----
3rd ----- 99 ----- Baltimore -----
3rd ----- 100 ----- Oakland -----
3rd ----- 101 ----- Milwaukee -----
3rd ----- 102 ----- San Diego -----
3rd ----- 103 ----- St. Louis ----- traded from San Fransisco
3rd ----- 104 ----- Boston -----
3rd ----- 105 ----- Atlanta -----
3rd ----- 106 ----- Toronto -----
3rd ----- 107 ----- Washington -----
3rd ----- 108 ----- Los Angeles AL -----
3rd ----- 109 ----- Philadelphia -----
3rd ----- 110 ----- Los Angeles NL -----
3rd ----- 111 ----- Tampa Bay -----
3rd ----- 112 ----- New York AL -----
3rd ----- 113 ----- Seattle -----
3rd ----- 114 ----- Minnesota ----- traded from New York Mets
3rd ----- 115 ----- Boston ----- Traded from St. Louis
3rd ----- 116 ----- Florida -----
3rd ----- 117 ----- Baltimore ----- traded from Detroit
3rd ----- 118 ----- Chicago NL -----
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
4th ----- 119 ----- Pittsburgh -----
4th ----- 120 ----- Texas -----
4th ----- 121 ----- Houston -----
4th ----- 122 ----- Kansas City -----
4th ----- 123 ----- Cleveland -----
4th ----- 124 ----- Cincinnati -----
4th ----- 125 ----- Chicago AL -----
4th ----- 126 ----- Baltimore -----
4th ----- 127 ----- Oakland -----
4th ----- 128 ----- Milwaukee -----
4th ----- 129 ----- San Diego -----
4th ----- 130 ----- St. Louis ----- traded from San Fransisco
4th ----- 131 ----- Boston -----
4th ----- 132 ----- Atlanta -----
4th ----- 133 ----- Colorado -----
4th ----- 134 ----- Toronto -----
4th ----- 135 ----- Washington -----
4th ----- 136 ----- Los Angeles AL -----
4th ----- 137 ----- Philadelphia -----
4th ----- 138 ----- Los Angeles NL -----
4th ----- 139 ----- Tampa Bay -----
4th ----- 140 ----- New York AL -----
4th ----- 141 ----- Seattle -----
4th ----- 142 ----- St. Louis ----- traded from NYM to SFG to STL
4th ----- 143 ----- Florida -----
4th ----- 144 ----- Detroit -----
4th ----- 145 ----- Chicago NL -----
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
5th ----- 146 ----- Pittsburgh -----
5th ----- 147 ----- Texas -----
5th ----- 148 ----- Houston -----
5th ----- 149 ----- Kansas City -----
5th ----- 150 ----- Cleveland -----
5th ----- 151 ----- Cincinnati -----
5th ----- 152 ----- Chicago AL -----
5th ----- 153 ----- Detroit ----- traded from Baltimore
5th ----- 154 ----- Oakland -----
5th ----- 155 ----- Milwaukee -----
5th ----- 156 ----- San Diego -----
5th ----- 157 ----- Arizona ----- traded from San Fransisco
5th ----- 158 ----- Boston -----
5th ----- 159 ----- Atlanta -----
5th ----- 160 ----- Colorado -----
5th ----- 161 ----- Toronto -----
5th ----- 162 ----- Washington -----
5th ----- 163 ----- Los Angeles AL -----
5th ----- 164 ----- Philadelphia -----
5th ----- 165 ----- Los Angeles NL -----
5th ----- 166 ----- Tampa Bay -----
5th ----- 167 ----- New York AL -----
5th ----- 168 ----- Seattle -----
5th ----- 169 ----- Minnesota -----
5th ----- 170 ----- St. Louis -----
5th ----- 171 ----- Florida -----
5th ----- 172 ----- Detroit -----
5th ----- 173 ----- Chicago NL -----
round ----- pick ----- Team -----
SW3 ----- 174 ----- Chicago Cubs ----- for losing Melky Cabrera
SW3 ----- 175 ----- Toronto ----- for losing Carlo Cota
SW3 ----- 176 ----- New York AL ----- for losing Bobby Abreu
SW3 ----- 177 ----- Tampa Bay ----- for losing Dan Uggla
SW3 ----- 178 ----- Arizona ----- for losing Eric Byrnes
SW3 ----- 179 ----- San Francisco ----- for losing Lyle Overbay
SW3 ----- 180 ----- Cleveland ----- for losing Ryan Freel



TEAMS LOST THE FOLLOWING PICKS AS FREE AGENT COMPENSATION

3RD RD COLORADO LOST TO CHICAGO NL FOR MANNY RAMIREZ
3RD RD ARIZONA LOST TO TEXAS FOR TRAVIS HAFNER
3RD RD MINNESOTA LOST TO TORONTO FOR AARON HILL

4TH RD ARIZONA LOST TO FLORIDA FOR CARL CRAWFORD
4TH RD MINNESOTA LOST TO FLORIDA FOR ANDRE EITHER
4TH RD ST LOUIS LOST TO MILWAUKEE FOR ADAM WAINWRIGHT

5TH RD ARIZONA LOST TO FLORIDA FOR JOSH BARFIELD
5TH RD NEW YORK NL LOST TO FLORIDA FOR PRINCE FIELDER


Btw, I cant wait for the season finale of lost and the 24 season finale is in less than 3 hours!!!

don't i get a supp pick for losing carlos lee?

sublimeyanks wrote:

don't i get a supp pick for losing carlos lee?

He wasnt an A free agent

Then why did guys get compensation for Freel, Overbay, etc? Lee has the same ratings.

sublimeyanks wrote:

Then why did guys get compensation for Freel, Overbay, etc? Lee has the same ratings.

They were rated higher in commish mode

maybe it's just my ignorance but when it says +/- 0 aren't the ratings the same as commish mode?

sublimeyanks wrote:

maybe it's just my ignorance but when it says +/- 0 aren't the ratings the same as commish mode?

Yes they are the same, but when you sort them by overall the "better" 88 is higher up.

okay..how the guy who averaged 48 hr over 3 years isn't better than ryan freel is beyond me but okay