***OFFICIAL*** FFA MLB Draft (2 Viewers)

[Mr. Pickles]

Somebody contact pickles...this should fly back to him.

HI

 

[Bogart]

Of course Funkley did SOOO bad in those drafts that he shouldn't talk about them.

I just don't have the attention span for them. After one month of a 3 month draft I just get bored.

have you noticed my intrest level the last two week? Mark Freakin' Quinn???

 

[UCONN]

Somebody contact pickles...this should fly back to him.

HI

sweet. a 5 round week would be awesome. looks like we can do it.

 

[larry_boy_44]

Somebody contact pickles...this should fly back to him.

HI

sweet. a 5 round week would be awesome. looks like we can do it.

let's go for six...

 

[Nipsey]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

 

[UCONN]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

 

[Pumpnick]

4.16 selection- Duke Snider CF In the 1950s, there were three center fielders who vied for the title of "best in show" - Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and the Duke. Over time, the Mick and Mays have transcended the Duke in the memories of fans, but it was Snider at the height of his career who was the 1950s home run champ, with 326 in that decade. In the four years (1954-1957) that Mays, Mantle, and Snider starred simultaneously in New York in full-time capacities, it was Snider who led the three in homers and RBI.

 

[Capella]

running out for an hour, will check back around 6ish.

 

[Capella]

4.16 selection- Duke Snider CF In the 1950s, there were three center fielders who vied for the title of "best in show" - Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and the Duke. Over time, the Mick and Mays have transcended the Duke in the memories of fans, but it was Snider at the height of his career who was the 1950s home run champ, with 326 in that decade. In the four years (1954-1957) that Mays, Mantle, and Snider starred simultaneously in New York in full-time capacities, it was Snider who led the three in homers and RBI.

this is who I struggled with..Clemente or Duke, Duke or Clemente..nice pick.

 

[UCONN]

MLB PLAYER DRAFTUpdated picksROUND ONE1.1 pumpnick -- SP Walter Johnson1.2 Spock -- SP Sandy Koufax1.3 lastresort -- OF Babe Ruth1.4 Capella -- OF Willie Mays1.5 Nipsey -- SP CY Young1.6 Sammy3469 --OF Ted Williams1.7 Pickles -- 1B Lou Gehrig1.8 Harrier -- OF Barry Bonds1.9 Doug B -- OF Stan Musial1.10 bogart -- 2B Rogers Hornsby1.11 Koya -- P Lefty Grove1.12 funkley -- OF Ty Cobb1.13 Kraft -- OF Hank Aaron1.14 UCONN -- OF Mickey Mantle1.15 Spartans -- SS Honus Wagner1.16 LarryBoy -- SP Christy Mathewson2.1 Larryboy -- SP Roger Clemens2.2 Spartans -- SP Pedro Martinez2.3 UCONN -- OF Tris Speaker2.4 Kraft -- OF Joltin' Joe DiMaggio2.5 funkley -- 1B Jimmy Foxx2.6 koya -- 3B Mike Schmidt2.7 Bogart -- OF Rickey Henderson2.8 Doug B -- SP Warren Spahn2.9 Harrier -- SP Grover Cleveland Alexander2.10 Pickles -- OF Frank Robinson2.11 Sammy -- 3B Eddie Matthews2.12 Nipsey -- 2B Joe Morgan2.13 Capella -- 2B/3B/1B/OF Pete Rose2.14 Last Resort - 2B Eddie Collins2.15 Spock - SP Nolan Ryan2.16 Pumpnick - 2B Nap Lajoie3.1 pumpnick -- SP Greg Maddux3.2 Spock -- SP Steve Carlton3.3 lastresort -- 1B Mark McGwire3.4 Capella -- SP Randy Johnson3.5 Nipsey -- OF Joe Jackson3.6 Sammy3469 -- SS/IB Ernie Banks3.7 Pickles -- OF/3B Mel Ott3.8 Harrier -- SP Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown3.9 Doug B -- 3B George Brett3.10 bogart -- OF Billy Hamilton3.11 Koya -- SP Tom Seaver3.12 funkley -- 3B Harmon Killebrew3.13 Kraft -- SP Bob Gibson3.14 UCONN -- 2B Jackie Robinson3.15 Spartans -- SP Hal Newhouser3.16 LarryBoy -- 1B Frank Thomas4.01 LarryBoy -- 2B Charlie Gehringer4.02 Spartans -- OF Carl Yastrzemski4.03 UCONN -- SS Arky Vaughan4.04 Kraft -- 1B George Sisler4.05 Funkley -- SP Juan Marichal4.06 Koya -- OF Ken Griffey Jr.4.07 Bogart -- C Mickey Cochrane4.08 Doug B -- OF Tim Raines4.09 Harrier -- C Mike Piazza4.10 Pickles -- C Yogi Berra4.11 Sammy -- 2B Rod Carew4.12 Nipsey -- 1B/OF Hank Greenberg4.13 Capella -- OF Roberto Clemente4.14 Lastresort -- 3B Wade Boggs4.15 Spock -- 2B Frankie Frisch4.16 Pumpnick -- OF Duke Sniderbumped to this page. Somebody else take over for rd. 5 (larryboy?)

 

[Funkley]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

At least Killer won't have to be a 3rd round pinch hitter.

 

[10993]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year? Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that we had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, and not not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

 

[Nipsey]

running out for an hour, will check back around 6ish.

PM pick!

 

[Bogart]

4.16 selection- Duke Snider CF In the 1950s, there were three center fielders who vied for the title of "best in show" - Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and the Duke. Over time, the Mick and Mays have transcended the Duke in the memories of fans, but it was Snider at the height of his career who was the 1950s home run champ, with 326 in that decade. In the four years (1954-1957) that Mays, Mantle, and Snider starred simultaneously in New York in full-time capacities, it was Snider who led the three in homers and RBI.

this was the number one guy I hoped would slide another round. Very nice pick!!

 

[UCONN]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

 

[Koya]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that we had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, and not not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

nothing is ever really clarified, ever... in drafts.

 

[10993]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year? Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

This question was asked a few pages ago, however, and Cappy was clear about the 3rd being the only eligible season. My 4th round pick was in part dependent on that--I don't see how the rules can be changed ex post facto.

 

[Koya]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

I would concur. The spirit of the draft is best all time players and we wanted to eliminated the Brady andersons. if you pick a guys 5th best season to make him better at fielding another spot, that is fine.. it is your sacrifice, I would think.imho

 

[UCONN]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that we had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, and not not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

nothing is ever really clarified, ever... in drafts.

It's not that unclear....you definately have to knock off the guys best couple seasons (see the Brady Anderson rule) after that I guess it does technically say third...don't bother me, but I don't see the harm in taking one lower than the third myself.

 

[Funkley]

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

Great point. Trading down from 3rd best to 4th, 5th, etc. to satisfy postion eligibility seems fair.

 

[10993]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year? Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

I would concur. The spirit of the draft is best all time players and we wanted to eliminated the Brady andersons. if you pick a guys 5th best season to make him better at fielding another spot, that is fine.. it is your sacrifice, I would think.imho

My point is that it has nothing to do with your opinion. When the rule has already been laid out, that's it.

 

[Koya]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

This question was asked a few pages ago, however, and Cappy was clear about the 3rd being the only eligible season. My 4th round pick was in part dependent on that--I don't see how the rules can be changed ex post facto.

Hmm, if cap said that clearly, then I would assume that would be it. I missed that.

 

[Nipsey]

So for the sim, when we take a guys third best season, do we have to play him at the position he played that year?  Fairly important to figure this out now....

NO

Are you sure about this? As to whether the sim will even allow him to be drafted in that spot, I mean.

If a guy had 100 games elsewhere, and he wants to stick him there, he can do it. Doesn't have to be for that year.

:stillers:

But he's saying he's going to suck defensively if you do that...

If you want him at first can't you just take his 3rd best yr. at first? Seems like an easy fix. Capella?

I thought this was clarified earlier--that was had to take a player's 3rd best season by salary, anot not the 2nd or 4th or 5th. This has definitely affected the way I have drafted up to this point.

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

This question was asked a few pages ago, however, and Cappy was clear about the 3rd being the only eligible season. My 4th round pick was in part dependent on that--I don't see how the rules can be changed ex post facto.

Can I change my picks then?

 

[Koya]

Can I change my picks then?

No. You are stuck with them.

 

[UCONN]

Great pick Pump. I went CF/CF for my OF so he was basically off my list, but very well done. You're up for another.

 

[Politician Spock]

well...obviously not 2nd. That wouldn't be fair. If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

Great point. Trading down from 3rd best to 4th, 5th, etc. to satisfy postion eligibility seems fair.

I thought it was fair too and asked to clarify it earlier today. I was told we were sticking with 3rd salaried season no matter what.

 

[lastresort66]

Can I change my picks then?

No. You are stuck with them.

 

[10993]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

 

[Doug B]

In retrospect, perhaps the specific website hosting the sim should have been kept secret or undetermined until after the draft.

 

[UCONN]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

 

[Nipsey]

Can I change my picks then?

No. You are stuck with them.

Is Eddie Collins available?

 

[Pumpnick]

5.1 selection - Carl Hubbell LHP With his slow, cartwheeling delivery and his baffling screwball, this left-handed sidearmer led the New York Giants to pennants in 1933, 1936 and 1937. He won three ERA titles (1933, 1934, and 1936) and two MVP awards (1933, 1936) during this period, and averaged 23 victories a year from 1933 to 1937. Baffling hitters with a devastating screwball, "The Meal Ticket" compiled a streak of 46 1/3 scoreless innings in 1933 and won 16 straight games in 1936 (and 24 over two seasons). He remains the only peacetime pitcher ever to win two MVP awards (Hal Newhouser did it in 1944-1945). In sixteen years with New York, he had only one losing record (11-12 in 1940) and established himself as the premier NL pitcher of his era

 

[Funkley]

well...obviously not 2nd.  That wouldn't be fair.  If the 4th best puts him at the position you want I could see that as a time for Cappy to maybe be a little flexible w/ the rules and wouldn't object (not that it'll effect any of my guys) cuz it seems to keep w/ the spirit of the draft.

Great point. Trading down from 3rd best to 4th, 5th, etc. to satisfy postion eligibility seems fair.

I thought it was fair too and asked to clarify it earlier today. I was told we were sticking with 3rd salaried season no matter what.

Ok...missed that. Well, there's a solid chance that Killebrew's 3rd best season was at 3rd base anyway but it's good to know that position flexibility is a bit of a myth for sim purposes.

 

[larry_boy_44]

In retrospect, perhaps the specific website hosting the sim should have been kept secret or undetermined until after the draft.

wait... there is more than 1?? I thought whatifsports was pretty much it...

 

[UCONN]

In retrospect, perhaps the specific website hosting the sim should have been kept secret or undetermined until after the draft.

Only if the commish wasn't an active participant...it's better this way when the commish is in the draft.

 

[Nipsey]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

Says nothing about positions in that first post. This has never been discussed.

 

[Koya]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

I have to also agree, although if everyone wanted to grant that option I would go along with it. Im not looking at guys third best years to determine who I think is next though.

 

[UCONN]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

Says nothing about positions in that first post. This has never been discussed.

It says well be using 3rd best salary year in the sim....if you thought you'd get the gravy offensive numbers and mooch a guy over to a secondary defensive position you were really just trying to cheat the system....

 

[10993]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

Says nothing about positions in that first post. This has never been discussed.

It says well be using 3rd best salary year in the sim....if you thought you'd get the gravy offensive numbers and mooch a guy over to a secondary defensive position you were really just trying to cheat the system....

AKA the Mel Ott clause... which actually ends up working, because by coincidence, his third-salary season he was at 3B instead of in the outfield.

Edit: Though anyone facing Mel Ott in the voting portion would do well to point out he wasn't really a third baseman. Point is, even if you can work the sim, your fellow owners can hold you accountable to the voters.

 

[lastresort66]

Can I change my picks then?

No. You are stuck with them.

Is Eddie Collins available?

I'm sorry, I fail to see where having a guy who hit (in his 3rd best year) .349/.441/.455 with 48 steals and ranks B/A in fielding/range is a bad thing.

 

[Politician Spock]

RF - Tony Gwynn

Career .338 BA, 3141 career hits. Almost became the first to hit .400 since Ted Williams. The guy kept charts of every pitcher and studied them before a game.

 

[Nipsey]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

Says nothing about positions in that first post. This has never been discussed.

It says well be using 3rd best salary year in the sim....if you thought you'd get the gravy offensive numbers and mooch a guy over to a secondary defensive position you were really just trying to cheat the system....

A guy like Killabrew played most of his games at 1st, but in his third best salaried season (according to what if sports), he played the OF. So if I want to play the guy at first, his "natural position", I get penalized for that? And you want to lecture me on the "spirit of the draft" and "mooch"ing/"cheating"?

I just asked for clarification.

 

[UCONN]

Back around to Spock. GB not having to do any work on Friday. This's been fun.

 

[10993]

Can I change my picks then?

No. You are stuck with them.

Is Eddie Collins available?

I'm sorry, I fail to see where having a guy who hit (in his 3rd best year) .349/.441/.455 with 48 steals and ranks B/A in fielding/range is a bad thing.

Well, if you're playing just for the sim ( ), it's not.

 

[Doug B]

In retrospect, perhaps the specific website hosting the sim should have been kept secret or undetermined until after the draft.

Only if the commish wasn't an active participant...it's better this way when the commish is in the draft.

You know what, though -- even though I signed up for the free WIS.com sim leagues, I still can't access the salary figure there. I could only see those when I was setting up my team. But now that I've got one over there ... nada.

 

[Koya]

I will say this... if one of my players for some random reason is not at their primary position during their third year (i.e. if Schmidt SOME how is at 1st base during his third highest salary year), I hope there is some fair way to go to the next best season, so he would be at 3B, where he should be and was drafted to be.Anyone? Not looking for any advantage, but dont want me, nor anyone else, to get screwed by a technicality, either.

 

[UCONN]

RF - Tony Gwynn

Career .338 BA, 3141 career hits. Almost became the first to hit .400 since Ted Williams. The guy kept charts of every pitcher and studied them before a game.

Awesome pick in your park. Another guy I wouldn't have minded rounding my OF out with.

 

[Nipsey]

Ok....time for me to admit it. I've had trouble navigating the 'Whatif' site. I've signed on as a member but haven't paid any money yet. I cannot find the player pool/salary list and I'm beginning to fear that I have a learning disability and or was dropped as a baby. Can someone please help me? TIA.

sign up for a "free league" and go into the draft center. you can look guys up from there. Good point on the money earlier as well by someone. It favors certain things but those things might not help your team as much as others. I'm sure you pay more for a HR than a SB, but getting the SB's at the right spot might help your team a heck of a lot more. Kind of like basketball, you'd proboably pay a lot of money for 5 Bernard Kings...I doubt you'd win much.

So are we operating under a salary cap?

no. Cappy has some kind of "hook up" where he can get around that w/ the guys that run the site. You get to use the guys 3rd best season salary wise (or any season w/ a salary lower than that I assume...something I'd do in some cases if it's an option) and there is no cap.

lol..not sure I'd call it a "hook-up", but I emailed the guys over there and they said they could drop the cap for our season.

Can we use the 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.... salary for our player?

we determined 3rd, only fair to stick to that.

Here it is.

That's fair then. Hell it's spelled out in the first post. If somebody didn't read it's not really Cappy's fault.

Says nothing about positions in that first post. This has never been discussed.

It says well be using 3rd best salary year in the sim....if you thought you'd get the gravy offensive numbers and mooch a guy over to a secondary defensive position you were really just trying to cheat the system....

AKA the Mel Ott clause... which actually ends up working, because by coincidence, his third-salary season he was at 3B instead of in the outfield.

Edit: Though anyone facing Mel Ott in the voting portion would do well to point out he wasn't really a third baseman. Point is, even if you can work the sim, your fellow owners can hold you accountable to the voters.

The voting part of this thing is meaningless. I only care about the sim.

 

[Koya]

In retrospect, perhaps the specific website hosting the sim should have been kept secret or undetermined until after the draft.

Only if the commish wasn't an active participant...it's better this way when the commish is in the draft.

You know what, though -- even though I signed up for the free WIS.com sim leagues, I still can't access the salary figure there. I could only see those when I was setting up my team. But now that I've got one over there ... nada.

same here. i saw how it worked, but then was done. now can not. but again, I wasnt looking at that as the way to pick. although I am curious to see how my picks pan out at wis.com

 

[Nipsey]

I will say this... if one of my players for some random reason is not at their primary position during their third year (i.e. if Schmidt SOME how is at 1st base during his third highest salary year), I hope there is some fair way to go to the next best season, so he would be at 3B, where he should be and was drafted to be.Anyone? Not looking for any advantage, but dont want me, nor anyone else, to get screwed by a technicality, either.

Shouldn't you just get to have the guy at his natural position and not be penalized for a quirk in the salary rankings/rules for this? Talk about the "spirit of the draft"!