1962 Rookie Draft

**J W** · 03-24-2006, 07:55 PM

Well, the Skipjacks actually want to pick up another player, but they'll let him go to the FA pool if that's our consensus. Mark?

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 07:57 PM

--Lew, the doormats have exactly the same rosters with the same players having exactly the same (projected) seasons as they did in 1961. Those teams were copied intact from last season to this one. That is 28, 29 and 31 players on their rosters.

**catcher24** · 03-24-2006, 07:57 PM

Good pickup on Bennett, Mark! Don't know how on earth I missed him - oh, wait, he was on the Phils, so I didn't include him. I went back through the new players real quick (that's why I picked up Ed Charles), but I missed Bennett, or I would have taken him rather than Belinsky! Anyway, it's been fun, but I'm out of here for tonight.

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 07:59 PM

--JW, the draft will continue for a week or until everyone loses interest (considering whats left, probably the latter). Go ahead and make your 4th round pick.

**J W** · 03-24-2006, 08:00 PM

OK, just because...

The Skipjacks will select 1B Fred Whitfield. We're now done.

**catcher24** · 03-24-2006, 08:01 PM

Posted by Mark:
Lew, the doormats have exactly the same rosters with the same players having exactly the same (projected) seasons as they did in 1961. Those teams were copied intact from last season to this one. That is 28, 29 and 31 players on their rosters.

You mean, including retired players, etc? When I migrated forwarded, anyone who retired got cut (if the migration doesn't find a player with the same ID or UID, it drops them). I can just copy those three teams over, then. I show 27, 28 and 30 (from the 1961 files), but that should do it. I'll just copy them over, if that's what you did.

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 08:05 PM

--Yes, for the doormats its deju vu all over again. They are doomed to repeat 1961 3 times before being put out of their misery.

**J W** · 03-24-2006, 08:06 PM

The Skipjacks are extremely pleased with their draft. After the no-brainer (Oliva), they added a stellar CFer (Don Lock), a 3B with a powerful bat (Pete Ward), and more insurance at 1B (Fred Whitfield). They also picked up one of their highest rated pitchers (Jim Bouton) and one of the better relievers late in the draft (Bob Humphreys).

A couple of these guys will likely be lost in the expansion draft; nonetheless, this is more than we expected to get. Cigars are being passed through the war room.

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 08:07 PM

--Dude's 12 hours are underway. ElHalo next in 12 hours or when Dude picks (or passes) whichever comes first.

**catcher24** · 03-24-2006, 08:10 PM

See you all later!

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 08:20 PM

--After basically punting this draft by trading away our first and second round picks the Knights weren't expecting to pick up alot of immediate help or a future star.
--We were hoping to pick up a 3B who can step in if we lose Eddie Mathews to free agency anytime in the next few seasons. That is a position we were weak at in our farm system, but one which was fortunately deep in solid prospects this year. Max Alvis was actually the top guy on our 3B list and we are very happy he slipped to us.
--After trading Steve Barber we were hoping to land a picher who could help out immediately. Ideally that pitcher would be a lefty who could work out of the pen or as a spot starter. Again, the number one guy on our list was Dennis Bennett and we were lucky enough to land him. Dennis is also a local boy who ought to help out some at the gate (if he does well anyway).

**J W** · 03-24-2006, 08:21 PM

Mark: is it possible to edit the 1962 rosters to reflect the DM statistics for these rookies? I'd appreciate it... a couple of these draft picks will likely end up on my 25-man roster.

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 08:25 PM

--I'll get the draft picks added tonight. I was planning to post the new rosters at the end of the player acquistion period, but I'll go ahead and post the current rosters with tonights picks added and the PFAs and non-tenders removed.

**leecemark** · 03-24-2006, 09:14 PM

--Here are the updated rosters, less players who didn't have real life playing time in 1962. Several teams don't have much roster space left going into the free agent auctions, although you can release additional players to make room if you want (you are stuck with their salary against your cap though). Lew still has half a roster to come up with.

**baseballPAP** · 03-25-2006, 06:19 AM

Nice job on the proxies Mark....almost exactly the guys I would have went for. Dave McNally is officially on the trading block BTW...trying to stay away from lefties in Fenway! The rosters are stuck at 40, is that correct?

**leecemark** · 03-25-2006, 07:22 AM

--You need to be at 40 for Opening Day (or be billed 250K for the vacant spots if under). Once the season gets underway you can go over the 40 if you have the money and need. That could come in handy if you want to stash prospects in the mnors that are a few years away, but also sign some guys who are usefull backups for 62, but have little upside.
--Last year I signed an extra cacher after the draft set so I wouldn't have to call up Tim McCarver in the event of injury. I didn't end up needing him, but finding an acceptable 3rd string catcher for minimum wage a season at a time is one way I'll probably mange my roster (and go over 40) most seasons.
--You can go under 40 during the season if you trade 2-1 or whatever and don't feel like signing someone just to get up to 40. The reason you need to be at 40 for Opening Day is to prevent anyone from expanding their cap space byusing it on fewer players. You can't be over at that time to prevent someone from stockpiling a bunch of minimum wage backups (say cornering the market on backup catchers) while somebody else can't find enough useful guys to fill their roster.

**leecemark** · 03-25-2006, 12:11 PM

--Okay, the Gamblers have apparently passed in the 4th round and the Diablos are 4 hours into their clock. Anybody who has decided to pass on drafting any more players please post to that effect so others can go ahead and pick (assuming anybody still wants players from this rookie class). The Knights will be passing on the rest of their picks.

**Nails** · 03-25-2006, 12:46 PM

The Quakers will forfeit the rest of their picks as well.

**The Dude** · 03-25-2006, 01:25 PM

Gamblers pass on the rest of their picks as well.

**ElHalo** · 03-25-2006, 01:33 PM

I'll take Dennis Bennett.

**leecemark** · 03-25-2006, 02:30 PM

--The Knights picked Bennett with the last pick of the third round.

**ElHalo** · 03-25-2006, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by leecemark

--The Knights picked Bennett with the last pick of the third round.

My mistake; I was looking at the list on the front page, where I guess it hadn't been put in.

How about Fred Newman?

**catcher24** · 03-25-2006, 06:15 PM

There are still at least three players I would like to draft. Since Dude and Nails passed, I'll do one after Elhalo, and then pass it on to the Redbirds. Or if everyone else passes, I'll just take my three picks. Whatever works.

**538280** · 03-25-2006, 06:59 PM

There are still a few players I'd like to draft too.

**mac195** · 03-25-2006, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by catcher24

There are still at least three players I would like to draft. Since Dude and Nails passed, I'll do one after Elhalo, and then pass it on to the Redbirds. Or if everyone else passes, I'll just take my three picks. Whatever works.

EH has already picked. It's your turn.

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