New Current Player League Draft

[JordanDL3891]

I'm gonna agree with Wade on this one. Plus 100M makes things a little harder for us. I enjoy the challenge.

I would like to keep the cap at 100mil too, because then putting the team together is like putting a puzzle together.

[Westlake]

I'd prefer trading players and cash. It makes it more realistic, since teams do cash transactions all the time. Also, it's not a big deal in this case, but I think it's better not to change rules such as the salary cap part way through, unless there's an unexpected reason to, which there isn't. And $100 million is a more round sum anyway (which doesn't matter whatsoever, but it just feels a little more neat and concise).

Besides, you just want an extra 10 million because you picked A-Rod...

If I really wanted it because of that, I would have just done it and not asked for opinions. But thanks for pretty much accusing me of cheating, Wade.

I'm gonna agree with Wade on this one. Plus 100M makes things a little harder for us. I enjoy the challenge.

I would like to keep the cap at 100mil too, because then putting the team together is like putting a puzzle together.

Since you all are the only ones to respond, i'll keep it there. You can trade cash.

[Wade8813]

If I really wanted it because of that, I would have just done it and not asked for opinions. But thanks for pretty much accusing me of cheating, Wade.

I apologize. That was my fault completely. I meant to put in an emoticon, to show I was joking, but then didn't find the one I was looking for. I never had any intention of seriously implying you were cheating.

Besides, if you were going to cheat, you would have just done given everyone the extra $10 million without letting us vote on it...

[-Kyle-]

So does Upton play CF? That's where he played majority of the season. His career has been mostly 3b, and he has played a large amout at 2b this year, where I would prefer to have him.

[Erik Bedard]

Can I change my pick if nobody picks before I change it? Also, will there be a lightning round at any time?

[-Kyle-]

Can I change my pick if nobody picks before I change it? Also, will there be a lightning round at any time?

No one will really know if you do. I wouldn't really care.

[Wade8813]

Well, anyone who saw his pick would know - and since Jordan responded, he obviously saw it. But it's not a big deal, IMO.

A lightning round sounds great (although I'm covering for DMF because he's gone until Wednesday. We'll be in contact, but it's limited, so he'd probably prefer it if we waited until he was back). We were going quite quickly at first, but it's slowed down since then.

[Westlake]

So does Upton play CF? That's where he played majority of the season. His career has been mostly 3b, and he has played a large amout at 2b this year, where I would prefer to have him.

Can I change my pick if nobody picks before I change it? Also, will there be a lightning round at any time?

You can have Upton at 2nd base.

You can change it. Maybe we can do a lightning round soon. We'll wait for DMF and Ronnie (who is still waiting for regular internet acess).

[Erik Bedard]

I'm assuming Papelbon was your guy regardless of who I took, and I changed it to Pedroia.

BTW, my team salary is 11.4M... and Santana makes 10M of that.

[Wade8813]

I'm still frustrated that Braun wasn't on MLB.com until after you picked him. When you picked him, I didn't know who he was, and typed him in, and the pitcher showed up, and not the one that actually matters...

[JordanDL3891]

I'm assuming Papelbon was your guy regardless of who I took, and I changed it to Pedroia.

BTW, my team salary is 11.4M... and Santana makes 10M of that.

dang... I wanted Pedroia

[Erik Bedard]

I'm still frustrated that Braun wasn't on MLB.com until after you picked him. When you picked him, I didn't know who he was, and typed him in, and the pitcher showed up, and not the one that actually matters...

Last year I had to use MLB.com as well, but this year BR started updating in-season. Sean Forman is a god. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Wade8813]

I looked at baseball-reference (I assume that's what you mean by BR), but I wasn't able to find any leaderboards for this year, or sortable lists of players on each team. What did you do?

[Westlake]

I'm assuming Papelbon was your guy regardless of who I took, and I changed it to Pedroia.

BTW, my team salary is 11.4M... and Santana makes 10M of that.

It was actually between Papelbon and Pedroia for me, but I was fine with either one.

[Erik Bedard]

I looked at baseball-reference (I assume that's what you mean by BR), but I wasn't able to find any leaderboards for this year, or sortable lists of players on each team. What did you do?

When searching for a player, just click on the "AL" or "NL" next to his team name, and it should take you to the league index, Then use the Expanded Leaderboards link to take you to the leaderboards (or just scroll down for quick use).

MLB.com is more in-depth, though.