All-Time Draft Thread: Player per team

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Tyrus, it's your draft and you should make the rules. However, in a number of drafts I've been in in the past we've set a 9 pitcher minimum. That ensures that no one will do something really ridiculous like draft 4 pitchers- it also allows some flexibility. If a guy wants 11 pitchers, that's his call. What do you think?

I want to keep these teams as flexible as possible. In reality, an owner could build his team around a two-man pitching staff if he so chose. The playoffs will involve subjective judging (by us) of our final teams. I doubt someone who stocks up 10 relievers and two starters will go far.

[Wade8813]

What do we do about players who weren't with one team long enough? Do they not qualify at all? (Like Teixeira, who's about 7 games short of being a Ranger )

[ian2813]

What do we do about players who weren't with one team long enough? Do they not qualify at all? (Like Teixeira, who's about 7 games short of being a Ranger )

I presume they just don't qualify. It's all part of the challenge. There are several big-name players who won't be eligible because they either didn't spend 700 games with any one franchise (e.g. Gary Sheffield) or they spent the majority of their career with post-1969 expansion teams (e.g. Randy Johnson).

[BigRon]

What do we do about players who weren't with one team long enough? Do they not qualify at all? (Like Teixeira, who's about 7 games short of being a Ranger )

Isn't that why there are cutoffs? Every number is arbitrary in a way, but if we start sliding a little, where do we place the boundary? If Teixeira, perhaps someone will find someone who was 16 games short of 700, or 12 games short of 400 at a position. Ty should tell us, but I think a cutoff should be a cutoff.

[No Roids]

Isn't that why there are cutoffs? Every number is arbitrary in a way, but if we start sliding a little, where do we place the boundary? If Teixeira, perhaps someone will find someone who was 16 games short of 700, or 12 games short of 400 at a position. Ty should tell us, but I think a cutoff should be a cutoff.

+1 for me here.
If guys dont qualify, they dont qualify, plain and simple!
The idea here is to create a challenge and limit the player pool. Otherwise, every draft is the same using the same player pool-everyone who's ever played MLB level baseball

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

+1 for me here.
If guys dont qualify, they dont qualify, plain and simple!
The idea here is to create a challenge and limit the player pool. Otherwise, every draft is the same using the same player pool-everyone who's ever played MLB level baseball

Bingo. As BigRon said, a cutoff is a cutoff. Some players just won't make it.

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[Wade8813]

We should allow people to start picking now - just don't start anybody's clock until tomorrow.

[Wade8813]

Another question - I know LF/RFers are interchangeable. Can CFers also play corner OF?

Do we give credit for time in the NeL for players that played there and for MLB?

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Another question - I know LF/RFers are interchangeable. Can CFers also play corner OF?

Do we give credit for time in the NeL for players that played there and for MLB?

MLB stats only. Sure, CF can play anywhere in OF.

[Chadwick]

8) Out 25th roster slot is a wild card that goes to any player who qualifies with at least 300 games for a team non-existent with the 24 ones in 1969. (Dan Brouthers with the Buffalo Bisons; 439 games).

1. Does this mean 300 games total between all defunct teams the player played for or 300 games with one specific defunct team?

2. How does this square with the 400 game minimum at a given position. Can the "defunct team player" be any position? Is there a lower min. games threshold for this player to qualify for a specific position?

3. How many minimum games are required if the "defunct team player" is a pitcher?

4. Must relievers be represented? May relievers be represented? There was some differing points of view on this in the last draft. Are there minimum eligibility requirements for reliever roles?

[Wade8813]

If someone played a lot of games for both a defunct franchise and a modern franchise, can we use that player for either?

[ian2813]

1. Does this mean 300 games total between all defunct teams the player played for or 300 games with one specific defunct team?

2. How does this square with the 400 game minimum at a given position. Can the "defunct team player" be any position? Is there a lower min. games threshold for this player to qualify for a specific position?

3. How many minimum games are required if the "defunct team player" is a pitcher?

4. Must relievers be represented? May relievers be represented? There was some differing points of view on this in the last draft. Are there minimum eligibility requirements for reliever roles?

Not to usurp Tyrus' position, but here's how I see these questions based on the discussions we've had:

1. In the first post it says "at least 300 games for a team non-existent with the 24 ones in 1969," so I take that to mean the answer is one specific defunct team.

2. I think the purpose of the 25th roster spot is to include 19th-Century stars who bounced around a lot due to the instability of the era. Since the best players managed to have lengthy careers despite their teams folding, I'd say the 400 game positional minimum should still apply.

3. Since pitchers had larger workloads in the 19th Century, I think 300 games is still a good cutoff.

4. Tyrus said in post #31 that he wants to keep things flexible, so I'm guessing you could choose a staff of all starters if you wanted.

If I'm wrong on any of these, feel free to correct me, Ty.

[Chadwick]

3. Since pitchers had larger workloads in the 19th Century, I think 300 games is still a good cutoff.

Except that pitchers have a 200 game cutoff, right?

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Not to usurp Tyrus' position, but here's how I see these questions based on the discussions we've had:

1. In the first post it says "at least 300 games for a team non-existent with the 24 ones in 1969," so I take that to mean the answer is one specific defunct team.

2. I think the purpose of the 25th roster spot is to include 19th-Century stars who bounced around a lot due to the instability of the era. Since the best players managed to have lengthy careers despite their teams folding, I'd say the 400 game positional minimum should still apply.

3. Since pitchers had larger workloads in the 19th Century, I think 300 games is still a good cutoff.

4. Tyrus said in post #31 that he wants to keep things flexible, so I'm guessing you could choose a staff of all starters if you wanted.

If I'm wrong on any of these, feel free to correct me, Ty.

Hey, I ought to let you run things

Put let's keep it 200 games for 19th century pitchers.

[No Roids]

I think there was one part of the original question that went unanswered- how can do we handle guys who played enough games PRIOR to 1900 and also qualify with a post-1900 "modern day" franchise?