All-Time Non-HoFer Official Draft Thread

[AstrosFan]

I understand that everyone here has a life, but try to get your picks in as quickly as possible. If you think you will be delayed a long time, send your picks to someone after you who can enter your picks more quickly.

Draft order:

Erik Bedard
J W
John Shoemaker
Ben Grimm
chicagowhitesox1173
Tyrus4189Cobb
ian2813
AstrosFan
Matthew C

Erik Bedard is on the clock. The draft begins when he is ready.

Off the board:

Babe Adams
Rick Aguilera
Dick Allen
Kevin Appier
Jeff Bagwell
Sal Bando
Buddy Bell
Albert Belle
Charlie Bennett
Wally Berger
Max Bishop
Vida Blue
Bobby Bonds
Bob Boone
Bret Boone
Ken Boyer
Harry Brecheen
Tommy Bridges
Kevin Brown
Charlie Buffinton
Donie Bush
Brett Butler
Smoky Burgess
Ellis Burks
Dolph Camilli
Bert Campaneris
John Candelaria
Jose Canseco
Joe Carter
Bob Caruthers
Norm Cash
Cesar Cedeno
Ron Cey
Cupid Childs
Jack Clark
Will Clark
Rocky Colavito
Dave Concepcion
David Cone
Johnny Cooney
Mort Cooper
Walker Cooper
Wilbur Cooper
Jose Cruz
Mike Cuellar
Bill Dahlen
Willie Davis
Paul Derringer
Brian Downing
Larry Doyle
Lenny Dykstra
Bob Elliott
Del Ennis
Darrell Evans
Dwight Evans
Tony Fernandez
Wes Ferrell
Chuck Finley
Art Fletcher
John Franco
Julio Franco
Bill Freehan
Jim Fregosi
Jack Fournier
Dave Foutz
Andres Galarraga
Larry Gardner
Jim Gilliam
Jack Glasscock
Juan Gonzalez
Dwight Gooden
George Gore
Mark Grace
Bobby Grich
Clark Griffith
Marquis Grissom
Heinie Groh
Ron Guidry
Stan Hack
Noodles Hahn
Mel Harder
Toby Harrah
Tom Henke
Babe Herman
Keith Hernandez
Orel Hershiser
John Hiller
Gil Hodges
Frank Howard
Miller Huggins
Larry Jackson
Tommy John
Bob Johnson
Doug Jones
David Justice
Jim Kaat
Charlie Keller
Jimmy Key
Ellis Kinder
Dave Kingman
Chuck Knoblauch
Jerry Koosman
Mark Langston
Max Lanier
Tommy Leach
Al Leiter
Chet Lemon
Dutch Leonard
Mickey Lolich
Davey Lopes
Javy Lopez
Dolf Luque
Sparky Lyle
Fred Lynn
Sherry Magee
Firpo Marberry
Mike Marshall
Edgar Martinez
Dennis Martinez
Don Mattingly
Carl Mays
Dick McAuliffe
Jim McCormick
Gil McDougald
Sam McDowell
John McGraw
Tug McGraw
Fred McGriff
Mark McGwire
Andy Messersmith
Minnie Minoso
Jeff Montgomery
Jack Morris
Tony Mullane
Dale Murphy
Thurman Munson
Buddy Myer
Randy Myers
Robb Nen
Graig Nettles
Don Newcombe
John Olerud
Tony Oliva
Al Oliver
Tip O'Neill
Jesse Orosco
Amos Otis
Rafael Palmeiro
Milt Pappas
Dave Parker
Lance Parrish
Johnny Pesky
Rico Petrocelli
Tony Phillips
Billy Pierce
Vada Pinson
Darrell Porter
Boog Powell
Jack Powell
Jack Quinn
Dan Quisenberry
Brad Radke
Tim Raines
Willie Randolph
Jeff Reardon
Ed Reulbach
Rick Reuschel
Dave Righetti
Jose Rijo
Steve Rogers
Eddie Rommel
Al Rosen
Nap Rucker
Bret Saberhagen
Tim Salmon
Wally Schang
Jimmy Sheckard
Urban Shocker
Ted Simmons
Ken Singleton
Lee Smith
Reggie Smith
Eddie Stanky
Rusty Staub
Terry Steinbach
Vern Stephens
Dave Stieb
Mel Stottlemyre
Harry Stovey
Darryl Strawberry
Jim Sundberg
B. J. Surhoff
Frank Tanana
Jesse Tannehill
Tony Taylor
Kent Tekulve
Gene Tenace
Mickey Tettleton
Luis Tiant
Joe Torre
Alan Trammell
Cecil Travis
Dizzy Trout
Virgil Trucks
Terry Turner
John Valentin
Fernando Valenzuela
Hippo Vaughn
Robin Ventura
Frank Viola
Larry Walker
Bucky Walters
Lon Warneke
Bob Welch
John Wetteland
Lou Whitaker
Doc White
Bernie Williams
Ken Williams
Matt Williams
Maury Wills
Willie Wilson
Smoky Joe Wood
Wilbur Wood
Jimmy Wynn

Draft Results:

Round 1

1. Dick Allen
2. Bill Dahlen
3. Mark McGwire
4. Larry Walker
5. Jeff Bagwell
6. Bobby Grich
7. Alan Trammell
8. Lou Whitaker
9. Edgar Martinez

Round 2

1. Luis Tiant
2. Tim Raines
3. Kevin Brown
4. Sherry Magee
5. David Cone
6. Vern Stephens
7. Rafael Palmeiro
8. Willie Randolph
9. Ted Simmons

Round 3

1. Carl Mays
2. Tommy John
3. Fred McGriff
4. Albert Belle
5. Graig Nettles
6. Jack Glasscock
7. Joe Torre
8. Rick Reuschel
9. Bret Saberhagen

Round 4.

1. Dale Murphy
2. Dave Stieb
3. Reggie Smith
4. Chuck Finley
5. Billy Pierce
6. Ken Boyer
7. Darrell Evans
8. Dan Quisenberry
9. Minnie Minoso

Round 5

1. Stan Hack
2. Keith Hernandez
3. Jim Kaat
4. Kevin Appier
5. Bobby Bonds
6. Norm Cash
7. Tommy Bridges
8. Dwight Evans
9. Will Clark

Round 6

1. Orel Hershiser
2. Wes Ferrell
3. Robin Ventura
4. Gene Tenace
5. Thurman Munson
6. Ron Guidry
7. Jose Canseco
8. Urban Shocker
9. Jimmy Wynn

Round 7

1. Ken Singleton
2. Charlie Keller
3. Juan Gonzalez
4. Vada Pinson
5. Max Bishop
6. Fred Lynn
7. Rocky Colavito
8. Bill Freehan
9. Cesar Cedeno

Round 8

1. Dwight Gooden
2. John Olerud
3. Wilbur Wood
4. Julio Franco
5. Frank Howard
6. Chuck Knoblauch
7. Rico Petrocelli
8. Jack Clark
9. Larry Doyle

Round 9

1. Bucky Walters
2. Wally Schang
3. Dave Kingman
4. Bob Johnson
5. Bernie Williams
6. Harry Brecheen
7. Dolph Camilli
8. Sal Bando
9. Lance Parrish

Round 10

1. Tony Phillips
2. Jim Fregosi
3. Eddie Stanky
4. Lee Smith
5. Jerry Koosman
6. Don Mattingly
7. Dick McAuliffe
8. Tony Oliva
9. Wilbur Cooper

Round 11

1. Smoky Joe Wood
2. Buddy Bell
3. Tony Mullane
4. Lon Warneke
5. Ed Reulbach
6. Ron Cey
7. Jimmy Sheckard
8. Nap Rucker
9. Frank Tanana

Round 12

1. Jose Cruz
2. Willie Davis
3. Jimmy Key
4. Ken Williams
5. Al Oliver
6. Hippo Vaughn
7. Ellis Burks
8. Bob Caruthers
9. Johnny Pesky

Round 13

1. Al Rosen
2. Babe Adams
3. Jim McCormick
4. B. J. Surhoff
5. Cecil Travis
6. Dizzy Trout
7. Jack Fournier
8. John McGraw
9. Matt Williams

Round 14

1. Bert Campaneris
2. Mark Langston
3. Darrell Porter
4. Smoky Burgess
5. Mickey Lolich
6. Buddy Myer
7. Brian Downing
8. Clark Griffith
9. Dolf Luque

Round 15

1. Wally Berger
2. George Gore
3. Vida Blue
4. Babe Herman
5. Fernando Valenzuela
6. Dave Parker
7. Dutch Leonard
8. Charlie Bennett
9. Rusty Staub

Round 16

1. Frank Viola
2. Heinie Groh
3. Tommy Leach
4. Mel Harder
5. Jack Morris
6. Toby Harrah
7. Andres Galarraga
8. Jim Gilliam
9. Tom Henke

Round 17

1. Mickey Tettleton
2. Harry Stovey
3. Dennis Martinez
4. Bob Welch
5. Sam McDowell
6. Andy Messersmith
7. John Candelaria
8. Lenny Dykstra
9. Maury Wills

Round 18

1. Jose Rijo
2. Gil McDougald
3. Steve Rogers
4. Dave Righetti
5. Jack Quinn
6. Paul Derringer
7. Javy Lopez
8. Tony Fernandez
9. Tip O'Neill

Round 19

1. Kent Tekulve
2. Jim Sundberg
3. Charlie Buffinton
4. Walker Cooper
5. Sparky Lyle
6. John Wetteland
7. Robb Nen
8. Larry Jackson
9. John Franco

Round 20

1. Davey Lopes
2. Willie Wilson
3. John Hiller
4. Larry Gardner
5. Brett Butler
6. Gil Hodges
7. Eddie Rommel
8. Tug McGraw
9. Don Newcombe

Round 21

1. Cupid Childs
2. Firpo Marberry
3. Joe Carter
4. Doc White
5. Mark Grace
6. Jesse Orosco
7. Roy White
8. Jack Powell
9. Darryl Strawberry

Round 22

1. Al Leiter
2. Art Fletcher
3. Tim Salmon
4. Amos Otis
5. Dave Concepcion
6. Jeff Reardon
7. Bret Boone
8. Max Lanier
9. Randy Myers

Round 23

1. Mike Marshall
2. Chet Lemon
3. Johnny Cooney
4. Marquis Grissom
5. Bob Boone
6. David Justice
7. Virgil Trucks
8. Jeff Montgomery
9. Bob Elliott

Round 24

1. Mel Stottlemyre
2. Brad Radke
3. Miller Huggins
4. Rick Aguilera
5. Tony Taylor
6. Milt Pappas
7. Doug Jones
8. Mort Cooper
9. Dave Foutz

Round 25

1. Donie Bush
2. Boog Powell
3. Jesse Tannehill
4. Mike Cuellar
5. Del Ennis
6. John Valentin
7. Terry Turner
8. Ellis Kinder
9. Terry Steinbach

[Ben Grimm]

Um. I've never did one of these. Do we do in chat room? Or is this more like a slow draft done right here on the site?

EDIT: Also, are teams run thru a simulator or such? Back in the day, a site I was on did something not quite like this and put it on WhatIfSports.com... now it's a pay site I believe to customize - was free at first to get interest.

[AstrosFan]

Um. I've never did one of these. Do we do in chat room? Or is this more like a slow draft done right here on the site?

EDIT: Also, are teams run thru a simulator or such? Back in the day, a site I was on did something not quite like this and put it on WhatIfSports.com... now it's a pay site I believe to customize - was free at first to get interest.

It's done on this site, on this thread. Past drafts have been entered in a simulator. I never cared whether these teams would be entered in a sim, but if someone wants, they could try it out. But since we have nine teams, they would need to figure out the play-in game issue.

[Erik Bedard]

with the #1 overall pick, Team EB selects Dick Allen!

[Ben Grimm]

with the #1 overall pick, Team EB selects Dick Allen!

Oh no!!! I'm already in trouble. Time to dig for players. Nice btw.

[AstrosFan]

For those unfamiliar, be sure to let the next person know he is up. People will have to delete such messages once they've received them, otherwise their inbox will fill up fast.

[Ben Grimm]

If there's say 1-2 people in front of me and I won't be around in a timely fashion, is it okay if I toss 3-4 names in a list to AstrosFan just to make sure it keeps moving? I should be around for the most part, but we never know what happens day to day.

[J W]

I'mma take Bad Bill Dahlen.

[John Shoemaker]

I'll take Mark McGwire.

Ben Grimm is now on the clock

[BigRon]

I'll take Mark McGwire.

I'm not in this draft- I probably should have signed up- but I see that John is up to his regular tricks. I never saw a guy who liked big hitters as much as John!

[AstrosFan]

If there's say 1-2 people in front of me and I won't be around in a timely fashion, is it okay if I toss 3-4 names in a list to AstrosFan just to make sure it keeps moving? I should be around for the most part, but we never know what happens day to day.

You can, but be sure to list them in order of priority.

[ian2813]

Wow, I wake up and already the draft is three picks in! Just so everyone knows, I'm in Korea, so my availability schedule might be a little different than yours. With my job, I'm usually only available around 6:00-8:00 PM Eastern time (my morning) and then 5:30-11:00 AM (my evening). It is possible for me to run home during lunch hour (11:00 PM-12:00 AM Eastern) and use the internet, but I can't do that every day. I might frequently have to PM my picks to others.

I was hoping I'd get Dick Allen, as he'd be the perfect DH, and he could also back up at the corner infield positions, but it looks like Erik had the same thought. Oh well. We'll see who's available when my turn comes up.

[Ben Grimm]

Sorry for the delay. I'll take Larry Walker RF.

chicagowhitesox1173 is now on the clock.

[chicagowhitesox1173]

Jeff Bagwell Firstbaseman and Tyruss is on the clock.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Not sure how to start this because I have a bad feeling I'm going to regret my first few picks. I guess I'll go with Bobby Grich.