2012 GDS Draft

ON THE CLOCK: none

ON DECK: none 

SKIPPED: none

I realized I was over-thinking the draft event. No need for Doodles or coordinating 20 families to be in the same virtual place at the same time. This is just two rounds, so there is plenty of time to handle this asynchronously through this forum.

The procedure is as follows:

  • Officially, the drafting will begin at 8a Eastern on Wednesday, April 18 and be concluded by Friday, April 27.
  • Each team must end the draft with a pitchers squad and a hitters squad.
  • Times are designated in 4-hour blocks (pausing overnight) for each team to make a selection.
  • The current team on the clock may select from the available squads (see below and attached) at any time, even if it is before the scheduled draft time.
  • A team on the clock will be skipped when the next scheduled draft time slot begins. This team may select at any point to catch up, but the draft will proceed regardless.
  • The draft will pause at the end of the first round to allow all skipped owners to catch up or to move up the scheduled times for the second round (i.e., complete the draft earlier).
  • If you will not be available during your scheduled time, you may post or send me a short list of draft instructions ahead of time, to allow us to draft by proxy.
  • If you can find a trade partner, you may swap draft position with another team. There will be ample opportunity to trade individual players after the draft, too.
  • Free agency will officially begin with the start of the season on Monday, April 30
As a courtesy, feel free to attempt to notify the next owner in the draft by sending a message through their member profile, adding a comment on their profile page, or emailing them directly. While we have 10 days scheduled for this draft, it would be wonderful if we could wrap it up much more quickly than that.
 

Using a random generator, I determined that this will be the order for our two-round draft:

Round 1

1. Hitter Squad B — Battin' Rouge King Cake Babies (Watson/Metairie, LA)
2. Pitcher Squad B — Tree Town Ninjas (Rozek/Ann Arbor, MI)
3. Hitter Squad G — Minnehahas (Edwards/Minneapolis, MN)
4. Hitter Squad H — Short Pump Pancake Breakfasts (Davidson/Richmond, VA)
5. Hitter Squad A — Owensboro Sluggers (Henry/Owensboro, KY)
6. Hitter Squad P — Staerker Stars (Staerke/Glenmont, NY)
7. Pitcher Squad A — Indiana Jones (Makice/Bloomington, IN)
8. Hitter Squad I — Thurber-Mingus Thunder Chickens (Christian/Frisco, TX)
9. Hitter Squad F — Honey Nut Ichiros (Sarver/Everett, WA)
10. Pitcher Squad C — Maryland Ninjas (Rose/Washington, D.C.)
11. Hitting Squad O — Greenwood Aglets (Reese/Greenwood, DE)
12. Hitting Squad S — Fishers Creepers (Gibbs/Fishers, IN)
13. Hitting Squad J — Awesome City Hardballers (Hardy/Redmond, WA)
14. Pitcher Squad F — Hillsborough Bombers (Idenden/Hillsborough, NJ)
15. Hitter Squad D — Butler Bounty Hunters (Krahn/El Dorado, KS)
16. Hitter Squad R — Deep River Circles (Garmendez/Round Rock, TX)
17. Hitter Squad L — Fairport Lally Gaggers (Lally/Fairport, NY)
18. Pitcher Squad T — Maryland Blue Crabs (Crossett/Eldersburg, MD)
19. Hitter Squad M — Chicago Hot Dogs (Harmon/Naperville, IL)
20. Hitter Squad K — Grand Theft Votto (Carpenter/Ripley, OH)

NOTE: For Round Two, we can safely split into two tracks for drafting the remaining pitching and hitting squads. Once the previous team needing hitting has selected, the next team needing hitting is free to draft. Same for pitching. The scheduled time slots will remain, but we should be able to complete this draft ahead of schedule.

Round 2

21. Pitcher Squad J — Grand Theft Votto (Carpenter/Ripley, OH)
22. Pitcher Squad P — Chicago Hot Dogs (Harmon/Naperville, IL)
23. Hitter Squad C — Maryland Blue Crabs (Crossett/Eldersburg, MD)
24. Pitcher Squad L — Fairport Lally Gaggers (Lally/Fairport, NY)
25. Pitcher Squad G — Deep River Circles (Garmendez/Round Rock, TX)
26. Pitcher Squad D — Butler Bounty Hunters (Krahn/El Dorado, KS)
27. Hitter Squad Q — Hillsborough Bombers (Idenden/Hillsborough, NJ)
28. Pitcher Squad O — Awesome City Hardballers (Hardy/Redmond, WA)
29. Pitcher Squad E — Fishers Creepers (Gibbs/Fishers, IN)
30. Pitcher Squad S — Greenwood Aglets (Reese/Greenwood, DE)
31. Hitter Squad N — Maryland Ninjas (Rose/Washington, D.C.)
32. Pitcher Squad H — Honey Nut Ichiros (Sarver/Everett, WA)
33. Pitcher Squad N — Thurber-Mingus Thunder Chickens (Christian/Frisco, TX)
34. Hitter Squad T — Indiana Jones (Makice/Bloomington, IN)
35. Pitcher Squad R — Staerker Stars (Staerke/Glenmont, NY)
36. Pitcher Squad I — Owensboro Sluggers (Henry/Owensboro, KY)
37. Pitcher Squad K — Short Pump Pancake Breakfasts (Davidson/Richmond, VA)
38. Pitcher Squad Q — Minnehahas (Edwards/Minneapolis, MN)
39. Hitter Squad E — Tree Town Ninjas (Rozek/Ann Arbor, MI)
40. Pitcher Squad M — Battin' Rouge King Cake Babies (Watson/Metairie, LA)

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Makice on April 26, 2012 at 1:56pm

Oh, and a 4th option ... Trade. There is a 48-hour window where teams can veto a trade (requires 4 to veto) on the site. For this weekend, though, we can handle that outside of the site and use a 24-hour window. 

So, any deals made with players before Noon Eastern on Sunday will be in time to be legal by the time lineups are due Monday.

Permalink Reply by John Staerker on April 26, 2012 at 2:17pm

OK, could not log in, but saw my team and I think a position breakdown:

OF
SP
RP
MI
CI

I was ok, with some of the abbreviations, but those above, I did not know.

Also, how many players do we choose for a game?

will check my players and their status on ESPN.

Thanks for bearing with me, new to all of this...

Permalink Reply by Nick Krahn on April 26, 2012 at 2:22pm

OF - Outfield

SP - Starting Pitcher

RP - Relief Pitcher

MI - Middle Infielder (Shortstop or Second Base)

CI - Corner Infielder (First or Third Base)

I think the rules said 12 starters.

1 CI

1 MI

2 OF

1 Utility (any position)

1 Catcher

And then 6 Pitchers (at least 2 SP and 1 RP)

And for what it is worth I LOVE questions.  It means you are involved, geeked and ready to go.  

Permalink Reply by John Staerker on April 26, 2012 at 2:57pm

I see, so we only use 1/2 the batting roster and 1/2 the pitching..

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Kevin Makice on April 26, 2012 at 3:34pm

RIght. This was the format we used to use in my current league, until we expanded to a full 9-man offensive lineup about a decade ago. I actually prefer the smaller lineup because it facilitates more potential trades. Even with a 25-man roster, those extra guys have a surprising impact on a willingness to trade.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Makice on April 26, 2012 at 2:45pm

Battin' Rouge is replacing two players:

  • SP Lance Lynn, StL (replaces RP Brian Wilson, SF)
  • SP Mike Minor, Atl, (replaces SP Jair Jurrjens, Atl)
Tom also posted a couple DL requests, but I'm going to see how the site handles that first.
Permalink Reply by John Staerker on April 26, 2012 at 3:19pm

ok,

Kerry wood is on a 15 DL, but will be pitching soon but Dallas Braden was put on 60 DL, three days ago.

Can I have a SP as a RP? I think I am ok with Wood, but may need to exchange Braden... thoughts?

Permalink Reply by Matthew Davidson on April 26, 2012 at 3:25pm

I'd be careful with Wood.  He has a history of injury, and apparently is not going to come off the DL when he is eligible.  You may need to cast about for a different guy.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Makice on April 26, 2012 at 3:38pm

Anyone who is currently inactive is eligible to be replaced.

For the disabled list, I will confirm when a player is place on our DL that he is on the MLB DL instead. However, I'm not going to actively police when he can come off (FanStar may do that already, so be aware). Personally, I don't mind if the DL is used to stash players; they will still have to be activated and replace someone else on the main roster to be of use this season.

So, yes, if at this moment Wood and Braden are both disabled, they can both be replaced. In my alternative timeline, Kerry Wood had a very different career trajectory.

Permalink Reply by John Staerker on April 26, 2012 at 4:00pm

Now if i replace them, they are gone? As in I do not get them back? If so, that gives me two choices, replace and lose, or accept the temporary shortage in order to keep the player.

If I do chose to replace them, where do I get the names for my new players?

Permalink Reply by Kevin Makice on April 26, 2012 at 4:19pm

You could re-sign them as free agents, but yes this Type 1 roster adjustment means you lose the player you drop. 

If you think there is value in keeping your player for later in the season or as a keeper next year, a better option may be to put him on the disabled list and sign someone next week.

All of the players are on the FanStar website rosters. If you click "Depth" at top, you can look at MLB depth charts. The team names of rostered players are listed next to anyone you can't take.

Permalink Reply by John Staerker on April 26, 2012 at 4:46pm

Thanks.

Next question... how many can you have on your teams DL? I may lose Wood as others do not think to highly of him, but may keep Braden, will have to check his stats.

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