IMPORTANT!: All Keeper League members respond
Jan 22, 2007 23:00:24 GMT -5
Post by Lucky on Jan 22, 2007 23:00:24 GMT -5
Here's the deal, guys. We're close enough to make these decisions. Simple stuff but they should be decided. And since we often go back and forth about this stuff we should just all make a concentrated effort to decide now. So here are the matters which we think need to be decided.
Set Draft Date - March 11th - 18th is the rough ideas being tossing around. 18th would get us through 2/3rds of Spring Training and give us 2 weeks for the draft. The 11th would leave some more questions in Spring Training but probably not in the first few rounds. And it would make sure to give us plenty of time to complete the board draft before the season starts. Maybe just a compromise between the two and we can pick a midweek night to get together and start?
Finalize Draft Order - It stands as (a) new teams get top picks; (b) consolation bracket winner gets next highest pick; (c) championship winner gets last pick, and (d) rest is decided by reverse standings. Anyone have a problem with this? You can see it in the Draft Order thread, but comment in here.
Keeper Rules - We were debating the rules for keepers past this season and we sort of agreed on this idea. At least 7 out of the 12 guys seemed cool with this. We've still got the time to hash it out or change it but it really should be done by the draft so people know what it means to draft a guy in round X.
Minor League Draft - Dev suggested this and a bunch of us really like it. It would be a separate draft with a separate roster of guys. They wouldn't be on your Yahoo team but they'd be reserved for you so noone else would be allowed to pick them up in the league (commish would obviouslly have to enforce that if someone forgot or tried to steal someone). Here's the basic idea that we sort of brainstormed.
So weigh in folks. The Minor League thing is not a done deal. A number of us just really like the idea. The Keeper System needs to be addressed and we had a 7 out of 12 approval last time. And the draft stuff obviouslly needs to be decided as we're just about 6 weeks away from the likely draft date. So talk up, even if its just to say "I like what you have." If you don't we're going to have to make these decisions anyway and you're not going to have a ton of grounds to complain about them.
I PMed everyone and U2Ued them at OO. If anyone talks to anyone through other means feel free to remind them to come over here.
And if you're not in the league sorry this is taking up space at the top of the board. Wanted to grab all the guy's attention.
Set Draft Date - March 11th - 18th is the rough ideas being tossing around. 18th would get us through 2/3rds of Spring Training and give us 2 weeks for the draft. The 11th would leave some more questions in Spring Training but probably not in the first few rounds. And it would make sure to give us plenty of time to complete the board draft before the season starts. Maybe just a compromise between the two and we can pick a midweek night to get together and start?
Finalize Draft Order - It stands as (a) new teams get top picks; (b) consolation bracket winner gets next highest pick; (c) championship winner gets last pick, and (d) rest is decided by reverse standings. Anyone have a problem with this? You can see it in the Draft Order thread, but comment in here.
Keeper Rules - We were debating the rules for keepers past this season and we sort of agreed on this idea. At least 7 out of the 12 guys seemed cool with this. We've still got the time to hash it out or change it but it really should be done by the draft so people know what it means to draft a guy in round X.
- Keep the existing rules for '07 draft.
- In '07-'08 protect the first 4 rounds in the '07 draft as "Can't Keep" and protect all '06-'07 Keepers as "Restricted Free Agents."
- You can "Franchise" 2-3 of the Restricted Free Agents. The rest go into the "Can't Keep" pool.
- We set up some kind of limit on how many times you can Franchise someone. And possibly setup penalties past certain years (as described in Dev's scenario). A round idea would be to say you can Franchise someone 3 times (meaning you can keep them for 4) and in years 5 and 6 you can keep them at a cost of a draft pick.
- In '07-'08 protect the first 4 rounds in the '07 draft as "Can't Keep" and protect all '06-'07 Keepers as "Restricted Free Agents."
- You can "Franchise" 2-3 of the Restricted Free Agents. The rest go into the "Can't Keep" pool.
- We set up some kind of limit on how many times you can Franchise someone. And possibly setup penalties past certain years (as described in Dev's scenario). A round idea would be to say you can Franchise someone 3 times (meaning you can keep them for 4) and in years 5 and 6 you can keep them at a cost of a draft pick.
Minor League Draft - Dev suggested this and a bunch of us really like it. It would be a separate draft with a separate roster of guys. They wouldn't be on your Yahoo team but they'd be reserved for you so noone else would be allowed to pick them up in the league (commish would obviouslly have to enforce that if someone forgot or tried to steal someone). Here's the basic idea that we sort of brainstormed.
- Minor League Draft is held somewhere between May 1st - 15th. This gives everyone Spring Training to scout picks, stats to base it on, and no confusion over who will end up being on major league rosters.
- Any minor league players who haven't qualified as rookies in the major leagues are elligible (50 IP or 130 AB).
- 5(?) players chosen.
- Any player drafted is protected from being acquired by other owners. If need be the commishioner will enforce that (if an owner picks up the player and plays him).
- Once a player is called up you have 20(?) days of their callup to decide whether to keep them on your roster or drop them off your MiL list. If the player is demoted in that time you don't have to make a decision (provided they still qualify as elligible). You may activate them before then.
- Once a player is moved to the ML roster you drop a player and pick up the MiLeaguer over at Yahoo. You can then choose a new Minor Leaguer to fill your Minor League roster here.
- You may drop a player and add a new player at any time provided they fill the criteria.
- The whole thing would be kept track of right here, just like we have with the Keepers.
- Any minor league players who haven't qualified as rookies in the major leagues are elligible (50 IP or 130 AB).
- 5(?) players chosen.
- Any player drafted is protected from being acquired by other owners. If need be the commishioner will enforce that (if an owner picks up the player and plays him).
- Once a player is called up you have 20(?) days of their callup to decide whether to keep them on your roster or drop them off your MiL list. If the player is demoted in that time you don't have to make a decision (provided they still qualify as elligible). You may activate them before then.
- Once a player is moved to the ML roster you drop a player and pick up the MiLeaguer over at Yahoo. You can then choose a new Minor Leaguer to fill your Minor League roster here.
- You may drop a player and add a new player at any time provided they fill the criteria.
- The whole thing would be kept track of right here, just like we have with the Keepers.
So weigh in folks. The Minor League thing is not a done deal. A number of us just really like the idea. The Keeper System needs to be addressed and we had a 7 out of 12 approval last time. And the draft stuff obviouslly needs to be decided as we're just about 6 weeks away from the likely draft date. So talk up, even if its just to say "I like what you have." If you don't we're going to have to make these decisions anyway and you're not going to have a ton of grounds to complain about them.
I PMed everyone and U2Ued them at OO. If anyone talks to anyone through other means feel free to remind them to come over here.
And if you're not in the league sorry this is taking up space at the top of the board. Wanted to grab all the guy's attention.