Revised Point System

[DiamondDave]

If you were a GM in our league, then you would realize that there isn't a "Delmon Young" type player in the draft. We have strong drafts with many good players. Just ask Dave how he was able to draft Bobby Witt.

Yeppers

Bobby Witt 10-10-10 SP with the last pick of the 1st round

But we won't mention the destruction of Hermida and Beckett..... may they rest in peace

[CrazyEights]

Bobby Witt

http://sbsl.allsimbaseball.com/cato/...tbobby121.html

30th pick in the draft

[Slyder]

How about using the points as some sort of compensation, like extra picks in the lower (2 and down) rounds? Better than altering the actual draft order.

Sort of like Compensatory picks like NFL does with teams that lose FAs that they drafted?

[CrazyEights]

Sort of like Compensatory picks like NFL does with teams that lose FAs that they drafted?

You can't do that with OOTP.

[General]

We could do something with FA or something else; I just don't think we should **** with the draft.

[DiamondDave]

Can't do it in FA because of the aspect that certain players will not deal with certain teams no matter what..... and it is arbitrary... not just because they are a poorly performing team or whatever..... I have plenty that never want to talk with my teams, and my teams are always contenders (it seems), I don't have huge turnovers of players, etc..... You can't give discounts on FA either....

While this is a bit different, I don't think the intent is to turn the league upside down.... it's not something I would have thought of to implement, I do believe that if the proper checks and balances are put into the system, it can add a nice incentive/spark without really killing the quiet players or lower teams....

[albbla2000mu]

btw, when do you expect FA to start Crazy?

[brak60]

brak

Never think that just because you are new, that you cannot add something of worth.... I think you expressed very well....

Please don't misunderstand: I feel comfortable in the forum and participating in most discussions, though I haven't posted much. (Mostly for outside reasons.) For this topic, however, I didn't feel up until the point of my previous post that I had anything that was really worthy to post other than "I really don't know what to say about this". For me, it is like that with most topics.

My position remains tentatively the same, I think. It may be worth trying for a year at least.

Edited to add: I'm sorry. I'm not trying to turn every post into something about me. Though as Crazy alluded to earlier, I am the type of owner that he is trying to get to become more active.

[DiamondDave]

btw, when do you expect FA to start Crazy?

I've already signed everybody worthwhile....

[CrazyEights]

My position remains tentatively the same, I think. It may be worth trying for a year at least.

That's all I've ever asked for. Just for everybody to give it a shot. I mentioned originally that this is a trial to see if it will work. It may work and it may not work. I know for a fact that it won't work if nobody gives it a shot. I spend a lot of time on this league....more time than a lot of commisioners do, and I wouldn't do anything to wreck this league. I took over this league from Browntown and that other guy a couple of years ago to save the league, and make it stand out from any other league on the forums. Sometimes that means taking risks and doing something without knowing how it will work. If it does work, then this could be really good for the league. If it doesn't, well I don't think much harm comes from trying.

[redsfan28]

You can't do that with OOTP.

OOTP 2006 will allow you to do so.

[CrazyEights]

OOTP 2006 will allow you to do so.

I didn't know that. I wish OOTP 2006 would work with BOSI.

[Raphictor]

Even though I'm opposed to changing the draft whatsoever, I wouldn't mind taking Dave's idea more extreme. We would need to make it exponential (well sort of, it isnt perfect) though. Say the last place/first pick team gets 600 points. The second pick team gets 550, third gets 500. Fourth, 460, fifth, 410, sixth, 370...15th, 100, 16th, 75....last, 0. Something like that. This way, the guy with the last pick, can move up at a realistical most 5-7 slots if he clearly out does those ahead of him. The middle teams can move into the top 10, but not the top 5-7. The top 5 can rarely shuffle around but can change 1 or 2 slots. I can make a chart more detailed and include all the teams and slots, but I just want to see if this is something worth doing first.

[CrazyEights]

btw, when do you expect FA to start Crazy?

I had planned on starting FA on Thursday, but we aren't starting it until this situation is resolved...so it will be moved back indefinitely.

[DiamondDave]

Even though I'm opposed to changing the draft whatsoever, I wouldn't mind taking Dave's idea more extreme. We would need to make it exponential (well sort of, it isnt perfect) though. Say the last place/first pick team gets 600 points. The second pick team gets 550, third gets 500. Fourth, 460, fifth, 410, sixth, 370...15th, 100, 16th, 75....last, 0. Something like that. This way, the guy with the last pick, can move up at a realistical most 5-7 slots if he clearly out does those ahead of him. The middle teams can move into the top 10, but not the top 5-7. The top 5 can rarely shuffle around but can change 1 or 2 slots. I can make a chart more detailed and include all the teams and slots, but I just want to see if this is something worth doing first.

Right... I think that is where the thought into the points buffer or movement limitations come in... while I would love to be able to go from the 28th pick or so to the first, it is not something that is fair.... but if I can go from 28 to about 23, because of my activity, I don't think that is such a big deal... and if those above me are just as active, I won't be moving up anyway.....