Expansion Draft Question

[CrazyEights]

I've been working on my protective list, and I should have no problem protecting everyone that I want and even some that I don't care about. 25 players seems like a lot to protect for the 1st round. With 25 guys, teams are able to protect almost their entire team and top 10 spects. I for one have 3 of my top 10 spects already on my roster. I'm afraid that teams will be protecting all of their players of value including entire bullpens, utility players and fringe spects. If that happens, then the expansion teams will struggle to field a team with even decent players. Should we change amount of players that we can protect. I'd rather change it 15 or 20, but I'll leave it up vote.

[Jamoo]

25 seems fine to me. It leaves a few quality players unprotected. But looking back at some real expansion drafts, they didn't exactly pick up studs. These teams should suck for a few years.

[Raphictor]

I'm having trouble deciding who to give spots to on my 25 man protection list. There are still between 5-10 players I'd like to keep around. I don't think the expansion teams will have a hard time fielding a decent team. Hell, they may beat out Alaska, Chicago and the other teams that fail to win even 40 games.

[DiamondDave]

I like 25 personally.... you can protect such a good amount... but not everything... you have to make choices.... I could easily keep 30 and still want to protect more... the good teams will be hurt by this, leveling out the playing field... the expansion teams will not instantly be good, but they should not be anyway.... lesser teams can protect all the farm and some decent talent, and then hit things in FA or trades....

I don't see this as a huge issue

[CrazyEights]

It isn't a huge issue. Like I said though... I'm leaving it up to you guys. I personally think protecting 20 would be better. Even then, the expansion teams wouldn't be "good", but they wouldn't be horrible either.

[DiamondDave]

I don't thin they will be horrible.. but I don't expect themn to be average, nor do I think they should be... they will be concentrating on creating a future for their new franchises... IMHO expansion teams should be 90 game losers

[Raphictor]

We ought to call ourselves the "We care too much about the little team and want to **** with the good team league". Expansion teams aren't supposed to be good. They'll be good enough to compete with our lesser teams and take advantage of the tens of "competitive" additions our league has to make them better. It won't be more than 2 seasons before they are among the league's mediocre ranks like the Washington Wildcats.

[RockSports17]

ha ha ha. Always trying to take a punch at me, eh? Well, you just wait. I'd kick your ass every damn season, if I was in a division with you.

[Raphictor]

All you had to do was stop running away from me and we'd be in the same one. I got removed from the NL Central because it was too stacked, then you move away to Washington to avoid the East. What next, you're gonna quit?

Just joshin' with ya

[CrazyEights]

They'll be good enough to compete with our lesser teams and take advantage of the tens of "competitive" additions our league has to make them better.

You might be right, but I just don't see that happening. Even protecting 20 players, the expansion teams would be far from good. 25 players is fine with me, but I think 20 would give the expansion teams a chance to build for their future. I'm not even concerned about them being competetive now... I just don't seeing any good spects being available, but I may be wrong.

[RockSports17]

All you had to do was stop running away from me and we'd be in the same one. I got removed from the NL Central because it was too stacked, then you move away to Washington to avoid the East. What next, you're gonna quit?

Just joshin' with ya

Haha. So funny. Funny stuff. If only you really knew why I moved to the west.

Yah i'm sure your joshing with me.





Yes, I know he is joking with me. Raphictor is just a lil *****. You suck. Brooklyn sucks.

[Raphictor]

Crazy, we could just protect 2 more players after round 1 and none after round 2. It would increase the draft pool by just that much.

[Raphictor]

Haha. So funny. Funny stuff. If only you really knew why I moved to the west.

Yah i'm sure your joshing with me.

I do know. You wanted to hook up with Slyder and make an easy division!! Knew it!!

[RockSports17]

yup. You know it.

[missionhockey21]

Expansion teams are getting the short end of the stick, but that's what is supposed to happen. If you want to balance it out without screwing over teams who have traded top talent to get the prospects of their farm, then allow all three expansion teams to create one player (with limits determined by you) to bolster their farm and give them one true piece they can start to build around or whatever.