DON'T FORGET:
(1) Sitemail the next person in order to let them know it's their turn!
(2) The players whose names appear next to the teams in the "Teams Drafting" List are "keepers" and those versions of those players are off-limits in the draft. Every other player in this three-year time-frame is eligible for the draft.
(3) List the franchise of the player you're drafting!


Teams Drafting (in order):

(1) THEJUICE6 (Dodgers: Andy Messersmith, Burt Hooton, Don Sutton, Elias Sosa, Steve Garvey)
(2) BEV148 (Red Sox: Carlton Fisk, Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski, Rick Burleson)
(3) NBL17 (Phillies: Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Garry Maddox, Greg Luzinski, Dave Cash)
(4) MMTDAD (Yankees: Catfish Hunter, Ron Guidry, Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles, Bobby Bonds)
(5) MARKEKING (Orioles: Jim Palmer, Doyle Alexander, Mike Cuellar, Jon Garland, Ken Singleton)
(6) CONTRARIAN23 (Reds: Joe Morgan, George Foster, Johnny Bench, Tom Seaver, Pete Rose)


Draft Picks:

First Round:
(1) Lyman Bostock - Twins
(2) Randy Jones - Padres
(3) Frank Tanana - Angels
(4) Toby Harrah - Rangers
(5) Rod Carew - Twins
(6) Tom Seaver - Mets

Second Round:
(1) Ted Simmons - Cardinals
(2) John Candelaria - Pirates
(3) Gary Carter - Expos
(4) Vida Blue - Athletics
(5) Reggie Smith - Dodgers
(6) Bert Blyleven - Rangers

Third Round:
(1) Dave Parker - Pirates
(2) Dennis Eckersley - Red Sox
(3) Bruce Sutter - Cubs
(4) John Mayberry - Royals
(5) Bill Madlock - Cubs
(6) Rich Gossage - Pirates

Fourth Round:
(1) Grant Jackson - Yankees
(2) Ron Reed - Phillies
(3) Mark Fidrych - Tigers
(4) Gaylord Perry - Rangers
(5) Dennis Leonard - Royals
(6) George Brett - Royals

Fifth Round:
(1) Rick Monday - Cubs
(2) Rennie Stennett - Pirates
(3) Cesar Cedeno - Astros
(4) Goose Gossage - White Sox
(5) Gene Tenace - Athletics
(6) Dave LaRoche - Indians

Before we go any farther, a situation has come up that everyone should be aware of: Since we're able to raid each other's rosters during this draft (except for the keepers, of course), there stands a chance that someone with their last pick can, in a sense, go in and grab someone else's starting catcher - probably leaving them with hardly any recourse.

Three ways we can go here:

(1) Before the draft begins, get with the other owners in your draft and ask them if, after the fourth round, that they make each other's teams off-limits for the last round;
(2) Before the draft begins, make your Catcher (or some other position that would be affected) one of your keepers; or
(3) Just leave things the way they are and say "Let the cards fall where they may!"

Totally up to you guys in each draft - I don't care either way. Just something we thought you should be aware of...

First Pick: Lyman Bostock - Minnesota Twins

Randy Jones-San Diego

just checking in here, but...lyman bostock? i gotta check him out.

I know, I know...

I would have taken Carew but I've already got Mr. America....(Steve Garvey)

Bostock was on my draft board also, as is Carew, but I need some pitching so I'm going with the Angels Frank Tanana.

I'm tempted in other directions but I've no choice but to fill in my team's biggest weakness at shortstop (sorry Bucky, you just lost your job!):

Toby Harrah - Rangers

No poaching in the final round.

In my other drafts, everyone has so far agreed to no poaching in the final round. I'm open to doing the same here but I don't care all that much. What does everyone else want to do? Meanwhile, I pick the oft mentioned, never chosen, Rod Carew Twins

I agree with the final round ban on poaching.

Guys, I'll try to get my pick in tonight - sorry about the delay.

I will be unavailable all day Sunday - unless my son lets me use his iTouch and there is WiFi access where we are. Depending on where we are in the draft, perhaps I will ask someone via SiteMail for a proxy pick.

Contrarian?

Sorry again for the delay guys. I'm going to draft Tom Seaver (Mets version), who will go nicely with his Reds twin.