FAQ:

Posted by dcmatcheck on 3/16/2016 9:04:00 AM (view original):
Do I understand the "steal" correctly? If another player chooses one of my unprotected players, they get to use him 5 times, and I can't use them at all?

That is correct.

Posted by mars2010 on 3/16/2016 9:27:00 AM (view original):
I have a couple of different questions about the steal...

Let's say Team A drafts A's OF, Team B drafts Yankees OF, and Team C drafts Padres OF. Team D steals "Ricky Henderson - A's."

1) I get that the Team A (A's OF) can't use Ricky, But what about Team B (Yankees OF) or Team C (Padres OF)?

2) And can Team D use any Ricky Henderson seasons, or are they limited to the seasons in which he played for the A's?

Sorry if I'm making things more complicated than they have to be.

Good questions. They are clarified in the rules but I will answer them here for you.

1) When you steal a player you must indicate the player and franchise from which you will be using him and you will be limited to that franchise's version of Rickey Henderson.

2) If Rickey Henderson - A's were stolen by Team D then Team B who drafted the Yankees OF could use '85 Ricky without a conflict, etc.

Good questions from schwarze:

Q: I don't see a years restriction. So I assume for NL teams, we can select players from the pre 1900's franchise.

I.e., Silver King is part of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise.

Correct?

A: That is correct. As long as you can trace the player to a current active franchise as per baseball-reference you may use him. Silver King played for the original Browns who were a precursor to the present day Cardinals so he would qualify.

Q: I see the draft is 10 rounds...

so that means
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, SP, RP & Wildcard take up 9 of the 10 drafting slots.

Can the 10th selection be any position?

A: Ballpark is the 10th. So if you pick Cardinals ballparks you could choose from Busch I, II, Robison, and Sportsman Park. They will be exclusive to your team for the 5 seasons.

Can we take more than one position from a franchise? In other words, if I was dumb, could I take the Rays SP and later the Rays 3B?

A: Yes

Question.
Do we have to take every position? It's possible that I could find 5 guys with 1B eligibility among my OF's?

A: Yes.

Posted by Robin4 on 3/21/2016 11:10:00 PM (view original):
Can someone use another player's protected player if he qualifies in another position? If, for instance, Honus Wagner was not a wild card draft pick but rather protected by the Pirates SS owner, could I still use him in the OF?

A: Yes you may use Wagner if you drafted Pirates OF for one season. Going forward (meaning not this version) I may ask those who select the wildcard player to declare the 5 seasons they are using up front as a means of protecting player from being used my other teams for one season.

Posted by Robin4 on 3/21/2016 11:10:00 PM (view original):
Can someone use another player's protected player if he qualifies in another position? If, for instance, Honus Wagner was not a wild card draft pick but rather protected by the Pirates SS owner, could I still use him in the OF?

I would expect the answer to be "yes, you can use him as an OF". This is related to the Lou Boudreau scenario shown in the rules. I have this situation with Frankie Frisch. I have the Giants 2B and the Giants 3B. Frisch qualifies at both positions, so I expect to be able to use one of his 2B qualifying seasons in one league and one of his 3B qualifying seasons in another. I believe the rules say I just can't use them on the same roster.

A: Correct.

HOLD FOR SUGGESTIONS (FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE BELOW)

For version 2.1:

*Declaration of 5 years exclusive to your team when selecting wildcard.

*More restrictions on ability to use wildcard players at alternative positions

*Limiting usage of non-wildcard players to one time per franchise.

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1) Both mars and dcmatcheck are correct. If you draft the Cards OF, you can for example use '21 Hornsby at 2B, '46 Musial at 1B, and '78 Simmons at C. The caveat is you may only use them once.

2) If however, you also drafted Braves 2B you could use Hornsby again in a separate season at 2B.

3) Only the wildcard player can be used in all 5 seasons. In version 1.1 that is the advantage to the wildcard player. I am pondering more exclusivity going forward but for now the rights you own to the wildcard player are strictly to be able to use that player from the team you drafted him for all 5 seasons.

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We CANT change the rules now in the middle of a draft so don't take this the wrong way-- but it seems to me now that the decision to protect a SP before the wild card picks gives a huge advantage to people like myself who picked early in the round. We're basically choosing 20% of our team this round... a very critical 20%. And there is a BIG difference in the quality of players available with the first 5 picks and the last 5 picks. It is conceivable that someone picking late in the round could recover a little bit by using their wild card on a high IP starting pitcher with 5 good seasons... but very few of those types will be left unprotected.

I think it would have been good for the sake of parity if we had made a rule that SP could not be protected until after round 2. Of course if we had used that rule, I would have drafted differently.

Not complaining here, but just making an observation.

Something that might be fun for next time is to have two wildcards per team. One that can be used in Round 2 or after, and another that can only be used from Round 6 on.

Posted by ozomatli on 3/18/2016 5:47:00 PM (view original):
Something that might be fun for next time is to have two wildcards per team. One that can be used in Round 2 or after, and another that can only be used from Round 6 on.

I really like that idea a lot.

I also like the 2 wild card idea.

Just a heads up to owners when protecting players. You do not need to protect any player who has played less than 5 years for the franchise position you draft. Why? The idea of protecting players is to keep them from being stolen as a wildcard. Wildcards are only eligible when they have 5 seasons with a single franchise.

Posted by ozomatli on 3/18/2016 5:47:00 PM (view original):
Something that might be fun for next time is to have two wildcards per team. One that can be used in Round 2 or after, and another that can only be used from Round 6 on.

I like this idea. I also like the idea of adding more meaning to the protected players beyond protecting them from wildcard selection. I am thinking of possibly making those protected players completely exclusive to your team negating the position flexibility option but I am open to thoughts on this for the next version.

What was the final ruling regarding SP and RP for pitchers?

Posted by Robin4 on 3/29/2016 10:18:00 AM (view original):
What was the final ruling regarding SP and RP for pitchers?

Are you referring to Frank Smith and Vida Blue?

3) Outside of wildcards, flexibility will allow you to use the same player as another owner in the same season. For example, Hank Aaron qualifies at 2B, 1B, and OF in various seasons so if you are owner of one of those franchise positions you may run into Aaron on another team but remember once you or that team uses Aaron on the Braves once you will not be able to use him again in the $110m cap league or $100m cap league, etc.

I was confused by this paragraph from the recent sitemail. So I'll craft a hypothetical to articulate my question...

Team A has Braves OF. Team B has Braves 2B. And Team C has Braves 1B. If Team C uses 1962 Hank Aaron (eligible at 1B or OF) in Season One, does that mean that neither Team A or Team B could use any version of Hank Aaron in Seasons 2, 3, 4 or 5?

Posted by dvorr80 on 3/29/2016 10:45:00 AM (view original):

Posted by Robin4 on 3/29/2016 10:18:00 AM (view original):
What was the final ruling regarding SP and RP for pitchers?

Are you referring to Frank Smith and Vida Blue?

No, what makes a pitcher SP or RP? Innings?

Yes. Its in the rules. 150 IP plus for SP and 149.9 and less for RP.

Ok, thanks. Sorry I missed it

Posted by Robin4 on 3/29/2016 11:45:00 AM (view original):
Ok, thanks. Sorry I missed it

No worries.