Rule V League - Season #31 Draft Thread Topic

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This league makes any franchise a contender, and a better group of owners can't be found on the site. There is much good-natured banter in the draft thread and the league chat, so bring your sense of humor. The rules are simple:

1. Each owner chooses a franchise. Franchise draft order is in inverse order of win percentage from the previous season. New owners will be assigned the draft position of any previous owners who are not returning, with the first to sign up receiving the highest slot, and so on.

2. Each owner chooses five players he/she wishes to protect from that franchise (1969-2010) and submits that list via sitemail to me. Those players are the exclusive property of their respective owners.

3. After all lists are submitted, they will be posted and a three round modified Rule V draft will be held, with draft order being inverse order of franchise win percentage from 1969 through the end of 2010 (the worst teams pick first). Each owner selects one unprotected player from any active franchise but their own (player seasons for franchises that were not chosen are not eligible). That player is also theirs exclusively. No more than two players may be taken from any one franchise in any one round.

4. At the end of the first and second rounds, each owner will choose an additional player they wish to protect. You will end up protecting seven in all, while drafting three. These ten players must appear on your roster. The rest of the roster is filled by players from your franchise during the given time period (1969-present day).

$120 Million Cap
No trades
No WW
No DH
6/2 Avg. AAA

No clones (same player, same franchise - if a player played for more than one franchise, he is available once for each franchise)
If a player split time between multiple teams in a season (as listed at WIS) his full season is available once for each team
SLL limited to current series
Stadium must have been used by your franchise for at least one full season between 1969 and 2010
Tiebreaker for draft positions will be runs scored from the previous season, higher number picks first

For those new to the Rule V fold:

There is much good-natured ribbing during the draft (we try not to be too player-specific, so as not to influence the draft, but sometimes the temptation is too much). Do not take it personally. Pick a draft strategy and stay the course, regardless.

Glossary

He Who Must Not Be Named (HWMNBN) - A former player/manager/dirtbag for the Cincinnati Reds (and later, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos) who defiled the grand game of baseball. No Rule V team has ever won a title with him, so heed jose's warnings about karma. I would imagine Lady Karma grows weary from teaching the same lesson over and over, as the ruler with which she raps offending knuckles seems to grow with each passing season.

The Single Most Overrated Pitcher of All Time (TSMOPOAT) - Nolan Ryan

Vegas - jose can u c - Our Rule V Prediction King
1/31/2011 11:41 AM (edited)
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Franchise Available & Winning Percentage

Tampa Bay Rays                                                    .437
San Diego Padres                                                 .463
Seattle Mariners                                                     .467
Milwaukee Brewers                                               .473
Washington Nations/Mon Expos                         .473
Florida Marlins                                                         .477
Colorado Rockies                                                   .477
KC Royals                                                                .480
Cleveland Indians                                                   .481
Texas Rangers/Wash Senators                          .482
Detroit Tigers                                                           .483
Chicago Cubs                                                          .483
Pittsburgh Pirates                                                    .485
Arizona Diamondbacks                                          .490
Toronto Blue Jays                                                    .495
Minnesota Twins                                                     .496 
Philadelphia Phillies                                               .499
Chicago White Sox                                                  .499
New York Mets                                                         .499
Anaheim/Cali Angels                                              .501
San Francisco Giants                                            .507
Baltimore Orioles                                                   .510
Houston Astros                                                       .510 
Atlanta Braves                                                         .514 
St. Louis Cardinals                                                .518 
Oakland A's                                                             .519 
Cincinnati Reds                                                      .519
Los Angeles Dodgers                                           .532
Boston Red Sox                                                      .542
New York Yankees                                                 .558

 
2/6/2011 8:33 PM (edited)
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Franchise Draft Order (based on winning % last season)

1. ff09 .414                                                                 Oakland Athletics *
2. specsman .432                                                    Seattle Mariners*
3. spoonfed .438                                                      Minnesota Twins*
4. marlowe .451                                                        Philadelphia Phillies*
5. rbow923 .463 (taking twfan's spot)                  Houston Astros*
6. Robin4 .469                                                          Milwaukee Brewers*
7. Disco Dogs .469                                                  Cleveland Indians*
8. moneymen .475                                                   Kansas City Royals*
9. llcoach .481                                                           Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos*
10. mussopini23 .481                                             Florida Marlins*
11. alleyviper .488 (taking georgedeer's spot)   San Francisco Giants*
12. jstewart281 .494                                                St. Louis Cardinals*
13. sinfonian11 .500                                               San Diego Padres*
14. mllama54 .506                                                   Washington Senators/Texas Rangers*
15. moneybonn .519                                                New York Mets*
16. shawbigred .525                                                Toronto Blue Jays*
17. Cheno5 .525                                                       Chicago Cubs*
18. holleybard .525                                                   Los Angeles Dodgers*
19. tridentric .537                                                      New York Yankees*
20. tjefferson .543 (taking truemen's spot)          Boston Red Sox*
21. jose can u c .543                                                Los Angeles/California Angels*
22. newarkwilder .549                                              Colorado Rockies*
23. schwarze .574                                                     Atlanta Braves*
24. shaybee .599                                                      Baltimore Orioles*
 
NOTE:  run differential used as tiebreaker for teams with same record; worse run differential picks first

Owner sitemail list: ff09; specsman; spoonfed; marlowe; rbow923; Robin4; Disco Dogs; moneymen; llcoach; mussopini23; alleyviper; jstewart281; sinfonian11; mllama54; moneybonn; shawbigred; Cheno5; holleybard; tridentric; tjefferson; jose can u c; newarkwilder; schwarze; shaybee

* Third round keepers submitted
2/11/2011 1:36 PM (edited)
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Division Alignment

NL East
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets

NL Central
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs

NL West
San Francisco Giants
San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
Colorado Rockies

AL East
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles

AL Central
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Florida Marlins

AL West
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers/Washington Senators
Los Angeles/California Angels

Once again, we have an extra NL team selected, and the Marlins, as is custom with an expansion team, are the team that gets moved to the AL.  We have an opening in the Central, so that seems the most logical place to put them. 
2/6/2011 8:35 PM (edited)
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Round One                                                                                                                                                 Off the Board

Tuesday 2/8 (all times EST)
1. San Diego Padres (sinfonian11)                                   Edgar Martinez - SEA
2. Seattle Mariners (specsman)                                         Lance Berkman - HOU
3. Milwaukee Brewers (Robin4)                                         Joe Torre - STL
4. Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (llcoach)       Nomar Garciaparra - BOS
5. Florida Marlins (mussopini23)                                      Tim Lincecum - SFG
6. Colorado Rockies (newarkwilder)                                 Kevin Brown - LAD
7. Kansas City Royals (moneymen)                                  Rico Petrocelli - BOS                              Boston Red Sox
8. Cleveland Indians (Disco Dogs)                                   John Olerud - TOR
9. Texas Rangers/Washington Senators (mllama54)   Tim Hudson - OAK
10. Chicago Cubs (Cheno5)                                               Mike Caldwell - MIL
11. Toronto Blue Jays (shawbigred)                                  Ted Simmons - STL                                St. Louis Cardinals
12. Minnesota Twins (spoonfed)                                        Omar Vizquel - CLE
13. Philadelphia Phillies (marlowe)                                   Bill Singer - LAD                                      Los Angeles Dodgers
14. New York Mets (moneybonn)                                        Rich Aurillia - SFG                                   San Francisco Giants
15. Anaheim/California Angels (jose can u c)                  Jorge Posada - NYY                              
16. San Francisco Giants (alleyviper)                                Fritz Peterson - NYY                               New York Yankees
17. Baltimore Orioles (shaybee)                                         Larry Dierker - HOU                               Houston Astros
18. Houston Astros (rbow923)                                            Gary Carter - WSH/MON
19. Atlanta Braves (schwarze)                                             Chase Utley - PHI
20. St. Louis Cardinals (jstewart281)                                Ichiro Suzuki - SEA                                 Seattle Mariners
21. Oakland Athletics (ff09)                                                  Chuck Knoblauch - MIN
22. Los Angeles Dodgers (holleybard)                              Rafael Betancourt - CLE                       Cleveland Indians
23. Boston Red Sox (tjefferson)                                          Kevin Millwood - ATL
24. New York Yankees (tridentric)                                       Bert Blyleven - MIN                                 Minnesota Twins

Round Two 

Thursday 2/10 all times EST                                                                                                                       Off the Board

1. San Diego Padres (sinfonian11)                                    Bernie Williams - NYY
2. Seattle Mariners (specsman)                                          Rafael Palmeiro - TEX
3. Milwaukee Brewers (Robin4)                                           Pascual Perez - WSH/MON
4. Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (llcoach)         Hideo Nomo - LAD
5. Florida Marlins (mussopini23)                                        Paul O'Neill - NYY                                        New York Yankees
6. Colorado Rockies (newarkwilder)                                  Nolan Ryan - HOU
7. Kansas City Royals (moneymen)                                   Roberto Alomar - CLE
8. Cleveland Indians (Disco Dogs)                                     Dennis Eckersley - OAK
9. Texas Rangers/Washington Senators (mllama54)    Willie McGee - STL
10. Chicago Cubs (Cheno5)                                                Don Wilson - HOU                                       Houston Astros
11. Toronto Blue Jays (shawbigred)                                   Heath Bell - SDP
12. Minnesota Twins (spoonfed)                                         Toby Harrah - CLE                                      Cleveland Indians
13. Philadelphia Phillies (marlowe)                                    Andruw Jones - ATL
14. New York Mets (moneybonn)                                         Ellis Burks - COL
15. Anaheim/California Angels (jose can u c)                   Lenny Dykstra - PHI
16. San Francisco Giants (alleyviper)                                 Howard Johnson - NYM
17. Baltimore Orioles (shaybee)                                          Bruce Sutter - CHC
18. Houston Astros (rbow923)                                             Troy Percival - LAA
19. Atlanta Braves (schwarze)                                              Tim Burke - WSH/MON                 Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos
20. St. Louis Cardinals (jstewart281)                                 Jonathan Papelbon - BOS
21. Oakland Athletics (ff09)                                                   Matt Holliday - COL                                   Colorado Rockies
22. Los Angeles Dodgers (holleybard)                              John Valentin - BOS                                  Boston Red Sox
23. Boston Red Sox (tjefferson)                                           Ozzie Smith - STL                                      St. Louis Cardinals
24. New York Yankees (tridentric)                                        Cla Meredith - SDP                                   San Diego Padres

Round Three                                                                                                                                                   Off the Board

All Times EST Monday 2/14

1. San Diego Padres (sinfonian11)                                      Rafael Furcal - LAD
2. Seattle Mariners (specsman)                                            Roger Nelson - KCR
3. Milwaukee Brewers (Robin4)                                            Jim Edmonds - STL
4. Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (llcoach)          Hong-Chih Kuo - LAD                              Los Angeles Dodgers
5. Florida Marlins (mussopini23)                                          Will Clark - SFG
6. Colorado Rockies (newarkwilder)                                    Larry Gura - KCR                                     Kansas City Royals
7. Kansas City Royals (moneymen)                                     Billy Williams - CHC
8. Cleveland Indians (Disco Dogs)                                      Bob Milacki - BAL
9. Texas Rangers/Washington Senators (mllama54)      Cecil Cooper - MIL
10. Chicago Cubs (Cheno5)                                                  Doug Jones - MIL                                    Milwaukee Brewers
11. Toronto Blue Jays (shawbigred)                                    Brad Lidge - HOU
12. Minnesota Twins (spoonfed)                                           Brett Butler - CLE
13. Philadelphia Phillies (marlowe)                                     Mark Loretta - SDP
14. New York Mets (moneybonn)                                          Manny Ramirez - CLE                             Cleveland Indians
15. Anaheim/California Angels (jose can u c)                    Jimmy Key - TOR
16. San Francisco Giants (alleyviper)                                   Carlos Beltran - NYM
17. Baltimore Orioles (shaybee)                                            Rickey Henderson - NYY
18. Houston Astros (rbow923)                                               Rico Carty - ATL
19. Atlanta Braves (schwarze)                                                Tug McGraw - PHI
20. St. Louis Cardinals (jstewart281)                                   Willie Randolph - NYY                             New York Yankees
21. Oakland Athletics (ff09)                                                     Dick Dietz - SFG                                       San Francisco Giants
22. Los Angeles Dodgers (holleybard)                                Cesar Cedeno - HOU                               Houston Astros
23. Boston Red Sox (tjefferson)                                             Larry Walker - WSH/MON
24. New York Yankees (tridentric)                                         Manny Ramirez - BOS
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List of Keepers/Draftees

San Diego Padres: Ken Caminiti, Tony Gwynn, Jake Peavy, Kevin Brown, Randy Jones, Edgar Martinez-SEA, Dave Winfield, Bernie Williams-NYY, Trevor Hoffman, Rafael Furcal-LAD

Seattle Mariners: Randy Johnson, Cliff Lee, Felix Hernandez, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez, Lance Berkman-HOU, Bret Boone, Rafael Palmeiro-TEX/WSH, JJ Putz, Roger Nelson-KCR

Milwaukee Brewers: Jeff Cirillo, Robin Yount, C.C. Sabathia, Ben Sheets, Teddy Higuera, Joe Torre-STL, Paul Molitor, Pascual Perez-WSH/MON, Rollie Fingers, Jim Edmonds-STL

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos: Pedro Martinez, Dennis Martinez, Tim Raines, Vladimir Guerrero, Jose Vidro, Nomar Garciaparra-BOS, Jeff Fassero, Hideo Nomo-LAD, Dale Murray, Hong-Chih Kuo-LAD

Florida Marlins: Gary Sheffield, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Piazza, Kevin Brown, Miguel Cabrera, Tim Lincecum-SFG, Armando Benitez, Paul O'Neill-NYY, Luis Castillo, Will Clark-SFG

Colorado Rockies: Todd Helton, Larry Walker, Troy Tulowitski, Eric Young, Vinny Castilla, Kevin Brown-LAD, Ubaldo Jimenez, Nolan Ryan-HOU, Carlos Gonzalez, Larry Gura-KCR

Kansas City Royals: Darrell Porter, George Brett, Bret Saberhagen, Kevin Appier, Zach Greinke, Rico Petrocelli-BOS, David Cone, Roberto Alomar-CLE, Joakim Soria, Billy Williams-CHC

Cleveland Indians: Albert Belle, Kenny Lofton, Gaylord Perry, Sam McDowell, C.C. Sabathia, John Olerud-TOR, Asdrubal Cabrera, Dennis Eckersley-OAK, Mike Jackson, Bob Milacki-BAL

Texas Rangers/Washington Senators: Josh Hamilton, Ivan Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Buddy Bell, Nolan Ryan, Tim Hudson-OAK, Bert Blyleven, Willie McGee-STL, Ian Kinsler, Cecil Cooper-MIL

Chicago Cubs: Derrek Lee, Ryne Sandberg, Sammy Sosa, Greg Maddux, Fergie Jenkins, Mike Caldwell-MIL, Rick Wilkins, Don Wilson-HOU, Carlos Marmol, Doug Jones-MIL

Toronto Blue Jays: Carlos Delgado, Devon White, Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, Dave Stieb, Ted Simmons-STL, Tony Fernandez, Heath Bell-SDP, Aaron Hill, Brad Lidge-TOR

Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer, Rod Carew, Lyman Bostock, Kirby Puckett, Johan Santana, Omar Vizquel-CLE, Joe Nathan, Toby Harrah-CLE, Jim Perry, Brett Butler-CLE

Philadelphia Phillies: Steve Carlton, Curt Schilling, Mike Schmidt, Ryan Howard, Bobby Abreu, Bill Singer-LAD, Jimmy Rollins, Andruw Jones-ATL, Roy Oswalt, Mark Loretta-SDP

New York Mets: Dwight Gooden, Tom Seaver, Pedro Martinez, David Wright, Mike Piazza, Rich Aurillia-SFG, John Olerud, Ellis Burks-COL, Edgardo Alfonzo, Manny Ramirez-CLE

Los Angeles/California Angels: Mark Texeira, Darin Erstad, Andy Messersmith, Frank Tanana, TSMOPOAT, Jorge Posada-NYY, Tim Salmon, Lenny Dykstra-PHI, Bobby Grich, Jimmy Key-TOR

San Francisco Giants: Barry Bonds, Kevin Mitchell, Willie McCovey, Jason Schmidt, Juan Marichal, Fritz Peterson-NYY, Jeff Kent, Howard Johnson-NYM, Rod  Beck, Carlos Beltran-NYM

Baltimore Orioles: Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Cal Ripken, Jr., Brady Anderson, Chris Hoiles, Larry Dierker-HOU, Roberto Alomar, Bruce Sutter-CHC, Melvin Mora, Rickey Henderson-NYY

Houston Astros: Mike Scott, Roger Clemens, J.R. Richard, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, Gary Carter-WSH/MON, Billy Wagner, Troy Percival-LAA, Randy Johnson, Rico Carty-ATL

Atlanta Braves: Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones, Hank Aaron, Javy Lopez, Chase Utley-PHI, Gary Sheffield, Tim Burke-MON, Rafael Furcal, Tug McGraw-PHI

St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire, Bob Gibson, John Tudor, Adam Wainright, Ichiro Suzuki-SEA, Scott Rolen, Jonathan Papelbon-BOS, Chris Carpenter, Willie Randolph-OAK

Oakland Athletics: Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, Mike Norris, Rickey Henderson, Jason Giambi, Chuck Knoblauch-MIN, Jose Canseco, Matt Holliday-COL, Miguel Tejada, Dick Dietz-SFG

Los Angeles Dodgers: Don Sutton, Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela, Mike Piazza, Adrian Beltre, Rafael Betancourt-CLE, Eric Gagne, John Valentin-BOS, Steve Sax, Cesar Cedeno-HOU

Boston Red Sox: Pedro Martinez, Wade Boggs, Carl Yastrzemski, Roger Clemens, Derek Lowe, Kevin Millwood-ATL, Fred Lynn, Ozzie Smith-STL, Carlton Fisk, Larry Walker-WSH/MON

New York Yankees: Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Catfish Hunter, Ron Guidry, Bert Blyleven-MIN, Bobby Murcer, Cla Meredith-SDP, Mariano Rivera, Manny Ramirez-BOS

2/15/2011 8:47 AM (edited)
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To get back into the win - column,  I select the Oakland A's
1/31/2011 1:00 PM
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shaybee did so well with them last time so I will bring them down to earth  Seattle Mariners
1/31/2011 1:14 PM
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Was so close to first for the majority of the year...large drop at the end....give it another shot with the Minnesota Twins
1/31/2011 2:50 PM
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Just thought I might add it is TSMOPOAT's birthday today.
1/31/2011 2:52 PM
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Sigh, hopefully one of these days I'll get to try the M's......

1/31/2011 3:22 PM
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Posted by moneybonn on 1/31/2011 3:22:00 PM (view original):

Sigh, hopefully one of these days I'll get to try the M's......

They always seem to go quickly, don't they?
1/31/2011 3:27 PM
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A friendly reminder that once you pick your team, go ahead and send me your five initial keepers.  It will help keep things moving.  Thanks!
1/31/2011 3:28 PM
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FYI, I just sent in a ticket to see if we can link up previous seasons of the Rule V league.  I had league numbers for seasons 27 & 28, and of course the season that's currently finishing.  Couldn't find the league number for season 29.  We'll see what admin can do.
1/31/2011 3:41 PM
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I'll give the Phillies a try.
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