I like the idea of site-mailing our player (maybe to a third party). I'm less enthusiatic about not allowing teammates of your nominated player.

How will you control the position requirement (one hitter at each position plus eight pitchers) if you do a secret ballot nomination?

Quote: Originally posted by schwarze on 11/02/2009I like the idea of site-mailing our player (maybe to a third party). I'm less enthusiastic about not allowing teammates of your nominated player.How will you control the position requirement (one hitter at each position plus eight pitchers) if you do a secret ballot nomination? 

What makes the most sense is announcing your player, but not which year of your player you are taking. If it were to be fully secretive, I'd imagine the commish would simply keep an update of which positions hadn't been claimed yet.

I too would caution against the second idea. It has the potential to adversely affect a couple teams while having no effect on others. Doesn't really add much. While it's usually nice to add a new wrinkle to a continuing theme, I think a new crop of player choices makes a welcome new challenge by itself.

That said, here's a wrinkle I'd like to see next year. How about differentiating between starting and relief pitchers when nominating an original 16 player. Maybe four starters and four relievers? We're seeing this year that after the top two to three season's there's zero interest in starting pitching. If there were more reliever seasons available, it would deepen the draft and lead to more balanced, more competitive rosters (and less chance of a 1996 Raines going in round 6!)

Hey, I liked Raines 96 still being availible in the 6th round!

Quote: Originally Posted By bheid408 on 11/02/2009
Commenting...... some of you have said your teams aren't very good or should be better. I can honestly say this draft has taken me by surprise as well. I didn't think there would be as much emphasis on the teammates in the early rounds like it has worked out. I didn't look that far ahead figuring everyone would do as I was planning to do and get them later. By the 2nd round I already had to change my strategy. I've got Terry at 1st and Ott for the OF as well or even McGriff at 1st. I feel a bit short changed at pitcher even with 31Hubbell, 94Maddux and 62Gibson. My hitters haven't given me any teammates that I consider are useable pitchers for this league. With each round I have a sinking feeling in my stomach going deeper and deeper!

I really like the way my roster is working out, although I expect this to be a really offensive league. All stars at every position and very few pitchers with WHIPs under 1.00. Trying to keep mine under 1.10 has been tough.

Then again I snatched up other players while others were grabbing Ruth's and then I got a relatively bad Ruth, so we'll see if that pays off or not.

I like the idea of knowing the players, but not the year for the next season. Takes away the advantage of choosing last, but people can still prepare their research.

i sent a proxy for my 9:30 pick @ meetings all day. thx for assist

24 Rixey

genemock91 is up............whoever got his proxy?

Via proxy genemock selects 1972 Bob Gibson

1994 Dennis Eckersley and his second highest WHIP season.

Being given the role of full time pitching coach and hopefully he'll never have to be used in a real game.

I'd echo the concerns of others about the idea that you can't have teammates of the person you nominate. I think that is part of the strategy in picking who to nominate.

i agree. i like the idea of a blacklist, as well as the idea that we designate some number of starters and relievers. but that's for next go-round. lets let this year play out first....

Disapointing to see Eck 1994 gone. Seriously had a good teammate I wanted.