League 4

Original - $151,046,328
Add - 1935 Cy Blanton - $10,329,645
Drop - 1938 Jim Weaver - $4,359,576
New - $157,016,397
12/6/2025 12:55 PM
Posted by schwarze on 12/6/2025 12:51:00 PM (view original):
Posted by ronthegenius on 12/6/2025 11:59:00 AM (view original):
League 2

Original: $145,075,077
Add 1912 Heinie Zimmerman $7,527,188
Cut - 1907 Dave Brain $4,220,301
New - $148,381,964

…and now I watch and cry as schwarze and footballmm11 add one of the available super supreme pitchers to their already dominant rosters
Now that all the round 1 drafts are over, I will admit that my strategy (in most of the round 1 drafts) was to go heavy on offense and light on starting pitching for the specific purpose of being able to get a more impactful upgrade during the mini-draft. Seems like footballmm11 had the same idea as he went big on offense in pretty much all the round 1 drafts. (You will note that I haven't taken a single hitter in any of the mini-drafts, although I did focus a bit more on pitching in the later eras).
I struggled with this pick as our minidraft had 08 Joss, 08 Walsh, 15 Alexander, 08 Mathewson, 08&09 Mordecai, and others for the taking. Literally the best starting pitchers in the sim.

But somehow I led the league in pitching (and lucked out a World Series victory) without any of them, so my brain said to go hitting.
12/6/2025 1:05 PM
League 2
Original: $165,579,600
Add: 1915 Pete Alexander $23,042,470
Drop: 1916 Rube Marquard $6,638,791
New: $181,983,279
12/6/2025 4:40 PM
League 3

Add 1924 Rogers Hornsby

Cut 1927 Pid Purdy

Will have numbers tomorrow
12/7/2025 1:15 AM
League 3

Original Salary $147,948,500
Add 1924 Dazzy Vance $11,875,690 (schwarze)
cut 1930 Ken Ash $973,366
New Salary $158,850,824
12/7/2025 10:39 AM (edited)
Picking for League 3 shortly
12/7/2025 1:08 PM
Old Salary: $161,239,955
Add: 1920 Babe Adams - $8,400,455 (nocomm)
Cut: 1931 Jim Mooney - $1,999,219
New: $167,641,191
12/7/2025 1:27 PM
DRAFTING UPDATE (10 of 16 teams entered)
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League 1 (1891-1906) - NL East

1.nocomm999 --> Added 1906 Doc White, Team Salary: $156,378,433
2.schwarze --> Added 1905 Christy Mathewson, Team Salary: $157,801,257
3.eblankenstei --> Added 1899 John McGraw, Team Salary: $150,760,733
4.footballmm11 --> Added 1906 Mordecai Brown, Team Salary: $172,064,637
Drafting from these teams: Jtpsops, pedrocerrano, calhoop, kstober
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League 2 (1907-1919) - NL West
1.eblankesntei --> Added 1910 Nap Lajoie, Team Salary: $139,217,042
2.ronthegenius --> Added 1912 Heinie Zimmerman, Team Salary: $148,381,964
3.schwarze --> Added 1908 Addie Joss, Team Salary: 181,322,976
4.footballmm11 --> Added 1915 Pete Alexander, Team Salary: $181,983,279
Drafting from these teams: DarthDurron, pedrocerrano, nocomm999, Jtpsops
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League 3 (1920-1933) - AL East
1.calhoop --> Added 1934 Rogers Hornsby, Team Salary: ???
2.mllama54 --> Added 1924 Dazzy Vance, Team Salary: $158,850,824
3.Jtpsops --> Added 1920 Babe Adams, Team Salary: $167,641,191
4.bigsteve12
Drafting from these teams: footballmm11, schwarze, chewy3344, nocomm999
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League 4 (1934-1945) - AL West
1.thejuice6 --> Added 1938 Hank Greenberg, Team Salary: $131,895,347
2.DarthDurron --> Added 1941 Ted Williams, Team Salary: $147,969,035
3.mllama54 --> Added 1939 Joe DiMaggio, Team Salary: $162,520,625
4.pedrocerrano --> Added 1935 Cy Blanton, Team Salary: $157,016,397
Drafting from these teams: footballmm11, 3dayrotation, schwarze, ronthegenius
12/7/2025 10:06 PM (edited)
Sorry - completely forgot about League 1.

Old: $143,967,444
Add: 1899 John McGraw - $12,135,096
Drop: 1896 Herman Long - $5,341,807
New: $150,760,733
12/7/2025 5:05 PM
League 1

Original: $163,915,280
Add: 1906 Mordecai Brown $11,816,845
Drop: Jesse Duryea $3,667,488
New: $172,064,637
12/7/2025 5:25 PM
MLB144084
12/7/2025 5:46 PM
Posted by schwarze on 12/6/2025 12:51:00 PM (view original):
Posted by ronthegenius on 12/6/2025 11:59:00 AM (view original):
League 2

Original: $145,075,077
Add 1912 Heinie Zimmerman $7,527,188
Cut - 1907 Dave Brain $4,220,301
New - $148,381,964

…and now I watch and cry as schwarze and footballmm11 add one of the available super supreme pitchers to their already dominant rosters
Now that all the round 1 drafts are over, I will admit that my strategy (in most of the round 1 drafts) was to go heavy on offense and light on starting pitching for the specific purpose of being able to get a more impactful upgrade during the mini-draft. Seems like footballmm11 had the same idea as he went big on offense in pretty much all the round 1 drafts. (You will note that I haven't taken a single hitter in any of the mini-drafts, although I did focus a bit more on pitching in the later eras).
Yeah I did have that as a general strategy, plus I get even more of a reason to not draft pitching, so it was a win-win
12/7/2025 8:48 PM
Posted by calhoop on 12/7/2025 1:15:00 AM (view original):
League 3

Add 1924 Rogers Hornsby

Cut 1927 Pid Purdy

Will have numbers tomorrow
Updated with numbers

Starting salary - $154,189,138

Add 1924 Rogers Hornsby - 19,727,098

Drop 1927 Pid Purdy - $809,801

New total - $173,106,435
12/7/2025 11:31 PM
Edit to add league: League 3
Old Salary: $147,004,107
Cut: Boob Fowler $818,100
Add: 1921 Babe Ruth $26,701,562
New Salary: $172,887,569

As much as I wanted to improve at a couple other spots, we have to buck our team mantra and add Ruth. We shall see if our improbable run continues now that we have a Ruth.
12/7/2025 11:49 PM
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