We will use this thread for the Pirates draft. I will be running this one, and we'll get started once I have the drafts all set up.

Draft rules are simple:
-- 25 round serpentine draft
-- You may draft any player in the WIS database who played for the Pirates franchise (no twisting - you must roster a version of the player from your franchise. If you draft Barry Bonds, you must roster one of his Pirate seasons, etc.)
-- Partial/full/combined seasons are all ok.
-- Franchises are defined by www.baseball-reference.com. Please make sure you know your franchise history. The Pirates franchise was known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1885-1890, and have been known as the Pirates since 1891. The Pittsburgh Burghers (1890 Players League) and Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15 Federal League) are NOT part of this franchise.
-- Players are exclusive. There will be only 1 version of Barry Bonds, 1 Willie Stargell, 1 Andrew McCutchen, etc.

This draft will be untimed provided things move along efficiently. I see no reason we shouldn't be able to get through at least 3 rounds on average each day. If any of our six drafts are consistently lagging behind that goal, or if one draft is way behind the others, I reserve the right to put any such draft on a timed schedule.


The rest of the league rules are also simple:
100M cap.
24 teams, standard WIS format
No WW, AAA, trades, clones, DH.
Injuries will be on. Please make sure you roster enough PA and IP to make it through the season. Themes like this really suffer – and are less fun for everyone – if one or more teams go into a fatigue death spiral.
Park: Any that the Pirates franchise called home

These are the Pirate owners:
1. contrarian23*
2. just4me
3. Scott1967
4. rmarksduke

That is NOT the draft order. I will generate a random draft order and will post it here after I have done so.

bheid408 generated the following sequence for us:

Here is your sequence:

1 3 2 4

Timestamp: 2021-01-21 13:32:08 UTC

So the draft order for round 1 (and all odd numbered rounds) will be:
contrarian23
Scott1967
just4me
rmarksduke

All even numbered rounds will be the reverse

Draft Board:

Pick	Owner	Selection
1.1	contrarian23	Morris, Ed
1.2	Scott1967	Adams, Babe
1.3	just4me	Blanton, Cy
1.4	rmarksduke	Camnitz, Howie
2.1	rmarksduke	Bonds, Barry
2.2	just4me	Wagner, Honus
2.3	Scott1967	Tannehill, Jesse
2.4	contrarian23	Carey, Max
3.1	contrarian23	Sanchez, Freddy
3.2	Scott1967	McCutchen, Andrew
3.3	just4me	Vaughan, Arky
3.4	rmarksduke	Willis, Vic
4.1	rmarksduke	Phillippe, Deacon
4.2	just4me	Waner, Lloyd
4.3	Scott1967	Waner, Paul
4.4	contrarian23	Kendall, Jason
5.1	contrarian23	Mazeroski, Bill
5.2	Scott1967	Reuschel, Rick
5.3	just4me	Drabek, Doug
5.4	rmarksduke	Kiner, Ralph
6.1	rmarksduke	Bonilla, Bobby
6.2	just4me	Law, Vern
6.3	Scott1967	Bell, Jay
6.4	contrarian23	Leever, Sam
7.1	contrarian23	Smith, Zane
7.2	Scott1967	Martin, Russell
7.3	just4me	Robinson, Hank
7.4	rmarksduke	Rivero, Felipe (also known as Vazquez, Felipe)
8.1	rmarksduke	Hill, Carmen
8.2	just4me	Melancon, Mark
8.3	Scott1967	Williams, Mike
8.4	contrarian23	Maddox, Nick
9.1	contrarian23	Hallett, Jack
9.2	Scott1967	Giles, Brian
9.3	just4me	Lindstrom, Freddy
9.4	rmarksduke	Miljus, Johnny
10.1	rmarksduke	Watson, Tony
10.2	just4me	Traynor, Pie
10.3	Scott1967	Hendrix, Claude
10.4	contrarian23	Madlock, Bill
11.1	contrarian23	Oliver, Al
11.2	Scott1967	Stennett, Rennie
11.3	just4me	Sanguillen, Manny
11.4	rmarksduke	Robitaille, Chick
12.1	rmarksduke	Beck, Boom Boom
12.2	just4me	Clemente, Roberto
12.3	Scott1967	Bay, Jason
12.4	contrarian23	Miller, Frank
13.1	contrarian23	Parker, Dave
13.2	Scott1967	Hanrahan, Joel
13.3	just4me	Stargell, Willie
13.4	rmarksduke	Taylor, Carl
14.1	rmarksduke	Robinson, Jeff D
14.2	just4me	Gonzalez, Mike
14.3	Scott1967	Tekulve, Kent
14.4	contrarian23	Tomlin, Randy
15.1	contrarian23	Hopp, Johnny
15.2	Scott1967	Young, Irv
15.3	just4me	Capps, Matt
15.4	rmarksduke	Bell, Josh
16.1	rmarksduke	Lee, Derrek
16.2	just4me	Mason, Roger
16.3	Scott1967	Ramirez, Aramis
16.4	contrarian23	Freese, David
17.1	contrarian23	Storke, Alan
17.2	Scott1967	Jaramillo, Jason
17.3	just4me	Cumpton, Brandon
17.4	rmarksduke	Smith, Elmer
18.1	rmarksduke	Salkeld, Bill
18.2	just4me	Blanton, Joe
18.3	Scott1967	Duke, Zach
18.4	contrarian23	Smith, Earl
19.1	contrarian23	Frobel, Doug
19.2	Scott1967	Nunez, Abraham
19.3	just4me	Hyatt, Ham
19.4	rmarksduke	Wilson, Jack
20.1	rmarksduke	Womack, Tony
20.2	just4me	Smith, Heinie
20.3	Scott1967	Grimes, Burleigh
20.4	contrarian23	Munger, Red
21.1	contrarian23	Fregosi, Jim
21.2	Scott1967	Brandom, Chick
21.3	just4me	Face, Roy
21.4	rmarksduke	Lopez, Mendy
22.1	rmarksduke	Gerber, Wally
22.2	just4me	Schugel, AJ
22.3	Scott1967	Soria, Joakim
22.4	contrarian23	Morneau, Justin
23.1	contrarian23	Ngoepe, Gift
23.2	Scott1967	Wehner, John
23.3	just4me	Sanchez, Tony
23.4	rmarksduke	Willoughby, Claude
24.1	rmarksduke	Reyes, Pablo
24.2	just4me	Edington, Stump
24.3	Scott1967	Goggin, Chuck
24.4	contrarian23	Belliard, Rafael
25.1	contrarian23	Moroff, Max
25.2	Scott1967	Wietelmann, Whitey
25.3	just4me	Bishop, Bill
25.4	rmarksduke	Picinich, Val

Alphabetical List of players drafted

Adams, Babe

Bay, Jason

Beck, Boom Boom

Bell, Jay

Bell, Josh

Belliard, Rafael

Bishop, Bill

Blanton, Cy

Blanton, Joe

Bonds, Barry

Bonilla, Bobby

Brandom, Chick

Camnitz, Howie

Capps, Matt

Carey, Max

Clemente, Roberto

Cumpton, Brandon

Drabek, Doug

Duke, Zach

Edington, Stump

Face, Roy

Freese, David

Fregosi, Jim

Frobel, Doug

Gerber, Wally

Giles, Brian

Goggin, Chuck

Gonzalez, Mike

Grimes, Burleigh

Hallett, Jack

Hanrahan, Joel

Hendrix, Claude

Hill, Carmen

Hopp, Johnny

Hyatt, Ham

Jaramillo, Jason

Kendall, Jason

Kiner, Ralph

Law, Vern

Lee, Derrek

Leever, Sam

Lindstrom, Freddy

Lopez, Mendy

Maddox, Nick

Madlock, Bill

Martin, Russell

Mason, Roger

Mazeroski, Bill

McCutchen, Andrew

Melancon, Mark

Miljus, Johnny

Miller, Frank

Morneau, Justin

Moroff, Max

Morris, Ed

Munger, Red

Ngoepe, Gift

Nunez, Abraham

Oliver, Al

Parker, Dave

Phillippe, Deacon

Picinich, Val

Ramirez, Aramis

Reuschel, Rick

Reyes, Pablo

Rivero, Felipe (also known as Vazquez, Felipe)

Robinson, Hank

Robinson, Jeff D

Robitaille, Chick

Salkeld, Bill

Sanchez, Freddy

Sanchez, Tony

Sanguillen, Manny

Schugel, AJ

Smith, Earl

Smith, Elmer

Smith, Heinie

Smith, Zane

Soria, Joakim

Stargell, Willie

Stennett, Rennie

Storke, Alan

Tannehill, Jesse

Taylor, Carl

Tekulve, Kent

Tomlin, Randy

Traynor, Pie

Vaughan, Arky

Wagner, Honus

Waner, Lloyd

Waner, Paul

Watson, Tony

Wehner, John

Wietelmann, Whitey

Williams, Mike

Willis, Vic

Willoughby, Claude

Wilson, Jack

Womack, Tony

Young, Irv

Lots of ways to go here, and I am going to be fascinated to see how these opening rounds play out.

P Ed Morris

You said the draft would start Friday (not really a problem starting today). I wonder if folks are checking?

Hi. I am babysitting my granddaughter this afternoon. Will draft my first player early this evening when I get home. Should be posted by 7. Sorry for the delay. Scott

Good evening all. Sorry for the delay.
Babe Adams

Cy Blanton

Howie Camnitz
Barry Bonds

Honus Wagner

Jesse Tannehill

Max Carey
Freddy Sanchez

Andrew McCutchen

Arky Vaughan