I'll start it off with a couple of random thoughts.

1. My trade with dippedncrack. When I said I wanted to move up, I was really thinking about the 8-14 pick range. My target was going to be Tip Oneill, but when he offered the #1 pick. I couldn't pass it up. I think both our teams are going to benefit from the trade.

2. There's always a couple of players taken in the first round that I would never pick. Not that they are bad players, but I've never been able to win with HR's and walks as a strategy. Which is why I stay away from both Ruth and Bonds.

I just want to say that I don't blame kelly1 for taking that trade that was offered. I do think it is quite lopsided and it's the reason I don't like the draft pick trades in general. When a lopsided trade occurs, it doesn't just impact the teams involved. I think mbj will be hurt by the deal, but I think that it gives k1 a leg up on the rest of the field who didn't trade as well. It's a zero sum affair - If every body starts with $100 and if player A gets $20 from player B, then player A is not only $40 ahead of player B, but also $20 ahead of the field as well. I'm not sure I've made my point well, but there it is. No hard feelings k1.

Posted by dippedncrack on 7/31/2018 11:27:00 PM (view original):
I just want to say that I don't blame kelly1 for taking that trade that was offered. I do think it is quite lopsided and it's the reason I don't like the draft pick trades in general. When a lopsided trade occurs, it doesn't just impact the teams involved. I think mbj will be hurt by the deal, but I think that it gives k1 a leg up on the rest of the field who didn't trade as well. It's a zero sum affair - If every body starts with $100 and if player A gets $20 from player B, then player A is not only $40 ahead of player B, but also $20 ahead of the field as well. I'm not sure I've made my point well, but there it is. No hard feelings k1.

First of all, no hard feelings dipped. Welcome back and good luck this year.

I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree. I do not believe that every position in the draft is equal, so in your example we don't all start with $100. Some start out better and some start out worse. We both traded down and got an advantage for doing that. You judged the advantage you gained to be acceptable and the advantage I gained unacceptable. But let's compare where we are after those deals.

I have 11 picks out of the first 212. You have 11 picks out of the first 241. That's a difference of 29 spots across the 9th and 10th rounds. But how about if we consider the most elite players? You got 4 of the top 49 players. It takes me to pick 109 to make my fourth pick. A difference of 60 players in the 3rd & 4th rounds. Altogether I don't feel like I have a huge advantage over you. In fact, I think I still have work to do to catch up.

So for the "acceptable" advantage you got it took me an "unacceptable" advantage to not quite catch up. I think this is because you started with a much more than $100 and I started with much less. I'm not willing to accept that trying to catch up to you creates a problem for everyone.

You make all fair points. I'm forced to reconsider...

Here's my dog story.

We had 3 dogs (all small lap dogs). My mother had to move from her home and needed somebody to take in her dog. I volunteered to do so because I'd rather take her dog in than my mother. The dog was a Yorkie. Cute dog. But the dog had never really been around other dogs. She got along with 2 of my dogs, but she didn't get along with the oldest one (a dachshund). Every time the oldest dog would walk into the room, the Yorkie would bark to let us all know the oldest one was entering the room. It was like that for about a year, until my mother found a place she could take her dog back. We were so happy she did. The dynamics of the dogs are now back to normal. Dogs have personalities, and just like people, some dogs just don't get along.

That last round, I was expecting Jocko Milligan to drop to me. I will not forget this unjust tragedy. You hearing me Homeslice? : )

Now that the draft is almost over, I'll weigh in! I've never been part of a draft like this before! WHAT A BLAST!! I've really enjoyed this!

I had my heart broken 3x though,...where I had a player I wanted snatched away from me at the last minute!

1. GEORGE BRETT- I was hoping to get him in the second round, he was taken 2 picks before my turn.
2. TONY FERNANDEZ- 14th round, the very pick before mine! I absolutely loved Tony Fernandez. so, I'm biased. but Skinndogg robbed me on the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve!
3. ERIC DAVIS- 17th round. Davis got scooped up 3 picks before my turn! Fine pick! Fine player!!

Anyway, really enjoyed being part of this! Thanks to Amerk for all his hard work in running this thing! It's kind of a thankless task isn't it? good Luck to everyone! Really looking forward to seeing how the draft translates into competition!