Rule 5 Draft Topic

rwings1927
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We have the 15th pick and settings are 1 starter /1 reliever with no cutoff and 1M, our second ranked guy is there at 15 with 378k salary but Dumbrowski decides wait until the third round to pull the trigger on anybody....any reasons on why?
9/20/2023 12:44 PM
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Are you really tight on your player budget?
9/20/2023 4:12 PM
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Yeah my thought is maybe you were right up against your budget until someone took a player from you, and only then did you have room to add someone.

9/20/2023 7:41 PM
rwings1927
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I was but had plenty to transfer if needed, why draft in the third round if that was the case, seems strange to me?
9/20/2023 7:51 PM
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You needed to transfer before the R5 draft.
9/20/2023 8:28 PM
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From the FAQ:
Rule 5 Draft I didn't draft a player in the first round but I drafted a guy in a later round. How did that happen? <p>If a team is very close to the salary cap, they may not have enough money to draft a player until one of their players are drafted off of their team. If you are within $377k of your player payroll budget, you can't draft a player because you need at least $327k for the player's salary plus the $50k draft fee.</p> <p>For example, if your team has $315k left in your player payroll budget when it is your turn in the first round, you won't be able to draft. If a player from your team is drafted by another franchise after your turn and the removal of that player's salary puts you to at least $377k of remaining player payroll, you could take a player in a future round.</p>
9/20/2023 8:44 PM
rwings1927
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That explains it, thanks guys.
9/21/2023 8:01 AM
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