I'm only in two drafts, 01-05 and 36-40.

In 01-05, I was really concerned with the cap, so I focused early on finding value. Like getting guys rated well at a position that is not their primary position such as Papi, Manny, and Brandon Inge. Then at around round 10 I realized I wasn't spending enough money so I started spending money on things I don't normally spend a lot of money on: relief pitchers and back of the rotation starters. So I ended up spending half my money on pitching when I typically spend 40-45% on pitching. It's a very non-toysboys type of team so we'll see what happens.

In 36-40 I knew I couldn't close the gap at the end with expensive relief pitchers, so starting round 9, I picked 7 pitchers in a row, all but one relief pitchers. This era had a scarcity of RP so I knew it was important to get them relatively early. I only have one platoon situation so I got 7 $200kish scrubs which means I have little depth. Plus I'm hoping to run a 3 man rotation on a lowered pitch count so this may not end well. But I do have over 1400 innings in a pitcher's park.

Oh and I had to switch to a cheaper version of a player than I had intended on both teams for more balance.

This was really fun, thanks Schwarze.

Overall, I found trying to juggle three drafts and work a little much. A couple of times I was trying to use my phone during a meeting and had to catch myself from drafting Josh Donaldson in my 66-70 league or Jay Bruce in the 36-40 league. Also, it's been a long, long time since I've done a draft league and I forgot how difficult it is when drafting with smart people who like the same players I do.

My 36-40 team had hoped to use 37 Medwick but had to change to 36 Medwick 2/3 of the way through. Also had my catching tandem team planned out and thought they were safe when I saw other catchers go, but then Earl Brucker was taken right before I was going to and that caused much consternation, paper crumpling, and tears. I think I was able to recover but it's not the team I envisioned. And the pitching staff - yeesh, Monte Stratton is my ace. I'm not kidding.

My 66-70 team couldn't hit their way out of a paper bag and so, of course, I ended up putting them in a park with a minus for singles. Lou Brock is fast but somehow has zero range in the outfield. My plan all along was to go with Ron Santo at third (he has a cool name) but due to financial restrictions had to go with Brooks Robinson. I'm cautiously optimistic the pitching staff is OK and hope to win a lot of games 1 to 0 or 0 to -2.

My 2011-15 team is short of innings which worries me and relies on Jay Bruce (again, not kidding) as a key cog in the offence. I can only hope Altuve is allowed to use a buzzer under his jersey. The good news is that I was able to use Kevin Pillar, Aaron Sanchez, Marcus Stroman, and, most importantly, Josh Donaldson from the best team in real life history - the post David Price-Tulo trades 2015 Blue Jays (and yet again, not kidding - they were a magical journey for my boys and I until the inglorious end in KC). I should have called them the bat flippers but at least they're in the Rogers Centre.
Good luck everyone.

League #1
In the 1931-35 draft, I knew getting pitching was critical. Of course, so did everybody else. I had 4th pick and was able to get '31 Lefty Grove. The first 14 picks were all starting pitchers (including a few with 100-150 IPs that can be used in long relief). Because the pitching is so weak, I only spent $45 million on pitching. I did however focus on pitchers who can hit, including Red Lucas (.287) and Schoolboy Rowe (.312). Offensively, I like a balanced lineup, so all eight of my starting batters have salaries between $5.7 and $7.2 million. Didn't waste salary on HRs (only 85 team HRs) but my guys have good averages (.326 as a team) and hit lots of doubles and triples. More importantly, my defensive range is outstanding (A, A+, A+, A-, A- B). Only Earl Webb (w/67 doubles) is a poor fielder. As a result, we are playing in League Park II to depress HRs. To combat hitting fatigue, six of my eight batters are over 700 PA, including three over 760 PA. I didn't plan this, but somehow, I have six guys on my team named Bill or Billy.
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League #2
I had first pick in the 1961-65 draft. On the surface, it seemed like Sandy Koufax was the obvious choice, but there is a plethora of pitching in this league, (and Koufax is pricey) so I wanted to get a stud hitter instead. I love switch hitters so Mickey Mantle was the choice. I got the other good switch hitter of this era in Pete Rose. Unlike the 31-35 league, I did spend money on HRs, getting Billy Williams, Dick Allen, Joe Torre and Roberto Clemente. Once again, my hitting balance includes eight players between $4.9 and $6.6 million. Because I have three regulars under 600 PA (including '62 Mantle), I did have to spend $1.5M each on two platoon batters (but that also gives me two pinch hitters). I spent $51.7 million on position players. My pitching includes 600+ innings of Drysdale (Rd 2) and Ellsworth (Rd 4). I let everybody else grab all their SPs and got solid value later, with two 170-180 innings guys (Donavan and Downing). I didn't plan this, but I have three Dicks on my team and was very close to taking Dick Hall (the namesake of the infamous Big Dick theme) but he was too expensive. The defense isn't great (average rating C/C but nothing worse than D+). Playing in Crosely Field... the +1 HR helps my HR hitters, the -1 1B helps my pitching, which already suppresses batting average with a cumulative team OAV of .207.
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League #3
I chose 1996-2000, because I was hoping to get either Maddux, Pedro or Kevin Brown. Of course, I drew fourth pick and all three pitchers were gone. Damn it! I went with the hated Roger Clemens (pick 1.4) to limit HRs, but I really wanted to draft an all-switch-hitting team so I had to grab Chipper Jones early (pick 2.1). This caused me to miss out on Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, Kevin Millwood, etc. Screw it... Lets blow off pitching again. I'm just taking players I like and let the chips fall where they may. Two more favorites, Jorge Posada and Bernie Williams are my next picks (not sure which version of Bernie I was going to use). I did grab the HR-prone Curt Schilling next. But after this pick, just about everybody else had their SPs, so I knew I could wait. Keeping an close eye on $Salary/IP, I grabbed some solid good-value RPs (Lowe, G.White, P.Wilson) over the next few rounds. Normally, I would take Roberto Alomar as my 2B but he was a bit too pricey and Jose Offerman is a perfect leadoff hitter (and also a switch hitter). Should I take a SP yet? Nah. Next on the list, even though probably nobody else will take him... Carl Everett (only 535 PA, but .969 OPS and a switch hitter!). The perfect platoon partner... 162-PA Tony Phillips with his .440 obp. Did I mention that he is a switch hitter? I need to make a decision soon on which Bernie Williams season to take. If I take a cheaper season, I need more PA, thus off-setting the cost savings. Instead I decide on a super-saver switch-hitting shortstop, Walt Weiss (623 pa, .381 obp for $3.8M). This allows me Bernie's $8M season - the most expensive hitter I have on all three teams. The only non-switch hitters in the starting lineup, Jeff Bagwell and Bobby Abreu. I absolutely love this team's hitting. But with Mussina and Nomo (taken in rounds 21-22) at the back end of the rotation, we need to win some high-scoring games. Decided on County Stadium to help the pitching. Spent $52M on hitting and Bernie is the only fielder with a range factor better than C+.

1976-1980
You vets can tell me how I did; I don't have the history to judge.
7 fulltime pos players, one platoon (Gamble/Lacy). all with plenty of PA (5200 for 8 spots). Team OPS hitters-only is 917, with some good basestealers. Bats are heavy 2B and 3B hitters, so Exhibition park with + extra base hits, but minus singles. Worst hitter is 80 Yount. Enough good small-PA bench guys to hit for the pitchers.
3man rotation; RJones and Palmer 76, Caldwell 78, will go about 6 IP most starts. Goose77 is the main pen man. Two others as setup, and then lousy guys for mop up. Pitching staff OAV is .230, WHIP 1.1, 87 HR allowed in 1432 IP.

I spent almost $60mil on bats, and not because the defense is awesome. My guess is I am above avg in scoring but below avg in preventing runs, as my rotation ERAs will likely be above 4 in composite; hopefully not worse than 4.5.

Q for all: how many guys did you draft intentionally to have multiple seasons of theirs in play, vs knowing ahead of time what season you would use? And, were there any players who you drafted intending to use a certain season but you swapped as you completed your roster?

I think I had 3 multi-season guys, and only one where I surprised myself by switching (Rod Carew 76 to 77)..

For the most part I selected players knowing which specific seasons I would be using. The requirement to have five players from every season limited my ability to freewheel as I was always conscious of where the roster was heading. In the 36-40 draft I did start off with my first two picks of DiMaggio and Medwick and ended up using different seasons that I originally anticipated but other than that i used what I was thinking when I selected my players

Here are some salary stats on the rostered players...

Season	Salary	Rank
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1931	89,886,634	8
1932	74,104,684	20
1933	71,257,174	24
1934	87,719,136	9
1935	76,927,795	18
1936	101,929,908	1
1937	73,937,243	22
1938	69,162,285	25
1939	67,434,047	26
1940	85,868,387	12
1941	97,037,057	3
1942	57,378,861	29
1943	79,024,667	16
1944	93,669,264	6
1945	72,775,913	23
1946	97,366,226	2
1947	49,285,187	30
1948	76,576,109	19
1949	94,581,505	5
1950	81,618,833	15
1951	60,306,799	28
1952	86,940,954	10
1953	95,404,336	4
1954	82,902,077	13
1955	74,076,847	21
1956	93,049,656	7
1957	77,642,130	17
1958	81,883,961	14
1959	86,496,017	11
1960	60,506,531	27

Season	Salary	Rank
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1961	73,209,285	21
1962	61,671,439	28
1963	85,930,038	9
1964	101,587,189	2
1965	77,272,126	18
1966	90,279,462	7
1967	76,756,705	19
1968	75,319,525	20
1969	94,561,812	4
1970	62,920,557	27
1971	91,147,872	6
1972	126,444,927	1
1973	50,540,669	29
1974	64,011,621	26
1975	67,662,616	25
1976	82,845,135	13
1977	91,986,054	5
1978	69,257,576	23
1979	70,142,966	22
1980	85,055,135	10
1981	89,392,811	8
1982	48,925,550	30
1983	80,918,067	17
1984	81,113,338	16
1985	98,774,036	3
1986	82,299,871	14
1987	67,852,211	24
1988	84,211,522	11
1989	81,942,687	15
1990	83,489,069	12

Season	Salary	Rank
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1991	81,543,586	16
1992	98,789,804	2
1993	73,377,559	22
1994	69,059,299	23
1995	76,691,835	19
1996	97,156,238	3
1997	83,355,521	13
1998	82,819,234	14
1999	73,985,666	21
2000	62,078,039	26
2001	76,623,907	20
2002	92,226,904	7
2003	85,941,837	12
2004	52,099,145	30
2005	92,879,347	6
2006	68,292,465	24
2007	97,072,730	4
2008	59,848,826	28
2009	86,651,682	11
2010	87,579,549	10
2011	91,691,158	8
2012	54,668,888	29
2013	88,379,779	9
2014	65,456,410	25
2015	99,726,229	1
2016	61,972,340	27
2017	79,572,518	18
2018	80,771,424	17
2019	82,554,728	15
2020	94,961,797	5