I don't see anything in this league's rules about minimum playing time for the nominated players. I know we have that in the 16x16 we just started, but if it's in here I missed it and selected poorly. I acknowledge my goal was to find a player with a sub-$1M All-Star season who had a lot of other mediocre seasons that cause other teams to waste salary.

Watch out, this slow Snails start, might just put me in a Surly mood & waiting for my pick, might just put me in a B*tchier mood, with nothing better to do than... complain & moan? Sorry, it ain't my fault#@! Fast pick, not too fast, but in this 12-team league it's not out of the question to expect at least one pick per day or every other day, that's not unreasonable, right?

Like Kelly LeBrock said in Weird Science... "Oh CAREFUL - Chet, don't make me Mad! I can be a real serious B*tch - if I don't Get - what I want"? Haha... This AINT Weird (Rocket) Science, you dont have to scout EVERY pick, that is what time between rounds is for? This is NOT that Serious... its JUST a game, eh, it doesn't have to be the "Perfect Draft"?

I doubt I get to it tonight, honestly. I'm about halfway done scouting teammates. Sorry.

No minimum playing time rule.

This draft is moving along like a SLOTH, I cant figure... These people with Work issues, who can't spend 10 minutes to make a pick, during the Week? Owners with Daddy duties during the weekend? Gotta spend several Days planning the draft - More than Likely some of your picks are going to be ruined by... Other owners taking YOUR pick you wanted, imagine that, those Bastages! You have to plan on the fly, maybe round by round? If you Don't have ANY Spare time, DONT join a Draft League, eh!?

Gees, I only pick #5, NOT #30 & we are Stalled already! The AL draft is almost done with the 1st round?

Posted by good_beef on 1/29/2019 7:09:00 AM (view original):
This draft is moving along like a SLOTH, I cant figure... These people with Work issues, who can't spend 10 minutes to make a pick, during the Week? Owners with Daddy duties during the weekend? Gotta spend several Days planning the draft - More than Likely some of your picks are going to be ruined by... Other owners taking YOUR pick you wanted, imagine that, those Bastages! You have to plan on the fly, maybe round by round? If you Don't have ANY Spare time, DONT join a Draft League, eh!?

Gees, I only pick #5, NOT #30 & we are Stalled already! The AL draft is almost done with the 1st round?

Sure glad you don't ***** much

I said B_I_T_C_H above

I don't really need to justify taking two days to get set up for this draft, but I'll explain my process anyway so it's clear. I don't make it a habit to hold up drafts once they start, but this one does require advance planning and research. You have to know who the potential teammates are of any draftee, and you really need to know where the best ones are.

So at the start I build two spreadsheets, one for pitchers and one for hitters. I paste in the searchable stats I care most about for each available season of the nominated players. Then I mark up which ones look most appealing for their own merit. Then I go through each season one by one to look at the potential pitcher teammates, and make notes in a blank column. Then I go through and do the same for hitter teammates. And as I go I mark up more potential draftable seasons based on teammates I'd like to consider. This takes a few hours, but once it's done it guides me through the whole draft.

I'm about 75% done with it, and I can finish tonight after work. You won't find me holding up anything once we get going. But honestly, this is a complex draft where you have to balance draft position, teammate needs, and avoiding salary albatross seasons. Of course, I could have jumped in with the first appealing season I saw, but honestly I haven't even looked at teammates for 4 of the hitters yet so why should I draft without all the information I need.

I love these drafts. I spend way more time thinking about this game than I probably should. But I also know there's a way for me to do it right and maximize my chances, so I stick to that. Maybe there are better ways to prepare, or maybe it's fun for some people to just wing it. We're all different, I'm sure. Hang in there. We'll get there soon enough.

Where's the matrix?

Hitting	Bagwell
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calhoop	05 Hou

Thank you! Made me laugh out loud here at work!

Sure glad you don't ***** much

Like I said... It's NOT my fault! I only B*tch when someone let's their Time Run, IF the draft runs along at a "Normal" pace, there isn't TIME to B*tch? I don't use two spreadsheets to guide me, It doesnt take a few hours... Imagine spending a few hours dealing with a certain Player, going thru All of his stats, deciding on which season to chose, weighing all the What IF's & that player gets selected by the Owner that has the Pick immediately preceding Yours... TAKES HIM before you have a chance? It turns out to be a WASTE of time spent?? THAT is why you need to PLAN to work on the FLY, you know "Improvise, Adapt & Overcome" HeartBreak Ridge That's what these drafts are all about! Most Planning is WRECKed in these drafts!

I'm glad that process works for you, but I feel like in this draft where you have to take one version of each player there is no wasted effort. I would agree that in a league where each player is drafted uniquely I wouldn't do anything like this because of the broader player pool.

Frankly, I am happy for the delay. I am in both leagues and I barely got caught up with the A.L. Haven't even started looking at the N.L. yet. Take your time.

+1 ^^^