Johnny Bassler 1924 0 C $4,754,574 $152,458,509

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 3:50:00 PM (view original):

Posted by footballmm11 on 5/14/2020 3:38:00 PM (view original):

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 3:24:00 PM (view original):
A $9 million player going in the 23rd round. Unbelievable. For me, my third OF was between Manush, Cuyler and Klein. I took both Cuyler & Klein.

Actually, the depth of outfield is why I drafted somebody like Frisch over Cobb.

really enjoy these drafts but i think i prefer the franchise version better because there's not SO much talent. felt a bit lost during this one since there are just so many good options at nearly every position.

I'll wait a few weeks before cranking out the next version... which will be a franchise version.

can't wait! i also want in your next 12x12 or 16x16 draft i saw in the forums. those look like a lot of fun.

The 16x16 is an unbelievable drafting experience. Will let you know next time I start one up.

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 3:53:00 PM (view original):
The 16x16 is an unbelievable drafting experience. Will let you know next time I start one up.

i want another go after my colossal mistake in getting stuck with the one way too expensive player

Let's go with Sportsman Park III

2,000,000

158,697,964

I have a special player in mind for pick #26. And will be the inspiration for my team name.

Posted by 3dayrotation on 5/14/2020 3:58:00 PM (view original):

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 3:53:00 PM (view original):
The 16x16 is an unbelievable drafting experience. Will let you know next time I start one up.

i want another go after my colossal mistake in getting stuck with the one way too expensive player

The same player, by the way, who happened to be the 2nd pick of this draft.

Wrigley Field - 2mil

$176,694,436

I think 3day has to pick a ballpark so I'll just post my final pick now: 1922 Elam Vangilder

So, given this was a 3-player draft at the top, who would you all have taken with #4?

Also curious if schwarze was really considering League Park or not given I burned a 14th rounder on it!

For reference...
1922 Vangilder

8,243,336

160,701,845

I can also make my last pick.... Those who are long-time 16x16 players will recall this brilliant pick... (check out the rest of his seasons)

1923 Earl Whitehill, RP

929,018

159,626,982

Baker Bowl
Philadelphia, PA

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 4:09:00 PM (view original):

Posted by 3dayrotation on 5/14/2020 3:58:00 PM (view original):

Posted by schwarze on 5/14/2020 3:53:00 PM (view original):
The 16x16 is an unbelievable drafting experience. Will let you know next time I start one up.

i want another go after my colossal mistake in getting stuck with the one way too expensive player

The same player, by the way, who happened to be the 2nd pick of this draft.

i very much wish he had been the third pick in this draft... much more useful here

Posted by footballmm11 on 5/14/2020 4:13:00 PM (view original):
So, given this was a 3-player draft at the top, who would you all have taken with #4?

Also curious if schwarze was really considering League Park or not given I burned a 14th rounder on it!

7.0.1

I actually would have been fine picking 4th in this draft. I wouldn't have take Gehrig 3rd. In fact, had Hornsby went #1, I would have strongly considered taking Dazzy Vance at #2. In my opinion, he's by far the best pitcher in this decade. Outfield is so deep, I may have passed on Ruth, given that 8 teams in the division are throwing deadball pitchers. I only took Hornsby because of his super high AVG and the fact he plays 2B.

I wasn't considering a ballpark that early and I was also trying to keep my options open as Hornsby & Ken Williams do have a little HR pop. And I added Klein later. There isn't a lot of HR power in the 1900's and 1910's so I do want to have some home field advantage against those teams so I probably was never taking a big negative HR park. I almost took the Baker Bowl to see if I could score 8+ runs a game. But that park had HR factors a little too high for my taste. I do have a lot of doubles and triples and since there aren't a lot of big triples parks in the 1920's, I went with Sportsman III (which I don't think I've ever used before).