FD24 - Franchise Draft #5 - Forge ahead Topic

RD# 10: Cleveland Indians/Guardians

3B - The Angry Hamster (Jose Ramirez)
5/6/2026 9:38 AM
Posted by dvorr80 on 5/6/2026 8:07:00 AM (view original):
Posted by pick1or2 on 5/6/2026 1:15:00 AM (view original):
ESIEV2507 kind of looks like he bailed on us
I think at least two of his picks can be skipped as of today
But he is soooo far behind that it is confusing where u can skip over him. Plus what do we do with his team if he bails? His team would most likely be a weak team in one of the divisions he was supposed to be in and possibly hurt someone's chances at a wild card. He could have reached out with a list and asked others to pick his team
5/6/2026 10:22 AM
Posted by pick1or2 on 5/6/2026 10:22:00 AM (view original):
Posted by dvorr80 on 5/6/2026 8:07:00 AM (view original):
Posted by pick1or2 on 5/6/2026 1:15:00 AM (view original):
ESIEV2507 kind of looks like he bailed on us
I think at least two of his picks can be skipped as of today
But he is soooo far behind that it is confusing where u can skip over him. Plus what do we do with his team if he bails? His team would most likely be a weak team in one of the divisions he was supposed to be in and possibly hurt someone's chances at a wild card. He could have reached out with a list and asked others to pick his team
In terms of being on the clock we are on Round 7, so whoever has the Cubs in Round 7 can make their pick since he missed his Round 6 Cubs pick. When Round 8 starts this afternoon the A's pick can be made. When each missing round is passed the next owner can make their pick, but the person after that has to wait until their round is on the clock. Basically, when you round is up on the clock you can make your pick.

The rest is a Catch-22. If the Commissioner tries to find a replacement owner, the longer it takes, the farther behind the team falls. If the Commissioner authorizes somebody to make the picks (or does the picks himself) that probably makes it more difficult to get a replacement owner. Unless somebody else decides to pick up a second team. Hopefully this gets resolved sooner rather than later.
5/6/2026 10:34 AM
Rd. 7 Cardinals - Ozzie Smith
Rd. 8 Braves - Craig Kimbrel
5/6/2026 10:58 AM
Round 9: Braves OF J.D. Drew
5/6/2026 11:35 AM
Regarding late picks....

ESIEV2507 was a last minute sub to replace "extrateam" when we started.

As of this morning, only one person (me) is eligible to exercise their later pick from the Cubs. I will do so before 4pm, which is when mllama54 would be eligible to do pick #8 regardless. If I had to pay for a 3rd team to make sure the league happened, I would, but we are at least a couple of days away from really having to think about that.

I'm not worried about having a super weak team in the slot. I suspect the only lagging team will be up to date by the end of the day. But I recognize that they seem farther behind because some of us are 4+ picks ahead of the schedule.

Toward the end of the draft, we should discuss if the current pace, which is accelerated from FD4, should accelerate even more. We could do 3-4 picks a day from the beginning - or perhaps have day 1 be gentle since it is super important and accelerate starting day 2. This league was 1 pick/day when it started in January 2024, but has sped up nearly every time.

p.s. page 1 and the spreadsheet are updated as of now.
5/6/2026 11:36 AM
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r8 Cards Jim Edmonds
5/6/2026 11:43 AM
Rnd 10 - White Sox - Geoff Blum

Rnd 11 - Tigers - Carlos Guillen

Rnd 12 - Padres - Gary Sheffield
5/6/2026 11:47 AM
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