Decades & Teams MLB Draft : CHAT

[UK Cowboy]

Is the cap even necessary??

Free for all

 

[MilkSpiller22]

How about use mvp and cy as the cap. And max it at 20

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Free for all

I think this might be best.

 

[ehb5]

See, I disagree on Petit. Let a guy with the game Petit had go through AAU, strength training, big man camps, etc, and I think he more than holds his own. A guy that was a little younger than Petit, but with a similar game, Kevin McHale is an example. Now, McHale was slow, wasn't built by any stretch, couldn't jump...but as great as AD is, McHale would own him in the post. Make McHale a better athlete, and....

Point being, some of those guys are not successful in 2015, whether Petit would be or not. Personally, Im sure he could survive. But I also doubt he'd be what he was. Even simple things like Oscar playing against the guys he played with makes him look better. He's not averaging a triple double in 2015.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

To add strategy. How about we can NOT change a players team once the team is posted.

 

[blstoker]

Since we are going to have 30 players, I suggest we break it down this way

Starters
1B
2B
3B
SS
C
LF
CF
RF
DH

5 Starting Pitchers
5 Bullpen
That's 19. The other 11:
1 of each...1B, 2B, 3B, SS, C, LF, CF, RF, DH, SP, RP

This would give everyone a sub at every single position. You would also have 6 starting P's, with the option to put one in the pen and have a 5 man rotation and 7 man pen....meaning, if you took 6 great starting pitchers, you might add Randy Johnson to your bullpen. You could also sub any of your subs into the starting DH role(what subs are for), have a different lineup vs lefties or righties, have a late inning defensive squad, whatever. I think this would be fun, add value to the bench, and some variety too. Guys could take the two best 3rd basemen ever, say Schmidt and Brett, play one at 3rd and one at DH, platoon them, DH one of them, or use them as trade bait. Same with pitching. The 30 different teams and $200 million cap would add strategy as well

Personally, I liked how we did it on the last football draft - and you only draft 24 - so you get to decide which teams you don't draft for.

Or, if we do 30 - then you can have a 24 man roster and then a 6 man minors - so you can change your line up depending on who you're playing....

 

[MilkSpiller22]

The only thing I do look at when comparing eras is player size. If a player is too short I might not trust some of his numbers. Especially power numbers.

 

[blstoker]

To add strategy. How about we can NOT change a players team once the team is posted.

This is one I don't like. Part of the strategy of drafting a player with multiple teams is the idea that he has some flexibility, if needed - kind've like drafting someone who played multiple positions.

 

[Ritzarmy]

@UK Cowboy @Nosferatu Let's kick some mock draft ass

 

[UK Cowboy]

@UK Cowboy @Nosferatu Let's kick some mock draft ass

 

[UK Cowboy]

I've got class till 830, so if we get this figured out and kicked off, I can't pick till around 9

 

[Pack 500]

To add strategy. How about we can NOT change a players team once the team is posted.

Not a fan honestly

 

[Nosferatu]

I've got class till 830, so if we get this figured out and kicked off, I can't pick till around 9

LOLZZZZ, come on man we all know you ain't got no class!

 

[UK Cowboy]

Not a fan honestly

Ditto

 

[UK Cowboy]

LOLZZZZ, come on man we all know you ain't got no class!

Have a class not have class lol. Should have clarified

 

[Nosferatu]

The only thing I do look at when comparing eras is player size. If a player is too short I might not trust some of his numbers. Especially power numbers.

Pedro 5'11 170
Willie 5'10 170

 

[Ritzarmy]

I can't pick tonight cuz Nos has a football draft at 9

 

[Nosferatu]

Just My Opinion....Steroids, MLB let them play, so we should accept their pumped up versions. It's impossible to rule out Barry Bonds, because IMO, 75-80% of the players in that era were using, and nearly all the ones today used in HS or college. No real way to exclude them.

On the old time players...I judge all mock players on how great they were against their peers, not bigger means better. What I mean by that is, if a player had an ERA of 1.80 in 1910, that's an ERA of 1.80 in 2015...reason being, if say Christy Mathewson were born in 1990, had gone through all the speed training, stretching, arm bands, throwing programs, creatine, advanced diets, etc, etc, how dominant would he have been/ If Babe Ruth were born in 1980, and had the same artificial enhancements as, say, Barry Bonds or Sammy Sosa, how many homers does he hit? Some folks discount the old time guys, but I believeif you were one of the best then, you'd be one of the best now

I honestly view the old time players the same way for the most part although OBP and ERA are two stats that a lot of those players would not come close to doing in todays game but I don't penalize any of them for it. Funny thing for me is I pick more old time players than anyone in almost every draft and I think we all know how many wins I got in MLB drafts...

 

[Nosferatu]

I can't pick tonight cuz Nos has a football draft at 9

I'll still be able to pick, that's how much talent I have...

 

[UK Cowboy]

Pedro 5'11 170
Willie 5'10 170

Another interesting stat that I heard, but haven't had time to confirm.... the average height of an NBA center was actually taller during Wilts ERA than in 2015....