• Hmm, so I don't think we should have a $1 cap penalty for players cut from your MiLB as they have a $0 salary in the MiLB. But I will add an option C for whoever wants it.
  
  Option C: Players cut from 40-man are ineligible from that mid-season supplemental MiLB draft (but are eligible for subsequent MiLB drafts).

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:29 PM

• I would say that once they have a salary they cannot be on a milb roster that year.
  . Of course if it's a new year and everybody starts with a salary of zero and he hasn't played in the major leagues then of course he should be eligible for the milb draft again.
  Also in order to be dropped from somebody's milb roster they have to be called up to their 40-man roste r and given a salary of $1. Therefore that player would no longer be eligible to be drafted if there was a second draf

  Jake on February 25, 2021 5:22 PM

• Alright Grisham. I'd prefer a Sunday PM finish up - though I'm down for 12 hours of drafting on Saturday.
  I'd vote option A, maintaining the status quo so to speak.

  Durham Bulls on February 25, 2021 5:19 PM

• Awesome! Thanks! Also, thanks for taking the lead and putting all of this together. I'm stoked for Saturday's draft!

  The McCann Martians 👽 on February 25, 2021 5:17 PM

• Yes, I was playing on having a break every two hours or so, or as needed.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:15 PM

• Zingers, that type of rule would certainly be cleaner and easier to enforce, do we want to have a vote on it?
  Option A: Cut players are eligible for future MiLB draft
  Option B: Players who have been on a 40-man roster are never eligible for any future MiLB drafts
  
  I will update the constitution once we have tallied votes by EOD tomorrow.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:14 PM

• Possibly a dumb question, but will we pause the clock a few times for food or should I just plan to have all my basic necessities around me...?

  The McCann Martians 👽 on February 25, 2021 5:12 PM

• Realignment, I would like to get through the draft on Saturday, but left open the possibility of a second day if we run out of steam. I would say prepare for at least 6-7 hrs and then we can take a pulse of the room and see if we want to keep going, or delay to another day.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:10 PM

• In my other league for example, Corbin Martin was owned on a roster at $2. He was cut when he got TJ. He was then drafted by another owner in the mid-summer MiLB draft, and the cap hit was expunged from the original owner. I think that type of event is fine. But it could be a potential loophole in the extreme example I suggested below.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:09 PM

• I am pretty sure that once a player is on a roster and has a salary even if he is dropped he will have a salary and therefore is only eligible to be picked up on waivers. Or once he clears waivers as a free agent

  Jake on February 25, 2021 5:09 PM

• So, he can't be sent the to minors by the team that owns him. I think the trickier scenario is where he is cut, and un-owned at the time of the next minor league draft. We've had that happen in my other league and generally considered those players eligible. In an extreme case, if you knew you had the first pick, you could do something where you significantly overpaid for a top prospect ($60 for example). Cut him, and then once he passes through waivers, draft him to your MiLB with the 1st pick.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 5:07 PM

• That's exactly how I read it, 50.
  Also--are we anticipating completing our draft Saturday? I know the Google doc references a second day to finish up.

  Durham Bulls on February 25, 2021 4:50 PM

• So with your example, if Wander Franco is auctioned and rostered with a salary of $15, he is always part of the 40 man roster and can't be send down to the MiLB roster, correct? Unless he is cut and picked up by someone else?

  The Karn Kids2 on February 25, 2021 3:02 PM

• For example:
  1. Wander Franco is eligible to be nominated on Saturday.
  2. If Wander Franco is not added at auction, he will be eligible for MiLB draft.
  3. During the MiLB draft, Wander Franco cannot be added/dropped.
  4. If Franco is not auctioned or selected in MiLB draft, he's eligible to be added and dropped at any point following the MiLB draft.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 10:43 AM

• Also, had a question about this, and wanted to make this clear for everyone. All minor-league eligible players can be nominated/auction/rostered as part of our auction draft on Saturday, and I would expect the top 10-30 guys will be acquired in this fashion. Once the auction is complete, there will be a temporary freeze on add/drops of MiLB eligible players.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 10:42 AM

• 3. Gruesome Grisham

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 25, 2021 10:39 AM

• 4. DEFCON5

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 24, 2021 10:54 AM

• 5. New Zealand Zingers

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 23, 2021 11:03 AM

• 6. No Crying in Baseball

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 22, 2021 2:35 PM

• MiLB Draft Lottery Continued:
  
  8. Healthy Mittens
  7. Big Papi Memories

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 21, 2021 3:41 PM

• Today's Draft Lottery:
  10. Generous Carriage
  9. Fishing with Rube Waddell

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 20, 2021 4:59 PM

• love it. GREAT idea!

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 20, 2021 1:55 PM

• Without further ado, the last two draft positions are:
  
  12. Trust in Realignment
  11. 50 Feet of Crap, Then Us

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 19, 2021 7:17 PM

• Ok fellas, did an RNG to create the draft order for the MiLB draft. I will borrow from Mittens suggestion and release 1-2 names a day leading up to our auction to build excitement. Lastly, if anyone feels particularly put-out by the draft order process, I will be happy to swap positions with you for the draft (it is a snake draft after all).

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 19, 2021 7:16 PM

• Sorry, got stuck on a project at work I need to finish EOD, maybe we can try tomorrow.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 18, 2021 6:04 PM

• i can audit rn

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 5:31 PM

• If someone is available to audit, I can do an RNG now in Google sheets.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 18, 2021 5:07 PM

• I would be fine with a RNG myself.

  Durham Bulls on February 18, 2021 4:23 PM

• i would be fine if u drew names out of a hat. or if someone wanted to with someone else face-timing. i could do it i dont mind. just a suggestion.

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 4:18 PM

• that makes sense. not really worried about the auction nomination draft order. just thinking ahead to the minors draft and i think the constitution says the first year MILB draft will be random. and then subsequent drafts will be reverse standings. not sure if it makes sense to decide the order (and date) for the minors draft before or after the auction

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 4:17 PM

• I *think*, but not positive that the auction draft order is just based on the order in which we joined the league. I was planning on doing a random number generator to assign the draft order, but open to other suggestions. Is there a site we could use to generate the draft order where the process could be viewed for transparency purposes?

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 18, 2021 3:52 PM

• no worries. maybe their isnt an answer yet. just curious and excited for draft day!

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 3:09 PM

• Oh sorry I misread your question. I don't know the answer to that.

  Jake on February 18, 2021 3:01 PM

• or is the minor league draft order reverse order of the nomination order?

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 3:00 PM

• is that the order we are using for the MILB draft?

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 2:59 PM

• On the league page click on the AUCTION DRAFT link and you will see the draft order on the right.
  You can also load your watch list for the draft

  Jake on February 18, 2021 2:34 PM

• hola, i was wondering when we will know the MILB draft order, will it be before the inaugural auction or after? just curious

  🧤 Guantes Saludables 🧤 on February 18, 2021 2:05 PM

• I hope Ottoneu gets it's server problems fixed by Draft Day

  Jake on February 12, 2021 11:52 PM

• I’m good for the 27th

  Generous Carriage on February 10, 2021 6:34 AM

• In for the 27th. Works perfectly.

  The Karn Kids2 on February 10, 2021 1:24 AM

• Hey am flexible but also cosign for the 27th in the morning. Thanks NZ

  Durham Bulls on February 9, 2021 9:36 PM

• I can make that work.

  60 day IL Gang on February 9, 2021 8:57 PM

• 27th good for us

  Jake on February 9, 2021 8:41 PM

• That date works for me but I'm flexible if we need to move it

  Yabba-Da-Baddoo! on February 9, 2021 8:13 PM

• Excited to be here! The 27th works for me.

  The McCann Martians 👽 on February 9, 2021 5:31 PM

• Fine for me

  Holy Ghost! on February 9, 2021 1:22 PM

• Yes we are getting there, I can also make a post in the owners wanted forum. Before we fill-out the league, is every good with a February 27th 10 am et/7 am pt draft date? I wanted to make sure we had a weekend morning draft date as I expect the start-up auction to run at least 6 hours. If there is significant push-back, I will set up a Doodle to choose another weekend sometime in March.

  Ozzie-Mandias on February 9, 2021 10:56 AM

• We only need four more teams if everybody reaches out to owners in their other leagues and ask if anybody wants to join this one maybe we can fill up the remaining four spots.

  Jake on February 8, 2021 11:21 PM

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