2015 Desipio Baseball League

[PenFoe]

Here is a doc with the final rosters and keeper status for each player.

Chuck/Oleg - get studying. 

Let's try to have the expansion draft by end of next week (after we figure out how many players we're protecting.)

Can you post the excel file?

You want me to post an Excel file in a Desipio post? 

I don't understand this at all. 

I posted a link to the Excel file.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Here is a doc with the final rosters and keeper status for each player.

Chuck/Oleg - get studying. 

Let's try to have the expansion draft by end of next week (after we figure out how many players we're protecting.)

Can you post the excel file?

You want me to post an Excel file in a Desipio post? 

I don't understand this at all. 

I posted a link to the Excel file.

I got it now. My reader made it look like it was a PDF and I couldn't cut and paste.  I've downloaded it and sorted it by keeper round as well. Thanks.

[PenFoe]

Let's for sure give them picks 1 and 2 this year, but then also allow them 5 keepers from the pool of free agents.  We can slot those guys from rounds....13-17?

So they're picking keepers from the season-end list of un-rostered players? In rounds 13-17, regardless of draft position last season?

I'm just throwing shit out there that doesn't involve me losing my players, okay? I'm aware it makes no sense.

Better idea:
We each protect 5 guys. 
They then draft up to 5 guys each, no more than one from each team.

We then go back and keep any of our players who were undrafted in the expansion draft.   

Then, for the real draft, the team who got the first expansion pick gets the 2nd pick in the first round (and vice-versa.)

Does that work?

Running with this idea until a better one comes along...

Would it also be worthwhile to make drafted, non-rostered players available in the expansion draft as well? 

For example:
Cliff Lee was drafted in the 3rd round last year, but is not currently on a roster. Chuck or Oleg could select him in the expansion draft as a 1st round pick. 

[Oleg]

Let's for sure give them picks 1 and 2 this year, but then also allow them 5 keepers from the pool of free agents.  We can slot those guys from rounds....13-17?

So they're picking keepers from the season-end list of un-rostered players? In rounds 13-17, regardless of draft position last season?

I'm just throwing shit out there that doesn't involve me losing my players, okay? I'm aware it makes no sense.

Better idea:
We each protect 5 guys. 
They then draft up to 5 guys each, no more than one from each team.

We then go back and keep any of our players who were undrafted in the expansion draft.   

Then, for the real draft, the team who got the first expansion pick gets the 2nd pick in the first round (and vice-versa.)

Does that work?

Running with this idea until a better one comes along...

Would it also be worthwhile to make drafted, non-rostered players available in the expansion draft as well? 

For example:
Cliff Lee was drafted in the 3rd round last year, but is not currently on a roster. Chuck or Oleg could select him in the expansion draft as a 1st round pick. 

I don't think that players who were not on a roster to finish the year should be eligible for the expansion draft.

[PenFoe]

Let's for sure give them picks 1 and 2 this year, but then also allow them 5 keepers from the pool of free agents.  We can slot those guys from rounds....13-17?

So they're picking keepers from the season-end list of un-rostered players? In rounds 13-17, regardless of draft position last season?

I'm just throwing shit out there that doesn't involve me losing my players, okay? I'm aware it makes no sense.

Better idea:
We each protect 5 guys. 
They then draft up to 5 guys each, no more than one from each team.

We then go back and keep any of our players who were undrafted in the expansion draft.   

Then, for the real draft, the team who got the first expansion pick gets the 2nd pick in the first round (and vice-versa.)

Does that work?

Running with this idea until a better one comes along...

Would it also be worthwhile to make drafted, non-rostered players available in the expansion draft as well? 

For example:
Cliff Lee was drafted in the 3rd round last year, but is not currently on a roster. Chuck or Oleg could select him in the expansion draft as a 1st round pick. 

I don't think that players who were not on a roster to finish the year should be eligible for the expansion draft.

Just trying to help a brother out.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Let's for sure give them picks 1 and 2 this year, but then also allow them 5 keepers from the pool of free agents.  We can slot those guys from rounds....13-17?

So they're picking keepers from the season-end list of un-rostered players? In rounds 13-17, regardless of draft position last season?

I'm just throwing shit out there that doesn't involve me losing my players, okay? I'm aware it makes no sense.

Better idea:
We each protect 5 guys. 
They then draft up to 5 guys each, no more than one from each team.

We then go back and keep any of our players who were undrafted in the expansion draft.   

Then, for the real draft, the team who got the first expansion pick gets the 2nd pick in the first round (and vice-versa.)

Does that work?

Running with this idea until a better one comes along...

Would it also be worthwhile to make drafted, non-rostered players available in the expansion draft as well? 

For example:
Cliff Lee was drafted in the 3rd round last year, but is not currently on a roster. Chuck or Oleg could select him in the expansion draft as a 1st round pick. 

I don't think that players who were not on a roster to finish the year should be eligible for the expansion draft.

Just trying to help a brother out.

Guys not on rosters should either be excluded from expansion drafts or be at the same draft status they were the year before. No +2. If they weren't good enough to be on a team, they aren't good enough to be drafted +2. Moreover, what would we do about prospects?

I'm good with the expansion draft being just players off existing rosters.  You guys protecting 5 first seems a little harsh for us (our 5 best frozen guys would be no better than everyone else's #6 - I'd prefer you guys protect 2 or 3 before we pick our 1 from each of you), but if that's what it is, I'm good with that, too.

[Oleg]

Anyone want to talk trade for the first pick in the draft?  Might make sense to talk about it before you protect your first 5.  Just checking...

[PenFoe]

Okay, here's where we're at.

All league slots have been filled.  
Draft order has been set (Oleg has the 1st pick in the draft, Chuck is 2nd.)  

Timing:
- Announce who the 5 are that you are protecting (post them here, not on league site): 3/18
I will then update the spreadsheet, color coding the guys who are being kept and re-post that.
- Chuck and Oleg have expansion draft (either on Desipio or in SBox): 3/20-3/22 (As needed)
- Enter all keepers into system (either on Desipio and I will do it or enter them on League site): 3/24
- Draft: 3/29

[PenFoe]

My 5 protected. God, this hurts.

Michael Brantley - 13th
Josh Donaldson - 10th
Corey Dickerson - 13th
Hyu-Jin Ryu - 18th
Jeff Samardzija - 19th

[Richard Chuggar]

My 5 protected. God, this hurts.

Michael Brantley - 13th
Josh Donaldson - 10th
Corey Dickerson - 13th
Hyu-Jin Ryu - 18th
Jeff Samardzija - 19th

That's awful
Fab 5:
Mike Trout - 9th
Nelson Cruz - 18th
George Springer - 21
Jorge Soler - 13th  ugh, what a stretch
Aroldis Chapman - 10th

[JD]

My 5 protected. God, this hurts.

Michael Brantley - 13th
Josh Donaldson - 10th
Corey Dickerson - 13th
Hyu-Jin Ryu - 18th
Jeff Samardzija - 19th

That's awful
Fab 5:
Mike Trout - 9th
Nelson Cruz - 18th
George Springer - 21
Jorge Soler - 13th  ugh, what a stretch
Aroldis Chapman - 10th

Strasburg - 10
Harvey - 20
Lester - 9
Moookie Bets - 13
Marcel Ozuna - 12

[Saul Goodman]

My 5 protected. God, this hurts.

Michael Brantley - 13th
Josh Donaldson - 10th
Corey Dickerson - 13th
Hyu-Jin Ryu - 18th
Jeff Samardzija - 19th

That's awful
Fab 5:
Mike Trout - 9th
Nelson Cruz - 18th
George Springer - 21
Jorge Soler - 13th  ugh, what a stretch
Aroldis Chapman - 10th

Strasburg - 10
Harvey - 20
Lester - 9
Moookie Bets - 13
Marcel Ozuna - 12

Will Ferrell, 3rd base coach - 8
Will Ferrell, P - 9
Will Ferrell, 1B - 10
Will Ferrell, CF - 12
Will Ferrell, C - 14

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[ChuckD]

Will Ferrell, 3rd base coach - 8
Will Ferrell, P - 9
Will Ferrell, 1B - 10
Will Ferrell, CF - 12
Will Ferrell, C - 14

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...I actually enjoyed a lot of the Will Ferrell plays baseball stuff.

[Shooter]

Max Scherzer - 7th
Edwin Encarnacion - 10th
Carlos Gomez - 11th
Ian Desmond - 17th
Jose Altuve - 19th

[Andy]

Expansion's fine with me, I think we all could use our share of however many millions of dollars we charge for the expansion fee.

Does anybody have the draft list from last year?  I need it to figure out what round I actually picked these stiffs in.

Are we still wedded to the idea of having RF, CF, LF, OF, OF or can we discuss just starting five outfielders (or however many we start)?

Working on the spreadsheet of rosters and keeper status. It'll be done by tomorrow AM.

We currently have just RF, LF, CF and then 1 UTIL slot.
I like keeping it like this because I think it forces a lot more strategy than just OF. Also, since so many guys have multiple position eligibility I don't think it's that big a challenge to fill it.

But, I'm not falling on my sword for it either, so open to discussion.

Only a meathead would want just generic OF slots.  Who's a meathead here?

What's this about expansion?  Let's do it.  Did you guys tell them about the ante?  If they want some of my keepers, then that's gonna cost them 5 more bucks.  PER, if you catch my drift. 

My head is all meat.