2015 Draft Thread

[mstreeter06]

We can begin the 2015 Amateur Draft while the playoffs continue. Draft pick trades are allowed and player trades are opened up to non-playoff teams.

The Kentucky Lions with the #1 overall pick are free to make their selection here in this thread and teams following. I'll be deciding who will pick 5th between Indiana and Ontario who have the same record but no head-to-head being in different leagues.

We'll draft here in this thread until the playoffs conclude where we'll then move to Statslab then our live draft night (end of this week or sometime next week during the work week at night).

Statslab draft pool (sortable and where we'll draft): http://www.afblbaseball.com/afbl/statslab/StatsLab/draftWarroom.php
HTML Reports draft pool batters: http://www.afblbaseball.com/afbl/reports/news/html/leagues/league_100_rookie_draft_pool_batter_report.html
HTML Reports draft pool pitchers: http://www.afblbaseball.com/afbl/reports/news/html/leagues/league_100_rookie_draft_pool_pitcher_report.html

[mstreeter06]

I doubt we'll be able to have our live portion of the Amateur Draft this week unless we zoom through the reminder of the playoffs so what nights next week (11/11 - 11/14) will work for everyone?

[mstreeter06]

Actually picks 1-4 (Kentucky, California, Iowa, New York) can make their selection in Statslab if they wish to. Either place will be fine until we finish the playoffs.

[LT]

The 13th I have an event until 9 and the 14th I am in Chicago, not sure what time I will be bale to get home (thinking 8 or 9). If those are the best dates for everyone else I will make it work.

[mstreeter06]

Statslab has the correct draft order entered (pending the final 2 picks in each round) with the draft picks traded from this past season. Selections should be made in the draft utility of Statslab.

[stevee]

The suspense is killing me!

[mikezone13]

The suspense is killing me!

I'm sure you know who you're going to pick steve

[Cannon Fodder06]

Ok, made my pick.  Suspense should be over now, lol.

[mstreeter06]

Ok, made my pick.  Suspense should be over now, lol.

Ha thanks!

California, Iowa, New York are now up/next/on-deck to select using the Statslab utility.

[stevee]

Pick is in!

[claphamsa]

I cant do the 12th...

[mstreeter06]

How does Monday night (11/11) around 7 or 8pm CT for the live portion of the Ammy Draft to finish whatever we have left?

[mstreeter06]

Another possibility is that we don't have a live draft with how spread out we are over the world. We could conduct the draft how we did the Initial Draft. Turn on the draft timer with a draft slot time window.

Maybe start out with a 4-8 hour time slot for the 1st round and have the draft window time slot adjusted after a few rounds? Thoughts?

I'm flexible either way. I also like the live draft portion too.

[mikezone13]

Another possibility is that we don't have a live draft with how spread out we are over the world. We could conduct the draft how we did the Initial Draft. Turn on the draft timer with a draft slot time window.

Maybe start out with a 4-8 hour time slot for the 1st round and have the draft window time slot adjusted after a few rounds? Thoughts?

I'm flexible either way. I also like the live draft portion too.

I'm not sure of the need to draft live, the most important bits of a draft are the first 1-3 rounds, we start that in staslab anyway, so no point drafting live for rounds 4 onwards.

Suggest you put a draft timer on now though matt - 10 hour timer or similar should be fine for everyone. And then reduce the time as we get through the rounds or up to the date when the players need to be in game.

[NorseKaiser]

I will probably have trouble making a live draft for the foreseeable future...