And so the day came to an end, as did our draft. I was too tired, and slightly drunk to assess how we did on the second day, but felt, that we did our homework, and now all you can do is hope they can play!
The next day, I started to review the players, split calling them personally, between myself, my manager, and our AAA and AA managers. We put together a preliminary staff and starting lineup. One thing that made the owner extremely happy was that his "cheapness" was able to assemble a team with the lowest payroll in the league. We'll see if he still has that smile at the end of our inaugural season!
Staff
Starting Lineup
Because I was so conscious of payroll, and because we drafted younger players with limited experience, all players with top level contracts were at 13K, with them automatically renewing. And again, what will keep me up at night, is were we too conservative on our early picks, and not taking that veteran player that would certainly cost us more out of pocket? Well, only time will tell!!