Grading the Amateur Draft Report

ScottPoseSnag · 02-24-2012, 04:06 PM

While I don't have a specific vision for what this would look like, it seems to me a report on a teams drafting effectiveness might be a great addition to the game. For example, every now and then you see ESPN do a retrospective on a teams drafting effectivenessover the past five years or so. My idea is to have the game produce a report (like a top prospects report) that details a teams drafting effectiveness.

For example, a report could look at the past 5, 10, or 15 years (or alltime)of the draft and tell you how many All-Stars, MVPs, Cy Youngs, HOF, or simply major league players you produced from your draft picks.

The report might be able to show what percentage of your first rounders made the bigs, 2nd rounders, etc.

The report could show how your performance has been compared to the average of the other teams in the league, (% of All-Stars versus the average), or some sort of formula could be devised to calculate a drafting "power ranking".

1. I like the concept as a fun stat to look at to guage my draft performance without trying to track down all my former draft picks.
2. It might be helpful for a team to identify drafting weaknesses to try a new strategy (ie pick more college pitchers because my highschool picks are going bust too frequently)
3. There seems to me to be numerous possible ways to play with the data the game already records to create interesting and enjoyable statistics based on draft performance not just this year for years into the future of development.

Does anyone else have any thoughts? Good idea? Terrible idea? Unworkable?

Pacoheadley · 02-24-2012, 07:53 PM

I think this would be a cool idea, as long as it is a quick feature to add.

soadeathdealer · 02-24-2012, 08:23 PM

I like the idea . id like to also see like a better mock drafts and like a break down of the 1st rd like the NFL mock drafts do ,with the player break down and all

DrSatan · 02-25-2012, 08:54 AM

This idea is pretty cool. All the information is in the game already, so it hopefully i wouldn't be that hard to add a report that pulls all that info together.

Marinersfan51 · 02-25-2012, 01:12 PM

I think there is something like this in Statslab, just another reason to wish Statslab worked for single player

02-24-2012, 04:06 PM	#1
ScottPoseSnag Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 31	Grading the Amateur Draft Report While I don't have a specific vision for what this would look like, it seems to me a report on a teams drafting effectiveness might be a great addition to the game. For example, every now and then you see ESPN do a retrospective on a teams drafting effectivenessover the past five years or so. My idea is to have the game produce a report (like a top prospects report) that details a teams drafting effectiveness. For example, a report could look at the past 5, 10, or 15 years (or alltime)of the draft and tell you how many All-Stars, MVPs, Cy Youngs, HOF, or simply major league players you produced from your draft picks. The report might be able to show what percentage of your first rounders made the bigs, 2nd rounders, etc. The report could show how your performance has been compared to the average of the other teams in the league, (% of All-Stars versus the average), or some sort of formula could be devised to calculate a drafting "power ranking". 1. I like the concept as a fun stat to look at to guage my draft performance without trying to track down all my former draft picks. 2. It might be helpful for a team to identify drafting weaknesses to try a new strategy (ie pick more college pitchers because my highschool picks are going bust too frequently) 3. There seems to me to be numerous possible ways to play with the data the game already records to create interesting and enjoyable statistics based on draft performance not just this year for years into the future of development. Does anyone else have any thoughts? Good idea? Terrible idea? Unworkable?

02-24-2012, 08:23 PM	#3
soadeathdealer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: VA Posts: 2,152	I like the idea . id like to also see like a better mock drafts and like a break down of the 1st rd like the NFL mock drafts do ,with the player break down and all __________________ Jerseys and caps/logos and more http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...%20and%20caps/ Leagues OOTP POTD: Vermont/Co-Commish MTBL: League Closed The Show: Jacksonville Bombers RFTP : Braves/co-commish: League Closed HRBL: Commish: League Closed DDSPF WWPF- Miami CSFL- Tampa USFL: New Orleans DDSCF SNCFL: Florida/ JMU

02-24-2012, 07:53 PM	#2
Pacoheadley All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kincheloe, MI Posts: 521	I think this would be a cool idea, as long as it is a quick feature to add.

02-25-2012, 08:54 AM	#4
DrSatan All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 627	This idea is pretty cool. All the information is in the game already, so it hopefully i wouldn't be that hard to add a report that pulls all that info together.

02-25-2012, 01:12 PM	#5
Marinersfan51 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 777	I think there is something like this in Statslab, just another reason to wish Statslab worked for single player