Makeup of team based on draft order

aquapong · 03-26-2014, 12:29 PM

That thread about a late round pick becoming a star prompted me to take a look at where all my current players were acquired. I think this falls in line with what I've read about a real MLB roster...after the 2nd round, a guy's chance of making the majors and being at least a contributor plummet.

1st rd: 8
Supp rd: 1
2nd rd: 4
3rd rd: 4
6th rd: 1
7th rd: 1
8th rd: 1
International signings: 5

Fyrestorm3 · 03-26-2014, 01:28 PM

This was pretty interesting, I never thought to look at my team this way:

1st Round: 7
Supp. Round: 1
2nd Round: 2
3rd Round: 2
4th Round: 2
5th Round: 3
7th Round: 2
9th Round: 1
30th Round: 1 (Yes, I have a 30th-rounder who's found a bit of success in my bullpen)
Int'l Signings: 4

Kind of confirms why I only draft the first 10 rounds on my own, and then let the computer take over.

Questdog · 03-26-2014, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

Kind of confirms why I only draft the first 10 rounds on my own, and then let the computer take over.

Actually, I would think the opposite: Since nearly every player on your team is someone you drafted personally and the AI has only come up with 1 player, I would think that maybe I ought to be drafting those later rounds, since he obviously is not cutting the mustard......

Fyrestorm3 · 03-26-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Actually, I would think the opposite: Since nearly every player on your team is someone you drafted personally and the AI has only come up with 1 player, I would think that maybe I ought to be drafting those later rounds, since he obviously is not cutting the mustard......

I never said they were MY draft picks. It's an MLB league in 2019, so nine of them are actual players. Only three of the others are my own team's draft picks; this team has been built on trades.

Questdog · 03-26-2014, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

I never said they were MY draft picks. It's an MLB league in 2019, so nine of them are actual players. Only three of the others are my own team's draft picks; this team has been built on trades.

Oh......trading is for wussies who don't know how to draft.....

Fyrestorm3 · 03-26-2014, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Oh......trading is for wussies who don't know how to draft.....

The fact that we're currently struggling to stay in the second Wild Card spot in early September would lend credence to that theory.

rj58 · 03-26-2014, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Oh......trading is for wussies who don't know how to draft.....

LOL. This statement reflects your location " training slugs to run the bases".

03-26-2014, 12:29 PM	#1
aquapong Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 378	Makeup of team based on draft order That thread about a late round pick becoming a star prompted me to take a look at where all my current players were acquired. I think this falls in line with what I've read about a real MLB roster...after the 2nd round, a guy's chance of making the majors and being at least a contributor plummet. 1st rd: 8 Supp rd: 1 2nd rd: 4 3rd rd: 4 6th rd: 1 7th rd: 1 8th rd: 1 International signings: 5

03-26-2014, 01:28 PM	#2
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	This was pretty interesting, I never thought to look at my team this way: 1st Round: 7 Supp. Round: 1 2nd Round: 2 3rd Round: 2 4th Round: 2 5th Round: 3 7th Round: 2 9th Round: 1 30th Round: 1 (Yes, I have a 30th-rounder who's found a bit of success in my bullpen) Int'l Signings: 4 Kind of confirms why I only draft the first 10 rounds on my own, and then let the computer take over.