Positional Draft Closers

Mal3607 · 07-08-2025, 05:48 PM

I think the positional drafts are fun and an easy way to get into the draft tournaments. Wondering why though when you get to the closer screen there are never any of the top closers available? The starters are 100s and 99s but you don’t get the Chapman, Kimbrel, Hoffman, Rivera etc choices on the closer picks. On purpose or something odd that only happens to me?

dishnet34 · 07-08-2025, 08:49 PM

It's on purpose.

Mal3607 · 07-09-2025, 12:11 PM

I figured. But why is that

dollar320 · 07-10-2025, 08:18 AM

Because that is the format of the draft. RPs are in Round 11 (gold 80-89)

rburgh · Yesterday, 03:39 PM

Tend to have a LOT of runs scored. Not only are the relievers relatively poor, but it's really rare that you will see a SP screen with 5 guys on it that you really want to use.

There are 49 Perfect SP. 9 of them are Lives. And there are 49 High Diamond SP, with 7 lives. So your average number of top 20 perfect SP on that screen is 20/98 x 12 or 240/98, or less than 2 1/2.

rburgh · Yesterday, 03:48 PM

Often end up with team ERA's above 7.

daves · Yesterday, 06:09 PM

How close are we for a perfect draft?

rburgh · Today, 01:06 PM

Enter a couple of daily Gold and daily Silver tournaments, then download the stats file when it's completed to look and see who performed and who didn't. You'll be mainly looking at pitchers, and specifically relievers for the most part.

You can also spy on the top 4 teams (or more) by examining the league file (I just use the tournament tree) to see who they consistently use.

07-08-2025, 05:48 PM	#1
Mal3607 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 58	Positional Draft Closers I think the positional drafts are fun and an easy way to get into the draft tournaments. Wondering why though when you get to the closer screen there are never any of the top closers available? The starters are 100s and 99s but you don’t get the Chapman, Kimbrel, Hoffman, Rivera etc choices on the closer picks. On purpose or something odd that only happens to me?

07-08-2025, 08:49 PM	#2
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,466	It's on purpose. __________________ OOTP's Official Perfect Team Hype Man / host of TWIPT Saturday Showdown and Perfect League World Series "Find a way to be alone in a baseball stadium at sunrise, when the only sound you hear are about nine birds that got lost, and found themselves in a stadium, and they’re chirping across the grandstand trying to figure out where the f*** they ended up." -Dan Besbris

07-10-2025, 08:18 AM	#4
dollar320 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 6	Because that is the format of the draft. RPs are in Round 11 (gold 80-89) __________________

Yesterday, 03:39 PM	#5
rburgh All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 915	Positional drafts Tend to have a LOT of runs scored. Not only are the relievers relatively poor, but it's really rare that you will see a SP screen with 5 guys on it that you really want to use. There are 49 Perfect SP. 9 of them are Lives. And there are 49 High Diamond SP, with 7 lives. So your average number of top 20 perfect SP on that screen is 20/98 x 12 or 240/98, or less than 2 1/2.

Yesterday, 03:48 PM	#6
rburgh All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 915	Position drafts Often end up with team ERA's above 7.

07-09-2025, 12:11 PM	#3
Mal3607 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 58	I figured. But why is that

Yesterday, 06:09 PM	#7
daves Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,832	How close are we for a perfect draft? __________________

Today, 01:06 PM	#8
rburgh All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 915	Recommendation Enter a couple of daily Gold and daily Silver tournaments, then download the stats file when it's completed to look and see who performed and who didn't. You'll be mainly looking at pitchers, and specifically relievers for the most part. You can also spy on the top 4 teams (or more) by examining the league file (I just use the tournament tree) to see who they consistently use.