Expansion Teams and the Draft

Bobfather · 05-12-2026, 09:46 AM

I hope someone can help me. I have questions.
Before this season, I expanded my league by 4 teams. They have the last 4 picks in the draft. I would like to move those picks between the Playoff and non-playoff teams. There have already been draft pick trades. I am lazy and don't want to edit each round of the draft. My question is this: If I make the change in the first round, and then set up this order for every round(or whatever it is called), would that affect the traded picks? In other words, if the 16th pick in the first round was traded from NYY to LAA, would the pick in round 2 still be LAA, or would it revert to NYY?

Pelican · 05-12-2026, 12:10 PM

I can only be of limited help. In my latest expansion draft, I chose the option to let the expansion teams pick first. My recollection is that at least one of those early picks was traded, and the team receiving the pick was allowed to use it in the draft (not the original team). So that seems to be "proof of concept" that trades for draft picks are recognized in the actual draft. That's all I got.

Bobfather · 05-12-2026, 12:27 PM

If I use the "use current order for all remaining rounds," does that include traded draft picks? In this screenshot, you can see Boston has multiple first-round picks. Would they have those picks in other rounds, or would they revert to the original team?

snepp · 05-12-2026, 03:31 PM

Quick way to test. Copy just the .dat files from your saved game folder into a new folder, name it "whatever-you-want.lg", then load it up in the game.

Don't even have to close the game to do it.

Bobfather · 05-12-2026, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by snepp

Quick way to test. Copy just the .dat files from your saved game folder into a new folder, name it "whatever-you-want.lg", then load it up in the game.

Don't even have to close the game to do it.

It copies it exactly as the first round, so the trades affect each round.
So what would be the best way to easily change draft order for all rounds, also, how many rounds are your drafts?

Joelman111 · 05-12-2026, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobfather

It copies it exactly as the first round, so the trades affect each round.
So what would be the best way to easily change draft order for all rounds, also, how many rounds are your drafts?

I would recommend manually undoing the trades, hitting “apply to all rounds”, then manually redoing the trades. Annoying, but I think that’s the best option

snepp · 05-12-2026, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobfather

It copies it exactly as the first round, so the trades affect each round.
So what would be the best way to easily change draft order for all rounds, also, how many rounds are your drafts?

Most of my leagues run a 20 round draft, assuming a setup with 4 minor league levels (generating 22 rounds of players).

Whenever I've needed to do extensive changes to draft orders I do it outside of the game by exporting the draft order, changing the csv file in a spreadsheet, then importing it back in.

If you're comfortable with a bit of export/import and spreadsheet work that's by far the easiest (and quickest) way to do it. I always run the import on my test copy of the league first to make sure I didn't muck something up, then send it live.

smitty51 · 07-01-2026, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobfather

If I use the "use current order for all remaining rounds," does that include traded draft picks? In this screenshot, you can see Boston has multiple first-round picks. Would they have those picks in other rounds, or would they revert to the original team?

how are you 38-1 lol

Bobfather · 07-01-2026, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by smitty51

how are you 38-1 lol

I can't believe I lost that one game either.

05-12-2026, 09:46 AM	#1
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,985	Expansion Teams and the Draft I hope someone can help me. I have questions. Before this season, I expanded my league by 4 teams. They have the last 4 picks in the draft. I would like to move those picks between the Playoff and non-playoff teams. There have already been draft pick trades. I am lazy and don't want to edit each round of the draft. My question is this: If I make the change in the first round, and then set up this order for every round(or whatever it is called), would that affect the traded picks? In other words, if the 16th pick in the first round was traded from NYY to LAA, would the pick in round 2 still be LAA, or would it revert to NYY? __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

05-12-2026, 12:10 PM	#2
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 3,284	I can only be of limited help. In my latest expansion draft, I chose the option to let the expansion teams pick first. My recollection is that at least one of those early picks was traded, and the team receiving the pick was allowed to use it in the draft (not the original team). So that seems to be "proof of concept" that trades for draft picks are recognized in the actual draft. That's all I got. __________________ Pelican OOTP 2020-? ”Hard to believe, Harry.”

05-12-2026, 12:27 PM	#3
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,985	If I use the "use current order for all remaining rounds," does that include traded draft picks? In this screenshot, you can see Boston has multiple first-round picks. Would they have those picks in other rounds, or would they revert to the original team? Attached Images __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

05-12-2026, 03:31 PM	#4
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,875	Quick way to test. Copy just the .dat files from your saved game folder into a new folder, name it "whatever-you-want.lg", then load it up in the game. Don't even have to close the game to do it.