Changing the Autodraft

[Mr Baseball World]

How can TSN change the autodraft to make it better? I am sure the present system is flawed but just not sure how to change it. Thoughts?

[JOSEPHKENDALL]

We have hashed this out a year or two ago. I don't have the link to the forum posting.

A couple of the highlights were:

- Do Not draft list
- If you miss a player, drop down your list and draft the next available player on your list

[The Jerk Store]

I'd like to see an option to choose how you want your pick processed if the player you want is taken. Say you have Babe Ruth as your #1 choice and Mickey Mantle as your #2. When it is time for your first choice, Ruth is already taken but Mantle is still there. I'd like to see an option (either pick-by-pick or for the draft card as a whole) to either take the next best player at the position for the player you missed out on (so in Ruth's case you would get Barry Bonds) OR when a player on your list is taken just bump everyone left on your draft list up 1 spot (so in this case you would get Mantle) and drop Ruth to the bottom of your list.

[JOSEPHKENDALL]

[quote:e6d45fcc8e="getowtamypot"]I'd like to see an option to choose how you want your pick processed if the player you want is taken. Say you have Babe Ruth as your #1 choice and Mickey Mantle as your #2. When it is time for your first choice, Ruth is already taken but Mantle is still there. I'd like to see an option (either pick-by-pick or for the draft card as a whole) to either take the next best player at the position for the player you missed out on (so in Ruth's case you would get Barry Bonds) OR when a player on your list is taken just bump everyone left on your draft list up 1 spot (so in this case you would get Mantle) and drop Ruth to the bottom of your list.[/quote:e6d45fcc8e]

The bumping up the next player on your list is what I was talking about for #2.

[Mr Baseball World]

Any indications from Bernie before about the ease to implement? Any significant opposition?

[newmish]

[quote:626513c06e="joekendall"]- If you miss a player, drop down your list and draft the next available player on your list[/quote:626513c06e]

This is what I broght up in another thread. For a guy just starting here, there is essentialy a game within the game which is not very fair, especially to noobies.

[nevdully's]

I don't think there is anything wrong with the current autodraft.

[JOSEPHKENDALL]

[quote:15dd965574="Mr. Baseball World"]Any indications from Bernie before about the ease to implement? Any significant opposition?[/quote:15dd965574]

It is on Bernie's todo list:

http://somonline.wikia.com/wiki/Development_status

He only mentions that a longer discussion on the ideal design is needed.

[The Last Druid]

Agree with Nev. It is what it is.

[motherscratcher]

[quote:a3a9b2e8ef="nevdully's"]I don't think there is anything wrong with the current autodraft.[/quote:a3a9b2e8ef]

Seems like I'm always at or near the top of the waiver order which means I don't get a lot of my listed players (compared to others). I look at this more as poor strategy on my part that will improve with more play. It's all part of it for me.