2015 ATG8 Alphabet League Chat

Yes - that is a good point.

Lots of things to think about in this kind of draft.

Hate going cheap so early, but not many backup catchers I like, and I'm never had good luck with Tiant or Jack Taylor and I can't go with two beefy 1b this early so Frank wasn't an option.

Remember the penalty for going over the cap.

It's harsh but if careful should not be a problem.

I have NEVER filled out an auto-draft card without having to throw players back because I ran out of money for bench.

$120 mil is a lot but I'll bet it bites one of us

I wouldn't have guessed that the run on backup catchers would begin in Round 3.

I prefer letter for letter.

I think otherwise scrubs will get traded simply to get a different letter to go pick up a free agent and high end guys will get drafted simply for their trade value.

Why pick Jeff Torborg if you can pick Frank Thomas and trade him for Ty Cobb or Joe DiMaggio? Why settle for George Kell if you can draft Ralph Kiner and swap him for George Brett or Tris Speaker or ? I worry the draft will be more about getting tradable commodities rather than settling for the best option in the current letter.

Mr. BBW raises a fine point. I concur,

Someone will get bit by the salary cap. Probably be a scenario where they are down to a couple million left and get hit with the letter I where Monte Irvin is the only guy left and no skips.

With a cap of 120M, I plan on getting plenty of tradeable commodities, but I fear duplicating positions will lead to less flexibility on future letters. Never done one of these, so strategizing on the fly - could turn out ugly.

i'm in favor of letter for letter trading as well.

jeff

Great,

That is more than a majority on my count.

LETTER for LETTER trading it is.

....still must be AFTER we run the teams and not before.


You hit the cap, you drop your highest player to fix the problem.