Re: 80's Mystery FA Draft - Load teams!

We will wrap this FA draft after round 3 is complete. So if you have an open pick listed and you don't need/want to pick please post DONE/PASS/NO THANKS...something to that affect.

After we complete this FA draft I will post a time for frenzy waivers to begin. In addition there will probably be a need for a few forced/coerced trades to make clubs whole. This is a solid group of guys so I don't expect anyone to go all whacky because of it, just bear with me and the process. No one is going to make you trade your top guy.

tks
Rosie

Round 1
1. New York Yankees - Ron Hassey, C
2. Chicago Cubs - Lary Sorensen, SP
3. California Angels - Bill Schroeder
4. San Diego Padres - Mark Grant, SP (oh boy is right, feeling your pain Falcon)
5. St Louis Cardinals - Juan Agosto
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Tim Leary
7. New York Mets - Mazzilli
8. Atlanta Braves - Ozzie Virgil, C
9. Toronto BlueJays - Joe Carter
10. Boston Red Sox - Bill Buckner, 1B
11. Texas Rangers - Cecilio Guante, RP
12. Montreal Expos - Charlie Lea, SP
13. Pittsburg Pirates - Bruce Kison, SP
14. Cincinnati Reds - Frank Pastore, SP
15. Minnesota Twins - Leach
16. San Francisco Giants - Candy Maldonado
17. Baltimore Orioles - Wayne Gross
18. Chicago White Sox - Julio Cruz (Brookens DET 5 released)
19. Milwaukee Brewers - Bill Krueger (commissioner posted)
20. Kansas City Royals - John Wathan C
21. Detroit Tigers - Aurelio Lopez, RP
22. Houston Astros - Done
23. Philadelphia Phillies - Greg Mathews (McCaskill CA 5 released)
24. Oakland Athletics - Ray Burris

Round 2
1. New York Yankees - Ron Kittle
2. Chicago Cubs - Luis Salazar
3. California Angels - Rob Wilfong
4. San Diego Padres - Dan Spillner
5. St Louis Cardinals - Scott Terry
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Ed Vandeberg
7. New York Mets - Joel Youngblood
8. Atlanta Braves - Steve Bedrosian, RP
9. Toronto BlueJays - Bill Caudill, RP
10. Boston Red Sox - Damon Berryhill
11. Texas Rangers - Rick Honeycutt
12. Montreal Expos - Luis Rivera SS
13. Pittsburg Pirates - Sid Bream
14. Cincinnati Reds - Tom Hume, done
15. Minnesota Twins - PASS
16. San Francisco Giants - Dave LaPoint
17. Baltimore Orioles - done
18. Chicago White Sox - Jim Morrison
19. Milwaukee Brewers - Jim Slaton
20. Kansas City Royals - Pass
21. Detroit Tigers - done, pass
22. Houston Astros - done
23. Philadelphia Phillies - Warren Brusstar (Release Frank Williams SF CIN DET)
24. Oakland Athletics - Brook Jacoby

Round 3
1. New York Yankees - Luis Polonia
2. Chicago Cubs - Mitch Webster
3. California Angels - DONE
4. San Diego Padres - Tim Lollar
5. St Louis Cardinals - Ken Dayley
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Mike Davis
7. New York Mets - Rick Cerone
8. Atlanta Braves - Jeff Parrett
9. Toronto BlueJays -
10. Boston Red Sox - Rob Murphy
11. Texas Rangers - Dale Mohorcic
12. Montreal Expos -
13. Pittsburg Pirates
14. Cincinnati Reds - DONE
15. Minnesota Twins - PASS
16. San Francisco Giants -
17. Baltimore Orioles - done
18. Chicago White Sox
19. Milwaukee Brewers
20. Kansas City Royals - Pass
21. Detroit Tigers - DONE
22. Houston Astros - done
23. Philadelphia Phillies
24. Oakland Athletics -

Current Yankee status -
Dropped Berryhill since he was picked. As a 2nd catcher i picked up Jeff Newman as he was last on the list of available catchers. Of the 3 guys on free agency none have Yankee ties.
Still have Berra & Castillo to drop but have 2 players to replace them, still have RP McLaughlin and Stoddard to drop but have 2 RP available to replace them.
I have 6 SP but need to drop Wilcox & Swan with no Yankee SP available. I will have to add a non-Yankee SP just have 5 after the draft and also add another non-Yankee pitcher to replace both Swan & Wilcox.

Cardinals are done but will only have 13 hitters available. It is a DH league so not having the 14th guy shouldn't hurt too much. I think others may be in this position as well.

Edit to add - Tom Brookens is an eligible catcher and did play with Yanks in 1989 but isn't listed as NYY in the game. Should I take him instead of Newman?

Jim Deshaies did have a cup of coffee with the Yanks early in the career. Should I take him as my SP? He is currently one of the better free agents but the only one that ever played in NY. I don't think the Astros are going to need any more SP.

Milwaukee drops Stanton and pick up Krueger and Parrett for Slaton

I still have Dawley to drop, but there are not more pure RP Brewers


Houston is good, I believe

I'll get you Odell Jones if we have to.

But please note, I just conducted a little study on the make up of our pitching staffs and it let me have all SP and SP/RP with no pure relievers. The only requirements seem to be 5 SP's and 5 guys that can relieve, no pure reliever requirement in the 80's. Can someone confirm that is accurate?

That might open up a few more options for guys, just throwing it out there.

Based on a review of 80's Game Rules this seems correct. ('80s, 1982 is highlighted on the actual page.)

"2007-2015, 1999, '90s2016 Baseball DailyATG 8, '70s, '60s'80s, 19821986
At all times, you must have at least 23 players and no more than 28 players on your roster.
You must have at least 13 and no more than 17 hitters.
- At least two of those hitters must be eligible to play catcher.
You must have at least 10 and no more than 12 pitchers.
You must have at least 5 pitchers who have starting pitcher Endurance ratings (e.g. S7).
You must have at least 5 pitchers who have relief pitcher Endurance ratings (e.g. R2)."

Montreal selects Barry Jones RP

Toronto reserves the right to review any drops that re eligible jays, but provisionally are passing.

Edit to add - Tom Brookens is an eligible catcher and did play with Yanks in 1989 but isn't listed as NYY in the game. Should I take him instead of Newman?

YES! I see you already did, nice.

Round 1
1. New York Yankees - Ron Hassey, C
2. Chicago Cubs - Lary Sorensen, SP
3. California Angels - Bill Schroeder
4. San Diego Padres - Mark Grant, SP (oh boy is right, feeling your pain Falcon)
5. St Louis Cardinals - Juan Agosto
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Tim Leary
7. New York Mets - Mazzilli
8. Atlanta Braves - Ozzie Virgil, C
9. Toronto BlueJays - Joe Carter
10. Boston Red Sox - Bill Buckner, 1B
11. Texas Rangers - Cecilio Guante, RP
12. Montreal Expos - Charlie Lea, SP
13. Pittsburg Pirates - Bruce Kison, SP
14. Cincinnati Reds - Frank Pastore, SP
15. Minnesota Twins - Leach
16. San Francisco Giants - Candy Maldonado
17. Baltimore Orioles - Wayne Gross
18. Chicago White Sox - Julio Cruz (Brookens DET 5 released)
19. Milwaukee Brewers - Bill Krueger (commissioner posted)
20. Kansas City Royals - John Wathan C
21. Detroit Tigers - Aurelio Lopez, RP
22. Houston Astros - Done
23. Philadelphia Phillies - Greg Mathews (McCaskill CA 5 released)
24. Oakland Athletics - Ray Burris

Round 2
1. New York Yankees - Ron Kittle
2. Chicago Cubs - Luis Salazar
3. California Angels - Rob Wilfong
4. San Diego Padres - Dan Spillner
5. St Louis Cardinals - Scott Terry
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Ed Vandeberg
7. New York Mets - Joel Youngblood
8. Atlanta Braves - Steve Bedrosian, RP
9. Toronto BlueJays - Bill Caudill, RP
10. Boston Red Sox - Damon Berryhill
11. Texas Rangers - Rick Honeycutt
12. Montreal Expos - Luis Rivera SS
13. Pittsburg Pirates - Sid Bream
14. Cincinnati Reds - Tom Hume, done
15. Minnesota Twins - PASS
16. San Francisco Giants - Dave LaPoint
17. Baltimore Orioles - done
18. Chicago White Sox - Jim Morrison
19. Milwaukee Brewers - Jim Slaton
20. Kansas City Royals - Pass
21. Detroit Tigers - done, pass
22. Houston Astros - done
23. Philadelphia Phillies - Warren Brusstar (Release Frank Williams SF CIN DET)
24. Oakland Athletics - Brook Jacoby

Round 3
1. New York Yankees - Luis Polonia
2. Chicago Cubs - Mitch Webster
3. California Angels - DONE
4. San Diego Padres - Tim Lollar
5. St Louis Cardinals - Ken Dayley
6. Los Angeles Dodgers - Mike Davis
7. New York Mets - Rick Cerone
8. Atlanta Braves - Jeff Parrett
9. Toronto BlueJays -
10. Boston Red Sox - Rob Murphy
11. Texas Rangers - Dale Mohorcic
12. Montreal Expos - Barry Jones
13. Pittsburg Pirates
14. Cincinnati Reds - DONE
15. Minnesota Twins - PASS
16. San Francisco Giants -
17. Baltimore Orioles - done
18. Chicago White Sox
19. Milwaukee Brewers
20. Kansas City Royals - Pass
21. Detroit Tigers - DONE
22. Houston Astros - done
23. Philadelphia Phillies
24. Oakland Athletics -

Milwaukee traded Valle and Dawley with the FALCON for Mark Clear and Billy Schroeder so we are ready for launch on Monday.

A big word of thanks to Rosie and FALCON on helping me, and everyone else, get to compliant roster. They must know they 80s player set very well by now.

YF

The FALCON made some entertaining films back in the serial days. And when the lead changes from the original falcon George Sanders to his brother Tom Conway who is Sanders actual brother. Brothers for brothers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_(character)
https://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Mystery-M ... B005XB8SWI

Milwaukee traded Valle and Dawley with the FALCON for Mark Clear and Billy Schroeder so we are ready for launch on Monday.

A big word of thanks to Rosie and FALCON on helping me, and everyone else, get to compliant roster. They must know they 80s player set very well by now.

YF

The FALCON made some entertaining films back in the serial days. And when the lead changes from the original falcon George Sanders to his brother Tom Conway who is Sanders actual brother. Brothers for brothers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_(character)
https://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Mystery-M ... B005XB8SWI

While I appreciate the creativity and effort Schroeder is property of the Angels as they used their first FA pick on him.