2007-12 Six-Season Keeper League - Loading

Round Six
1. Delbird - Cliff Lee
2. GBrookes - Heath Bell
3. Gmac - Nick Markakis
4. CATom - Jered Weaver
5. robertlatorre - Ryan Howard
6. sphilipp8 - Juan Uribe
7. FAaron - Adam Dunn
8. pwootten - Bobby Abreu
9. MrKite - Michael Young
10. AllStarInc - Carl Crawford
11. carlerik - Martin Prado
12. carlosteve -

Round Seven
1. carlostevez -
2. carlerik -
3. AllStarInc -
4. MrKite -
5. pwootten -
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

Round Six
1. Delbird - Cliff Lee
2. GBrookes - Heath Bell
3. Gmac - Nick Markakis
4. CATom - Jered Weaver
5. robertlatorre - Ryan Howard
6. sphilipp8 - Juan Uribe
7. FAaron - Adam Dunn
8. pwootten - Bobby Abreu
9. MrKite - Michael Young
10. AllStarInc - Carl Crawford
11. carlerik - Martin Prado
12. carlosteve - Rafael Furcal

Round Seven
1. carlostevez - Mark DeRosa
2. carlerik -
3. AllStarInc -
4. MrKite -
5. pwootten -
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

Round Six
1. Delbird - Cliff Lee
2. GBrookes - Heath Bell
3. Gmac - Nick Markakis
4. CATom - Jered Weaver
5. robertlatorre - Ryan Howard
6. sphilipp8 - Juan Uribe
7. FAaron - Adam Dunn
8. pwootten - Bobby Abreu
9. MrKite - Michael Young
10. AllStarInc - Carl Crawford
11. carlerik - Martin Prado
12. carlosteve - Rafael Furcal

Round Seven
1. carlostevez - Mark DeRosa
2. carlerik - Hunter Pence
3. AllStarInc -
4. MrKite -
5. pwootten -
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

Round Six
1. Delbird - Cliff Lee
2. GBrookes - Heath Bell
3. Gmac - Nick Markakis
4. CATom - Jered Weaver
5. robertlatorre - Ryan Howard
6. sphilipp8 - Juan Uribe
7. FAaron - Adam Dunn
8. pwootten - Bobby Abreu
9. MrKite - Michael Young
10. AllStarInc - Carl Crawford
11. carlerik - Martin Prado
12. carlosteve - Rafael Furcal

Round Seven
1. carlostevez - Mark DeRosa
2. carlerik - Hunter Pence
3. AllStarInc - Carlos Ruiz
4. MrKite -
5. pwootten -
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

Geoff posed the following questions earlier in the thread. I'll take a run at them now.

It probably goes without saying, but...

One of the "3D chess" thoughts I've been having about how to make my draft picks is...that I think we need to try to make our picks fit into the salary cap more or less FOR EACH SEASON - 2007-2012!!!!

Am I right? Yes you are correct.

If so, this means that we have to try to have our high value picks be somewhat complementary to each other in terms of "peaks" in their salaries year by year. Again, correct.

What happens if we're accidentally over $80 million for one of the card years? What can we do about that? A few posts ago it was said that we can't "hide" our keepers, but what if we go over $80 million in a particular card year - especially the first few seasons when we have the highest keeper requirements? (I guess in the later years we can manage being over by "dropping" a high salary keeper, but then is he gone forever after that season?). Managers will be responsible for entering each season at or below the salary cap. I expect there to be some years when this is hard to do with the players drafted. If so, the manager whose payroll exceeds the $80M will have to make trades as necessary to get below the cap. This could be beneficial to other teams who see the manager's dilemma and try to extract more than they might otherwise get in the trade. We see it happen all the time when teams trade players rather than lose them to free agency. I've tried to replicate that here.

If my interpretation is right, then we really have to watch our salary cap management, especially for the first few seasons. No point drafting Lincecum if I have to drop him after 2011 - wait, that's a bad example - hmmm.... Again you are correct.

Good questions Geoff!

Round Seven
1. carlostevez - Mark DeRosa
2. carlerik - Hunter Pence
3. AllStarInc - Carlos Ruiz
4. MrKite - Benji Molina
5. pwootten -
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

I don't think Benji Molina is on the eligible list. Jose Molina is still available.

Round Six
1. Delbird - Cliff Lee
2. GBrookes - Heath Bell
3. Gmac - Nick Markakis
4. CATom - Jered Weaver
5. robertlatorre - Ryan Howard
6. sphilipp8 - Juan Uribe
7. FAaron - Adam Dunn
8. pwootten - Bobby Abreu
9. MrKite - Michael Young
10. AllStarInc - Carl Crawford
11. carlerik - Martin Prado
12. carlosteve - Rafael Furcal

Round Seven
1. carlostevez - Mark DeRosa
2. carlerik - Hunter Pence
3. AllStarInc - Carlos Ruiz
4. MrKite - Jose Molina
5. pwootten - Carlos Villanueva
6. FAaron -
7. sphilipp8 -
8. robertlatorre -
9. CATom -
10. Gmac -
11. GBrookes -
12. DelBird -

Francisco K-Rod Rodriguez

I'll take Chone Figgins.