SMALL BALL KINGS PRE-1920 DRAFTING

By the way, I propose that after the next two picks that we just autodraft the last 4 picks or so and call it a day. I don't see any reason to burn another week or longer on fill-in scrubs.

Kev

At first, I thought you meant the next two rounds, then I realized that you meant Doug's pick and then mine. I've advocated that course of action in the past, so I'm supportive of the idea. It would be nice if we could have our teams ready to go on Friday so we can quickly transition from one agonizing, frustrating league to the next one.

And haven't we been dealing with scrubs since about the tenth round?

253. rjnewman- Charlie O'Leary 1909
254. RickSmith - MIckey Doolan 1908
255. GordieHowe - Jimmy Slagle 1905
256. LMBombers - Patsy Donovan 1901
257. AllStarInc - Ned Hanlon 1889
258. Risden - Roger Peckinpaugh 1916
259. ehlekev - Heinie Zimmerman 1914
260.gfdwarf - Hack Simmons 1912
261.krazykat - Frank Isbell 1907
262.Musial6 - Chuck Ward 1917
263.Doug_Tucker - Branch Rickey 1906 (proxy) By my list, he is the most expensive available catcher.
264.kenhutchings -

Proxy for my next 2 picks..most expensive available catcher and most expensive available starter/reliever

Can someone with the list updated make this next pick for Doug?

By the way, I propose that after the next two picks that we just autodraft the last 4 picks or so and call it a day. I don't see any reason to burn another week or longer on fill-in scrubs.

Kev

At first, I thought you meant the next two rounds, then I realized that you meant Doug's pick and then mine. I've advocated that course of action in the past, so I'm supportive of the idea. It would be nice if we could have our teams ready to go on Friday so we can quickly transition from one agonizing, frustrating league to the next one.

And haven't we been dealing with scrubs since about the tenth round?

I'd be in favor of this also.

By the way, I propose that after the next two picks that we just autodraft the last 4 picks or so and call it a day. I don't see any reason to burn another week or longer on fill-in scrubs.

Kev

At first, I thought you meant the next two rounds, then I realized that you meant Doug's pick and then mine. I've advocated that course of action in the past, so I'm supportive of the idea. It would be nice if we could have our teams ready to go on Friday so we can quickly transition from one agonizing, frustrating league to the next one.

And haven't we been dealing with scrubs since about the tenth round?

I'd be in favor of this also.

Guys I am fine with this but when I floated the idea a few days ago I got some pushback. In fact most that weighed in wanted to go the distance.

253. rjnewman- Charlie O'Leary 1909
254. RickSmith - MIckey Doolan 1908
255. GordieHowe - Jimmy Slagle 1905
256. LMBombers - Patsy Donovan 1901
257. AllStarInc - Ned Hanlon 1889
258. Risden - Roger Peckinpaugh 1916
259. ehlekev - Heinie Zimmerman 1914
260.gfdwarf - Hack Simmons 1912
261.krazykat - Frank Isbell 1907
262.Musial6 - Chuck Ward 1917
263.Doug_Tucker - Branch Rickey 1906 (proxy) By my list, he is the most expensive available catcher.
264.kenhutchings - Burt Shotton 1914

Round 22 is concluded with the selection of two individuals who played a great role when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, Branch Rickey (Brooklyn Dodgers President) and Burt Shotton (Dodgers field manager).

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/97735d30

I'm making a selection for Round 23, so as not to delay the draft if we are indeed going to continue.

Round XXIII

265. kenhutchings - George Moriarty 1910 (Sherlock Holmes nemesis??)

The most expensive available S/R is Howie Camnitz 1909 for 9.41M which is apparently Doug_Tucker's next proxy. Has anyone been keeping up with the rosters? Do we know that Doug has that much cap room left?

Are there stil owners without a ballpark at the end of this last round?

I do not have a ballpark yet.

ROUND 23

265. kenhutchings - George Moriarty 1910
266. Doug Tucker - Howie Camnitz 1909
267. Musial6 -
268. krazykat -
269. gfdwarf -
270. ehlekev -
271. Risden -
272. AllStarInc -
273. LMBombers -
274. GordieHowe -
275. RickSmith -
276. rjnewman

Might I suggest that we make the proxy pick for Doug according to his instructions, and move on in the draft. I doubt that anyone else has salary cap available for a pitcher of Camnitz's salary, so it's not like he'd be denying any of the other managers of Camnitz's services. If he can't afford Camnitz, then he can drop him and substitute a less expensive S/R. OK??