ANDYS ALTERNATE HISTORY 14.0

In my opinion… difficult to improve a weak team when your 1st 2nd or 3rd choice is for a cheap RP instead of valuable commodity… Maybe (not going to happen) maximum of 3 RPs on roster in early seasons… we have a roster limit of 25 so why not 3 RP’s… again just thinking here…

In my opinion… difficult to improve a weak team when your 1st 2nd or 3rd choice is for a cheap RP instead of valuable commodity… Maybe (not going to happen) maximum of 3 RPs on roster in early seasons… we have a roster limit of 25 so why not 3 RP’s… again just thinking here…

This is very true. It can be quite frustrating. And I wish there were more relievers for seasons 1 and 2. However, this could have been planned for in season 1. As in , one could draft a reliever , pick one up in FA market (as I did), or build a team whose holes can be filled despite having to use a 2nd round pick in season 2 on a RP. Season 1 is a cornucopia, but many of those players can only be played for season 1.

Also, the very nature of these leagues dictates rebuilding a team and having to eat crow for one to three, or four, or five or ten seasons.

On average , you need to replace 3 players per season and that has to be planned for. If you have 5+ guys retiring it just screws you. 4 is no good either. That is why players who play more than 4 seasons are so valuable. and why Ted Lyons is usually an early pick. He's not a great pitcher, but he's better than average and plays forever. Its not as a big deal once expansion kicks in, but seasons 2-11 are rough. But it's precisely this scarcity that makes these leagues so much fun and so challenging.

Hold on, all we need are three pure RP's , correct?

Hold on, all we need are three pure RP's , correct?

Yes, only 3 pure RP only

I’ve never seen a bad RP go in Round 1 just because he’s an RP. But they often go in 2&3.
Managers should Make plans to get 3.
Conversely, Managers shouldn’t grab extra RPs to hoard in hopes of getting a haul in a trade.
WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY. ALWAYS. IT WILL BE OK.

Hold on, all we need are three pure RP's , correct?

Yes, only 3 pure RP only

Sheesh, all this talk got me freaked out. 3 it is!!!!

I’ve never seen a bad RP go in Round 1 just because he’s an RP. But they often go in 2&3.
Managers should Make plans to get 3.
Conversely, Managers shouldn’t grab extra RPs to hoard in hopes of getting a haul in a trade.
WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY. ALWAYS. IT WILL BE OK.

Yeah, the hoarding is self-destructive, because we don't have a league at all if we don't have everybody with at least 3 RPs. If we can't get to that spot, then we just dissolve ALT14 because of lack of manager cooperation. It's like those classic game theory experiments about cooperation. We all lose if we don't cooperate.

I think we have our RP situation resolved now.
Now we wait for the Charlie Root sweepstakes

BOSTON RED SOX trade Johnny Rawlings to PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES for Shovel Hodge.

ANDYS ALT14.0 Season #2 DRAFT "SECURE 3 RP-onlys"
ROUND 1
1. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (andy) - (from BSB) - Gabby Hartnett C
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) - Hack Wilson CF
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) - Garland Braxton SP
4. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (Andy) - (from WAS) - Harry Rice OF
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) - Pie Traynor 3B
6. BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) - Joe Sewell SS
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) - Travis Jackson SS
8. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (andy) - Taylor Douthit OF
9. (BOS-Rip Collins, NYY-George Grantham, PHI-Heinie Manush, CLE-Ted Lyons)
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ROUND 2
1. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - Riggs Stephenson - LF
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) - Bibb Falk OF
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) - Bob Meusel. OF
4. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) - Dutch Henry RP
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) - Huck Betts RP
6. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) - (from (BKN) - Willie Kamm 3b
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) - Eddie Rommel RP
8. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - (from STL) - Bill Burwell RP
9. (BOS-Mike Cvengros, NYY-Mike Gazella, PHI-Shovel Hodge, CLE-Johnny Morrison)
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ROUND 3
1. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - Jose Acosta RP
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) - Jackie Tavener SS
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) - Phil Collins P
4. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) - Joe DeBerry SP
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) - Sparky Adams INF
6. BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) - Bob Clark RP
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) - Les Bell 3B
8. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - (from STL) - Ossie Bluege 3B
9. (BOS-Bob Fothergill, NYY-Charlie Root, PHA(fromPHI)-Doc Prothro, CLE-Jumbo Elliott)
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ROUND 4
1. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) -
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) -
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) -
4. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) -
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) -
6. BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) -
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) -
8. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - (from STL) -
9. (BOS, NYY, STL(fromPHI), CLE)
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ROUND 5
1. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) -
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) -
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) -
4. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) -
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) -
6. BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) -
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) -
8. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (andy) -
9. (BOS, NYY, PHI, CLE)
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ROUND 6
1. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) -
2. CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) -
3. PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) -
4. WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) -
5. NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) -
6. BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) -
7. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) -
8. BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - (from STL) -
9. (BOS, NYY, PHI, CLE)
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FRANCHISE PLAYER PICKS
BOSTON BRAVES (caimrisek) - Larry Benton SP, Riggs Stephenson LF, Bill Burwell RP, Jose Acosta RP, Ossie Bluege 3B
BOSTON RED SOX (emart) - Topper Rigney SS, Rip Collins RP, Mike Cvengros RP, Bob Fothergill OF
BROOKLYN DODGERS (drfreeze) - Andy High 3B, Joe Sewell SS, Bob Clark RP
CINCINNATI REDS (cf17) - Red Lucas SP, Hack Wilson CF, Bibb Falk OF, Jackie Tavener SS
CLEVELAND INDIANS (carr20) - Lew Fonseca 1B, Ted Lyons SP, Johnny Morrison RP, Jumbo Elliott SP
NEW YORK GIANTS (ironwill1) - Bill Terry 1B, Huck Betts RP, Sparky Adams INF
NEW YORK YANKEES (CTStough) - Lou Gehrig 1B, George Grantham 1b, Mike Gazella 3b, Charlie Root SP
PHILADELPHIA A's (barterer2002) - Bing Miller OF, Garland Braxton SP Bob Meusel OF Phil Collins P, Doc Prothro 1b
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (rookssa) - Syl Johnson SP/RP, Heinie Manush OF, Shovel Hodge RP
PITTSBURGH PIRATES (dharmabums) - Kiki Cuyler OF, Travis Jackson SS, Eddie Rommel RP, Les Bell 3B
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (andy) - Jim Bottomley 1b, Gabby Hartnett C, Harry Rice OF, Taylor Douthit OF
WASHINGTON SENATORS (Hamilton17) 1 GA - Goose Goslin OF, Dutch Henry RP, Willie Kamm 3b, Joe DeBerry SP

Barnhart, Clyde 2 4 OF
Bengough, Benny 2 5 C
Berg, Moe 2 6 C
Blake, Sheriff 2 6 SP
Blue, Lu 2 5 1B
Brown, Eddie 2 4 OF/1B
Bush, Guy 2 8 SP
Cunningham, Bill 2 3 OF
Decatur, Art 2 3 SP
Donohue, Pete 2 5 SP
Durst, Cedric 2 4 OF/1B
Fisher, Showboat 2 5 OF
French, Walter 2 4 OF
Genewich, Joe 2 4 SP
Gooch, Johnny 2 5 C
Hale, Sammy 2 4 1B/3B
Harriss, Slim 2 4 SP
Klugmann, Joe 2 3 IF
Kolp, Ray 2 5 SP
Leach, Freddy 2 5 OF/1B
Lutzke, Rube 2 3 3B
Marberry, Firpo 2 6 SP/RP
Matthews, Wid 2 3 OF
McCurdy, Harry 2 5 C
McManus, Marty 2 5 3B/IF
McMillan, Norm 2 4 3B
Mitchell, Johnny 2 3 SS
Mokan, Johnny 2 3 OF
Moore, Eddie 2 5 IF
Myatt, Glenn 2 6 C
Neis, Bernie 2 3 OF
Ogden, Curly 2 3 SP
Osborne, Tiny 2 3 SP
Pipgras, George 2 5 SP
Richbourg, Lance 2 5 OF
Sand, Heinie 2 4 SS
Schulte, Johnny 2 5 C
Sewell, Luke 2 7 C
Shaute, Joe 2 5 SP
Sheely, Earl 2 4 1B
Smith, Bob 2 6 SP
Stewart, Lefty 2 5 SP
Summa, Homer 2 4 OF
Taylor, Zack 2 5 C
Thompson, Frank E. 2 2 3B/2B
Thurston, Sloppy 2 5 SP
Walberg, Rube 2 6 SP
Whitehill, Earl 2 6 SP
Wilson, Jimmie 2 7 C
Zahniser, Paul 2 4 SP