Waiver "draft"

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:16 pm

We are going to do this like we did last year. Everybody is currently on waivers. Please submit a list to Shawn of who you would like to claim and who you would like to drop by 5 PM EST on Sunday for all available free agents. We need to get moving on this so we can have a database ready to rock and roll for the following week since the season is sneaking up on us. This will be done just like last year, so no change in the process or policy. The current waiver order will be used, and obviously, as you claim you get pushed to 30th.

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:24 pm

Didn't we post our picks publicly last year? I remember getting all bent out of shape over it.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:27 pm

I believe we did at that.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:05 pm

OK. Well I guess I had blocked that hoopla out of my mind. Given the uproar last year about the public waivers we'll be doing these claims privately this year.

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It seems that there was the argument stemming from it last year, and for this year we will just submit lists to Shawn and go from there. The other waiver activity (aka normal waivers) after the signing freeze ends will be as always.

Mariners · Post by **Mariners** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:11 pm

When is the next time that the waiver order will be 'reset', or is it never 'reset' and just continues in order of last claim forever?

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:27 pm

Shawn,

Do you prefer PM or e-mail?

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:24 pm

oh...and are we going to have access to an official migrated disc so we can all claim on a level playing field?

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:35 pm

DBacks wrote:When is the next time that the waiver order will be 'reset', or is it never 'reset' and just continues in order of last claim forever?

May 1

From our rules:

Waiver Priority Order is set and refreshed on the first of the following months (May, June, July, August, September, October) based on team winning percentage. Ties will be broken by record over the last 10 days, then pythagorean percentage.

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:01 pm

Mets wrote:oh...and are we going to have access to an official migrated disc so we can all claim on a level playing field?

Seconded, this is important.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:22 pm

Mets wrote:Shawn,

Do you prefer PM or e-mail?

PMs preferred.

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:24 am

Athletics wrote:
Mets wrote:oh...and are we going to have access to an official migrated disc so we can all claim on a level playing field?
Seconded, this is important.

We obviously are. If nothing comes up from Dan, like, tomorrow, JP is planning on distributing something.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:51 am

I'll get a database out tomorrow to make sure the playing field is level..

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:13 am

Appreciate it. Gotta see how Curt Schilling handles Oakland

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:57 am

Tigers wrote:
Athletics wrote:
Mets wrote:oh...and are we going to have access to an official migrated disc so we can all claim on a level playing field?
Seconded, this is important.
We obviously are.

I wouldn't say anything is obvious. Can't assume anything.

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:15 am

Mets wrote:
Tigers wrote:
Athletics wrote: Seconded, this is important.
We obviously are.
I wouldn't say anything is obvious. Can't assume anything.

I just say that because I don't think we've ever proceeded with the season process without everyone at least having some sort of document to go by. At least we haven't since 2005.

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:12 pm

Well, I only asked because the original announcement was that all claims had to be in by Sunday, but there was no mention of when a DB would be released.

To compare this year to previous seasons wouldn't be fair based on how disruptive DMB has been to all of these DMB-based leagues and their routines.

I'll be doing anything except assuming this season. I want to make sure the communication is clear and concise, especially if we have any GM's who may not have been here since 2005.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:59 pm

I'm hoping to get projections up onto the web site sometime early this weekend. Just been having a hard time finding free time due to a heavy school schedule.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:11 am

The database will be tomorrow. There's an unofficial one that's nearly totally accurate as it is that Pat T. did. I'm waiting till the last second I can for Dan's final build of it, but if it's not there when I wake up tomorrow I'll be done with it. So sometime tomorrow evening. I'm sure most if not all of you have seen the projections (available everywhere for awhile) and have been toying with the projections as is.

Plus having a 2.5 hour meeting and [basically] being forced out of my job, even if it's part time, consumed a lot of my time today. So fear not! The playing field will be level even for the GMs not here in 2005!