2016 Draft Discussion

Phillies · Post by **Phillies** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:14 pm

While I agree people tuned out in the 5th round and probably should've turned on auto draft, we crushed the first four rounds.

Rockies · Post by **Rockies** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:51 pm

Phillies wrote:While I agree people tuned out in the 5th round and probably should've turned on auto draft, we crushed the first four rounds.

Debatable.

Can you imagine if we did this like a FF draft? All in 1 day? 2 mins per pick?

I wonder how different the drafts would be with that kind of pressure.

Phillies · Post by **Phillies** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:01 pm

Seeing how we have nothing to do and no one is really trading, I'm fine with how long this takes. People taking 24 hours sucks but what are you gonna do?

Guardians · Post by **Guardians** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:23 pm

Seemed like we only had a few reaally long time slots. But, the last bit has dragged some. But I agree with Nick...what's the rush?

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:28 pm

yeah, I mean, people get 24 hours for a reason. If you want to take 23h 45m, go for it. Sucks in the first few rounds, though. It's not like the ZiPS disc will be out any time soon anyway.

By comparison, 2015 draft ended on 2/2.
2014 draft also ended on 2/2.

Those drafts started 1/1, so we've definitely crushed the pace from the last couple years.

Nationals · Post by **Nationals** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:40 pm

I wasn't here, but those drafts also had more picks right? So 31 days vs. 22 and counting with fewer picks in total?

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:40 pm

Mets wrote:I'm done drafting - but WTF?

Why does it take 16-24hrs to make 5th round picks?

Because when I checked in yesterday afternoon I was still 3-4 picks away...went out drinking with friends after work...wake up this morning and find I have been on the clock for 16 hours

Guardians · Post by **Guardians** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:49 pm

Angels wrote:
Mets wrote:I'm done drafting - but WTF?

Why does it take 16-24hrs to make 5th round picks?
Because when I checked in yesterday afternoon I was still 3-4 picks away...went out drinking with friends after work...wake up this morning and find I have been on the clock for 16 hours

Wait...you have friends?

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 1:50 pm

Royals wrote:I wasn't here, but those drafts also had more picks right? So 31 days vs. 22 and counting with fewer picks in total?

Yeah, but those extra picks went by relatively quickly. Talking about an extra 5-10 picks per draft.

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:01 pm

Tigers wrote:
Angels wrote:
Mets wrote:I'm done drafting - but WTF?

Why does it take 16-24hrs to make 5th round picks?
Because when I checked in yesterday afternoon I was still 3-4 picks away...went out drinking with friends after work...wake up this morning and find I have been on the clock for 16 hours
Wait...you have friends?

Yes, just because I am dick to you doesn't mean other people don't appreciate my humor

Rockies · Post by **Rockies** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:56 pm

Oh, there's no rush.. I was just thinking what it would be like if we did this more of a timed draft with minutes between picks, how differently it would go.

BTW JP, Love the Burnes pick - especially this late in the draft. Well done.

Padres · Post by **Padres** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:11 pm

RedSox wrote:... Quite a few teams still have cuts to make.

We are doing better ... only two teams have more then 50 players: Astros - 51, Braves - 52 ...

Yankees · Post by **Yankees** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:28 pm

This is also the point in time where Bren takes 24 hours on a pick and gets skipped. I could have called the Stephen one. They both do that every year at around this point.

Athletics · Post by **Athletics** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:19 pm

Nationals wrote:This is also the point in time where Bren takes 24 hours on a pick and gets skipped. I could have called the Stephen one. They both do that every year at around this point.

Say what...Hudson took me an hour last year...Varga was 8 the year before but I didn't go on the clock until that morning and I am on the West Coast. The only thing you can blame me for is bugging out the system with apostrophized names

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:32 pm

Nationals wrote:This is also the point in time where Bren takes 24 hours on a pick and gets skipped. I could have called the Stephen one. They both do that every year at around this point.

To be fair I was expecting that from Bren's previous pick and he picked quickly.

Dodgers · Post by **Dodgers** » Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:43 pm

WhiteSox wrote:
RedSox wrote:... Quite a few teams still have cuts to make.
We are doing better ... only two teams have more then 50 players: Astros - 51, Braves - 52 ...

It was more than that a couple days ago

Rangers · Post by **Rangers** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:56 am

Rangers wrote:
Nationals wrote:This is also the point in time where Bren takes 24 hours on a pick and gets skipped. I could have called the Stephen one. They both do that every year at around this point.
To be fair I was expecting that from Bren's previous pick and he picked quickly.

Never mind, yeah, that's what this one is.

Marlins · Post by **Marlins** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:31 am

I think Bren simply hasnt been near a computer and cant draft from his phone. I hear that's a popular excuse...

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:43 am

Been at a conference in New Orleans. So, yeah, I had other stuff on my mind.

Yankees · Post by **Yankees** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:07 am

If only someone invented something that allowed you to organize your picks in the order you want if you're going to be indisposed...

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:14 am

Nationals wrote:If only someone invented something that allowed you to organize your picks in the order you want if you're going to be indisposed...

...yeah - and even better, if there was a way to have your picks made automatically when you slot comes up based on this organizer tool.

Orioles · Post by **Orioles** » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:35 pm

Akil 16-Baddoo
Matthias 16-Dietz
AJ 16-Puckett

Fuck you.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.

25 dudes I had no interest in just went, and you fucks empty the cupboard right before I pick. Argh.

WhiteSox · Post by **WhiteSox** » Fri Feb 24, 2017 8:36 am

Good stuff Vacek!

Royals · Post by **Royals** » Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:26 am

Nationals wrote:If only someone invented something that allowed you to organize your picks in the order you want if you're going to be indisposed...

Thanks for the reminder. Next year I'll make sure I get all my picks done right on time, at 23h 59m.

RedSox · Post by **RedSox** » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:46 am

Is the draft over? Twins were on this morning to sign and drop a player. Didn't draft even though they've been on the clock for 14 hours, really 38 hours, since the M's 2nd straight skip.