Broken Bat - Discussion Forum: New Draft

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date

#65713	05/24/2019 7:20:55 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	The season flip is almost here. That means we’ll be entering the brave new world of the new draft. It’s a pretty big change, but we’ve tried to test thoroughly and flush out all the bugs. However, I do expect a few things to go wrong – it’s always that way. It’s also been heavily simulated, but mostly with bot managed teams. I’m sure some unexpected things will happen. Anyway, I don’t think this is this is the final iteration of this draft mechanism – and I fully expect it will evolve into something better as we learn what works and doesn’t work with the new mechanism. Steve

#65714	05/24/2019 7:30:40 pm	Nov 4th, 2040
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Is the Manual going to get an update to describe the new system?

#65722	05/25/2019 5:45:13 am	Jan 15th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I really enjoyed the old draft, but am looking forward to the new one. I appreciate all the effort that has gone into it. Good reminder to stay chill while any kinks are worked out.

#65727	05/25/2019 7:46:08 am	Jan 15th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Nervous and excited! Bugs will happen, as you say. We'll all breathe a little extra as we move forward. Thanks for the hard work, Steve.

#65748	05/25/2019 1:36:56 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Yes, probably should. Need to get through the flips and any flip related issues first. Steve Updated Saturday, May 25 2019 @ 1:37:19 pm PDT

#65754	05/25/2019 5:54:02 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2	When will the first round of the new draft occur?

#65763	05/26/2019 10:53:53 am	Jan 15th, 2041
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Draft is like last season, 8 rounds start after the amateur/overseas simulations are complete. It's a week later than it was a couple of seasons ago when the draft was open almost immediately after the flip. Steve

#65764	05/26/2019 2:11:05 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	Looking forward to it running smoothly and that 17 pot starting pitcher falling into my lap.

#65770	05/26/2019 4:38:03 pm	Jan 15th, 2041
Bridger Joined: 08/04/2016 Posts: 264 Muncie Flyers III.4	Title of the thread sounds like Nude Raft.

#66042	06/06/2019 5:46:59 am	Mar 12th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	As it turns out, I'll likely be away from internet access starting this afternoon. Unless I get phone signal where I'm camping. Probably won't be able to draft until Sunday. Just wanted to wish for a smooth draft weekend and best of fortunes to all with the new format!

#66044	06/06/2019 7:12:37 am	Mar 12th, 2041
wickersty Joined: 05/11/2017 Posts: 1002 Deadwood Perambulators II.1	Enjoy yourself raven!

#66048	06/06/2019 8:50:22 am	Mar 12th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Enjoy yourself raven! Indeed! Peak of black fly season? Count me in.

#66050	06/06/2019 8:57:45 am	Mar 12th, 2041
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9603 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Any chance of a manual update before tomorrow?

#66053	06/06/2019 12:41:32 pm	Mar 12th, 2041
nxck98 Joined: 08/09/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	Who's landing a 17 POT tomorrow?

#66067	06/07/2019 6:16:15 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Cactusguy21 Joined: 07/25/2017 Posts: 815 Presque Isle Vikings III.4	When's the draft start?

#66068	06/07/2019 6:18:00 am	Mar 14th, 2041
nxck98 Joined: 08/09/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	Looks like there won't be one today.

#66069	06/07/2019 6:21:11 am	Mar 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	There were some suggestions about changing the draft time but I don't know if anything came of them. It might just be Steve making as certain as he can that it's going to run smoothly (relatively speaking) from the get-go. No rush, same for everyone.

#66070	06/07/2019 6:27:59 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I thought it sat in "Player Update" much longer than usual this morning. May have been a little snag there. Possible there will be hitches. Stay chill.

#66071	06/07/2019 6:32:18 am	Mar 14th, 2041
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2238 New York Lancers V.4	It certainly did, I think it was over an hour for the training update alone to process.

#66072	06/07/2019 6:33:33 am	Mar 14th, 2041
nxck98 Joined: 08/09/2018 Posts: 97 Inactive	No big rush, Steve's working hard for us. Gotta put some respect on his name.

#66077	06/07/2019 7:20:08 am	Mar 14th, 2041
robinsmd Joined: 05/25/2014 Posts: 86 Loveland Tigers V.10	The draft is open.

#66078	06/07/2019 7:38:51 am	Mar 14th, 2041
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Yes, draft is open. The server is running super slow...it took 55 minutes to do the economic update. Steve

#66083	06/07/2019 8:01:55 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Hayseed Joined: 02/20/2018 Posts: 290 Hood River Hawks IV.1	I want to thank Steve for working hard to make all the new changes to the draft system! My immediate feedback hopefully can help his process in its refinement. I went for SS. I got a wide variety of quality (3 or 4 that were 8 to 9 POTs and only 3 with 12+ POT). I took the highest -- a 14 POT, but not because I think POT is worth much of anything anymore, but because he was the one of 2 that had any positive hitting report. The biggest issue that left me feeling flat, was that not one of the 10 players was close to a SS build. Only 4 had 13+ range. The only other player than the one I took to have both 10 range and 10 arm was an 8 POT with 12 range and 13 arm. Ouch. The 14 POT that I took was the only one with both range and arm over 12 (yet he will "always be a poor fielder"). And only 2 had positive fielding reports and neither had even 10 arm. There was an 11 POT that could be a decent no hit 2B. My take away (other than getting an ok OF player) is that unless you are going for Pitcher, forget about going for position. At least this season.

#66084	06/07/2019 8:03:16 am	Mar 14th, 2041
Longviewess Joined: 09/23/2018 Posts: 111 Frederick Keys III.3	I like the more information but a 1st Round draft board should not have four 11 POT and two 10 POT players on it. That is just not realistic.

#66121	06/07/2019 2:36:31 pm	Mar 15th, 2041
Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive	I agree, I went international so this is skewed a little bit compared to the other pools, but I had a 9 and two 10's among my selections, along with a glut of 11s, a couple 12s and a couple 13s.

#66206	06/09/2019 1:23:09 pm	Mar 18th, 2041
lostraven Joined: 07/02/2016 Posts: 1269 Corvallis Ravens II.1	Thanks, all. Camping was great, considering what the weather forecast looked like before I left. Time to catch up on some posts, team maintenance, and then draft! Oh, I'll also add that I'm not surprised to hear Hayseed's comment about not seeing any realistic SS candidates when selecting by the position SS in the draft. I continue to maintain that it's one of the weaknesses of player generation; I'd still love to see more realistic from-scratch builds. shrug