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0 Subject: RIBC 2019: Draft discussion

Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Sat, Mar 09, 2019, 13:21

My plan is to activate the draft on Sunday, March 10 - most likely in the afternoon. Our first round will be untimed, after which we will have a 4 hour clock, starting in round #2. Only one clock applies for those on the turn. Moratorium will be from midnight-8am ET. If a previous pick is still missing, the commish may skip any subsequent picks until the drafter gets current.

I am also implementing some additional time limits to attempt to coax habitually slow drafters into a better flow.

Here is the framework (same as last year):
  • We establish a point system. If you timeout (i.e., you don’t make your pick before your allotted time expires), you accumulate 2 points.
  • If you exceed three hours of clock time but don’t timeout (the clock will initially be set at 4 hours), you accumulate 1 point.
  • Points will only be assigned after the first round.
  • If you accumulate 2 points in total (either one timeout or two close calls), your clock time is reduced to 3 hours per pick for the remainder of the draft. That means your next timeout would be at 3 hours.
  • If you accumulate 4 points in total, your clock is shortened to two hours. At 6 points, your clock is shortened to one hour. That’s the ultimate limit.
  • For any RIBC league using this approach, the commissioner will need to monitor this, and will have the discretion to waive or defer penalties if they believe the draft is moving OK and the time delays haven’t been too aggravating (or if the offending drafter has a good story - e.g., significant time zone difference, pre-announced conflict, etc .) Commissioners will also need to enforce the shorter clocks, since the system won’t be able to handle different time limits for each manager.

This system has now been used for the several RIFC, RIHC, and RIBC drafts, and it did help to keep the draft moving through one or two habitual slowpokes.

As usual, rationales for each pick will be required for this league, although on a two-round lag. I'll post procedures for posting rationales after the draft is underway.

1Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 12:46
The draft has been activated.

Unfortunately, jdrenbarger continues to be missing, so I had to remove him. Hope he is OK.

His spot is being taken by Da Bomb, an RIBC veteran who finished #8 in last year's RIBC (and just barely out of 7th, narrowly missing the cut). He will be drafting from the #14 slot.
2Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 15:53
4 hour clock has been turned on.
3Species
      SuperDude
      ID: 07724916
      Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 17:56
Loki going SP/SP! Ballsy!!!
4loki
      SuperDude
      ID: 4211201420
      Mon, Mar 11, 2019, 20:04
I knew Scherzer would not reach me, but I was hoping for DeGrom. Still, I am happy with these 2, but doing this makes smart hitter picks more important. Worst case scenario, I am back in AAA next year!!
5MattG
      ID: 21039249
      Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 10:34
Ok who started the SP run?
6loki
      SuperDude
      ID: 4211201420
      Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 20:20
I am going to be away for most of the day tomorrow , but I left 12 player queues for my next two rounds. I will review them in the morning before I leave, but hopefully they will last.
7Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 13:09
16 Starting pitchers have been drafted so far.

Four of them are on Cleveland.
Two each from 3 teams: Dodgers, Mets, and Houston.
And six teams with only one SP drafted so far.

So arguably, the #4 starter on Cleveland is better than the ace on 20 teams.
8Species
      SuperDude
      ID: 07724916
      Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 13:44
Spoken like a true Indians fan!

(even if true!)
9loki
      SuperDude
      ID: 4211201420
      Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 18:45
Does Cleveland having Odell Beckham, Jr. count for anything?
10Dave R
      SuperDude
      ID: 3010361110
      Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 19:59
Not sure how it happened, I didnt mean to pick Bieber, JA Happ was who I was trying to pick.

Stupid cell phones

If anything can be done
11Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 20:11
I corrected the pick.
12Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 20:15
[7,10] for a brief moment there, we had 5 Cleveland starters drafted in the first 10 rounds!
13Dave R
      SuperDude
      ID: 3010361110
      Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 20:18
Thanks, couldn't let the Indians have 5 starters
14Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 11:34
So 5 Cleveland starters drafted thru round 11, rather than 10.
15Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 11:35
We are moving at an excellent pace, and rationales have generally been timely - and thoughtful. I haven't had to nag anyone yet.

Thanks to all. Keep it up!
16Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 11:45
Sucks for Matt G.

Strickland gets two saves in Japan - but those games do not count for our league.
17kdl212
      ID: 200472320
      Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 13:32
Let's get this season started! My hitters are on fire - 9 of them played spring training games yesterday, and tallied 8 home runs between them.
18Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 22:34
We should finish the draft on Saturday. Good pace throughout!

I'll be off-the-grid most of Saturday, so won't be able to process the draft on ESPN until late Saturday or Sunday.

Meanwhile, please complete submitting all of your rationales.
19Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Mar 24, 2019, 23:59
I'll complete the draft processing on Monday. Sorry for the delay, but I ran into unexpected issues.
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