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Subject: Northern League Posted by: rookyplayer - [56620137] Tue, Oct 24, 14:37 I'm relatively new to grandslam, and inherited a team with 120 million dollars, but without very good players and weak farm system. I had heard the Northern League is a good source to pick up prospects, especially in week 2. I was curious how much should be offered for a player I really want. Is 25,000 usually enough, or not even close. There are some good players that would strengthen my farm and I really want them. How much should I offer? | ||||||
| 1 | BV ID: 169492414 Tue, Oct 24, 14:49 |
Depends on the others in your league. You may want to over bid just to make sure you have enough to cover the bids of others in your league. Money is nice, but it doesn't win championships if you don't spend it. Don't be afraid to bid a few million for that 23 yr old 11 star pitcher with a 470 fastball. 120 million is a solid cash reserve so don't be afraid to spend it. 25,000 is usually enough for a marginal but not stellar prospect. You may have to pay a few million for the future stars. If no one pays attention to the NL in your league, you may be able to pay less. Also, be sure not to bid on the 29 yr olds with 12 stars but ratings around 200 because they will not improve enough to reach their full potential. Hope this helps. BV | |||||
| 2 | rookyplayer ID: 56620137 Tue, Oct 24, 14:56 | BV - That definitely does help. I guess it will take a few seasons for me to figure out how much it will take to get what I want. Do you think it is worth it to bid over a million for a 4,3,3 23 year old OF? I wish the bidding wasn't blind. | |||||
| 3 | Timing ID: 29142415 Tue, Oct 24, 15:14 |
Just a few tips from my experience. 1)Do not bid on any Northern Leaguers over 23. The vast majority of players over 23 will not have the time to grow to their full star potential and become quality impact players in the majors. 2)Don't go crazy with bidding on Northern Leaguers. Remember that they are simply prospects and probably half of them that are even worthy of bidding on may never be quality major league players. The highest I've ever bid was probably $3/4 million for a 23 year old 12 star player. 3)Use the transactions list to view how much people have bid on Northern Leaguers after the fact. If I were you I would bid on whoever the star player is and then check the transactions list to see who/how much the winning bid/bidder was. This will help you in determining how much it will take to win a blind bid in the future. 4)Never forget to check the Northern Leagues every season. In my experience most teams do not take advantage of the Northern Leagues. They can be a serious source of depth for your farm system and whatever you invest today will be repaid to you when those players mature. Those are just a few guidelines you might want to consider. I'm sure most managers have specific strategies when it comes to Northern Leaguers. | |||||
| 4 | rookyplayer ID: 56620137 Tue, Oct 24, 15:52 | I just did my bidding, and I feel that I way overbid. However, my team had NO farm system, so it was necessary to overbid rather than underbid. I think I went a little bit overboard though. I'll let you know how it works out. | |||||
| 5 | BV ID: 509332416 Tue, Oct 24, 16:33 | Better to overbid then to underbid. Like I said, cash is nice but useless unless you have the players to go with it. Don't be afraid to spend a little cash-the only think you can do with it is sign players and use it in trades to make your team better. Timing is right, usually players over 23 won't improve enough to be a star MLB player, unless his numbers are already high which is rare. | |||||
| 6 | Synocco ID: 579262112 Tue, Oct 24, 18:02 | In my league (L2), the going price for a top-10 northern leaguer seems to be about a million. With the top 2-3 guys getting several million. The price seems to be escalating every season since blind bidding was implemented. Having said that, blind bidding is way better than the old system. | |||||
| 7 | Twarpy ID: 519281715 Tue, Oct 24, 18:31 | Very true, unles your timing who managed to win a bitter battle with me in B3 with the northern leaguers there, the stupid power had to go out for the first time in three years at that time, talk about a sign:) | |||||
| 8 | skinneej ID: 159241222 Thu, Oct 26, 09:02 |
Yeah, in L2 the highest bid last season was 2.25 Mil which my team and Synocco's team both put in the same amount. In a tie bid, a "coin flip" is done to determine the winner. I lost the coin flip. Since his Cubs had just beat my Royals in the WS, it would have been nice to get the guy. In my W2 league we had a guy go crazy with his bids with several in the 4-6 million range. I bid about 2 mil on the guy I felt was the best. He had alot of cash, but he way overspent. | |||||
| 9 | Big Poo Generator ID: 14857812 Thu, Oct 26, 15:45 | I was the guy in W2 who made the crazy bids. I bid 7mil for a couple of guys. I wanted to make sure I got them because I inherited a terrible team with only one good prospect. It seemed more reasonable than spending the money on major-leaguers, since I had no chance to win anything anytime soon. I felt I had to bid that much because in R2, the top NLers went for 5-6 million. It seems to me that I was overspending only if there was some better way I could have used the money. But there wasn't. | |||||
| 10 | Toral ID: 179211416 Thu, Oct 26, 15:55 |
I bid $5M on the top 2 prospects in I2. Based on advice on what happens in competitive leagues; the fact that there are a number of big-bankroll teams who can bid literally anything, and that I have a big bankroll myself. Next year, I'll probably go lower (in the anticipation that the guy I think I'm bidding against will probably go higher.) The way I look at it, below the 2 or 3 stars who seem to emerge in an NL week 1, there are about 10-12 people worth bidding on. The bottom 4 or 5 of these can probably be had for 100K or less. My advice: bid high for the 2 or 3 guys you really want, then scale bid amounts down drastically. No more than 5 or 6 guys (high estimate) likely to be worth $1M bid. | |||||
| 11 | Eric Freda ID: 589111318 Thu, Oct 26, 16:05 | Two seasons ago, I inherited a team with 150 million dollars and a 600,000 a week payroll. I spent 90 million dollars on a slew of players in trades and now my team is very solid. I still have a small payroll, I have 4 starters under 24 with amazing stats, a solid bullpen and some strong hitters as well as a deep farm system. Money is only useful if you spend it. Grossly overpaying is one thing but if you can land a 12 star 20 year old prospect for 25 million, I'd go for it. | |||||
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