Game Date: Nov 22, 2027
Sim's done. Next sim, Monday evening.
Zev
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Discussion: Trading Draft Picks
One of the issues in this league is the lack of competitive balance. As was recently pointed out, one team has not only outplayed every other team, they are now so far ahead that, under the rules under which we operate, it is hard to imagine him ever falling back to the pack.
Mack has been very gracious about helping other teams, going so far as to tell us what he's done to achieve this success and has, at times, taken positive steps to help other teams out.
Michael and I are open to ideas on how to help restore the competitive balance in the game. If you have any ideas, please feel free to email them to Michael and myself. However, I would like to stress that any ideas should focus on improving the other teams and helping them to better compete. Ideas should NOT focus on ways to punish Mack for his success or handicap his team.
(As an aside, I've been working on generating a data set of game data covering a period of about 100 years (in a sample league I created). I will be examining the data, looking to try to confirm some of the correlations that Mack mentioned and, perhaps, find others as well. Once I have the data complete, I will make it available (in it's raw form) to anyone who wants it (so you can do your own analysis, if you wish). In addition, as I analyze the data and come to conclusions, I will pass those along to everyone as well (as I did in the past with the draft pick analysis).
One of the suggestions that was thrown out was forcing teams to keep their first round draft picks. As our research showed, the first round draft pick is clearly the most valuable in terms of future value and one of Mack's strategies was to accumulate first round draft picks. In four of the last five years, Seattle had two or more first round picks.
Forcing teams to keep their first round draft picks would prevent teams from mortgaging the future for short-term gains. While we can't (and don't want to) prevent a team from ever trading prospects away, we think that by restricting the trading of some draft picks and players, teams will be able to resist the temptation to go for the short-term fix at the expense of the long term.
As such, we're proposing two related rules -- that teams cannot trade their first round draft pick and that players drafted in the first round cannot be traded for a period of one year after the draft.
(Please note that even if this resolution passes, it will note take effect until the 2029 draft.)
What do you think? Please share your opinions.
Zev
Mack has been very gracious about helping other teams, going so far as to tell us what he's done to achieve this success and has, at times, taken positive steps to help other teams out.
Michael and I are open to ideas on how to help restore the competitive balance in the game. If you have any ideas, please feel free to email them to Michael and myself. However, I would like to stress that any ideas should focus on improving the other teams and helping them to better compete. Ideas should NOT focus on ways to punish Mack for his success or handicap his team.
(As an aside, I've been working on generating a data set of game data covering a period of about 100 years (in a sample league I created). I will be examining the data, looking to try to confirm some of the correlations that Mack mentioned and, perhaps, find others as well. Once I have the data complete, I will make it available (in it's raw form) to anyone who wants it (so you can do your own analysis, if you wish). In addition, as I analyze the data and come to conclusions, I will pass those along to everyone as well (as I did in the past with the draft pick analysis).
One of the suggestions that was thrown out was forcing teams to keep their first round draft picks. As our research showed, the first round draft pick is clearly the most valuable in terms of future value and one of Mack's strategies was to accumulate first round draft picks. In four of the last five years, Seattle had two or more first round picks.
Forcing teams to keep their first round draft picks would prevent teams from mortgaging the future for short-term gains. While we can't (and don't want to) prevent a team from ever trading prospects away, we think that by restricting the trading of some draft picks and players, teams will be able to resist the temptation to go for the short-term fix at the expense of the long term.
As such, we're proposing two related rules -- that teams cannot trade their first round draft pick and that players drafted in the first round cannot be traded for a period of one year after the draft.
(Please note that even if this resolution passes, it will note take effect until the 2029 draft.)
What do you think? Please share your opinions.
Zev
Sim's Done
Game Date: Nov 15, 2027
The measure to adopt the use of the designated hitter in the major leagues has passed.
Next sim: Sunday.
The measure to adopt the use of the designated hitter in the major leagues has passed.
Next sim: Sunday.
Sim's Done. Vote on DH. Free Agents!
Game Date: 11/8/2027
The sim has been completed and the free agents are on the market. Have a go at 'em.
In addition, we'd like to have a vote on whether or not to use the DH in the major leagues. Please vote in the comments to this thread.
Next Sim: Thursday night.
The sim has been completed and the free agents are on the market. Have a go at 'em.
In addition, we'd like to have a vote on whether or not to use the DH in the major leagues. Please vote in the comments to this thread.
Next Sim: Thursday night.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Big trade between up and coming team and rebuilding team
In a trade that will help both teams, Highlands and Norfolk came together to send veterans and prospect and even low draft picks to each other. Going to Norfolk is SP Iván Gallardo, who was just traded from Brick and will be Norfolks #5 starter this year. MR Ho Zhong, who pitched in 64 games had an era of 3.57. C Mark Porter, who last year was traded from Seattle and hit .267 with 56 rbi's and gunned down 31.7% runners trying to steal on him. Highlands will also send them 5th and 7th round picks this year. Highlands will receive in the trade 1B Howard Rogers who will play LF this year and bring power to help protect Hidalgo who had a great rookie year. 2B Ramón Macías, who also came over from Seattle in a trade and hit .310 2, 44rbi's in AAA this year can play 4 postions and lastly the big person in the trade is #95 prospect C Tony Cannon, who played in 16 MLB games hit 5 hr's and threw out 37% of base runners. Last prospect is AA RF Iván Alvarado who hit .295 13, 66 last year and also won a gold glove. Both teams hope these players will help them for next season and for seasons to come.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Sim's Done. Last Chance To Make Offers to Your Potential Free Agents
Game Date: Nov 1, 2027
The Outstanding Batter award was given out this week and it was presented to Seattle slugger Yvon Settignino.
Please note that this is the last chance you have to make offers to your free agents-to-be.
In addition, there is an administrative note: In the past, we did not allow the trading of injured players. This wasn't a league rule, per se, but a limitation in the game... the game does not allow the trading of injured players. However, I was recently shown that it can, in fact, be done. So we will now accept trades involving injured players.
Next sim: Wednesday night.
The Outstanding Batter award was given out this week and it was presented to Seattle slugger Yvon Settignino.
Please note that this is the last chance you have to make offers to your free agents-to-be.
In addition, there is an administrative note: In the past, we did not allow the trading of injured players. This wasn't a league rule, per se, but a limitation in the game... the game does not allow the trading of injured players. However, I was recently shown that it can, in fact, be done. So we will now accept trades involving injured players.
Next sim: Wednesday night.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sim Delayed
There was a problem processing one of the trades, so I'm going to hold off on the sim until tomorrow night to give them a chance to rework the deal.
Zev
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