04-02-2015, 10:00 AM
This just seems really unnecessary to me. What does the league gain from this? What’s wrong with the current way we have it? Why do we need this? This just wouldn’t be fun to me. I think this would be better for a new league just forming, not a league already 5 real life years into. No reason changing something like this that’s not broken. It seems like this was brought up because it’s new and may sound cool to some and have change just for the sake of change. If there is a problem with the draft file, then I’m all ears, but it’s not. This draft file is currently IMO best draft file in any ’14 or ’15 league that I’ve played in. I don’t see a reason to mess with it just for the sake of changing what’s not broke.
There needs to be some serious pros and cons with what you want to do here and the current draft file. And the pros would have to severely outweigh the cons. Maybe in your view it does, but in mine, it absolutely does not.
You say this: “3) I would think following the development of amateurs over the seasons until they're draft eligible would be exciting. You could be looking at a Junior in High School that is tearing the cover off the ball, can play SS and CF, and knowing in one year he could yours would be pretty cool.”
Ya, could be or could not be. What if his signability sucks and have to get lucky with rolls (really?) to sign so we could draft him, not get lucky enough with silly rolls and then we lose the pick for that year, and it doesn’t reassure me any getting the pick next year. I want the pick then to be developing then, not wait another year when the class may suck more.
I also have a problem where a top talent in the draft could have very low signability and falls to one of the playoff teams and they take a chance (cause they were good and he looks like one of top players in the draft) and they end up getting lucky with rolls and they get to sign a top talent at the backend of the 1st round. I mean you’re just letting the rich get richer, no offense, but screw that.
I just disagree with every bit of your proposal, this is something that I feel will cause more problems/harm than good. When that happens, then it’s time to stay away.
There needs to be some serious pros and cons with what you want to do here and the current draft file. And the pros would have to severely outweigh the cons. Maybe in your view it does, but in mine, it absolutely does not.
You say this: “3) I would think following the development of amateurs over the seasons until they're draft eligible would be exciting. You could be looking at a Junior in High School that is tearing the cover off the ball, can play SS and CF, and knowing in one year he could yours would be pretty cool.”
Ya, could be or could not be. What if his signability sucks and have to get lucky with rolls (really?) to sign so we could draft him, not get lucky enough with silly rolls and then we lose the pick for that year, and it doesn’t reassure me any getting the pick next year. I want the pick then to be developing then, not wait another year when the class may suck more.
I also have a problem where a top talent in the draft could have very low signability and falls to one of the playoff teams and they take a chance (cause they were good and he looks like one of top players in the draft) and they end up getting lucky with rolls and they get to sign a top talent at the backend of the 1st round. I mean you’re just letting the rich get richer, no offense, but screw that.
I just disagree with every bit of your proposal, this is something that I feel will cause more problems/harm than good. When that happens, then it’s time to stay away.