06-28-2011, 01:19 PM
As I said, if eligible talent levels are low, then we can make it a 35-Man Roster instead. And I don't see this being "a ton of work". This isn't the real world rules that takes draft year and age at the time of being signed into consideration. Player eligibility is cut and dry. Plus I think it'll add another dynamic as if you call up a prospect to the 25-Man Roster he automatically is on the 40-Man Roster. The amount of work boils down to this:
1. A Rule 5 Draft forum is needed to be created.
2. Once the March 1 file is posted I would copy, sort, and highlight all 30 rosters for Rule 5 eligibility
3. I would post a thread with the file attached
4. All 30 teams would need to reply to thread as to which players are being added to the protect list
5. After that's finalized I would post an update of the eligible players
6. We draft
If you're expectations for the Rule 5 Draft is to get some real good talent, then I think you're expecting too much out of it. I think we should be seeing 65/81, 68/80, 70/82, and 75/79 as the best type of players available to pick. It's going to be up to each GM as to if the player is worth taking. If I'm a rebuilding team, even though it'd be a rough season, I'd consider taking a chance on that 65/81 player, but if I were a contender I probably wouldn't. I think the point of the Rule 5 Draft is to take a chance on a decent prospect and seeing if they can hit a nice jump while teams that are more heavily stocked lose some depth.
1. A Rule 5 Draft forum is needed to be created.
2. Once the March 1 file is posted I would copy, sort, and highlight all 30 rosters for Rule 5 eligibility
3. I would post a thread with the file attached
4. All 30 teams would need to reply to thread as to which players are being added to the protect list
5. After that's finalized I would post an update of the eligible players
6. We draft
If you're expectations for the Rule 5 Draft is to get some real good talent, then I think you're expecting too much out of it. I think we should be seeing 65/81, 68/80, 70/82, and 75/79 as the best type of players available to pick. It's going to be up to each GM as to if the player is worth taking. If I'm a rebuilding team, even though it'd be a rough season, I'd consider taking a chance on that 65/81 player, but if I were a contender I probably wouldn't. I think the point of the Rule 5 Draft is to take a chance on a decent prospect and seeing if they can hit a nice jump while teams that are more heavily stocked lose some depth.
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