Resolving Contested Draft Picks

Joey Votto (Salary: 2200)

Goes to Wayne based on draft rank.

Ben Zobrist (2110)

Among teams with full salary cap left, Buffalo was the only team to rank him, so they get him.

Justin Upton (1939)

KC (draft rank)

Jose Reyes (1827)

Awarded to Diamond (draft rank)

Gordon Beckham (903)

Among the teams selecting him, Boston has the most cap room left.

Neftali Feliz (200)

Purple, based on cap left.

Alcides Escobar (147)

Arkham (cap room)

3 of the players have salary 100.  If the salary is the same, we go in order of position number in baseball scoring (all pitchers are "1", all OF = "7", all DH-only are last).  If the position is the same, we go in alphabetical order of last name.

Madison Bumgarner (100, P, "B")

Two teams have the same cap room left.  The 2nd tiebreaker is "fewest signed players in that category (position player, starting pitcher, or relief pitcher)" and Rosselli already has a starting pitcher, but Detroit doesn't.  So he is awarded to Detroit.

Kyle Drabek (100, P, "D")

To Rosselli based on salary cap.

Dustin Ackley (100, OF)

Comes down to Rosselli and Detroit again.  Detroit has 1 position player, Rosselli has none, so Ackley goes to Rosselli.

Three players were picked by 6 teams.

Starting with Ian Kinsler (Salary: 3333)

Rosselli has the most room under the cap and gets him.

J.A. Happ (1621)

Detroit and Gitchee Gumee have the same amount of cap room remaining.  Both teams have 1 starting pitcher already, so we go to tiebreaker #3.  Gitchee Gumee has the fewest number of total players, so they get Happ.

Billy Wagner (869)

Awarded to Arkham based on salary cap.