Startup Draft Central

Draft Rules

Startup Draft - Phase One

• Unique Draft Choices - Players chosen by only one team - these players will end up on those teams (after all the contested picks are placed)
• Contested Draft Picks - Listing of players chosen by multiple teams.
• Contested Picks - Resolution - Players with Salary = 100 - What prospects and rookies do you end up getting?
• Contested Picks - Resolution - Players with Salary > 100 - What players do you end up getting?
• Recap of All Contested Pick Awards
• Bid Results: 78 players awarded via auction bid.  The average winning bid was 474.4 and the average actually spent on winning bids was 378.2

Contested Pick Pages

Salary 100: 9-4 Teams + Ranked #1	Salary 100: 3-2 Teams	7-5 Teams + Ranked #1	4 Teams	3 Teams	2 Teams
Startup Draft Index		Contested Draft Picks		Benchwarmer Baseball Home

Financial Balances / Roster Sizes after Phase Two, Part Three

Team	Total Salary	Total Bid Money Spent	Cash Remaining	Total Players
Atlanta Golfers	43281	2250	11469	43
House of Posidon	49726	1500	5774	38
Superior Dogmen	49814	1750	5436	43
Grand Haven Love Shacks	50125	1000	5875	45
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	50818	2250	3932	41
Zoonotic Spillover	51241	3250	2509	43
Grand Island Cascades	51954	3250	1796	35
Black Rock Commodores	52795	2500	1705	44
Eternal Underdogs	53483	750	2767	36
Party Animals	53629	3000	371	41
New York Empires Big Red	54189	2250	561	34
Grand Marais Voyageurs	54942	1250	808	39
Salty Sea Breeze	54966	2000	34	41
Silver Beach Silver Surfers	55191	1500	309	45
Mackinac Cards	55992	1000	8	33
California Stud Muffins	56664	0	336	36

This is the transaction order for the first week of preseason transactions

Phase Two

Phase Two Rules

We need to run Phase Two drafts until all teams have a legal roster.  To help you determine what your team needs, here's what each team is lacking:

All teams have legal rosters after Phase Two, Part Three

*Positions must be filled in the startup draft by the Primary Position listed for players.

Notes: This chart refers to meeting the roster minimum requirements and may mean that minor leaguers are being used to qualify you at certain positions. There is also the strong possibility that a player with eligibility at multiple positions is counting at more than one position.  This is just a rough roster check - Please check your own roster to be sure.  You'll get a chance later on through free agency to make sure you have a valid lineup.  Since you can put pitchers in any spot regardless of "SP" or "RP" designation, we're merely counting pitchers, not determining whether or not you have the right mix of starters and relievers.

You may continue to draft as long as you have roster room and cash to spend.  You do not have to stop once you've reached a legal roster.