Hey all,
I was thinking about creating a 3 sport league where after arbitration ends there is a rookie draft. Any player drafted in a professional sports draft is eligible. (This would not include MLB international signings.) 1 selection per team. All players not picked go to auction as usual. Keep in mind that all players picked in MLB draft will be eligible for Offseason Rookie draft, so if you sign during season you could lose them in draft.
We would utilize the new consolation bracket to determine the draft order.
All leagues would be H2H points based. Records will determine standings and playoff seedings. I would like to see multiple weekly matchups in hoops and baseball to get the same feel as the profesional teams weekly schedules.
League winner and runner up will draft each others divisions for the next season.
I would like to start with 12 teams and grow over time utilizing an expansion draft.
These are some of the preliminary ideas but i wanted to see if there would be interest in something like this before i spend more time on it.
I had one on ESPN for five years, lot of fun.
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I’m intrigued. I don’t quite understand the rookie draft though. What prize tiers were you thinking?
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I didnt set a prize tier yet. Wanted to see if there was enough interest first. Did you have a preference?
Hopefully, I can explain my thoughts better.
After the conclusion of the professional sports draft, our league will then draft, and we will hold a 1 round draft, 1 pick each. You can draft any player selected in the professional draft. Drafted players have $1 salary for first year(rookie minimum lol). This would be a bit different for baseball since the professional draft happens during the season. And we wouldnt draft til after arb.
Hmm… Not the $20 tier. Would like a prize to motivate people.
Thanks for explaining. So then you don’t really need to auction minor league or college players, since you can get them in the rookie draft? And if you did auction them earlier, someone else can take them from you in the rookie draft?
Also, is there any interaction between the the 3 sports leagues, or how are they connected?
Correct. You wouldnt want to auction and risk being taken. If you dont think they will get picked (only 12 will be taken) you can auction. Thats the risk.
I would like to be in the $50 to $100 tier. I would also be interested in an off site pot if people prefer that.
No connection as of yet between the leagues, however I would like to see it grow and have owners in each but that is very difficult.
Id be interested in having a seperate prize pool for the owners that do decide to do all 3. Maybe a GM of the Year type thing. And definitely a trophy!
Im open to ideas as well.
The main goal is to utilize a draft and see how differently the game plays. I think the competition will be better all year by all teams. If you’re in it, then there is a prize. If you’re out, then there is a prize also. Im interered to see if owners will be more engaged year round. Arbitration will be fun when a guy like Wemby comes along and is at $1. Trading of picks after arb is gonna be a blast i think also. I also like the idea of teams being built not drafting and other teams built through the draft.