Selections from the following teams are no longer permitted as of the Caleb Joseph pick:
Ankeny ACL - Done
Ann Arbor Landlubbers - Done
AZ Koi - Done
Barbuda Bulldogs (soon to be Lakeview Rougarou) - Done.
Bronxville Bombers (soon to be Phoenix Miners) - Done.
Brooklyn Kraken - Done
Data City Cache Hogs - Done
Foothill Nomads - Done
Orange City Devils - Done
River City Cutthroats - Done
Scurvy Dogs - Done
Walla Walla Sweets - Done
Windy City Rattlers - Done
The expansion draft will take place in this thread and will begin at 3 PM PST on Sunday, November 10th. Our standard minor league rules apply which can be found in the Rulebook here: http://www.runningrum.com/sources/files/2017_MSBRB_FINAL.pdf
Draft order is as follows:
Grants Pass Brewers
Bako Bums
Roxbury Robots
Seattle Rainiers
Dear Brewers, Robots, and Rainiers,
Please steal all of Brendt's targets.
Sincerely,
The rest of the Western Division
As I was the one that originally asked to wait till Sunday I'll go ahead and make my pick now so we can get a head start.
The Brewers select Noah Syndergaard (2019), Ann Arbor Landlubbers.
You're up Big Bro.
And the thieving starts already...
Kyle, I am personally holding you responsible for Little Brother's selection this round.
Bakersfield will select Zach Davies (SP, 2020) Az Koi
Robots select Trevor Story for....assimilation.
Rainiers are up.
Rainiers select Jake Arrieta,SP (2018) Cutthroats
Brewers select Sean Manaea (2020), AZ Koi.
Is this supposed to be a snaking draft?
Bums select Roberto Osuna (RP, 2019) Walla Walla Sweets
Robots select RP Mychal Givens (2020, Cache Hogs)
Rainiers select Jon lester (SWEETS 2019)
No, all our drafts work like this.
Brewers select Joe Panik (2019), Bulldogs
I vote for a snake style draft from here on out. At least that way *I* could steal a player or two away from The-Brother-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named...
Bako selects Dee Gordon (2B, 2019) Barbuda Bulldogs
Robots select RP Ryan Buchter, 2020 Cutthroats
Rainiers are up
Rainiers select Adam Wainwright,SP 2019 Bombers
Brewers select Edwin Diaz (2020), ACLs
If you can remember to post the team and contract year it will help the CO's track limits.
Koi - 2020 contracts are now all protected
Bulldogs, Koi, Cutthroats and Sweets only have 3 remaining
17 ROUNDS REMAINING
Regarding the snake draft. The plan is to reverse the draft order for the minor league draft. So it probably all comes out about the same
Bako selects Maikel Franco (3B, 2019) Bulldogs
Oh I know, David. I just knew (and know) Little Brother would (and will continue to) steal my selections.
I’ll just have to pay him back in the minor league portion of the draft.
Robots select OF Khris Davis, 2019, Bombers
Rainiers next
Rainiers select Rougned Odor,2B, 2019 Koi
Y'all are really making me question the Bulldogs keeper selections ...
Man
@Sweets, that trade we worked out before the deadline ended up working nicely for you in the long run! Too bad it didn't help us meet in the 2017 World Series, but, yeah.
Brewers select Carl Edwards Jr. (2020), Cache Hogs.
Bako selects Elvis Andrus (SS, 2019) Dogs
Robots grasp SP Mike Foltynewicz, 2020, Kraken.
I believe that's their 2nd 2020 contract taken - both by the Robots. Thanks, Kraken!
Rainiers are next.
Rainiers select Martin Maldonado,C 2019 Kraken
I did not protect Arrieta expecting his salary to deter his selection. I wonder if @sweets was trying the same with Lester. Oh well . . .
Hm. This is the one trade I regretted making this season - although it could be argued that without Lester I don't make the playoffs at all this last season. Sure wish I had Strasburg! :)
I traded for Andrus at the trade deadline and just watched him leave the team with 2 years remaining on his contract. That was a good trade for me. Or not...
Good pitching is really hard to find.
Brewers select Joe Ross, ($250K, 2020), ACLs
Bako selects Ken Giles (CL, 2018) Landlubbers
Robots select:
Matt Barnes (2020) RP $250,000 Bulldogs
By proxy, Don selects Freddy Galvis, SS, $250K, Nomads.
Brewers select Aaron Sanchez ($250K, 2019), Cache Hogs.
Bako selects Steven Matz (SP, 2020) Nomads
Robots choose:
Wilmer Flores (2019) 2B $250,000 Kraken
Rainiers are next
By proxy, Don selects Jung Ho Kang, 3B, 2019, $250K.
I wonder if anyone knows why I'm holding my breath. I think it's gonna be Cache Hogs, but I can also see it being Barbuda Bulldogs.
Brewers select Mark Reynolds (2019), $250K, Cache Hogs
And with that pick, the Cache Hogs officially claim the award for team with the best 11-15 guys. Cache Hogs remaining players are off limits. How did Todd Frazier make it without getting picked?
It was going to happen eventually. I doubt Frazier was making relocation plans.
Bako selects David Peralta (OF, 2018) Kraken
And following them out just one selection later, the Kraken. And Mike Leake stays put as well.
Are we sure about those being the best 11-15? I thought about this after my response and then went straight to bed. The players selected so far are very team friendly and a lot of 2020 contracts. I don't think that makes them the best players. I mean Syndergaard barely has any innings for 2018 and what he has isn't very good.
Funny thing is that the 5 players I lost were not the five I expected to lose. The change in players lost will certainly impact my free agent outlook but I'm happy to see guys like Mike Leake, Tanner Roark, Raisel Iglesias and Matt Belisle returning for 2018.
Robots grab:
John Lackey (2019) SP $3,500,000 Asterisks
Rainiers are next
Had you not protected him, I'm sure he would have been selected.
By proxy, Don selects Rajai Davis, OF, 2018,$250K.
Well, Iglesias was on your protected list so he wasn't going anywhere anyway. Believe me, he'd have been snapped up very early if he'd been eligible.
Edit: Should have read through before answering!
By proxy, Brewers select Matt Carpenter (3B, 2019) Devils.
Bako selects Billy Hamilton (OF, 2019) Dogs.
Robots select:
James McCann (2019) C $250,000 Bombers
Rainiers are next
Rainiers select Brandon Moss,1B 2018 Bombers
D'oh! I was hoping he'd make it through this draft.
Bombers now have 5 players taken. Incidentally, what does that say about my managing that I was the third team out, but had one of the worst teams this year?
Brewers select Ian Kennedy (2019), $2.25M, ACLs
Bums select Alex Avila (C, 2019) ACL’s
Robots select:
Keon Broxton (2019) OF $2,000,000 Koi
Rainiers are next
I believe the Rainiers are on skip now as of 8:19 PST...
Brewers select Eduardo Rodriguez (2019), $250K, Landlubbers
Rainiers select Williams Perez, SP, 2020, $250K, Sweets
Bums select Carlos Rodon (SP, 2019) Rattlers
Robots select:
Hyun-Jin Ryu (2018) SP $250,000 Devils
Rainiers are next
Rainiers take Kendall Graveman, SP, 2020, $250K, Bulldogs.
And with that, the Bulldogs are out.
By proxy, Brewers select Ketel Marte (SS, 2019) Nomads
Bums select Alex Colome (RP, 2019) Nomads
Robots grab:
Kendrys Morales (2019) 1B $1,000,000 ACLs
This pick makes 5 for the ACLs.
Rainiers are next.
Rainiers' 2 hours is up so the Brewers will select Nick Vincent (2019), $250K, Nomads.
Which makes 5 for the Nomads.
Bums select Danny Salazar (SP, 2018) Dogs
Draft is on hold for a moment while we research a player eligibility. Please do not make any additional selections while this is researched, Sorry for the pause...
Robots are holding but have blown several fuses tamping down our impatience...
Sorry Bob, give you just a little more time on this one.
I'm shocked - absolutely shocked - that only one player has been selected from the Asterisks plethora of amazing unprotected talent.
Carry on.
We’re all good. Sorry guys for the inconvenience but we needed to make sure on something. Feel free to continue with the draft.
That’s good stuff right there :)
@ Scurvy Dogs thanks. The Chief Robot sometimes suffers from a bad motivator. #$@Jawas...
Robots select:
Adam Duvall (2019) OF $5,000,000 Rattlers
Rainiers are next
Rainiers select Martin Perez,Pm(2018) Nomads
Invalid pick.
Rainiers select Collin McHugh,P 2018 Nomads
Invalid pick.
The Nomads have had their 5 taken already.
By proxy, Don selects Kyle Gibson, SP, 2018, $250K, Rattlers.
Don is one pick behind at this point and is on SKIP until further notice.
By proxy, Brewers select Kole Calhoun (OF, 2018) Landlubbers
Bums select Tyler Lyons (RP, 2019) Landlubbers
Landlubbers roster is now closed.
Robots select:
Shin-Soo Choo (2019) OF $250,000 Sweets
Rainiers on skip, so the Brewers are next
By proxy, Brewers select Joc Pederson (OF, 2019) Rattlers.
Bums select Cameron Rupp (C, 2018) Sweets.
Sweets roster is now closed.
Robots select:
Jharel Cotton (2019) SP $2,000,000 Dogs
Brewers next
Brewers select Jason Castro (2018), $350K, Koi
And that taps out the Koi.
Do the Rainers know they have been skipped?
Rainiers select Roberto Perez,C 2018 Cutthroats
Rainiers make up pick Jefry Marte,OF 2019 Rattlers
Bums select RA Dickey (SP, 2018) Devils
Robots reach out for:
Robert Gsellman (2019) SP $950,000 Rum Runners
Rainiers next for R16, but I still show them down a pick at R15 as well...
And the Rum Runners come off the Board!
I would say the Rum Runners are on the Board!
Brewers select Brad Brach (2018), $1.25M, Cutthroats
Bums select Ross Stripling SP/RP, 2020) Asterisks
Just kidding . . . . Kyle must’ve switched up his protection list at the last minute.
Bums will actually select Jake McGee (RP, 2019) Rum Runners.
There’s a run on rummers in the works!
Robots snatch:
Miguel Gonzalez (2019) SP $1,000,000 Asterisks
Brewers select Steve Cishek (2018), $250K, Asterisks
Bums select Kyle Barraclough (RP, 2020) Cutthroats
The reigning champs roster is closed.
Robots grab:
Adeiny Hechavarria (2019) SS $250,000 Devils
Brewers take Anthony DeSclafani (2020), $250K, Devils
And the Devils are maxed out.
Bums select Derek Law (RP, 2020) Rum Runners
And with that, Bako drops out of the draft.
They can opt out of the draft?
Robots select:
Mallex Smith (2019) OF $1,250,000 Dogs
Dogs are now closed out I believe...
Yes, I’m done as well
Rainiers would like to select Danny Santana OF 2018 Madmen and if the Dogs are not closed will add Nick Ahmed, 2B of the Dogs and will pass the rest of the draft
Brewers are done.
Well, in that case, the Robots will make the final pick of this expansion draft:
Caleb Joseph (2018) C $1,000,000 Madmen
Thanks to all of you GM's who made available all these wonderful players!
I really enjoyed the fun and quick moving draft. I found the differing strategies interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing it all play out. On to the minor league draft.
Can we get a summary of who drafted whom in this draft? Thanks.
Dogs were closed so the Ahmed pick doesn't work.
I drafted all the good players.
Little Brother, not so much...
Jason, I should have the spreadsheet out tomorrow morning.
The Seattle Rainiers open the minor league draft by selecting Nick Neidert,RHP Landlubbers