SWDC AL-Only Minor League Thread

[tjsunstein]

Kyle Drabek, SP Toronto Blue Jays

[djp]

Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B

[bearsfan_51]

Martin Perez, P



WHY DO I KEEP TAKING RANGERS?!?!

[bearsfan_51]

Does anyone have unlimited texting that could text Hchu? He won't be on here otherwise, and I'm all maxed out.

[HChu]

Casey Kelly, P

[bearsfan_51]

You're lucky I'm an enabler hchu, I wanted Kelly.

[Brodeur]

Quadruple post *************.

[ccB]

SP Daniel Hudson

I'll have the other one up in a minute

[ccB]

SP Nick Hagadone

[HChu]

Tanner Scheppers, P

[bearsfan_51]

Ok well I didn't think it would be me, but I'll take

Jon Rauch, Minnesota Twins

[bearsfan_51]

What part of "you can't add someone until the Minor League draft is over unless you draft them" is hard to understand?

[Brodeur]

They're all major leaguers and my entire damn pitching staff is on the disabled list. I have to do something.

[D-Unit]

I'm confused.... So we can draft non-minor leaguers in our minor league draft?

Is this like the loop hole on how to get a head's start on beating the waiver priority? So you draft Rauch here, drop someone in your current roster and then add another minor leaguer later?

I gotta check to see if you explained this part of it in the first post.

[bearsfan_51]

D I said that at least 10 times.

[Xiomera]

Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

D I said that at least 10 times.

It's true. I've been waiting for my chance to snag Adam Everett.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

D I said that at least 10 times.

So am I supposed to sit with a more than half empty pitching staff until the minor league draft is over?

[bearsfan_51]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

So am I supposed to sit with a more than half empty pitching staff until the minor league draft is over?

Yes. I currently don't have a 2B. **** happens.

The season is 162 games long. 1 game isn't going to kill anyone.

[Xiomera]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

So am I supposed to sit with a more than half empty pitching staff until the minor league draft is over?

I doubt anyone would object if you add Dontrelle Willis and Eddie Bonine . . .

[D-Unit]

That's really wack, but I'll be a good soldier.

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by Brodeur

So am I supposed to sit with a more than half empty pitching staff until the minor league draft is over?

It's your fault for drafting those players. Suffer!!!

[bearsfan_51]

I don't see how. You sacrifice your spot in the minor league draft to pick up someone you want for your ML roster. I said this numerous times and it's one of the reasons I didn't allow any moves prior to the end of the draft.

[D-Unit]

Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

I don't see how. You sacrifice your spot in the minor league draft to pick up someone you want for your ML roster. I said this numerous times and it's one of the reasons I didn't allow any moves prior to the end of the draft.

I think it compromises the FA waiver priority. It takes this away from being purely a minor league draft. You don't sacrifice your minor league spot at all, because you'll just fill that spot out once the draft is over. You'll still have 4 minor leaguers. All you're doing is getting a head start in UDFA by giving up very little difference in minor league talent. It is what it is I guess.

[bearsfan_51]

It's a minor league draft because anyone that wasn't drafted is part of our minor leagues. I said this on numerous occasions, so it's not like anyone couldn't (or still can't) do the same thing.

[bearsfan_51]

Also, it has nothing to do with waivers. It would simply be a matter of who is closest to their computer. I don't see that as any more fair.