Minor League draft thread

[Big_E]

The mL draft will begin FRIDAY, April 10th, 8am Eastern Time.

Teams will have 24 hours to make their pick; picks not made on time will be forfeited until the end of the draft.

Draft order TBA soon.

When it is your turn, please announce as:

NEW YORK KNIGHTS, Nick Zohn, P, New York Yankees

so it is obvious what is a pick, and what is random chatter.

DRAFT ORDER:

ROUND ONE
Midnight Mashers MISSED PICK
Sycamore Style, Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh
Ponzi Schemers Neftali Feliz, SP, Texas
NY Knights Tim Beckham, SS, Tampa Bay
Russell Peters Experiment Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF Giants
THEBOSS84 Justin Smoak, 1b, Texas
Romanian Yankees Jordan Zimmermann, SP, Washington
Pinch Hitters Dexter Fowler, OF, Colorado
Bitches Brew Michael Bowden, SP, Boston

Round One Missed Picks
Midnight Mashers Lars Anderson, 1B, Boston Red Sox

ROUND TWO
Romanian Yankees Gordon Beckham, SS, Chicago White Sox
Russell Peters Experiment Mike Stanton, OF, FL
NY Knights Jordan Walden, SP, Anaheim
Ponzi Schemers Buster Posey, C, SF
Sycamore Style Mike Moustakas, 3B, Kansas City
Midnight Mashers Chris Tillman, SP, Baltimore

ROUND THREE
Midnight Mashers Brian Matusz, SP, Baltimore
Ponzi Schemers Eric Hosmer, 1B, Kansas City
NY Knights MISSED PICK
Romanian Yankees Carlos Santana, C, Cleveland


ROUND FOUR
Romanian Yankees Jarrod Parker, SP, Arizona
Midnight Mashers Logan Morrison, 1B, Florida

[Snatch Catch]

Isn't the draft order the reverse order of finish from last season?

[Big_E]

Isn't the draft order the reverse order of finish from last season?

Yes, but not every team needs the same number of players. Some might not need any.

[Snatch Catch]

Yes, but not every team needs the same number of players. Some might not need any.

Ah. Gotchya.

[THEBOSS84]

Cahill is listed as $10 on my team, but he should only be $5 - can you fix that E? Thanks.

[gdn]

Someone's on the clock!

[NYDCYankee]

I'm on the clock aren't I?

Let me look through the list of guys that got kept and I will post my selection.

[NYDCYankee]

I didn't see him on anyone's team, so I assume he is available.

Midnight Mashers, Tommy Hanson, P, Atlanta Braves

[ChrisRo]

Uhhh... Yeah...

The mL draft will begin FRIDAY, April 17th, 8am Eastern Time.

[Snatch Catch]

Hilarious on multiple levels.

[Big_E]

If people want to start making picks now...fine. I have no problem. But if someone misses the 24-hour window because they thought the draft started on Friday, they will not be penalized.

ALSO...please PM the person who is on the clock, once you make your pick.

HOWEVER...Tommy Hanson is on a roster already

[NYDCYankee]

If people want to start making picks now...fine. I have no problem. But if someone misses the 24-hour window because they thought the draft started on Friday, they will not be penalized.

ALSO...please PM the person who is on the clock, once you make your pick.

HOWEVER...Tommy Hanson is on a roster already

Then technically the draft has not begun!!!

[Big_E]

Midnight Mashers on the clock

[Snatch Catch]

Just to be clear, the player has to be SIGNED to a professional contract with an MLB affiliated team, correct?

Also, in an effort to be lazier than Seymour, is there any way to put a list up of all the mL guys currently on rosters?

[ChrisRo]

Minors Pitchers

Carlos Carrasco (PHI)
Humberto Sanchez (NYY)
Lance Broadway (CHW)
Max Scherzer (ARI)
Homer Bailey (CIN)
Rick Porcello (DET)
Trevor Cahill (OAK)
David Price (TB)
Tommy Hanson (ATL)


Minors Batters

Fernando Martinez (NYM)
Colby Rasmus (STL)
Andrew McCutchen (PIT)
Matt Wieters (BAL)
Austin Jackson (NYY)
Matt LaPorta (CLE)
Brett Gardner (NYY)
Seth Smoth (COL)
Jesus Montero (NYY)
Travis Snider (TOR)
Elvis Andrus (TEX)
Adrian Cardenas (OAK)
Jordan Schafer (ATL)
Cameron Maybin (FLA)
Jason Heyward (ATL)

[Big_E]

Just to be clear, the player has to be SIGNED to a professional contract with an MLB affiliated team, correct?

yes, no FA or college/high school/prep school/little league/foreign players

[gdn]

Wait, don't you mean April 10, because April 17 is next Friday. In which case, does NYDC know he's on the clock?

[Big_E]

Wait, don't you mean April 10, because April 17 is next Friday. In which case, does NYDC know he's on the clock?

i pm'd him

[gdn]

Ah okay.

[THEBOSS84]

Also, in an effort to be lazier than Seymour, is there any way to put a list up of all the mL guys currently on rosters?

Good luck with that.

[gdn]

so Midnight Mashers timed out and lost their pick? Snatch on the clock until 8:12am tomorrow?

[Snatch Catch]

So am I on the clock or what?

[Snatch Catch]

I should be on the closck by now, so I'm making my pick:

Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh

[Big_E]

I should be on the closck by now, so I'm making my pick:

Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh

make sure you pm next in line...

[Snatch Catch]

Done.

[MaximMan121]

Neftali Feliz, SP, Texas

[NYDCYankee]

Anyway I can get in on this still? Sorry I messed up. Easter weekend was a busy one, I haven't been on the site in a few days.

You guys can keep Alvarez and Feliz, I will take someone else.

[rodg12]

Anyway I can get in on this still? Sorry I messed up. Easter weekend was a busy one, I haven't been on the site in a few days.

You guys can keep Alvarez and Feliz, I will take someone else.

Yeah, you can go ahead and pick whenever you want to.

[Big_E]

Anyway I can get in on this still? Sorry I messed up. Easter weekend was a busy one, I haven't been on the site in a few days.

You guys can keep Alvarez and Feliz, I will take someone else.

I will give you a "sandwich" pick between the first and second rounds. But it was noted on Wednesday that the pick was invalid.

[NYDCYankee]

I will give you a "sandwich" pick between the first and second rounds. But it was noted on Wednesday that the pick was invalid.

Yeah, I know Hanson was invalid. I just wasn't able to get to my computer over the holiday weekend.

It's cool though I will take the sandwhich pick.

[Big_E]

NEW YORK KNIGHTS, Tim Beckham, SS, Tampa Bay

[gdn]

The Russell Peters Experiment select:

Tommy Hanson, SP, Atlanta Braves

no, just kidding.

They really select:

Madison Bumgarner, SP, SF Giants

I'm assuming it's my turn. I don't know if we're sending PMs, but I sent one to the next person.

[Big_E]

'm assuming it's my turn. I don't know if we're sending PMs, but I sent one to the next person.

yeah, thanks.

I've been on the phone since making my pick...but please everyone PM next in line.

[THEBOSS84]

THEBOSS84, Justin Smoak, 1b, Texas

[ChrisRo]

The first pick of the Romanian Yankees:

Jordan Zimmermann, SP, Washington

[THEBOSS84]

I only have 3 minor leaguers now that Cahill is graduated to the majors - do I get to draft another mL player?

[rodg12]

Pinch Hitters, Dexter Fowler, OF, Colorado

[Snatch Catch]

I only have 3 minor leaguers now that Cahill is graduated to the majors - do I get to draft another mL player?

Nope. You need to wait until after the draft is finished.

[yanksphan]

Michael Bowden, SP, BOS

[Snatch Catch]

Dear God, that is one horrific pick.

[gdn]

[Snatch Catch]

In an 11 team mixed league with only about 20 mL keepers off the board already. Wow.

[yanksphan]

Snatch, aint it great how after a long hard day you can go home, crack a brew, and admire your Auction League Fantasy Trophies?

Oh...right...

[Snatch Catch]

Snatch, aint it great how after a long hard day you can go home, crack a brew, and admire your Auction League Fantasy Trophies?

Oh...right...

That's for the ML portion. There's no trophy for drafting good mL guys!

[ChrisRo]

Midnight Mashers on the clock for the first round missed pick.

[NYDCYankee]

Midnight Mashers, Lars Anderson, 1B, Boston Red Sox

[ChrisRo]

The second pick of the Romanian Yankees:

Gordon Beckham, SS, Chicago White Sox

[Snatch Catch]

It's amazing that he lasted that long. I was waiting, and waiting, and waiting for someone to take him.

[gdn]

It's amazing that he lasted that long. I was waiting, and waiting, and waiting for someone to take him.

He was a consideration, but I feel like pitchers are harder to come by, so I went with the arm.

[Snatch Catch]

He was a consideration, but I feel like pitchers are harder to come by, so I went with the arm.

Pitchers are also harder to wait on in a league with no bench.