SPB NOW DISPERSAL
DRAFT FORMAT
TEAM ASSIGNMENTS:
The initial group of managers will participate in a lottery for the sake of determining priority in the choice of stadium. Once 24 stadiums have been assigned, the process will move to the player draft.
DRAFT ORDER:
The draft order for the first round will be determined randomly, by the drafting module of the DMB Version 8 program. The second round will proceed in the reverse order of the first round. The order for the third round will again be determined randomly, reversing in the fourth round. This pattern will be repeated for the remainder of the draft, with the order of every odd-numbered round determined randomly. The draft orders for all rounds will be published before the draft begins.
The draft order for the first round will also determine league and divisional assignments, with "American" and "National" league assignments, and divisional assignments, alternating. The purpose is to maximize competitive balance between leagues and among divisions.
In order to ensure an equal balance of players, a number of filters will be imposed. The purpose is to ensure an even and fair distribution of pitchers and at bats per position, to avoid stockpiling of players at any one position, to discourage building teams around "prospects" (which might upset the league's competitive balance from the outset) and to simplify the process of making lists for draft selections.
At the end of the 1st 5 1/2 rounds of drafting, teams will have no more than the following:
C-1 1b-1, 2b-1, 3b-1 SS-1 OF-2 SP-3 MR/CL-1 (your choice)
At the end of the 1st 12 ½ rounds of drafting, teams will have no more than the following:
C-2 1b-2 2b-2 3b-2 SS-2 OF-5 SP-5 MR-4 CL-1
Starting with your 26th player being chosen, we will double up the picks for the remainder of the draft.
Positions indicated are the "primary" ones assigned on the year 2003 season disk from Diamond Mind. Players who were primarily DHs will be reassigned in terms of their most frequently played rated position, or, if unrated, their most recent position in real life.
Beginning with draft Round 23, the remaining players, will be distributed in the final phase with no restrictions to position taken. Of course, it will behoove you to fill in the rest of your starters and OF'ers in these later phases of the draft.
In addition, 24 "Super Prospects" will be held out of the draft until all phases of the draft have been completed. A "Super Prospect" is defined as a player who has a future as an impact player. Determining the 48 “Super Prospects will be SPB’s own version of Peter Gammons, John Turnbull. After all players, excluding the 48 Super Prospects have been drafted, a final draft round will be held to distribute the 48 Super prospects.
The draft will proceed through draft lists sufficient for at least one round at a time. The league office will maintain a grid of chosen picks to monitor how a team has chosen so far and will filter the draft lists accordingly.