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#30010	02/01/2016 2:55:20 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Right. And I don't believe your math. Can you please show it.

#30021	02/01/2016 4:58:23 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Some issues never die. Anyway, some time ago we put code into minimize the amount of overlaps in drafting options on any given round. So for very small pools with lots of clubs drafting from it, it’s possible there are overlaps…but in general, I don’t believe this is a significant issue. Small pools are pretty pick over anyway. In terms of two clubs getting the same prospect in their draft options and then the first person beating the second out by a split second or some such scenario….I’ve never heard anyone complain about that happening. Is it possible? Potentially for smaller draft pools…but I don’t think it’s likely. Steve

#30033	02/01/2016 11:43:47 pm
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	I can't remember exactly which week it was, but somewhere around the first third of last season I drafted from the Latin American pool. I had a couple of decent choices so I checked out my minors to see which might better fill my gaps. After finishing breakfast I came back to find one of my guys had been taken by someone else. Someone else said that happened to them, too, last season. I'll have to see if I can find the thread to provide more pinpoint data.

#30051	02/02/2016 9:33:19 am
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Found it. I guess time flies because it was Round 4 in 2023. That was after the alleged fix. This is the guy I lost. I don't know if that helps. My guess is there's no way to find out what happened, but there it is. He disappeared from my draft after just minutes.

#30073	02/02/2016 3:51:31 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	So you took this guy instead??http://brokenbat.org/player/110888 Drafted the same real date but four game days later? Comparing the two scouting reports I find it hard to believe you didn't immediately take the guy that got away. I'm not meaning to poke fun but in hind sight you must realize that the choice should have been a no brainer Tough break...

#30082	02/02/2016 5:23:16 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Well, he wouldn't see the whole package in the draft, but only the scouting reports: Yáñez: He can be a strike out pitcher. He may be limited to only a few innings. He has good overall potential. Barbosa: His fastball can be unhittable. He will be able to throw all day. He has very good overall potential. Steve

#30084	02/02/2016 5:40:28 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	Well ok, not 100% no brainer if you think you'll really need a closer in 6 years time (age is visible) but to me Barbosa's scouting report is clearly better and harder to come by. Am I wrong??

#30086	02/02/2016 6:06:44 pm
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Few innings to throw all day is likely 10 difference in stamina, which amounts to 12.5 SI. It's all coming back to me now. I inaccurately said above that I was checking my roster, but that wasn't the case at all. I was doing some quick research to see the comparisons of good vs. very good for potential. I don't remember the exact results; I know I decided to go with the very good. Alas, he was gone when I came back that afternoon. I learned my lesson--always pick immediately. I thought the pick was safe based on the info from the update regarding drafts; obviously that wasn't true.

#30087	02/02/2016 6:23:22 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	More than half the pitchers on your team are relief pitchers. So I generally consider "few innings" to be a positive report. This problem will occur a little more frequently with increased slates, but I think it also complicates the pre-select suggestion. I believe the event only occurs when there are not enough "free" players to give everyone a unique slate. Thus if it already occurs by round 4 with only 5 players on the slate. How can teams have prepopulated slates? Other than the usability complication, this is what I see as being the biggest issue with trying to do something like this...

#30088	02/02/2016 7:10:03 pm
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	In any event it's bad luck. I don't think anyone would have thought that one of the choices could just disappear! Glad I know that now.