Broken Bat - Suggestions: Move draft up 1 week.

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#69235	11/01/2019 9:25:22 pm	Mar 2nd, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	I put this in another post but maybe it needs it's own listing. I would like to see the draft moved up 1 week. I feel like it would work out best if we had week 1 of draft this a.m. (Friday, the first day of spring training and last day of World Cup). I like that it is no longer on day1 of season flip but it seems like it has been pushed back too far. As it is, the next 7 days will be rather slow. If we started drafting right now there would be a bit more excitement this week from the new drafted players and the subsequent waivers action that usually follows the first draft.

#69240	11/02/2019 5:54:40 am	Mar 2nd, 2043
hurstdm Joined: 01/18/2017 Posts: 576 Murfreesboro Moo Cows VI.5	If I could +2 this, I'd do it.

#69246	11/02/2019 1:37:53 pm	Mar 2nd, 2043
peacockpenguin Joined: 11/18/2014 Posts: 102 Inactive	+1 also some drafted players could benefit from the added spring training experience

#69248	11/02/2019 4:55:43 pm	Mar 4th, 2043
12twelve Joined: 02/05/2017 Posts: 131 Inactive	+1 Actually, I wouldn't be against going back to ten rounds, either. Get more players into circulation, either on rosters or the waiver wire.

#69259	11/03/2019 5:04:35 pm	Mar 6th, 2043
FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive	+1 yes it makes more sense to move the draft up

#69262	11/04/2019 8:30:01 am	Mar 6th, 2043
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 327 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	I like this idea for the reasons mentioned but also if I’m remembering the end of the season properly it would make Round 8 fall before the rosters get frozen for the last month. We could then freely drop people and add the eighth rounder before the rosters lock. Eight rounds of drafts seems like more than enough to me. We have more players available to us than we need as it is. A culling of the players no one is ever going to pick up would be good.

#69264	11/04/2019 1:21:39 pm	Mar 6th, 2043
dsz071 Joined: 09/12/2015 Posts: 334 Inactive	+1

#69279	11/05/2019 12:19:20 pm	Mar 8th, 2043
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I would actually like to see everything moved up. Start spring training games the Monday after the season flip. Cut 2 series / 6 games from the spring training schedule so it still finishes on a Sunday. I imagine the quiet week with nothing happening is a nice break for Admin tho.

#69285	11/05/2019 4:52:25 pm	Mar 10th, 2043
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	The reason this was moved back was because everyone was gunning to draft as the flip was completely. Also, there needs to be some time so create amateur/overseas statistics. Steve

#69294	11/06/2019 4:42:08 am	Mar 10th, 2043
allen54chevy Joined: 11/22/2015 Posts: 475 Inactive	Forgive me here for my ignorance,but the draft was pushed back about 12 Real Life days. Why not just 5? Like I said before It is better that draft 1 is not on the season flip. It just seems like it would be better start the draft the following Friday and not 2 Fridays later. Cannot amateur stats be calculated each day during the World Classic? Just hoping to make a great game greater by getting a little movement during a dead week. Also comes with the benefits of getting the early draftees another week of spring training (which they used to get before the change) and it times out draft round 8 better with the end of free agency.