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#88202	05/28/2022 6:20:07 am	Apr 10th, 2055
sadman Joined: 07/13/2015 Posts: 61 New Britain Hitchhikers V.13	Hi guys. I live in Australia and have been playing Broken Bat for years now. I have always struggled to get high potential players as the draft opens in the middle of the night here. I can’t stay awake so by the time I wake up, the best players are all gone. Round 1 draft is always so disappointing for me. I don’t think I have had a 14+ potential draftee in the last 3 seasons. Am I just unlucky or does anyone else have this issue? I just had a look at the top ranked teams first round picks this season and 4 out of 5 had 14 pot, one had a 15 pot. How can this be fair as we can’t all be sitting hitting refresh on the draft page at 2am. Please give me some tips! My team is heading back down from Div2 and won’t be going back up any time soon with the minors I have now.

#88203	05/28/2022 6:55:01 am	Apr 10th, 2055
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 337 Tyler Goldendoodles IV.3	Considering that in 2 of the last 3 years I feel like I got a better second round player than first round player I think you are suffering from some bad draft luck. My luck seemed poor to me for a spell and then I shifted to drafting from the high school pool more often and I think my choices (luck?) improved. When I used to focus on certain positions I needed my pools just didn't seem so good. It's probably just bad random luck for you that will even out over the course of some seasons.

#88205	05/28/2022 8:56:20 am	Apr 10th, 2055
Geech Joined: 01/12/2014 Posts: 590 San Luis Obispo Turtles III.4	I think a lot of the top teams tend to actively build through waivers, though. Good draft luck can definitely make an impact, but I don't think it's a good strategy to try to rely upon good draft luck even if you draft first every round.

#88209	05/28/2022 9:58:16 am	Apr 10th, 2055
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5227 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I would say it is mostly luck. True, every good player that is removed is one less good player you can find, but there are certainly still good players around in the back half of the 1st round. You can help mitigate the delay by avoiding the smaller pools (International, Asian). But if you really think its a big deal get/stay up. The draft usually goes live ~9 AM Eastern time which is 11PM in Canberra. One Friday night every 3 months.

#88210	05/28/2022 5:43:57 pm	Apr 14th, 2055
tamale Joined: 02/19/2018 Posts: 358 Inactive	I live in Australia and have been playing Broken Bat for years now. Me too! Nice to see another one of us on here I actually really like how the time lines up for us here. Check the games in the morning, waivers after work, then draft/training Friday night. I find it’s easier to stay up for the draft around this time of year, but harder in summer when the clocks change. I think the draft opened around 11:15pm here the last couple of weeks, and I was up at the time so drafted on the night. I used to stay up pretty religiously and get in as soon as the draft opened, but have been online much less recently. I think the draft tends to open a little later each week as the season progresses, so the past few seasons I’ve stayed up for Rounds 1-2 and then not bothered with the rest. I do think it mostly comes down to luck though. I made one of my best picks ever after waiting until Sat morning (hence his nickname). Updated Saturday, May 28 2022 @ 5:44:16 pm PDT

#88214	05/28/2022 9:24:12 pm	Apr 14th, 2055
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9778 Haverhill Halflings Legends	I usually draft right away on Friday and I usually get garbage. So there certainly is no guarantee you'll get someone good drafting right when the players release.

#88332	06/08/2022 6:42:12 pm	May 25th, 2055
Gambler75 Joined: 02/23/2017 Posts: 83 Brockton Bombers II.2	http://brokenbat.org/player/235447 Best pick I've ever gotten, and will ever get ... was a 3rd round guy, picked on a Saturday. It's 100% a crap shoot.