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ayaghmour2 · 05-12-2020, 08:25 PM

Since the Rule-5 Draft, there have been two other drafts unique to this league. These are the Minor League Rule-5 Draft and the Independent League Draft. In the Minor League Rule-5 Draft, instead of having to stay on the active roster all season, the player instead just has to spend the whole season on your 40-man roster. The same players eligible for the major league version are eligible for the minor league version, but you instead have to pay a purchase fee. In the Independent League Draft, each team is allowed to target one player who currently plays for an unaffiliated minor league team. The order of when teams pick is based off draft order. If the player the team selected is not already taken, the picking team will then swap a player from their organization (chosen by the commissioner who does not own a team) with that player. If the player the team targets has already been selected, the team will not get a player. It is not announced who teams chose if they did not select them. This is how I got Jim Crawford last year.

Starting with the minor league draft, I got SP Don Grossman and lost no one. Grossman is a 24-year-old who the Boston Minutemen took in the 4th Round of the 1924 draft. He's been in that organization ever since, and spent most of last year in AAA. He was 2-9 with a 4.33 ERA (95 ERA+), 1.52 WHIP, and 111 strikeouts. I took him because of his height, he stands 6'6'' and throws a devastating sinker that is almost impossible to hit. He gets a ton of downward movement to generate numerous double plays with his mid to low 90s sinker. His problem is that none of his other pitches are any good, so if he throws anything other then a sinker he gets hit hard. I plan to use him as a pen arm and he could develop into an excellent stopper.

In the Independent Draft, I selected 2B John Banks from the Pueblo Mountaineers. The 22-year-old Banks ranks as our 11th best prospect and 183rd in the FABL. Banks joined Pueblo the year before as one of their generated players (since they are not affiliated). Pueblo is in the Western Baseball League, a Class A league on the same level as Lincoln in our organization. Banks hit .291/.385/.374 (112 OPS+) with 5 homers, 19 steals, and 30 RBI's in 445 plate appearances. He also had an impressive +7.8 ZR and 1.075 efficiency in just under 1,000 innings at the keystone. He's a talented athlete with an excellent glove and excellent speed. He has good plate recognition and makes above average contact. He's not a power hitter yet, but that could change.He's not a small guy, standing 6 foot and weighing about 185 pounds so he could have the potential to develop more power as he matures. I can't seeing him playing in the majors, but he'll get some AB's in the Spring and likely start the season in AA Mobile.

There isn't much time left in the offseason, but we are still trying to make upgrades to the big league roster. We've recently started February, so Spring Training is right around the corner. We could have some interesting camp battles, including the 5th starter, left field, bullpen, and back up catcher battles. There are also a lot of bench spots to grab, but most of the starting lineup is set. The only real spot not claimed for is LF, where John Dibblee (when not finding off field ways to injure himself) and Mack Deal will fight for at bats with some contention perhaps from George Jordan or Bob McCarty. Both Dibblee and Deal's spots are secured due to Dibblee's status as a Cougar legend and Deal's status as the fatigue replacements for Kincaid, Simmons, and Combs. Jordan and McCarty, however, lost their CF platoon to Cy Bryant, so they'll have to make a case to make the 23-man roster.

05-12-2020, 08:25 PM	#113
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,041	Offseason Update Since the Rule-5 Draft, there have been two other drafts unique to this league. These are the Minor League Rule-5 Draft and the Independent League Draft. In the Minor League Rule-5 Draft, instead of having to stay on the active roster all season, the player instead just has to spend the whole season on your 40-man roster. The same players eligible for the major league version are eligible for the minor league version, but you instead have to pay a purchase fee. In the Independent League Draft, each team is allowed to target one player who currently plays for an unaffiliated minor league team. The order of when teams pick is based off draft order. If the player the team selected is not already taken, the picking team will then swap a player from their organization (chosen by the commissioner who does not own a team) with that player. If the player the team targets has already been selected, the team will not get a player. It is not announced who teams chose if they did not select them. This is how I got Jim Crawford last year. Starting with the minor league draft, I got SP Don Grossman and lost no one. Grossman is a 24-year-old who the Boston Minutemen took in the 4th Round of the 1924 draft. He's been in that organization ever since, and spent most of last year in AAA. He was 2-9 with a 4.33 ERA (95 ERA+), 1.52 WHIP, and 111 strikeouts. I took him because of his height, he stands 6'6'' and throws a devastating sinker that is almost impossible to hit. He gets a ton of downward movement to generate numerous double plays with his mid to low 90s sinker. His problem is that none of his other pitches are any good, so if he throws anything other then a sinker he gets hit hard. I plan to use him as a pen arm and he could develop into an excellent stopper. In the Independent Draft, I selected 2B John Banks from the Pueblo Mountaineers. The 22-year-old Banks ranks as our 11th best prospect and 183rd in the FABL. Banks joined Pueblo the year before as one of their generated players (since they are not affiliated). Pueblo is in the Western Baseball League, a Class A league on the same level as Lincoln in our organization. Banks hit .291/.385/.374 (112 OPS+) with 5 homers, 19 steals, and 30 RBI's in 445 plate appearances. He also had an impressive +7.8 ZR and 1.075 efficiency in just under 1,000 innings at the keystone. He's a talented athlete with an excellent glove and excellent speed. He has good plate recognition and makes above average contact. He's not a power hitter yet, but that could change.He's not a small guy, standing 6 foot and weighing about 185 pounds so he could have the potential to develop more power as he matures. I can't seeing him playing in the majors, but he'll get some AB's in the Spring and likely start the season in AA Mobile. There isn't much time left in the offseason, but we are still trying to make upgrades to the big league roster. We've recently started February, so Spring Training is right around the corner. We could have some interesting camp battles, including the 5th starter, left field, bullpen, and back up catcher battles. There are also a lot of bench spots to grab, but most of the starting lineup is set. The only real spot not claimed for is LF, where John Dibblee (when not finding off field ways to injure himself) and Mack Deal will fight for at bats with some contention perhaps from George Jordan or Bob McCarty. Both Dibblee and Deal's spots are secured due to Dibblee's status as a Cougar legend and Deal's status as the fatigue replacements for Kincaid, Simmons, and Combs. Jordan and McCarty, however, lost their CF platoon to Cy Bryant, so they'll have to make a case to make the 23-man roster.