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Old 06-04-2022, 08:50 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Reed View Post
Interesting. I have a unique way of starting my league so don’t have this problem or the problem of having 30 year old stars like Mays showing up in the inaugural draft. But I do have players that played in the early 1900s in my league using their stats from1901-.

Anyway, back to your observation. How did Cy Young show up in your league anyway? When you start a league with the initial setting of random 1901-xxxx you can actually have a a handful of players like CyYoung or Frank Chance show up in your inaugural draft(debut prior to 1901 but played in 1901 or later)? But if these players that actually debut before 1901 don’t show up the inaugural draft, then they never show up? I always assumed only players that debut in 1901 or later would be in the inaugural draft.
That was my belief as well. But, in this league Young was part of the inaugural draft at the age of 26. But, if you look at his real stats, it only displays the years from 1901 forward. Young was 34 in 1901. Based on the fact that he was riding the reserve roster instead of participating, makes me believe he was not subject to recalc. Scrapped the league, as having one of the best pitchers riding the reserve roster at the age he won 33 games, didn't make it worth continuing. I will simply not use minimums from now on.
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