2008 First-Year Player Draft - Draft Now Complete

[Buane]

The Draft is now complete!


Round 1

Round 1, Pick 1 - Milwaukee Brewers: SS C. Guevara
Round 1, Pick 2 - New York Cosmos: SP J. López
Round 1, Pick 3 - Norfolk Titans: SP J. Tebbutt
Round 1, Pick 4 - Atlanta Storm: C J. Allison
Round 1, Pick 5 - Denver Glaciers: SP J. Sexton
Round 1, Pick 6 - New York Patriots: RF Á. Plecks
Round 1, Pick 7 - New Orleans Nighthawks: SP M. Cumberbatch
Round 1, Pick 8 - Minneapolis Vikings: LF J. Díaz
Round 1, Pick 9 - Chicago Phantoms: SP M. Brown
Round 1, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Eagles: LF S. Ishii
Round 1, Pick 11 - Los Angeles Stars: CF A. Franklin
Round 1, Pick 12 - Baltimore Kings: 1B C. Bell
Round 1, Pick 13 - Detroit Diamonds: 3B B. Weaver
Round 1, Pick 14 - Cleveland Tigers: MR G. Davis
Round 1, Pick 15 - Boston Greens: CF A. Justin
Round 1, Pick 16 - Houston Aquas: SS M. Palmer
Round 1, Pick 17 - Cincinnati Twins: SP A. O'Grotty
Round 1, Pick 18 - Newark Sea Devils: MR R. García
Round 1, Pick 19 - Philadelphia Spectres: MR C. Grays
Round 1, Pick 20 - Dallas Power: CF A. Saldaña

Round 2

Round 2, Pick 1 - Milwaukee Brewers: 3B B. Jackson
Round 2, Pick 2 - New York Cosmos: RF C. Duncan
Round 2, Pick 3 - Norfolk Titans: RF J. Hubbard
Round 2, Pick 4 - Atlanta Storm: SP J. Davis
Round 2, Pick 5 - Denver Glaciers: C J. Peña
Round 2, Pick 6 - New York Patriots: CF C. Quezada
Round 2, Pick 7 - New Orleans Nighthawks: SP M. Trevino
Round 2, Pick 8 - Minneapolis Vikings: C R. Murdock
Round 2, Pick 9 - Chicago Phantoms: C K. Wood
Round 2, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Eagles: CF K. Peters
Round 2, Pick 11 - Los Angeles Stars: 3B C. Benson
Round 2, Pick 12 - Baltimore Kings: SP H. Summerfield
Round 2, Pick 13 - Detroit Diamonds: SS G. Guillén
Round 2, Pick 14 - Cleveland Tigers: LF R. Williams
Round 2, Pick 15 - Boston Greens: MR B. Thomas
Round 2, Pick 16 - Houston Aquas: SP B. Vázquez
Round 2, Pick 17 - Cincinnati Twins: SP A. Crawford
Round 2, Pick 18 - Newark Sea Devils: SP L. Duplessis
Round 2, Pick 19 - Philadelphia Spectres: RF V. Thomas
Round 2, Pick 20 - Los Angeles Stars: SP D. Bravo

Round 3

Round 3, Pick 1 - Milwaukee Brewers: 3B J. López
Round 3, Pick 2 - New York Cosmos: RF G. Huff
Round 3, Pick 3 - Norfolk Titans: CF M. Mercer
Round 3, Pick 4 - Atlanta Storm: C R. Mullins
Round 3, Pick 5 - Denver Glaciers: 1B J. Uribe
Round 3, Pick 6 - New York Patriots: 1B D. Martin
Round 3, Pick 7 - New Orleans Nighthawks: SS G. Francisco
Round 3, Pick 8 - Minneapolis Vikings: RF Á. Flores
Round 3, Pick 9 - Chicago Phantoms: CF E. Bates
Round 3, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Eagles: MR B. Jackson
Round 3, Pick 11 - Los Angeles Stars: 3B S. Hansen
Round 3, Pick 12 - Baltimore Kings: C J. Hodge
Round 3, Pick 13 - Detroit Diamonds: RF G. Winters
Round 3, Pick 14 - Cleveland Tigers: LF A. Stewart
Round 3, Pick 15 - Boston Greens: MR D. Ingram
Round 3, Pick 16 - Houston Aquas: 2B P. López
Round 3, Pick 17 - Cincinnati Twins: C F. Reynolds
Round 3, Pick 18 - Newark Sea Devils: MR J. Díaz
Round 3, Pick 19 - Philadelphia Spectres: RF K. Del Blanco
Round 3, Pick 20 - Dallas Power: MR J. Bevins

Round 4

Round 4, Pick 1 - Milwaukee Brewers: MR M. Avilés
Round 4, Pick 2 - New York Cosmos: 1B J. Simpson
Round 4, Pick 3 - Norfolk Titans: MR A. Campbell
Round 4, Pick 4 - Atlanta Storm: 3B C. Stevens
Round 4, Pick 5 - Denver Glaciers: SS E. Rice
Round 4, Pick 6 - New York Patriots: MR A. Clifton
Round 4, Pick 7 - New Orleans Nighthawks: 2B G. Ford
Round 4, Pick 8 - Minneapolis Vikings: SP J. Weeks
Round 4, Pick 9 - Chicago Phantoms: C E. Lee
Round 4, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Eagles: SP J. Moody
Round 4, Pick 11 - Los Angeles Stars: CF J. Souza
Round 4, Pick 12 - Baltimore Kings: CF M. Ash
Round 4, Pick 13 - Detroit Diamonds: 1B D. Moody
Round 4, Pick 14 - Cleveland Tigers: CF G. Murdoch
Round 4, Pick 15 - Boston Greens: MR J. Torres
Round 4, Pick 16 - Houston Aquas: 2B R. Morrow
Round 4, Pick 17 - Cincinnati Twins: MR T. Scott
Round 4, Pick 18 - Newark Sea Devils: MR C. Clark
Round 4, Pick 19 - Philadelphia Spectres: SP D. Pace
Round 4, Pick 20 - Dallas Power: 1B C. Meade

Round 5

Round 5, Pick 1 - Milwaukee Brewers: 2B C. Baker
Round 5, Pick 2 - New York Cosmos: 1B S. Ávila
Round 5, Pick 3 - Norfolk Titans: MR C. Gonzáles
Round 5, Pick 4 - Atlanta Storm: C S. Castillo
Round 5, Pick 5 - Denver Glaciers: C C. Williams
Round 5, Pick 6 - New York Patriots: C W. Hurst
Round 5, Pick 7 - New Orleans Nighthawks: CF M. Gates
Round 5, Pick 8 - Minneapolis Vikings: LF R. Howells
Round 5, Pick 9 - Chicago Phantoms: MR A. Rosa
Round 5, Pick 10 - Pittsburgh Eagles: SP J. Martínez
Round 5, Pick 11 - Los Angeles Stars: C T. Harrison
Round 5, Pick 12 - Baltimore Kings: SP A. Pace
Round 5, Pick 13 - Detroit Diamonds: SP A. Ortíz
Round 5, Pick 14 - Cleveland Tigers: MR M. González
Round 5, Pick 15 - Boston Greens: 3B R. Watkins
Round 5, Pick 16 - Houston Aquas: 2B J. Ramírez
Round 5, Pick 17 - Cincinnati Twins: C J. Jaramillo
Round 5, Pick 18 - Newark Sea Devils: CF C. Jiménez
Round 5, Pick 19 - Philadelphia Spectres: 1B F. Figueroa
Round 5, Pick 20 - Dallas Power: MR D. Gunton

[Nick0508]

I'm undecided whether I'm happy or sad that I have the #1 pick. Oh well, here's to rebuilding!

[Buane]

I'm undecided whether I'm happy or sad that I have the #1 pick. Oh well, here's to rebuilding!

Just think of it as cleaning up somebody else's mess (which is technically what it is!).

[Buane]

The 2008 First-Year Player Draft may now begin. You can access the 2008 Draft Class on the league transactions page, the same place you view Free Agents. Please make your picks in this thread.

I would love to not have to impose a time limit on picks, so let's try to keep a decent pace. 5 picks per day would mean we get through two full rounds before the end of Free Agency, I don't think that's too unreasonable.

Milwaukee can make the first pick whenever they would like. Anybody who wishes to help keep this moving quickly is free to send me Draft Priority lists via PM at any time. If you don't have much time to check the forums each day, I heartily recommend submitting a draft list of a few names when it's getting close to your pick. Use your best judgment.


1. Milwaukee Brewers - On The Clock!
2. New York Cosmos
3. Norfolk Titans
4. Atlanta Storm
5. Denver Glaciers
6. New York Patriots
7. New Orleans Nighthawks
8. Minneapolis Vikings
9. Chicago Phantoms
10. Pittsburgh Eagles
11. Los Angeles Stars
12. Baltimore Kings
13. Detroit Diamonds
14. Cleveland Tigers
15. Boston Greens
16. Houston Aquas
17. Cincinnati Twins
18. Newark Sea Devils
19. Philadelphia Spectres
20. Dallas Power

[ajkeence99]

I've got a question regarding the potential ratings. When I view the draft pool and sort by ratings players have one rating, but if I look at a specific guy his ratings potential in his profile differ, sometimes greatly from the ones on the main draft pool page. Is that normal? Is there a certain set one should go by as a rule?

Edit: One other question. Do potential ratings fluctuate at all? Could a guy who has low potential ratings at age 17 end up having higher potential as he gets older and vice versa?

[Buane]

I've got a question regarding the potential ratings. When I view the draft pool and sort by ratings players have one rating, but if I look at a specific guy his ratings potential in his profile differ, sometimes greatly from the ones on the main draft pool page. Is that normal? Is there a certain set one should go by as a rule?

It's definitely not normal. Did you have the league closed when you unzipped the new files into the league folder?

Edit: One other question. Do potential ratings fluctuate at all? Could a guy who has low potential ratings at age 17 end up having higher potential as he gets older and vice versa?

Potential ratings CAN fluctuate, but its random. You might get some bad luck and your big prospect will see his potential drop, or you might get some average prospect that sees his potential go way up. It happens on occasion, but it's completely driven by luck.

[Felix]

Edit: One other question. Do potential ratings fluctuate at all? Could a guy who has low potential ratings at age 17 end up having higher potential as he gets older and vice versa?

It's possible, yes. I doubt that the setting is set very high, so they're probably likely to stay pretty close to what they are now. Of course, talent boosts/drops do happen, so you have to prepare for them.

[ajkeence99]

Ya, it was closed. It's not on everyone. Just some people. Well I was going to pull an example so you could check but now I don't see it. It's possible I just clicked on the wrong guy.

[Redleg]

I'm noticing some variable ratings in the scouting reports. Catcher Jim Allison is listed as CON-7, POW-9, EYE-9 on his profile and ratings pages, but in the scouting report he comes up as 5-6-6. I wonder if this has anything to do with the editing that was being done on some of these guys.

The date on the scouting reports is 1-6-2008. If editing was done after the sim on game date 1-8-2008, then we might have an explanation.

[Buane]

Ah, I see it now. The "Scouting Report" was generated with the draft class. I made several edits to the draft class after it was generated. All of these edits should show up when you view the Free Agent Pool, however. To view the Free Agent Pool just click the RSL tab at the top of your game screen, and then click Draft Pool. Alternatively, you can access the Draft Pool through the League Transactions menu.

[Nick0508]

Milwaukee picks SS Cesar Guevara.

[ajkeence99]

Milwaukee picks SS Cesar Guevara.

I saw that one coming

[Buane]

1. Milwaukee Brewers - SS Cesar Guevara
2. New York Cosmos - SP Jorge Lopez
3. Norfolk Titans - On The Clock!
4. Atlanta Storm
5. Denver Glaciers
6. New York Patriots
7. New Orleans Nighthawks
8. Minneapolis Vikings
9. Chicago Phantoms
10. Pittsburgh Eagles
11. Los Angeles Stars
12. Baltimore Kings
13. Detroit Diamonds
14. Cleveland Tigers
15. Boston Greens
16. Houston Aquas
17. Cincinnati Twins
18. Newark Sea Devils
19. Philadelphia Spectres
20. Dallas Power

[JTSMOOTH]

The draft list feature in game is working correct?

[Buane]

The draft list feature in game is working correct?

Yes but I won't be simming the draft until the in-game file is on March 1st. When we get to the draft in-game, everyone will have the opportunity to fill out a draft list in-game, but until we get there they won't do anything. So for now, if you're going to make a list, submit it to me via PM.

[JTSMOOTH]

Yes but I won't be simming the draft until the in-game file is on March 1st. When we get to the draft in-game, everyone will have the opportunity to fill out a draft list in-game, but until we get there they won't do anything. So for now, if you're going to make a list, submit it to me via PM.

Ok I suppose I could do that as well

[aioff]

1. Milwaukee Brewers - SS Cesar Guevara
2. New York Cosmos - SP Jorge Lopez
3. Norfolk Titans - SP - Jonathan Tebbut
4. Atlanta Storm - ON THE CLOCK!
5. Denver Glaciers
6. New York Patriots
7. New Orleans Nighthawks
8. Minneapolis Vikings
9. Chicago Phantoms
10. Pittsburgh Eagles
11. Los Angeles Stars
12. Baltimore Kings
13. Detroit Diamonds
14. Cleveland Tigers
15. Boston Greens
16. Houston Aquas
17. Cincinnati Twins
18. Newark Sea Devils
19. Philadelphia Spectres
20. Dallas Power

[Puckett34]

1. Milwaukee Brewers - SS Cesar Guevara
2. New York Cosmos - SP Jorge Lopez
3. Norfolk Titans - SP - Jonathan Tebbut
4. Atlanta Storm - C - Jim Allison
5. Denver Glaciers - ON THE CLOCK
6. New York Patriots
7. New Orleans Nighthawks
8. Minneapolis Vikings
9. Chicago Phantoms
10. Pittsburgh Eagles
11. Los Angeles Stars
12. Baltimore Kings
13. Detroit Diamonds
14. Cleveland Tigers
15. Boston Greens
16. Houston Aquas
17. Cincinnati Twins
18. Newark Sea Devils
19. Philadelphia Spectres
20. Dallas Power

[Koryo]

1. Milwaukee Brewers - SS Cesar Guevara
2. New York Cosmos - SP Jorge Lopez
3. Norfolk Titans - SP - Jonathan Tebbut
4. Atlanta Storm - C - Jim Allison
5. Denver Glaciers - SP John Sexton
6. New York Patriots - ON THE CLOCK!
7. New Orleans Nighthawks
8. Minneapolis Vikings
9. Chicago Phantoms
10. Pittsburgh Eagles
11. Los Angeles Stars
12. Baltimore Kings
13. Detroit Diamonds
14. Cleveland Tigers
15. Boston Greens
16. Houston Aquas
17. Cincinnati Twins
18. Newark Sea Devils
19. Philadelphia Spectres
20. Dallas Power

[Jontler]

Look at those pitchers go!

[Buane]

Thanks to everybody who has sent in lists so far.

[ajkeence99]

I won't be sending a list, I will be making my pick on here. I am around every day for quite a while since I am always on while at work here.

[Magc8Ball]

Buane, could you by any chance update the first post in the thread? Or does that get too hard to coordinate between different posts?

[Buane]

Buane, could you by any chance update the first post in the thread? Or does that get too hard to coordinate between different posts?

No problem at all.

[mason]

The Patriots are happy to select RF Angel Plecks.