Arena The First Baseball Draft Game

I was surprised Harper lasted that long, too. I'd considered him and Raines before taking Carter.

Amazing.

 

Just one more Rule 25 submission for the initial submissions.

So far, only one match/elimination of player.

 

the suspense is killing me.

 

I'm landed in Hong Kong, so you can post results now! That's what you were waiting for, yes?

 

Round 1 - Chicago Cubs

1. cubman987 - Ernie Banks (1958)
2. RX_Sith - Ryne Sandberg (1990)
3. PG - Sammy Sosa (2001)
4. tom - Rogers Hornsby (1929)
5. Tunes - Ferguson Jenkins (1971)
6. dp4m - Hack Wilson (1930)
7. heels1785 - Mordecai "Three Fingers" Brown (1909)
8. AmazingB - Ron Santo (1964)

Round 2 - Boston Red Sox

1. AmazingB - Pedro Martinez (1999)
2. heels1785 - Ted Williams (1941)
3. dp4m- Carl Yastrzemski (1967)
4. Tunes - George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1916)
5. tom - Cy Young (1901)
6. PG - Roger Clemens (1990)
7. RX_Sith - Manny Ramirez (2004)
8. @cubman987 - Carton Fisk (1977)

Round 3 - New York Yankees

1. @RX_Sith - Babe Ruth (1921)
2. PG - Lou Gehrig (1927)
3. tom - Mickey Mantle (1956)
4. cubman987 - Joe DiMaggio (1937)
5. AmazingB - Yogi Berra (1950)
6. Tunes - Roger Maris (1961)
7. dp4m - Alex Rodriguez (2007)
8. heels1785 - Mariano Rivera (2004)

Round 4 - St. Louis Cardinals

1. heels1785 - Bob Gibson (1968)
2. dp4m - Rogers Hornsby (1024)
3. Tunes - Stan Musial (1948)
4. AmazingB - Albert Pujols (2009)
5. cubman987 - Dizzy Dean (1934)
6. tom - Mark McGwire (1998)
7. PG - Bruce Sutter (1984)
8. RX_Sith - Chris Carpenter (2005)

Round 5 - Come On and Meet the Mets

1. PG - Doc Gooden (1985)
2. tom - Tom Seaver (1971) - Traded to PointyG
3. cubman987 - Darryl Strawberry (1987)
4. RX_Sith - Gary Carter (1985)
5. heels1785 - Mike Piazza (2000)
6. AmazingB - Carlos Beltran (2006)
7. Tunes - David Wright (2007)
8. dp4m - Armando Benitez (1999)

Round 6 - Toronto Blue Jays

1. dp4m - Roger Clemens, possibly 2007, maybe 1997
2. Tunes - Joe Carter (1993)
3. AmazingB - Roy Halladay (2003)
4. heels1785 - Josh Donaldson (2015)
5. RX_Sith - Jose Bautista (2011)
6. cubman987 - Carlos Delgado (2000)
7. tom - Mark Eichorn (1986)
8. PG - Roberto Alomar (1993)

Round 7 Dodgers (Brooklyn and Los Angeles)

1. tom - Orel Hershiser (1988) - Traded to Tunes
2. cubman987 - Sandy Koufax (1965) - Traded to DeePee
3. RX_Sith - Jackie Robinson (1949) (@RX_Sith ... he's officially at 2B here)
4. PG - Eric "Lord of Darkness" Gagne (2003)
5. cubbie (from deepee) - Clayton Kershaw (2014)
6. @heels1785 - Dazzy Vance (1924)
7. AmazingB - Zach Greinke (2015)
8. tom (from Tunes) - Mike Piazza (1997)

Round 8 - Pittsburgh Pirates

1. tom (from Tunes) - Honus Wagner (1908)
2. dp4m (from AmazingB) - Arky Vaughan (1935)
3. heels1785 - Barry Bonds (1990)
4. AmazingB (from dp4m) - Roberto Clemente (1967)
5. PG - Paul Waner (1927)
6. RX_Sith - Willie Stargell (1973)
7. cubman987 - Ralph Kiner (1949)
8. Tunes (from tom) - Andrew McCutchen (2012)

Round 9 - That other franchise in Ohio

1. Tunes - Johnny Bench (1970)
2. AmazingB - Joe Morgan (1975)
3. RX_Sith - Barry Larkin (1996)
4. dp4m - Joey Votto (2017)
5. cubman987 - Frank Robinson (1962)
6. heels1785 - Pete Rose (1973)
7. PG - George Foster (1977)
8. tom - Tony Perez (1970)

Round 10 - Giants (San Francisco and New York)

1. tom - Willie Mays (1965)
2. tom (from PG) - Barry Bonds (2001)
3. heels1785 - Christy Matthewson (1908)
4. cubbie - Juan Merichal (1969)
5. dp4m - Buster Posey (2012)
6. RX_Sith - Willie McCovey (1969)
7. AmazingB - Carl Hubbell (1933)
8. Tunes - Jeff Kent (2000)

Round 11 - Seattle Mariners

1. AmazingB - Alex Rodriguez (2000)
2. AmazingB - Ken Griffey, Jr (1997)
3. tom (from dp4m via Cubbie) - Randy Johnson (1995)
4. Tunes - Ichiro (2001)
5. tom - Edgar Martinez (1995)
6. dp4m (from cubbie) - Felix Hernandez (2014)
7. heels1785 - Brett Boone (2001)
8. PG - Robinson Cano (2016)

Round 12 - Texas Rangers / Washington Senators

1. PG - Alex Rodriguez (2001)
2. heels1785 - Josh Hamilton (2010)
3. cubman987 - Adrian Beltre (2012)
4. tom - Jim Kern (1979)
5. Tunes - Ivan Rodriguez (1999)
6. @dp4m - Nolan Ryan (1989)
7. RX_Sith - Fergie Jenkins (1974)
8. AmazingB - Jeff Zimmerman (2001)

Round 13 - Braves (Atlanta, Milwaukee, Boston - including the Beaneaters)

1. RX_Sith - Henry Aaron (1959)
2. RX_Sith (from dp4m via AmazingB) - Warren Spahn (1953)
3. Tunes - Greg Maddux (1995)
4. dp4m (from AmazingB) - John Smotlz (2003)
5. PG - Chipper Jones (2001)
6. tom - Eddie Matthews (1953)
7. cubman987 - Tom Glavine (1998)
8. heels1785 - Phil Neikro (1978)

Round 14 - Baltimore Orioles (and St. Louis Browns) (and the original Milwaukee Brewers)

1. heels1785 - Cal Ripken, Jr. (1991)
2. cubman987 - Roberto Alomar (1996)
3. tom - Jim Palmer (1975)
4. PG - George Sisler (1922)
5. dp4m (from AmazingB) - Frank Robinson (1966)
6. Tunes - Hoyt Wilhelm (1962)
7. Amazing B (from dp4m) - Mike Mussina (1992)
8. RX_Sith - Brooks Robinson (1964)

Round 15 - Arizona Diamondbacks.

1. dp4m - Randy Johnson (2001)
2. Tunes - B H Kim (2001)
3. AmazingB - Curt Schilling (2002)
4. RX_Sith - Paul Goldschmidt (2013)
5. heels1785 - Zach Greinke (2017)
6. PG - Luis Gonzalez (2001)
7. tom - JJ Putz (2011)
8. cubman987 - Jay Bell (1999)

Round 16 - Chicago White Sox

1. cubman987 - Frank Thomas (1996)
2. cubman987 (from tom) - Bobby Thigpen (1990)
3. PG - Ed Walsh (1910)
4. heels1785 - Nellie Fox (1957)
5. RX_Sith - Paul Konerko (2004)
6. AmazingB - Shoeless Joe Jackson (1920)
7. Tunes - Hoyt Wilhelm (1965)
8. dp4m - Albert Belle (1998)

Round 17 - Philadelphia Phillies/Quakers

1. cubbie (fromheels1785) - Mike Schmidt (1980)
2. tom - Steve Carlton (1972)
3. PG - Chuck Klein (1930)
4. RX_Sith - Ryan Howard (2006)
5. heels (from dp4m via cubbie)) - Roy Halladay (2010)
6. Tunes - Jimmy Rollins (2007)
7. dp4m (from cubman987) - Lefty O'Doule (1929)
8. AmazingB - Pete Alexander (1915)

Round 18 - Detroit Tigers

1. AmazingB - Ty Cobb (1911)
2. heels (from cubman987) - Hank Greenberg (1937)
3. Tunes - Miguel "Overpaid Fatass" Cabrera (2013)
4. dp4m - Norm Cash (1961)
5. RX_Sith - Denny McClain (1968)
6. PG - Charlie Gehringer (1937)
7. Amazing B (via tom) - Hal Newhouser (1946)
8. cubman (from heels1785) - Justin Verlander (2011)

Round 19 - Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins

1. tom - Walter Johnson (1913)
2. PG - Joe Mauer (2009)
3. RX_Sith - Harmon Killebrew (1969)
4. heels1785 - Rod Carew (1977)
5. AmazingB -Joe Cronin (1930)
6. dp4m - Joe Nathan (2006)
7. Tunes - Justin Morneau (2006)
8. heels (from cubman987) - Johan Santana (2004)

Round 20 - Philadelphia/Kansas City/Oakland Athletics

1. heels (from cubman987) - Ricky Henderson (1990)
2. Tunes - Dennis Eckersly (1992)
3. dp4m - Jimmie Foxx (1932)
4. AmazingB - Lefty Grove (1931)
5. cubbie (from heels1785) - Rollie Fingers (1973)
6. RX_Sith - Catfish Hunter (1975)
7. PG - Keith Foulke (2003)
8. tom - Al Simmons (1930)

Round 21 - Cleveland Blues/Bronchos/Naps/******* (Tribe)

1. PG - Tris Speaker (1923)
2. RX_Sith - Bob Feller (1946) Thank you, Rx, for taking an American Patriot.
3. heels1785 - Nap Lajoie (1910)
4. tom - Al Rosen (1953)
5. cubman987 - The Thomenator (2002)
6. AmazingB - Lou Boudreau (1948) (you guys seriously let him grab him an MVP with over a 10 WAR with the 6th pick? Are you TRYING to let B win?)
7. dp4m - Manny Ramirez (1999)
8. Tunes - Corey Kluber (2017)

Round 22 - Houston Astros

1. tom (from Tunes) - Jeff Bagwell (1994)
2. tom (from dp4m via AmazingB) - Billy Wagner (1999)
3. dp4m (from AmazingB) - Mike Scott (1986)
4. cubman987 - Jose Altuve (2017)
5. Tunes (from tom) - Craig Biggio (1998)
6. cubman987 (from heels1785) - Lance Berkman (2006)
7. RX_Sith - Nolan Ryan (1981)
8. PG - Octavio Dotel (2002)

Round 23 - San Diego Padres

1. RX_Sith - Trevor Hoffman (1998)
2. heels1785 - Tony Gwynn (1987)
3. AmazingB (from tom) - Mark Davis (1989)
4. PG - Ken Caminiti (1996)
5. Tunes - Adrian Gonzalez (2008)
6. cubman987 - Dave Winfield (1979)
7. tom (from AmazingB) - Goose Gossage (1985)
8. dp4m - Heath Bell (2010)

Round 24 - Montreal Expos and Zombie Montreal Expos

1. dp4m - Pedro Martinez (1997)
2. AmazingB - Gary Carter (1982)
3. cubman987 - Vladimir Guerrero (2000)
4. Tunes - Andre Dawson (1983)
5. PG - Max Scherzer (2017)
6. tom - Bryce Harper (2015)
7. heels1785 - John Wetteland (1993)
8. RX_Sith - Tim Raines (1987)

 

Via the 25 Rule Selection Process ...

@dp4m has added Larry Walker, Outfielder, Colorado Rockies (1997)
@DarthTunick has added Steve Garvey, First Baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers (1978)
@Point Given has added Rube Waddel, Pitcher, Philadelphia Athletics (1904)
@heels1785 has added George Brett, Third Baseman, Kansas City Royals (1980)
@tom has added Ron Guidry, Pitcher, New York Yankees (1978)
@RX_Sith has added Francisco Rodriguez, Pitcher, Los Angeles Angels (2008)

@cubman987 and @AmazingB have conspired to remove Greg Maddux (Chicago Cubs) from the game.

So, will the two of you please resubmit?

 

Ahahahahaha. Was hoping for more chaos, kind of disappointed in only two matches.

Amazing.

 

i was pretty close to matching heels. also had a notion to add rube waddel in free agency.

 

i actually thought one of you yankee fans might match me with guidry. happy to have him though, makes my rotation a lot less murky.

 

Via the Rule 25 Selection Process ...

@cubman987 adds Jake Arrieta, Pitcher, Chicago Cubs (2015)
@AmazingB adds Mike Trout, Outfielder, Los Angeles Angels (2016)

And, since nobody can add/drop to get a member of the Cleveland Spiders due to the rules, I can announce that the starting pitcher for the "Undrafted All-Stars (Name in Progress) will be 1895 Cy Young. Because, apparently, he wasn't worth drafting.

This brings us to Free Agency. You can add/drop until the first game. You must add from the same franchise that you drop from. Trades are still fine, too.

If you want to do Spring Training Games, please pick the team(s) you want to play against, and the lineup you want to use in each game, and I'll get simulations done when I can. I'll do up to 6 for each team. You can't do Spring Training against each other, so don't ask.

 

Via PM, @dp4m is Dropping Nolan Ryan (Texas Rangers, 1989) and Adding Joe Nathan (Texas Rangers, 2013)

 

sorry to this inty, but i am making some moves.

reds
drop tony perez, add ken griffey jr., of, 2000

a's
drop al simmons, add eddie collins, 2b, 1910

cardinals
drop mark mcwgire, add willie mcgee, of, 1985

blue jays
drop mark eichhorn, add john olerud, 1b, 1993,

red sox
drop cy young, add dick radatz, rp, 1963

orioles
drop jim palmer, add randy myers, rp, 1997

 

so the final team looks like this:

team name: stone temple seattle pilots
home stadium: the KINGDOME
manager: sweet lou piniella


C - mike piazza (c/dodgers/1997)[7]
1B - jeff bagwell (1b/astros/1994)[4]
2B - rogers hornsby (2b/cubs/1929)[8]
SS - honus wagner (ss/pirates/1908)[1]
3B - al rosen (3b/indians/1953)[6]
OF - barry bonds (lf/giants/2002)[2]
OF - willie mays (cf/giants/1965)[5]
OF - mickey mantle (rf/yankees/1956)[3]
Utility Position Players (x4)- edgar martinez (dh/mariners/1995), bryce harper (of/nationals/2015) , willi mcgee (of/cardinals/1985), eddie mathews (3b/braves/1953)

SP: walter johnson (sp/senators/1913)
SP: steve carlton (sp/phillies/1972)
SP: randy johnson (sp/mariners/1995)
SP: ron guidry (sp/yankees/1978)
CP: billy wagner (rp/astros/1999)
Utility P (x1): dick radatz (rp/red sox/1986)

Utility All (x7): randy myers (rp/orioles/1997), jj putz (rp/diamondbacks/2011), jim kern (rp/texas/1979), rich gossage (rp/padres/1985), ken griffey jr. (of/reds/2000) , eddie collins (2b/a's/1910), john olerud (1b/blue jays/1993)

@DarthIntegral a couple notes: the numbers next to the starting position players are where i'd like them to hit in the batting order. also after much deliberation i changed the year for barry bonds to 2002. for my spring training i would just like to play four games against the 1927 yankees. i'm pretty confident with all my starters, i mostly just want to see how all of my rotation performs and how the sim uses my bench and bullpen.

 

it's called "fine tuning".

 

Add Mark McGwire (1998) drop Chris Carpenter for Cardinals

Add Cy Young (1901) drop Manny Ramirez for Red Sox

 

Would anyone want to trade for Mike Scott or King Felix, either for the players or the SEA / HOU slot?

 

Add Don Drysdale, SP (1962) drop Jackie Robinson for Dodgers

Add Roberto Hernandez, RP (1996) drop Paul Konerko for White Sox

 

Add Eddie Cicotte, SP(1917) drop Paul Konerko for White Sox