Arena The Baseball Draft Four - (Literally) Out of the Park

Much like Pud Galvin as the godfather of juicing belonged on the Performance Enhancers, Satchel Paige and his barnstorming belonged on Every City.

Although ...
There is another ...

 

A couple of notes ...

1) Due to the nature of record keeping with the Negro Leagues, not all players will successfully import into OOTP. Generally speaking, the more info is on B-R, the better, but a bio and stats on B-R does not guarantee they will be able to be imported. Obviously, if I produce a scouting report, the player can be imported, but if you have a question about someone, you can simply ask if they can be and I'll check, no scouting report needed. I've had to refund a couple of scouting report requests on account of this.

2) Since a number of folks have asked ... typically speaking, the magic number you want to look for in a shortened season is 150 at-bats. Higher than that, and the system will start to pro-rate (but possibly not give durability); lower and the system will weaken, no matter how good those at-bats were. For pitchers, 15 IP for relief / 60 IP for starters. However, I will warn that typically pitchers who don't reach the threshold of 100+ IP lack serious durability.

Can a modly type put those to points in the OP?

 

Round 2

1) pilots - Eric "Lord of Darkness" Gagne (Relief Pitcher, 2003)
2) dp4m - Planescape Tormentors - Fred Dunlap (Second Base, 1929)
3) Enhancers - Joe Mauer (Catcher, 2009)
4) a star war - NEWPORT Beach Motherboys - Tom Seaver (Starting Pitcher, 1971)
5) LPT - Cy Young (Starting Pitcher, 1901)
6) Bandwagoners - Jacob deGrom (Starting Pitcher, 2019)
7) GoT - Pud Galvin (Starting Pitcher, 1884)
8) Demonbags - Jimmie Foxx (First Base, 1932)
9) Amazings - Satchel Paige (Starting Pitcher, 1934)
10) Gales of November - Eddie Plank (Starting Pitcher, 1909)
11) Gales of November - Rod Carew (First base, 1977) (Unavailable to play on Yom Kippur, just FYI. yes the sim is that realistic)

Round 3

1) Gales of November - Mariano Rivera (Relief Pitcher, 2005)
2) Amazings - Turkey Stearnes (Outfielder, 1926)
3) Demonbags - Charlie Bender (Starting Pitcher, 1910)
4) GoT - Guy Hecker (Starting Pitcher, 1884)
5) Bandwagoners - Tony Gwynn (Outfielder, 1987)
6) LPT - ON THE CLOCK
7) Motherboys
8) Enhancers
9) Tormentors
10) pilots
11) Gales of November

Round 4

1) pilots
2) Tormentors
3) Enhancers
4) Motherboys
5) LPT
6) Bandwagoners
7) GoT
8) Demonbags
9) Amazings
10) Gales of November

Round 5

1) Gales of November
2) Amazings
3) Demonbags
4) GoT
5) Bandwagoners
6) LPT
7) Motherboys
8) Enhancers
9) Tormentors
10) pilots

Round 6

1) pilots
2) Tormentors
3) Enhancers
4) Motherboys
5) LPT
6) Bandwagoners
7) GoT
8) Demonbags
9) Amazings
10) Gales of November

Rostered Players by Position

Starting Pitchers

Addie Joss
Doc White
Ed Walsh
Pedro Martinez
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Clayton Kershaw
Old Hoss Radbourn
Roger Clemens
Ron Guidry
Bob Gibson
Greg Maddux
Sandy Koufax
Lefty Grove
Tim Keefe
Pete Alexander
Randy Johnson
Bob Gibson
Tom Seaver
Cy Young
Jacob deGrom
Pud Galvin
Satchel Paige
Eddie Plank
Charlie Bender
Guy Hecker


Relief Pitchers

Dennis Eckersly
Sean Doolittle
Eric Gagne
Mariano Rivera

Regional Managers

Mike Scott

Outfielders

Joe Dimaggio
Carl Yastzremski
Stan Musial
Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds
Mike Trout
Willie Mays
Ted Williams
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Tris Speaker
Kenny Lofton
Mickey Mantle
Ken Griffey Jr.
Ty Cobb
Hank Aaron
Hugh Duffy
Oscar Charleston
Turkey Stearnes
Tony Gwynn Sr.


Infielders
George Sisler
Arky Vaughan
John McGraw
Nap Lajoie
Honus Wagner
George Brett
Alex Rodriguez
Lou Gehrig
Hughie Jennings
Rogers Hornsby
Frank Thomas
Ernie Banks
Jackie Robinson
Robin Yount
Fred Dunlap
Jimmie Foxx
Rod Carew


Catchers
Mike Piazza
Gary Carter
Ivan Rodriguez
King Kelly
Josh Gibson
Joe Mauer

 

Just FYI OotP 21 is 75% off on Steam. $5.

 

I had 19 so I don't know what the difference is from 20, but it's noticeable from 19.

I got it because I think they do a good job and if we're all going to be using their game to play our game, throwing them a $5 seemed appropriate.

 

Most of the enhancements from 20->21 are the progressions between seasons

 

Was there a deadline for year changes?

 

I'll make a call for final roster submissions before Spring Training starts. After that, I'll import the final version of all players, and years will be locked.

Speaking of Spring Training ... we should decide how long we want it to be. I currently have it set at two weeks, but we can go as short as one week, or as long as six.

Besides giving you a chance to evaluate your team before games count in the standings, there are three things that Spring Training can do:

1) Knock off rust. All players enter the new season with rust and need to get into regular season form. For each at-bat or inning pitched, some rust gets knocked off.
2) Learning new positions. If you draft a player with the intention of playing them in a position they don't know and aren't rated for, they have to learn the position. While you can learn the position any time, it's easiest to learn in Spring Training (plus errors made won't impact your actual results). OOTP follows the concept of the "defensive spectrum." The defensive spectrum is as follows: DH - 1B - LF - RF - 3B - CF - 2B - SS. Generally speaking, the further to the right, the harder the position is to play and the harder it will be to convert a player to that position. Position players can learn to play catcher, but it often takes a very long time, and they typically don't make very good ones. Please Note: this applies to moving around the outfield as well. A career centerfielder who is gold-glove quality might struggle mightily in right field if not given the time to learn the nuances of the position.
3) Injuries are more common in Spring Training, and the longer the Spring Training, the more likely someone is to pick up an injury - either a knock they carry through the season, something that causes them to miss the first month, something that ends their season, or something that ends their career.


I'm fairly certain #3 exists just to make sure that always picking 6 weeks doesn't work to full benefit. I'm open to anything on the spectrum from 1-6 weeks, and will leave it to your discussion.

Also - @cubman987 do you know it's your pick?

 

Billy Hamilton 2010 OF 1894
@Point Given

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

stone temple seattle pilots and Newport Beach Motherboys have agreed to a trade.

@tom receives Billy Hamilton
@a star war receives the 10th pick of the third round and the 2nd pick of the eighth round

Round 3

1) Gales of November - Mariano Rivera (Relief Pitcher, 2005)
2) Amazings - Turkey Stearnes (Outfielder, 1926)
3) Demonbags - Charlie Bender (Starting Pitcher, 1910)
4) GoT - Guy Hecker (Starting Pitcher, 1884)
5) Bandwagoners - Tony Gwynn (Outfielder, 1987)
6) LPT - Yogi Bear (Catcher, 1950)
7) Motherboys - Billy Hamilton (Outfielder, 1894) - TRADED TO stone temple seattle pilots
8) Enhancers - ON THE CLOCK
9) Tormentors - some guy with 31 at bats in a marginal league that somehow fits into the simulator database, probably
10) Motherboys (from pilots)
11) Gales of November

Round 8

1) A Shaq of Their Own
2) Motherboys (from pilots)
3) Tormentors
4) Enhancers
5) Motherboys
6) LPT
7) Bandwagoners
8) GoT
9) Demonbags
10) Amazings
11) Gales of November

 

Aww, Billy my boy.... Remember what we talked about if you got picked up by dp? Let's go ahead and extend that to the pilots.

May he bring you nothing but success, tom.

 

He really is the worst.

Amazing.

 

The Planescape Tormentors

Kept Men: Walter Johnson - SP (1913), Christy Mathewson - SP (1908), Clayton Kershaw - SP, (2014) Dennis Eckersly - RP (1990), King Kelly - Yes (but C) (1886)

DRAFT PICKS:

1) <keeper slot)>
2) Fred Dunlap, 2B (1884)
3) Lou Boudreau, SS (1948)

@a star war

 

There was a trade.

 

Why do you hate me, specifically?

and now Lou is gone as well. This deal is getting worse all the time!

 

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she would have had two mets pitchers if she hadn't traded down!