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  • 2021 Draft Utility is live - Draft clock starts Thursday 4/27

    Opening this up untimed for now. Draft officially kicks off Thursday 4.27. Let's do this!

    http://www.simgamingnetwork.com/blb/...draftBoard.php



    Pick Time Limits:

    1st Round and 2nd Round: 4 hours
    Remaining Rounds: 2 hours

    The draft clock runs between 8am and 11pm ET. The utility will autopick for you if you go over your time. Managers who go over their time limit will be placed on Autopick until they return. Please make use of the preference list to avoid going over the time limit.

    Let me know if you have any questions on how to use the utility.

    Preference List Usage

    - To add players to your Preference List click the check box next to their name and click the 'Add to List' button. You can then move players up and down the list or remove them using the provided buttons.

    Team War Room

    The Team War Room is available only to logged in users who are currently in control of a team as defined in the league file. From here, teams can review the available players, see what picks they’ve made and when their next ones are due, manage their draft list, configure their auto draft settings, and manually draft players if it is their turn to pick.

    To add players to the draft list, click the check box next to their name, then click the Add To List button. You can add multiple players at once, and they are added in the order they appear on the page, not the order clicked. Use the up/down/remove buttons next to the draft list to manage the players once they’re on the list. The view button will take you to the HTML page of the highlighted player in the draft list.

    There are three options under user preferences that GM’s should address:

    Auto Draft From List: Checking this option tells the draft code to go ahead and pick the top player off your draft list should the draft come around to your pick. If you leave this box unchecked the draft will not auto select from your draft list even if it is your turn to pick.

    Auto Draft…: Checking this check box tells the draft code to make an auto selection of your pick. If you have this box and the auto draft from list box checked, the draft code will first check your draft list for the first available player, and then auto your pick only if there are no available players left on your draft list. If this box is checked, but the auto draft from list box is not checked, your draft list will be ignored when the draft auto picks for your team.

    …After Round: If you have the auto draft option checked, and entered a draft round number in this field, then the draft will wait until that round has completed before auto picking for your team. For example, a team may wish to make manual picks in their first three draft rounds, but auto pick the remaining 7 rounds of a 10 round draft. In that case, you would click the auto draft check box, and enter 3 in the draft round field. The utility will then auto select for you in rounds 4 and higher. If this field is left blank and the auto draft box is checked, then all rounds will be auto drafted. If this field contains a number, but the auto draft box is not checked, then no auto picks will be made even after the round specified. The save button will save both the draft list and the user preferences. You MUST click this button to save changes to your draft list.

    If it is your team’s turn to pick in the draft, the “Add To List” button will be replaced by a button used to make a draft pick. In this case, check the box next to the player you wish to draft and click the button.

    Remember to click 'Save' after you make any changes to your draft preferences or player preference list.

    Also feel free to make a draft list in the Team Warroom. One of the great new features of Statslab is the "Export Draft List" link next to your Save button. After you make a list make sure you hit that button and save that file. That way if we need to reboot the utility you can use the "Import Draft List" and won't lose any work.
    Philly Freedom
    Owner & GM: 1987 - Pres.
    Porter Div. Champs (Mbr '84-'15): 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011
    Stout Div. Champs (Mbr '78-'83 & '16-present): 2016, 2017
    IL Wild Card Winner: 1987, 2013, 2018, 2019
    Import League Champs: 1984, 2010, 2017

  • #2
    KC should have the #5 pick. We had the same record as Davenport last season but had a worse record in 2019.

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    • #3
      P Atticus Bowling stinks! Please don't draft him for at least 22 picks!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Andrew View Post
        KC should have the #5 pick. We had the same record as Davenport last season but had a worse record in 2019.
        Fixed
        Philly Freedom
        Owner & GM: 1987 - Pres.
        Porter Div. Champs (Mbr '84-'15): 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011
        Stout Div. Champs (Mbr '78-'83 & '16-present): 2016, 2017
        IL Wild Card Winner: 1987, 2013, 2018, 2019
        Import League Champs: 1984, 2010, 2017

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        • #5
          Thanks Brad. For those who don't know setting up the utility and making sure the draft picks are correct is one of the more time consuming things for a commish. Job well done!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Matt View Post
            Thanks Brad. For those who don't know setting up the utility and making sure the draft picks are correct is one of the more time consuming things for a commish. Job well done!
            I didn't know that.
            Now that I do, I can continue being a dick to you guys though if things aren't 100% smooth, right?
            I call that behaviour "Being Indy".
            Brewers League Baseball
            General Manager, Montreal Exports, 2009-Present
            2015 Brewmasters Cup (+1 over Indy)


            Brewers League Hockey
            General Manager, Dallas Generals

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Andrew View Post
              KC should have the #5 pick. We had the same record as Davenport last season but had a worse record in 2019.
              Yeah, but your BBQ is too sweet and you should move back to #6!
              GM - Davenport Brawlers BLB

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              • #8
                Holy shit, draft time already?
                Columbus Catfish (2020-2030 & 2036-2038)
                Huntsville Bulldogs (2043-present)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Nemesis View Post
                  Holy shit, draft time already?
                  Let the fun begin!
                  Miami Sharks (BLB)
                  * BLB Champions --> 2017, 2020.

                  Ohio River Sharks (OSFL)
                  * OSFL Bowl CHAMPION > 2036, 2047.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Nemesis View Post
                    Holy shit, draft time already?
                    Yeah it snuck up on me. I need to do some more scouting considering where I pick.

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                    • #11
                      I'm calling Pat's bluff. Check your PMs.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sully View Post
                        I'm calling Pat's bluff. Check your PMs.
                        I've had only two teams show interest and so far the offers are coming in a bit low.

                        Draft timer doesn't start until Thursday AM, but I will probably make my decision to draft or trade by tomorrow night.
                        Wilmington Wildcats- 2057-
                        Seattle Pilots- 2017-2041
                        Washington Bats - 1979-2013

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                        • #13
                          There's pretty much only 2 guys that stand out to me so if they're gone, my pick is available.

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                          • #14
                            Still unable to add batters, then pitchers to your priority list, then sort, if not, is there any docs for how I can set up the Import Draft List file to my liking?
                            Columbus Catfish (2020-2030 & 2036-2038)
                            Huntsville Bulldogs (2043-present)

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                            • #15
                              You can add batters, save list, add pitchers, save list, and then sort your draft list to your liking.

                              The way I know to get the "Import Draft List" feature to work is like this:

                              1. Export Entire Draft Pool
                              2. Sort / Edit that list to make your draft list. I think you can trim it down to however many players you want to add to your list, just keep it in the same format / headers that it exports with.
                              3. Save that file (.csv) and then Import it.

                              Should work - it just did for me.
                              Washington Bats, 2013-

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