Gold Points 2017

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Once again, we will be using the Gold Points system to determine draft order. Here's how it works:

Once you're mathematically eliminated from contention, you start accumulating gold points, and draft order is determined by a ranking of most points earned. You earn points in the following ways:

1) You automatically earn one gold point each week of the regular season starting with the week you are eliminated, as long as you make an effort to field the best lineup you can with what you have available to you that week (in other words, don't leave your three OF spots open while three active OF sit on your bench). You earn your first automatic Gold Point the week you are eliminated, NOT the week after

2) You earn one point for every category that you win after being eliminated (not including the week of elimination). If you win a week 7-5, you get 7 points. If you lose 10-2, you get 2 points.

The team with the most points at the end of the regular season drafts first, followed by the team with the second most, etc. Ties are broken by looking at record (lower record picks first). If still tied, we'll look at the previous year's record and keep going back until the tie is broken.

I will update this thread each week with the number of eliminated teams and the number of Gold Points they've earned.

Eliminated Teams:
Team name (Week of Elimination) - Total Gold Points ... (record if tied) (2016 record if still tied)

1. Miami Marlins (14) - 36
2. Texas Rangers (16) - 29
3. San Francisco Giants (15) - 28
4. San Diego Padres (18) - 25
5. Kansas City Royals (15) - 24
6. Minnesota Twins (13) - 21 ... (0-21-0)
7. Houston Astros (17) - 21 ... (6-14-1)
8. Detroit Tigers (19) - 18
9. Milwaukee Brewers (16) - 16
10. Oakland Athletics (15) - 15 ... (4-17-0)
11. Washington Nationals (17) - 15 ... (6-15-0)
12. Boston Red Sox (17) - 7 ... (5-16-0)
13. Los Angeles Dodgers (18) - 7 ... (5-13-3)
14. New York Yankees (20) - 7 ... (10-10-1)
15. Cleveland Indians (20) - 5
16. Arizona Diamondbacks (20) - 2
17. Cardinals (21) - 1 ... (10-10-1)
18. Braves (21) - 1 ... (11-10-0)
19. Pirates (Playoffs) - 0 ... (11-10-0)
20. Mariners (Playoffs) - 0 ... (12-8-1)
21. Mets (Playoffs) - 0 ... (13-6-2)
22. Orioles (Playoffs) - 0 ... (15-5-1)
23. Angels (Playoffs) - 0 ... (16-5-0)
24. Phillies (Playoffs) - 0 ... (16-4-1)
25. White Sox (Playoffs) - 0 ... (16-3-2)
26. Blue Jays (Playoffs) - 0 ... (17-3-1)
27. Rockies (Playoffs) - 0 ... (18-3-0)
28. Rays (Playoffs) - 0 ... (18-2-1)
29. Reds (Playoffs) - 0 ... (20-1-0) (7-12-2)
30. Cubs (Playoffs) - 0 ... (20-1-0) (7-11-3)

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 13:

Twins eliminated, +1 GP

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Week 14:

Twins score 2, +3 GP
Marlins eliminated, +1 GP

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Week 15:

Twins score 4, +5 GP
Marlins score 1, +2 GP
Giants eliminated, +1 GP
Athletics eliminated, +1 GP
Royals eliminated, +1 GP

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Week 16:

Marlins score 3, +4 GP
Twins score 2, +3 GP
Giants score 2, +3 GP
Royals score 1, +2 GP
Athletics score 0, +1 GP
Rangers eliminated, +1 GP
Brewers eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 17:

Giants score 7, +8 GP
Rangers score 5, +6 GP
Marlins score 2, +3 GP
Brewers score 2, +3 GP
Twins score 1, +2 GP
Royals score 1, +2 GP
Athletics score 0, +1 GP
Red Sox eliminated, +1 GP
Nationals eliminated, +1 GP
Astros eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 18:

Astros score 8, +9 GP
Marlins score 7, +8 GP
Nationals score 5, +6 GP
Rangers score 4, +5 GP
Athletics score 4, +5 GP
Giants score 2, +3 GP
Brewers score 2, +3 GP
Royals score 1, +2 GP
Red Sox score 1, +2 GP
Twins score 0, +1 GP
Padres eliminated, +1 GP
Dodgers eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 19:

Padres score 8, +9 GP
Marlins score 4, +5 GP
Nationals score 4, +5 GP
Dodgers score 3, +4 GP
Rangers score 2, +3 GP
Athletics score 2, +3 GP
Astros score 1, +2 GP
Royals score 1, +2 GP
Giants score 1, +2 GP
Brewers score 0, +1 GP
Red Sox score 0, +1 GP
Twins score 0, +1 GP
Tigers eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 20:

Padres score 8, +9 GP
Marlins score 7, +8 GP
Brewers score 6, +7 GP
Tigers score 6, +7 GP
Rangers score 3, +4 GP
Giants score 3, +4 GP
Nationals score 1, +2 GP
Astros score 1, +2 GP
Royals score 1, +2 GP
Red Sox score 1, +2 GP
Twins score 1, +2 GP
Dodgers score 0, +1 GP
Athletics score 0, +1 GP
Diamondbacks eliminated, +1 GP
Indians eliminated, +1 GP
Yankees eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Week 21 (final week):

Royals score 12, +13 GP
Tigers score 9, +10 GP
Rangers score 9, +10 GP
Giants score 6, +7 GP
Astros score 6, +7 GP
Padres score 5, +6 GP
Yankees score 5, +6 GP
Marlins score 4, +5 GP
Indians score 3, +4 GP
Twins score 2, +3 GP
Athletics score 2, +3 GP
Brewers score 0, +1 GP
Red Sox score 0, +1 GP
Dodgers score 0, +1 GP
Diamondbacks score 0, +1 GP
Nationals score 0, +1 GP
Cardinals eliminated, +1 GP
Braves eliminated, +1 GP

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Preliminary draft order posted (see top post in this thread). If you believe any errors have been made, please PM me.