The Official 2011 Draft Thread
Aug 15, 2011 9:58:29 GMT -5
Post by Brian (Blue Jays GM) on Aug 15, 2011 9:58:29 GMT -5
The Amateur Draft will begin in this thread on August 16th, 2011 at 12:00pm ET.
GMs may draft any player who was taken in the MLB draft. If you draft an amateur player who does not then sign a contract in real life, you may still keep the player in the hopes that he'll be drafted again in the future.
GMs may also select players who have not yet completed a year of service time and who do not appear on any roster at that time (Note: Years of service time are not earned until the season ends so if a player has played enough to earn their first year of service time during the 2011 season, they are still eligible for this draft. In other words, any player who would be a first year player this year is eligible).
The time per pick will be 12 hours for the first round, and 6 hours for each subsequent round.
If a team misses a pick, the next team may pick. The GM who missed the pick will have an additional 12 hours (first round) or 18 hours (later rounds) to make up the pick, giving him 24 hours total to pick. However, since the next team can pick as soon as the first 12 or 6 hours have passed, the player pool will likely have lost a few players by then. If after 24 hours, the GM still has not selected a player, that team will automatically be awarded the highest remaining selected player from the MLB draft who signed a contract with his team.
Immediately following the completion of our amateur draft will be a period during which you may roster up to six players from your corresponding Major League club. None of these six players may have completed a year of service time yet, and none may appear on another team's roster.
For more complete draft instructions, please see the draft procedures thread at pro-gm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rules&action=display&thread=9
I will be tracking all picks in the Draft Order thread. Please check this thread frequently to see if the player you want to select has been picked already and also to keep track of when your picks are coming up. pro-gm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=draft&action=display&thread=893
If you have any questions please contact Myself, Ben (Rays GM), or Jesse (Reds GM).
Update: Just to remind everyone about a rule change, we have instated a 2.4 million cap exception so that teams that are up against the cap can add up to 6 prospects via the draft provided they get back under the cap in the off-season. While we're making an exception to the cap, the roster limit is still 70 players.
GMs may draft any player who was taken in the MLB draft. If you draft an amateur player who does not then sign a contract in real life, you may still keep the player in the hopes that he'll be drafted again in the future.
GMs may also select players who have not yet completed a year of service time and who do not appear on any roster at that time (Note: Years of service time are not earned until the season ends so if a player has played enough to earn their first year of service time during the 2011 season, they are still eligible for this draft. In other words, any player who would be a first year player this year is eligible).
The time per pick will be 12 hours for the first round, and 6 hours for each subsequent round.
If a team misses a pick, the next team may pick. The GM who missed the pick will have an additional 12 hours (first round) or 18 hours (later rounds) to make up the pick, giving him 24 hours total to pick. However, since the next team can pick as soon as the first 12 or 6 hours have passed, the player pool will likely have lost a few players by then. If after 24 hours, the GM still has not selected a player, that team will automatically be awarded the highest remaining selected player from the MLB draft who signed a contract with his team.
Immediately following the completion of our amateur draft will be a period during which you may roster up to six players from your corresponding Major League club. None of these six players may have completed a year of service time yet, and none may appear on another team's roster.
For more complete draft instructions, please see the draft procedures thread at pro-gm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rules&action=display&thread=9
I will be tracking all picks in the Draft Order thread. Please check this thread frequently to see if the player you want to select has been picked already and also to keep track of when your picks are coming up. pro-gm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=draft&action=display&thread=893
If you have any questions please contact Myself, Ben (Rays GM), or Jesse (Reds GM).
Update: Just to remind everyone about a rule change, we have instated a 2.4 million cap exception so that teams that are up against the cap can add up to 6 prospects via the draft provided they get back under the cap in the off-season. While we're making an exception to the cap, the roster limit is still 70 players.
