auction rules

[Deleted]

1. Cant exceed 90M cap. As you approach the cap limit your outstanding bids cannot exceed the cap amount. At that point its bidding on 1 player at a time. For those who never participated in an auction before, watch those bid amounts. You will run out of $$$ for the last few roster spots.

2. Initially we all nominate 3 players. When someone wins a player you nominated, just nominate another player. 1 out, 1 in until we all reach 25 players on the roster.

3. Toward the end of the draft when your roster is close to complete and you have to nominate a player you dont really want, just nominate the player and announce you are not bidding on him.

4. To nominate start a new thread with the players name. Inside you post the amount and the contract years. Whats important here is the $$$. The contract years you will assign to the player but its for bookkeeping purposes at this point. We have had previous problems trying to reconstruct rosters. Its basically a 'paper trail'.

5. Minimum bid is $325,000.

6. You bid. When there are no subsequent bids after 24 hours, you win the auction for that player.

[dodgers]

As far as rule #3 anyone nominating a player should be bidding on him.
Thats all part of your money managment.
Its also part of building your team not to bid on guys you cant fit in either money wise or by position

[Admin]

Ordinarily very true but if you complete your roster you still have to nominate players. This just to get this thing completed as soon as possible. I'm not saying you do this right off...I'll delete that nomination. At the tail end of this auction there will be scrubs available just to fill-up someone's roster. I've done this B4. If you nominate and not bid on Jake Fox as one of your 1st 3 nominations I'll cut your dingy off faster than you can say his name. Its at the tail end of this auction where this can happen.
This happens. At end of draft some owners have the required 25 players and quit the draft leaving the others who need players cold. At this point me and remaining owners have to nominate players just to complete the draft. Thats all i'm saying.

[Deleted]

I would also suggest that in addition to the player's name, his MLB team and main position also be listed to avoid confusion. For example, there are two Tony Penas and two Ryan Brauns in the majors as well as two Chris Carters in the minors.

[dodgers]

Ok - so up untill you fill your roster you must bid, is that right?Then once your roster is full stay active and continue nominating players?I guess it makes sense that way.
One more question...
Are we all to nominate 3 players at once?
Making 48 players on the board at one time?16 teams X 3 players each?

[Deleted]

Thats correct. I was involved in another auction draft with 20 teams nominating 3 players each. It works.

sox

[stlouiscardinals]

So, there could be 48 players (depending on how many teams we end up with) on the board at one time and there is active bidding on all of them at the same time? Then, once there is no bidding on a player for 24 hours, the thread is closed and the high bidder must take that player? And the person who nominated that player then gets to nominate another? Just trying to get a handle on how this works. Thanks

[Deleted]

1) Yes, there may be 48 players up for auction at one time. Its just that you cant have them all!!! Keep track of whose left.
2) If there are no bids after 24 hours, then the last bidder(highest amount) wins that player.
3) Yep, you nominate another player.


SOX

[Admin]

We will start at 12:01AM Nov 1st.

[brooks]

How long will a player be bidded in for? untill the highest bid? thanks.

[Admin]

Once a player is nominated you bid for him. He's bid on until no one bids on him in a 24 hour period. Then the last bid acquires that player.

[falker]

Two questions:

I can't find the roster requirements anywhere? How many pitchers/ how many fielders?

2nd: In the auction, what if someone has spent $89 mill and still has four players to pick...not saying I'll be in that predicament, but if someone is, how is that situation dealt with?

[dodgers]

Thats a good point I just looked and I cant find the roster requirements either but this is what we all set up for in the "Rosters"page ...
C:
1B:
2B:
SS:
3B:
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UT:

SP:
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RP:
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Bench:
Bench:
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Minor League
and as for the auction just hope you dont run out of $$$$$$

[falker]

lol well hopefully I won't but what are the rules for a neglectful or complacent manager that does do this?

[dodgers]

Maybe that neglectful manager will be offered a 5 million dollar contract like Joe Torre that you can turn down then take Grady Little's place in LA