[USML Announce] USML 2006 - important league update

[Richard E. Robbins]

For what it's worth. .  .
 
With 11 teams, 23 man rosters and a team budget of 260 we have 253 players
to draft and 2860 dollars available.  That comes to $11.30 a player on
average.
 
With 10 teams, 23 man rosters and a team budget of 260 we have 230 players
to draft and 2600 dollars available.  That comes to $11.30 a player on
average.
 
With 10 teams, 25 man rosters and a team budget of 280 we have 250 players
to draft and 2800 dollars available.  That comes to $11.20 a player on
average.
 
I'm not sure what kind of impact on prices we are looking at either way.  If
we don't do anything, we will have fewer dollars in the draft chasing fewer
players.
 
I'm not averse to have a slightly richer pool.  The ten team 23 man roster
is certainly a very standard configuration.
 
I'm on the fence.
 
-- Rich

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In a message dated 3/5/2006 8:53:33 P.M. Central Standard Time,
JHWinick at aol.com writes:


The change that Mark has proposed is one that is consistent with "official"
rotisserie rules.  The rationale is that with one fewer team, there are 23
fewer players to be drafted.  By adding one pitcher and one hitter to each
team, you "suck up" 20 of those 23 on active rosters.  The intention is
merely to try to keep a consistent amount of depth in the league and lessen
the amount of "starter-worthy" talent on the reserve rosters.  Mark didn't
mention that along with adding 2 player slots, the auction budget would be
increased by $20.
 
I don't think we'd have to waste too much time worrying about all of the
rules that might arguable be affected by this change, like innings pitched
and minimum at bats, but I could be persuaded.  I think all that we'd need
to change are the salary cap and salary floor.

I'd be inclined to make this adjustment and not mess with any of the innings
or at-bat rules.  They almost never come into play anyway.  It will keep the
prices and the talent pool in a more normal range.
 
Mark
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