EXEC-BALL DRAFT RULES The file DRAFTLST.TXT contains a list of 26 players (one from each Major League team) for each of the following positions: Catcher #1 Starting Pitcher 1st Base #2 Starting Pitcher 2nd Base #3 Starting Pitcher Shortstop #4 Starting Pitcher 3rd Base #5 Starting Pitcher Left Field #2 Relief Pitcher Center Field #3 Relief Pitcher Right Field #3 Relief Pitcher Designated Hitter (AL teams only, obviously) These are the probable starters at each position for each Major League team. The list was compiled mostly from The Sporting News Baseball Yearbook. I made some adjustment based on trades, injuries, etc. that have taken place since the printing of the magazine. Second and third relievers will be based mostly on most games pitched last year. This will be the list of players that will be dispersed in the draft. You will need to print this file. There is a blank space in front of each name (___). You must rank every player at each position from 1 to 26 - with 1 being the player at that position you want the most, and 26 being the player at that position you want the least (i.e. rank the shortstops 1 to 26, rank the #1 starting pitchers 1 to 26, rank the #2 starting pitchers 1 to 26, etc.). You must rank all 26 players at each position - no write-ins - just rank the players that are there. I'll ask that everyone mail their rank ordered lists to me, and that they be postmarked NO LATER THAN Tuesday, March 31. After I receive everyone's list, I will conduct the draft (or player disbursement). I will randomize the list of teams in our league and call this the "draft order". The draft will be conducted by field position in the following order: 1. #2 Starting Pitchers 2. 2nd Baseman 3. #3 Relief Pitchers 4. Third Baseman 5. #1 Starting Pitchers 6. Center Fielders 7. #2 Relief Pitchers 8. Shortstops 9. Left Fielders 10. #1 Relief Pitchers 11. #4 Starting Pitchers 12. Catchers 13. 1st Basemen 14. Right Fielders 15. #3 Starting Pitchers 16. #5 Starting Pitchers 16. Designated Hitters Suppose, for sake of clarity, that there are 12 teams in our league. After shuffling them, I can call them Team 1, Team 2, etc. based on their "draft order". I will begin the draft by giving Team 1 the top ranked player on his list of #2 Starting Pitchers. Then Team 2 gets his top ranked #2 Starting pitcher from those not already taken. Then Team 3, and so on down to Team 12. Then I flip-flop the order, and Team 12 gets his top ranked #2 Starting Pitcher from those not already taken, then Team 11, etc. until every team has 2 players from the list of #2 Starting Pitchers. Then I move on to Second Basemen. But before I dole them out, I move the team selecting first from the previous position to the end and move everyone up one. So the order for dispersing Second Basemen would be: Team 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 1, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. #3 Relief Pitchers would then be: Team 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 2, 1, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3. I continue this confusion ad nauseam through the list of 17 positions. Each team will wind up with 2 players from each of the 17 positions - except that you will only get 1 DH for obvious reasons (alright, maybe not so obvious - there are only 14 of them to go around). This will give each team a roster of 33 players. From that list, you will have to cut players to get down to the limit of 23. Mail your ranked ordered lists to: Scott Segrin 12227 W Cathdral Ave Wauwatosa, WI 53226 If everyone sends their list in on time, I will get rosters back to you before Opening Day.