Post by Padres GM (Scott) on Jan 17, 2021 17:22:58 GMT
The FYPD is set to begin tomorrow. However, feel free to get the draft kicked off today if you are around and OTC. A few things to keep in mind:
The draft clock officially starts at 12:01 Eastern 1/18/2021. If someone picked at 1.01 today, 1.02 clock would not start until 12:01 on 1/18.
Once the clock kicks in, there will be a 24 hour clock for each pick. However, commissioner may reduce this clock on an as needed basis as we move into new rounds. If the draft is moving at an untenable pace, an announcement could come for the start of the next round being reduced to 12 hours or 8, etc. I will add, I am not overly concerned with the pace as these are all prospects and should have limited impact to any free agent or in season decisions. However, we do want to try and end the draft before UFA if possible.
Any person that is OTC and has already missed a prior pick that has not been made up will have their clock reduced by half and/or the prior pick may be made by the commission or TRP on behalf of the team. If an early round pick is missed by a team, it is highly likely the TRP will make the pick so as not to lose significant value to a team.
The draft rounds will be updated soon with the compensation picks awarded through the current RFA process. Since all picks will be compensation, it is unlikely we would get to 1.31 before all RFA match/decline decisions are due on Tuesday. However, in the event it does happen, the draft will pause.
Please only draft eligible players. If you are not sure, ask a TRP member first. Sugano, Kim, and Arihara are not eligible for the draft as they are all 25 or older. You may only draft minor leaguers that that have signed with a major league team at the time of the start of the draft(basically when the first pick is made). A player signing after the start of the draft will not be eligible. Generally, the pool of available draft eligible players is as follows:
Any current MLB minor league player unowned in fantrax
Last summers real life MLB draftees
International signings where the player signed before turning 25
Players that have accrued a ML AB or IP, but not yet reached 50/150 threshold are eligible for this draft.
The draft clock officially starts at 12:01 Eastern 1/18/2021. If someone picked at 1.01 today, 1.02 clock would not start until 12:01 on 1/18.
Once the clock kicks in, there will be a 24 hour clock for each pick. However, commissioner may reduce this clock on an as needed basis as we move into new rounds. If the draft is moving at an untenable pace, an announcement could come for the start of the next round being reduced to 12 hours or 8, etc. I will add, I am not overly concerned with the pace as these are all prospects and should have limited impact to any free agent or in season decisions. However, we do want to try and end the draft before UFA if possible.
Any person that is OTC and has already missed a prior pick that has not been made up will have their clock reduced by half and/or the prior pick may be made by the commission or TRP on behalf of the team. If an early round pick is missed by a team, it is highly likely the TRP will make the pick so as not to lose significant value to a team.
The draft rounds will be updated soon with the compensation picks awarded through the current RFA process. Since all picks will be compensation, it is unlikely we would get to 1.31 before all RFA match/decline decisions are due on Tuesday. However, in the event it does happen, the draft will pause.
Please only draft eligible players. If you are not sure, ask a TRP member first. Sugano, Kim, and Arihara are not eligible for the draft as they are all 25 or older. You may only draft minor leaguers that that have signed with a major league team at the time of the start of the draft(basically when the first pick is made). A player signing after the start of the draft will not be eligible. Generally, the pool of available draft eligible players is as follows:
Any current MLB minor league player unowned in fantrax
Last summers real life MLB draftees
International signings where the player signed before turning 25
Players that have accrued a ML AB or IP, but not yet reached 50/150 threshold are eligible for this draft.