Owners' League News
Published
April 9, 2000
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Les Jeux Sont Fait !
The 2000 Draft report
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The opinion is unanimous: the 2000 draft was the best
ever. Surrounded by an atmosphere curiously resembling the famous movie 12
Angry Men (but with nobody playing Henry Fonda…), the owners needed
just two and a half evenings to complete their 45-man rosters.
Everybody had a drafting plan, wrong calls and dead
time were drastically reduced from the past, and in the end, everybody has
reasons to be happy with their choices and to worry about their rivals.
For
instance, the Topos' plan was evident: get Carl Everett at
any cost. Unfortunately, the same plan was in the Sniffers'
mind, and the result was the highest price ever paid for a hitter: Lit. 37,000.
Greg Vaughn, acquired by the Pachos for Lit. 29,000, came second,
and Tony Batista (Christians, Lit. 25,000) was third. The
costliest pitcher was Tim Hudson (Faccos, 35,100), followed by Kent
Bottenfield (Flowers) and Darren Oliver (Mikes), both
at 25,100. The overall record still belongs to Pedro Martinez, whose
coming to the AL cost Lit. 44,500 to the 1998 Sniffers.
The two
newcomers (Fatties and Faccos), both on their second run in the
League, were evidently more prepared than the previous owners (Bidons
and Rabbits), and there is a general sense that this will be a memorable
trading season. The first trade was completed just minutes after the end of the
draft, indeed, as the Burberries traded Brady Anderson to the Faccos
for Butch Huskey before the first pizza was delivered at Tomi
(the new official eating-out resort of the League). Also noteworthy, this was
the first draft out of the Argodome, as the owners gathered at the Fortitudo
Baseball Clubhouse, in the beautiful baseball complex that will host the Seattle
Mariners (real baseball, no fantasy!) European tryouts starting this
year (for more on this, check the Fortitudo Baseball Homepage).
See the complete list of the players drafted.
All the stats will soon appear, as soon as the season develops (weekly updates at
least!). More comments on each team can be found in the Teams page.
Other pages
for our friends online:
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A complete list of the keepers
for each team (see also the reference
page on the same matter).
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A complete list of the players drafted
by team (a reference
page is available on this matter as well).
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An updated team by team analysis in our usual Teams page,
a fan favorite; it displays a roster analysis with the projected lineups
for each team.
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The latest edition of this year's statistical recap
for each and every player involved in our game. This page is updated weekly
throughout the season, and is the best reference tool to evaluate the current
strengths and weaknesses of each team.
You
can see all the statistics
of the 1999 DiamondMind Baseball
Championship; they are provided, as usual, by courtesy of the Flowers Home Page.
Check
the League's Coming Events .
Stay in touch!
For
a complete recap of all the year's trades, see the Trades List Page.
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Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Mail me at r.caramelli@tin.it.
Thank you.