Rooting for LAD, NYM, NYY to finish 13-15 in overall standings?

[obobo55]

With Sheets and CC as free agents, that would be optimum correct? Top 15 give up their 1st rounder while bottom 15 give up a second round pick?

 

Currently the Mets sit at #15. Dodgers are 1 game back at #18. Yankees are #11.

 

What other teams do we need to worry about? Houston (#22)? Atlanta (#20)?

 

If #15 & #16 finish tied, how do they determine the cutoff?

 

How are the compensation picks awarded? If Sheets and Sabathia are the highest-ranked FA targets do we get #31 and #32? What other FA targets are out there this offseason?

 

Sorry for all the questions, but 5 of top 35 has me excited already for 2009.

[Tedaldtada]

actually, top 15 give away their 2nd rounder, and bottom 15 give up their 1st rounder.

[TheCrew07]

actually, top 15 give away their 2nd rounder, and bottom 15 give up their 1st rounder.

? That's backwards, the teams that do the best and sign the free agents get penalized the most. Bottom 15 are 2nd round picks, top 15 are 1st round picks.

[BrewCrewWS2008]

Tedaldtada29 wrote:

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actually, top 15 give away their 2nd rounder, and bottom 15 give up their 1st rounder.

? That's backwards, the teams that do the best and sign the free agents get penalized the most. Bottom 15 are 2nd round picks, top 15 are 1st round picks.

I think that he was talkin bout/thinking top 15 picks not top 15 teams....thats what i was thinkin when i read it

[Never Outhustled]

If #15 & #16 finish tied, how do they determine the cutoff?

The pick is then determined by the previous seasons record. I think that's a much better system than other sports, which use a coin flip.

 

How are the compensation picks awarded? If Sheets and Sabathia are the highest-ranked FA targets do we get #31 and #32?

You have it correct. I'm not sure what positional players are available, but Sheets and Sebathia will definitely the 2 highest rated pitchers. It based on the latest 3 seasons, so Sheets ranking will be hurt some by his past injuries.

 

 

Also, is possible the Brewers could add supplemental picks from losing type B free agents. Gagne was 1 last year. If he gets it together, he could be 1 this year. Shouse will be at least a type B.

[BrewPackBuck]

What if lets say New York Yankees sign both CC and Sheets, do we get 2 first round picks plust 2 1st round comp. picks or how does that work?

[battlekow]

What if lets say New York Yankees sign both CC and Sheets, do we get 2 first round picks plust 2 1st round comp. picks or how does that work?

The first 15 picks of the first round are protected (which is why the Brewers got second-round choices from Cordero and Linebrink, not first-rounders), but the Yankees almost certainly will finish in the top half of MLB and thus have a pick between 16-30, so in your hypothetical scenario the Brewers would get the Yankees' first-round pick, two supplemental picks, and the Yankees' second-round pick--I think. I'm not sure what would happen if the signing team had a protected first-round choice; can anyone answer that?

 

[colbyjack]

The picks just get bumped back a round. In that scenario, yes, the Brewers would get the Yankees first and second round picks. If a team were to do the same thing (or sign a different Type A FA whose Elias ranking is higher than that of Sheets and/or Sabathia) then you would get their 2nd and/or 3rd rounders.