2037 Draft

[Board of the PEBA]

This weekend is the 2037 PEBA Amateur Draft and the Live event will be held at 10am PT/1PM ET on both Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22. GMs are expected to attend, and attendance will earn GMs 25 CP. We will draft within StatsLab as usual and we will hold the live chat in the PEBA Draft channel on Slack (please no posting there until Saturday). There teams can announce their selections as we go along, and the usual, jovial, conversation can be had! GMs who cannot attend the event and draft 'Live' are expected to have a draft list posted in StatsLab to cover at least 5 rounds (~150 players). It is HIGHLY recommended that all GMs post such a list, to cover themselves in cases of emergency! Life Happens... In addition to making sure you have lists set up, please let Dylan know if you will not be able to attend either of the days - it will make auto'ing your pick a lot quicker.

Dylan will once again be our workhorse behind the scenes, and we will get a new file up Sunday evening, after the draft - no games will have been played. At that point you can make the proper roster moves and begin the process of offering bonuses to those who require them. The next 'game' sim will be Wednesday, January 25, to allow GMs time to manage their post-draft teams. The follow-up sim will be that Saturday (1/28), with Rookie Ball beginning the following Monday.

Saturday is traditionally a slow day, but this year Dylan will be needing to leave promptly at 4pm ET, so everyone being on key as we move forward through the draft will help out. I will be out on Sunday - though drafting on the fly, so I won't be able to troubleshoot any issues (Go Niners!)

As always, you'll want to keep a close eye on your Organizational needs at Rookie Ball and Short A and draft accordingly.

For all you wheelers and dealers, please note trading of 2037 draft picks is closed. After the draft, teams may begin trading 2038 picks. The in-game Draft Order should be accurate as of sim time today, as should the Traded Pick forum. If you haven't already, please be sure to cross check these lists and make sure you have been credited with the proper picks - it's certainly within the realm of possibility I've missed one or two. I apologize in advance. Dylan has StatsLab set for list building and the Draft Order will be updated in StatsLab soon after Thursday's sim. The message here - don't trust the in-game draft lists.

I think that's all for the draft. Also be aware that All-Star voting has started in StatsLab. This years All-Star game will be held on February 9th, so all votes must be in by February 2nd. The 31st Annual PEBA All-Star game will be held at Washoe Field, Reno, Nevada.