2005 Winter League A.L. Draft Packet

(TWO STAGE, USING YEARS 1965-1968)

Click on the Winter AL player list or the Winter NL player list to get to those lists.

Welcome to Scoresheet Baseball: 1969-1972 Seasons. This packet contains the material you need for drafting the first stage of your team. Included are American League player lists, a description of the roster balancing procedures used in our draft, information on the statistics we use, and additional rules used in Scoresheet Baseball. We will send you a complete sample lineup card and instructions along with your draft results.

Our player lists are ordered according to total playing time (at-bats or innings pitched) from 1969 thru 1972. Using these lists, rank your first 150 choices (for an 10-team league) to assure each owner of receiving 17 players. Every owner ends up listing different players on his list; 150 choices are more than enough for 10 owners to each get 17 different players. In fact, you are likely to get most of your 17 players from your first 100 players listed. You can certainly list less than 150 players if you like - especially if the postmark deadline is fast approaching.

On the numbered ranking sheet we've provided, list your choices in the order you want them to be eligible for drafting by your team. Number 1 is the player you want the most, and so on down the list. Send us this single sheet to draft by. Please include player numbers (first names are not necessary). You may also want to make a copy of your ranking sheet, as we do keep the ranking sheet that you send us. KEEP the complete player lists and rules for use in the second stage of the draft.

Using your ranking sheet, and those of the other owners in your league, we'll draft 17 players for each team. The order of teams picking in round 1 will be randomly chosen. Round 2 will be in the reverse order of round 1, with round 3 in the reverse order of round 2, etc. As your team's turn comes up in each round, you will be assigned your highest-ranked undrafted player, subject to the roster balancing procedures described later in this packet. To start the second stage, we'll then send you: 1) A list showing the first 17 round's picks by each team in the order chosen. 2) Each team's rosters broken down by position. 3) A new blank ranking sheet and instructions for stage 2. You will proceed as before, ranking up to 150 more players, and sending us a list of your choices for stage 2. At the end of stage two you'll receive the results of the draft, along with blank lineup cards to fill out before the season starts. The results of the second stage will include the season schedule of games played. You'll also choose a team name when you send in your first lineup cards.

We do apologize for the length of this rules packet. But we did feel it best to try and address as many of the major questions we feel you might have at this time, and so that is why this goes into so much detail. We do think it will help you to read the entire document. But do remember the 2 most important issues:

1) Players in Scoresheet are limited by how much they played in the majors. Basically, in any one week of the winter season, a player can only play 1/11th as much as he did during the appropriate year. You will be faced with the decision whether to draft players with one big year, or players who were consistent all 4 years.
2) Our drafting procedures are designed so that you can simply list players according to how valuable you think they are, and then you'll receive a balanced roster based on your evaluations. (Basically, you'll get a starter at every position before you start receiving reserves.) You do NOT need to group players by position on your ranking sheet. Players should be listed in the order you think they are most valuable. For instance, unless you think the 6th best 3rd baseman is really more valuable than the best 2nd baseman, you should NOT list six 3rd basemen before you list a single 2nd baseman.

*Note: Unlike our regular season game, there is no mid-season qualifying at new positions for players. All of the positions a player qualifies at in this year's game are shown on these player lists - if a player is not shown as qualifying at a position on our player list then he does NOT qualify there in any segment of this season's game, even if one year he played at that position in the majors.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have - just give us a call. The best time to reach us is from 9 to 5:30, Pacific Time. But please, do read the whole packet before calling with questions.

P.S. If you still owe part of your team fee you should include a check for the amount owed with your player ranking sheet - thanks! And most important - Have Fun!!

AL Draft Packet                    NL Draft Packet    
Complete AL packet in PDF          Complete NL packet in PDF 
Introduction - How we draft        Introduction - How we draft
Roster Balancing Procedures        Roster Balancing Procedures 
Playing Limits                     Playing Limits     
AL Player Lists Explanation        NL Player Lists Explanation 
Fielding numbers                   Fielding numbers 
Hitting and Pitching Stats         Hitting and Pitching Stats   
Statistics Used                    Statistics Used
Additional SS Baseball Rules       Additional SS Baseball Rules  
Questions about drafting           Questions about drafting  
AL Ranking Sheet                   NL Ranking Sheet     
AL Winter Baseball Player List     NL Winter Baseball Player List
AL Winter player list in PDF       NL Winter player list in PDF
BL (both league) Winter Baseball Player List
BL Winter player list in PDF
Sample Batting and Bench Lineup Card
Batting and Bench Card Instructions
Sample Pitching Lineup Card
Pitching Card Instructions

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