by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2020 | League Updates, Logistical Notes
The following draft order will apply to all our drafts from now through the April-May monthly meeting: GENERAL ORDER FIRST RD 1 Portland Rosebuds 2 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3 Detroit Tigers 4 Boston Red Sox 5 Old Detroit Wolverines 6 New York Mets 7...
by Ron Mock | May 5, 2019 | League Updates, Logistical Notes
Friends: I thought I’d share with you my Baseball Prospectus stats for May so far (since May 1) for each of our teams. I have several goals in sharing them with you:’ As a plug for Baseball Prospectus — you could subscribe, it’s pretty cheap,...
by Ron Mock | Mar 29, 2019 | League Updates, Logistical Notes
(NOTE: This is a copy of the email I sent out earlier, except for the sentence in green. That does not change the import of the message, since it merely articulates an applicable rule.) Our rules direct that I set the salary cap each year based on MLB team salaries....
by Ron Mock | Nov 14, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes, Rules
Bill James made waves recently with a couple of tweets. The biggest wave came from one about whether major league baseball could survive if all the current players were to suddenly disappear. He said in three years no one would notice the difference because the...
by Ron Mock | Oct 31, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes, Rules
Ten years ago while he was working for the Hagerstown Suns as a broadcaster, Ryan founded the Society for the Advancement of a Two-Season System. That Facebook link suggests the SATSS is the 44860395959th group in Facebook’s realm. 44,860,395,959th but not...
by Ron Mock | Oct 2, 2018 | League Updates, Logistical Notes
Here is our draft order for the Rule 5, Rookie, Free Agent, and end-of-April 2019 drafts, plus any waiver wires we settle along the way – assuming the Balk are still active in the league: 1 Baltimore Orioles 47 115 ...
