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Supplemental change
Starting in 2024, April, May & June will have 3 rounds.  July & August will still have 2 rounds.

2025 New Owners
Everyone is returning in 2026

Extra Players
The following players are on teams but not on the Scoresheet rosters:
2 Scott Yerby - Munetaka Murakami

Commissioner
Stephen Shelby is commissioner.

2025 Protection Lists
Protection Lists Due: March 14th, 2025 (one week before draft) to Brian/Stephen at 9 AN (Pacific)

2025 BL-DwMurphy Draft


When:  March 21st, 2025, TIME 10 AM.  30 minute lunch break after round ends at 12:30.  No round will start after 6 pm.
Where: Brian's house 569 Spruce Street, Half Moon Bay CA

There's room for about a dozen people.  If you have a spare, please bring a power strip.

Sorry public transit fans, driving is the best method.  There isn't that much parking in my block but there's lots a block or two away.

Fast food places in town include Subway, McDonalds, & Burger King.   There are also many taquerias and local sandwich shops.


For Slack, we are using the MURPHY_DRAFT channel in the Scoresheet Players Workspace.  If you have questions, please contact Daryl Spitzer.
For Google Docs, the URL is:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRUOd_4UB_xCc1TatADjpg9ZLIB6tYhVjMidAjAB2NL402m_53V2Q5B8qTykq64qugUbFvlWUTyAHAF/pub
Only Kati & Rob will be updating this spreadsheet.

Come to the draft early and PREPARED. That means HAVING THE PLAYER
    NUMBERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. We've got nasty time constraints,
    and when you draft, you'll need to provide the player numbers
    when you announce your pick. Remember, we have 840 players on
    teams after the draft. Make long lists. Include crappy players.

If you are drafting remotely, have a backup plan in place.
    Internet connections fail.  At worst, send a note to Brian telling him
    what you want to focus on, in case worse comes to worse.

IMPORTANT CELL NUMBERS:
1-415-385-5087 Brian Jones
1-510-421-2929 Rob Miller
1-202-870-7475 Steve Shelby

(5) Slack Instructions

Daryl Spitzer is our Slack guru.

I recommend everyone get on the Scoresheet Players Slack "Team" (aka Workspace) ASAP—ask me for an invitation if you haven't already—and make sure you can read and send messages in the #bl_murphy private channel.

Please try Slack a few days ahead of the draft.  We don't want to have technical problems on Saturday morning.

(6) Katie McHugh is the co-ordinator.  The charge for her services is $10 per team


2026 Divsions

Foxx: 
1) 1. Peter Byrne  
7) 15. Larry Acktinson  
13) 18. Reede Stockton   
19) 22. Manprin/Shelby 

Grove: 
2)  5. Mark Jareb     
8) 11. Quinn/Kmertz  
14) 9. Steve Saeger     
20) 19. Paul Nielson 

Ruth: 
3) 21. Smith/McClure  
9) 12. Rob Miller 
15) 23. Rich Lunardi
21) 20. William Burke

Wagner: 
4) 3. Smith/Cohen
10) 7. Daryl Spitzer
16) 10. Garth Hewitt  
22) 4. Cunningham/Neuheuser 


Mathewson: 
5) 13. Erickson/Jones/Hanrahan
11) 24. Todd Melander
17) 8. Murphy/Weiss/Lefkowicz  
23) 14. Alan Nall

Aaron: 
6) 16. Dan Troy
12) 2. Scott Yerby 
18) 6. Brian Jones
24) 17. Bryan Wong 

2026 Draft Order

(Odd rounds)
1) 1. Peter Byrne 
2) 5. Mark Jareb   
3) 21. Smith/McClure  
4) 3. Smith/Cohen  
5) 13. Erickson/Jones/Hanrahan 
6) 16. Dan Troy
7) 15. Larry Acktinson 
8) 11. Quinn/Kmertz  
9) 12. Rob Miller 
10) 7. Daryl Spitzer 
11) 24. Todd Melander 
12)  2. Scott Yerby  
13) 18. Reede Stockton
14) 9. Steve Saeger  
15) 23. Rich Lunardi
16) 10. Garth Hewitt
17) 8. Murphy/Weiss/Lefkowicz  
18) 6. Brian Jones
19) 22. Manprin/Shelby
20) 19. Paul Nielson
21) 20. William Burke
22) 4. Cunningham/Neuheuser 
23) 14. Alan Nall
24) 17. Bryan Wong


(Even Rounds)
1) 17. Bryan Wong 
2) 14. Alan Nall  
3) 4. Cunningham/Neuheuser  
4) 20. William Burke  
5) 19. Paul Nielson 
6) 22. Manprin/Shelby
7) 6. Brian Jones
8) 8. Murphy/Weiss/Lefkowicz    
9) 10. Garth Hewitt
10) 23. Rich Lunardi
11) 9. Steve Saeger 
12) 18. Reede Stockton
13) 2. Scott Yerby 
14) 24. Todd Melander   
15) 7. Daryl Spitzer  
16) 12. Rob Miller 
17)  11. Quinn/Kmertz  
18) 15. Larry Acktinson  
19) 16. Dan Troy 
20) 13. Erickson/Jones/Hanrahan 
21) 3. Smith/Cohen 
22) 21. Smith/McClure 
23) 5. Mark Jareb  
24) 1. Peter Byrne 



Draft Rules (2/27/99)

[1] Don't worry about keeping track of every
pick yourself.  I emceed an auction last weekend
where a *bunch* of time was wasted because
everyone was recording every selection.  You're
not going to have time to do this, so please
don't slow things down by asking people to pause
while you write things down.  It's also a redundancy
of effort.

We have a facilitator at the draft, and she will
keep track of selections.  Keep track of your
own team, and spend time *GETTING READY FOR YOUR
NEXT SELECTION*.

[2] Time constraints.  You will have 30 seconds
to make each pick.  Don't count on the person before
you spending all their time.  Be ready.  If you do
not select a player in 30 seconds, you will be skipped
over for the next selector.  After they pick, you may
have another 30 seconds to make a pick.  If you cannot
make a selection in that time frame, you will be skipped
for that round.  Don't stall by asking if players have
been taken.  Not to be rude, but we just don't have time,
and everyone's going by the same rules.  If it turns out
that we have a bunch of time left over after 15-20 rounds,
we can all agree to extend that time in the later rounds,
when questions like "Is Bryn Smith taken?" tend to pop up.
(.5 minutes per pick x 700 picks = 350 minutes, or just
under 6 hours)

[3] Small conversations.  In every draft, as things get
towards the end, people tend to start talking with other
owners, and murmurs grow around the room.  This makes it
very difficult for people to concentrate on their picks,
and several people complained about this last year.  If
you want to talk to someone, take it out of the main room.

[4] Thick skin.  We're trying to get a lot done in a short
time, so please don't be offended if you think someone
is terse or curt with you.  Nothing personal.  Just trying
to get through.  If someone tells you (or me, or anyone else)
to shut up, then shut up.  And don't hesitate to tell others
to shut up.

Voting on issues announced 11/14/98
Conditional Trades:
Round 1 Proposal outlining the rules under which Supplemental trades will be allowed.  Required
2/3 vote approval.  Results: 11 YES, 9 NO, 1 Abstain, 3 no votes.  Proposal Failed.  Almost all
NO votes stated they wanted no conditional trades, hence Round 2.
Round 2 Proposal banning Conditional Trades.  Required 2/3 vote approval.  Results: 9 YES, 11
NO, 4 no votes.  Proposal Failed.
Impact: Approval or Rejection of conditional trades is at the discretion of the Commissioner.
Some Commissioners may not allow them, and others may be liberal in what they allow.
Alternative: we could revote on the Round 1 Proposal.

Supplemental Draft Administration:
Proposal: Allow Scoresheet to administer the supplemental draft rather than doing so by e-mail.
Required 2/3 approval.  Results: YES: 16, NO: 7, no vote 1.  Proposal Passes.
Impact: Scoresheet will conduct our Supplemental draft next year.

Primary Draft Order Determination:
Proposal: Change the determination of Primary Draft order from random to reverse order of
finish.  Required 2/3 approval.  YES: 8, NO: 10, Abstain: 1, No vote 5.  Proposal Fails.
Impact: None.

Divisions/Schedule/Playoffs:
Proposal: Option 1 specified 6 divisions of 4 teams, balanced schedule, 6 division winners and
2 wildcards make the playoffs.  Option 2 specified 4 divisions of 6 teams, balanced schedule, 4
division winners and 2 wildcards make the playoffs.
Results: Option 1: 12, Option 2: 8, No vote 4.  Option 1 will be used.
Impact: No impact on the divisions sent out earlier this fall.  Clarification that a balanced
schedule will be used and the 8 teams will go to the playoffs.
Additional issues: I'll need to follow-up with a playoff schedule.

Roster Limits
1) The commissioner has veto power over trades.
2) No owner may have more than 37 or less than 33 draft choices for the main draft.  In other words, at the end of the main draft, every team will have between 33 and 37 players.  Once the main draft is over, there are no roster restrictions.  No trade will be allowed that leaves a team with more than 37 or less than 33 draft picks in the next draft.  Note that under this rule, there will be no "additional" picks after the draft is over (as occurred this year): you can only draft players with draft picks you possess.  If you have 33 draft picks, you will leave the draft with 33 players.
3) An owner can not trade draft picks beyond the next year's draft
4) If an owner trades a draft pick for a lower value pick, he must pay the next year's fees at the time of the trade.

I will issue a complete record of all the votes on this issue, but a summary of this vote is below:
Yes:    16
No:     6
Did not Vote:  2