HOW THE TEAMS WERE SELECTED

THE DRAFT COMMITTEE COMBINED THE BATTING AVERAGE AND SLUGGING PERCENTAGE FROM LAST YEARS STATISTICS.  WITH THAT NUMBER, PLAYERS WERE RANKED TOP TO BOTTOM.  NEW PLAYERS WERE RANKED BASED ON INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

USING THAT RANKING SYSTEM, PLAYERS WERE PLACED ON TEAMS USING A REVERSE DRAFT.  WITH THE DRAFT COMPLETED, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED EACH TEAM AND MADE CHANGES IT FELT WERE NEEDED TO MAKE THE TEAMS EQUALLY COMPETITIVE.

THE COMMITTEE’S FINAL SELECTIONS WERE GIVEN TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR HIS APPROVAL.  THE COMMISSIONER AND COMMITTEE MET WITH THE MANAGERS.  THE MANAGERS WERE GIVEN THEIR TEAM ROSTERS AND WERE GIVEN A DEADLINE TO MAKE TRADES.

NOTE:  PLAYERS LEFT OUT OF THE SELECTION PROCESS BECAUSE OF LATE PAYMENT HAVE THE OPTION OF BEING PLACED ON A “WAIT LIST” OR HAVING THEIR MONEY RETURNED.   WHEN THE WAIT LIST REACHES MULTIPLES OF SIX, THE PLAYERS WILL BE PLACED ON TEAMS FOLLOWING THE PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE.    WHILE ON THE WAIT LIST THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE PICK-UP LIST.