Feedback Wanted On $400 Draft Champions League
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:00 pm
We have three price levels to compete for the overall prizes in the NFBC Draft Champions National Championship: $150, $400 and $1,000. All feed into the overall prize pool, which last year was a record total thanks to 192 leagues and 2,880 teams. Amazing year.
We expect continued growth in this format and will continue to cater to those who want quicker drafts. Getting like-minded drafters together will be a goal this year if possible.
Anyway, we have one area of this contest that I think needs a closer look at it. When we branched out from the $150 DC leagues to the $400 leagues it was with the thought that some owners wanted a little more skin in the game. But because we were offering these leagues so early in the off-season, we didn't want too much risk involved when it came to potential injuries during the off-season. So we came up with the idea of making prizes for first, second and third place the same and the price would be the same as the cost of a Main Event entry ($1,500 at the time).
But maybe the time has come for that $400 investment to be worth a little more. In football, we switched payouts in the $400 DC to more for first and second place instead of the same payout for all three finishers. Is it time for that in baseball?
If so, I'd like to propose a strong payout for first place here to generate a little more interest in the $400 DC. What do you think of this pay structure?
2016 NFBC $400 Draft Champions League
1st Place - $3,000
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd Place - $500
It's pretty similar to the $150 payout structure, but with only $300 going to the overall prize pool we have a little more leeway to reward the top spot. Seems like this could be more interesting than three payouts at $1,500 each.
I'm looking for feedback before we finalize the site. Thanks for any insight here and enjoy the MLB Post-Season.
We expect continued growth in this format and will continue to cater to those who want quicker drafts. Getting like-minded drafters together will be a goal this year if possible.
Anyway, we have one area of this contest that I think needs a closer look at it. When we branched out from the $150 DC leagues to the $400 leagues it was with the thought that some owners wanted a little more skin in the game. But because we were offering these leagues so early in the off-season, we didn't want too much risk involved when it came to potential injuries during the off-season. So we came up with the idea of making prizes for first, second and third place the same and the price would be the same as the cost of a Main Event entry ($1,500 at the time).
But maybe the time has come for that $400 investment to be worth a little more. In football, we switched payouts in the $400 DC to more for first and second place instead of the same payout for all three finishers. Is it time for that in baseball?
If so, I'd like to propose a strong payout for first place here to generate a little more interest in the $400 DC. What do you think of this pay structure?
2016 NFBC $400 Draft Champions League
1st Place - $3,000
2nd Place - $1,000
3rd Place - $500
It's pretty similar to the $150 payout structure, but with only $300 going to the overall prize pool we have a little more leeway to reward the top spot. Seems like this could be more interesting than three payouts at $1,500 each.
I'm looking for feedback before we finalize the site. Thanks for any insight here and enjoy the MLB Post-Season.