Position Eligibility Draft vs. Auction--Basic Question

BEF · Post by **BEF** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:14 pm

I must be really dense, so I apologize in advance if this has been covered in past postings (or it's so obvious that I will be forever known as "that guy who asked that incredibly stupid question six days before the draft...").

Anyway, are there different rules regarding Pos Elig for Draft vs. Auction? The rule for the Draft is:

6. Position Eligibility: Players who played at least 20 games at any position in 2005 will qualify at that position for the entire 2006 NFBC season. Players who play 10 games at a new position in 2006 will be eligible at that position after they have played for the 10th time there this year.

The rule for the Auction is:

A player may be assigned to any position at which he appeared in 20 or more major league games in the preceding season. If a player did not appear in 20 or more games at a single position he may be drafted only at the position at which he appeared most frequently. DH is a position for these purposes. A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the DH position. Games played will be determined from Fantasy Sports Magazine.

So using the Price Fielder controversy, am I right in assuming that for the Draft he is eligible only for DH, but for the Auction he is OK for first base? Same would be true for Andy Phillips, Ryan Shealy and Justin Huber, who all played 19 games at 1B last year? And the official document providing these numbers is the one I found here?

Thanks for your help!

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:01 am

Brian, your question must really have them bamboozled - I have never seen a question this important go unanswered so long by Tom and Greg.

FWIW, my view on the Fielder thing varies depending on whether you are talking about a

1) Mixed Auction - where you might claim the UT was a DH position and that would be his only eligibility (consistent with Greg's ruling for main draft event).

2) NL Auction - I think should be different, as there is no case for a DH, it is clearly utility and pinch hitter is NOT a position, so the most games played was 1B.

(okay that's just my opinion and I am sure Greg will rule to keep it the same in all three formats)

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:33 am

Good question on the auction, here's another ...

In the NL, 24 players are acquired by auction, and there are 6 reserves selected for a 30-man team.

For the AL and mixed auctions there are 23 players selected. The rules state there are 7 reserves selected for the mixed auction, for a 30-man team. It isnt spelled out whether the AL will have 6 or 7 reserves, and thus a 29 or 30-man roster.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:36 am

Contrary to Perry's post, this question did not bamboozle me. There was this small point about filling up every league and then flying from Nowhere, Wisconsin to Las Vegas. But thanks anyways Perry.

Fielder is Utility only in all of our NFBC leagues. He played 39 games in the majors last year and was used as a utility player 34 times and played first base 7 times. He is a Utility player in all three NFBC leagues. I can understand if you don't agree with my assessment, but this is consistent with how I've ruled in these situations since Day One. He's a Utility Player until he plays 10 games at first base in 2006.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:40 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

Good question on the auction, here's another ...

In the NL, 24 players are acquired by auction, and there are 6 reserves selected for a 30-man team.

For the AL and mixed auctions there are 23 players selected. The rules state there are 7 reserves selected for the mixed auction, for a 30-man team. It isnt spelled out whether the AL will have 6 or 7 reserves, and thus a 29 or 30-man roster. The NL has two more teams than the AL, thus the addition of one more player per team in NL-only auctions and AL-only auctions. Both auction leagues have only six-man reserves as the reserve lists are thin enough, while the main event went from six reserves to seven reserves in 2005 to provide teams more depth to deal with injuries during the season.

All were rational decisions by yours truly, not just goofy thoughts to screw everyone up.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:46 am

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

Good question on the auction, here's another ...

In the NL, 24 players are acquired by auction, and there are 6 reserves selected for a 30-man team.

For the AL and mixed auctions there are 23 players selected. The rules state there are 7 reserves selected for the mixed auction, for a 30-man team. It isnt spelled out whether the AL will have 6 or 7 reserves, and thus a 29 or 30-man roster. The NL has two more teams than the AL, thus the addition of one more player per team in NL-only auctions and AL-only auctions. Both auction leagues have only six-man reserves as the reserve lists are thin enough, while the main event went from six reserves to seven reserves in 2005 to provide teams more depth to deal with injuries during the season.

All were rational decisions by yours truly, not just goofy thoughts to screw everyone up.