Post by Dodgers GM on Oct 23, 2022 19:24:23 GMT -5
In an effort to eliminate the rewards for tanking, effective for the 2023 MiLB Draft, there will be a Draft Lottery for the 8 non-playoff teams and their first round picks.
The 8 non-playoff teams go in a lotto to determine the first 8 picks of the first round. This is a weighted lotto, i.e. higher weights to the last place finishing team and so on - but no longer rewarding tanking by guaranteeing the last pick.
The 8 team lotto allows for any movement of picks in the first 8, i.e. teams can move from 6th to 4th, 3rd to 5th, 8th to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc.
The 8 team lotto is only for the first 8 picks of the first round. The remainder of the first round is determined by playoff finish (as it is now) and rounds 2 through 5 are determined by standings finish.
This would mean that last place would still get the 1st pick of the 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th rounds as usual, just that there would be a possible change in the first round.
I will use this website for the lotto: www.fantasydraftlottery.com/
Weighted lotto:
Last place: 30%
15th: 23%
14th: 16%
13th: 11%
12th: 8%
11th: 6%
10th: 4%
9th: 2%
In an effort at full transparency I can even stream / broadcast the lotto for everyone to watch as it’s done - Twitch is a useful tool for that for those that have used it before.
The 8 non-playoff teams go in a lotto to determine the first 8 picks of the first round. This is a weighted lotto, i.e. higher weights to the last place finishing team and so on - but no longer rewarding tanking by guaranteeing the last pick.
The 8 team lotto allows for any movement of picks in the first 8, i.e. teams can move from 6th to 4th, 3rd to 5th, 8th to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc.
The 8 team lotto is only for the first 8 picks of the first round. The remainder of the first round is determined by playoff finish (as it is now) and rounds 2 through 5 are determined by standings finish.
This would mean that last place would still get the 1st pick of the 2nd / 3rd / 4th / 5th rounds as usual, just that there would be a possible change in the first round.
I will use this website for the lotto: www.fantasydraftlottery.com/
Weighted lotto:
Last place: 30%
15th: 23%
14th: 16%
13th: 11%
12th: 8%
11th: 6%
10th: 4%
9th: 2%
In an effort at full transparency I can even stream / broadcast the lotto for everyone to watch as it’s done - Twitch is a useful tool for that for those that have used it before.