the Redemption: Future Considerations

"The future...?"

Dear select-GMs,

With the trade deadline approaching, I would like to officially announce a few league matters which relate to both this year and next. These announcements may or may not affect your trade decisions, so please read carefully.

1. EACH SELECT-GM MAY RESERVE ONE KEEPER FOR NEXT YEAR

After discussing this with each and every one of you, the League has unanimously decided to limit the number of keepers to one. This will allow for future-select-GM Tree Bone to have a wider selection when she selects her free keeper after the existing select-GMs have submitted their keepers.

2. DRAFT 2013

The next draft format has yet to be finalized, and is up for discussion. Before it was decided to expand the League, I had arbitrarily set the draft format as a snake draft (i.e. what was done this year), with the order being based on prior year's standings; i.e. 4th place would draft 1st overall, 3rd place would draft 2nd, and so forth. However, given that Tree Bone will be entering the League, the existing select-GMs will need to decide (a) what they would like as the draft format, and (2) what draft position Tree Bone will be slotted.

Why does this matter? Well, I figure that draft picks will be in the mix before the trade deadline, and the draft position of Tree Bone may affect the value of draft positions. Therefore, I apologize for not giving you gentlemen clear answers, but there has not been sufficient discussion on the topic so I wanted to make you aware.

Here are a few possible scenarios for the upcoming draft. Please note I have assumed the draft order based on today's team rankings.

Scenario I - Tree Bone receives 5th overall selection 

Rationale

As a new entrant select-GM, she will be slotted in after existing select-GMs. This will not penalize the positions of any existing select-GM. Though she gets the last pick in round one, it will be somewhat compensated as she will be the only select-GM to have two out of the top six picks in the draft (5th and 6th picks overall).

Mechanics

Burgundy, Dick Burns, Sitch and Safari submit keepers. Tree Bone then selects her keeper. Then Draft 2013 begins - the order will be:

1. Dick Burns
2. Burgundy
3. Safari
4. Sitch
5. Tree Bone
6. Tree Bone
7. Sitch
8. Safari
9. Burgundy
10. Dick Burns
    ... and so forth

Scenario II - Tree Bone receives 1st overall selection 

Rationale

As a new entrant select-GM, Tree Bone will be disadvantaged as four elite players will already be reserved by the existing select-GMs. Therefore, to compensate for this, she will receive the first overall selection in Draft 2013. However, this penalizes all existing select-GMs as it moves each of their drafting positions down by one. In particular, the select-GM who finished last from the previous year (in this case, Dick Burns) will lose his first overall pick.

Mechanics

Burgundy, Dick Burns, Sitch and Safari submit keepers. Tree Bone then selects her keeper. Then Draft 2013 begins - the order will be:

1. Tree Bone
2. Dick Burns
3. Burgundy
4. Safari
5. Sitch
6. Sitch
7. Safari
8. Burgundy
9. Dick Burns
10. Tree Bone
    ... and so forth.

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As you can see, each scenario has pros and cons. These are not the only options available either, so if you have a better idea bring it forward. The Fucking Commissioner Randy wishes to please all minds, both ladies and dicks, so don't be shy.

Cordially yours,

the Fucking Commissioner Randy