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#96428	07/31/2026 4:10:55 am	Feb 19th, 2075
crackit Joined: 05/15/2013 Posts: 317 Anchorage Lawless IV.4	It's been a bugbear of mine for a while, Round 1 and 2 (and maybe 3) of the draft usually produces the best selections. Yet the players aren't avaialable for Spring Training in their first season. I get that it is designed that players joining during the season get picks, but is it possible for the initial and best drafts to happen earlier in season or even at the end of the previous season? It would just be nice to develop the players I am most likely to keep. Cheers Crackit

#96430	07/31/2026 6:22:36 pm	Mar 2nd, 2075
WinSpitsGM-BB Joined: 05/21/2026 Posts: 2 Inactive	It is one week out of the career of up to like 200 weeks in your franchise, if you draft someone in the first round and keep them long term, 18 to 20 seasons, does one tiny fraction of a career require changing the entire draft timetable ? Probably not

#96432	08/01/2026 11:12:57 am	Mar 2nd, 2075
Divac Joined: 06/14/2020 Posts: 173 Florence Violets III.4	It's also a reason to login every week. That's 101 for every online game. Updated Saturday, August 1 2026 @ 12:01:03 pm PDT

#96488	08/17/2026 6:32:22 pm	Apr 21st, 2075
Jerbeetwo Joined: 06/30/2019 Posts: 343 Tyler Retrievers II.1	I know this will be very unpopular but I would propose we go in the opposite direction. I think it would be fine if we had one less draft round and the draft started AFTER spring training is over. Major league prospects are drafted in July. Why do we expect to be able to use our new draftees in spring training?