Las Vegas March 28th Main Event Leagues & Draft Order

[Greg Ambrosius]

We have 5 full leagues for the Saturday, March 28th Las Vegas Main Event. These drafts will be held in Towers 1 through 5 in the Bellagio Convention Center starting promptly at 10 am. We will be inducting David DiDonato into the NFBC Hall of Fame at 9:45 am, so be early and help us honor this great NFBC champion. We'll also be honoring our 2015 champions and recognizing our NFBC Hall of Famers, past champions and first-year players. Come early and be ready to start the draft on time.

Okay, here's a look at the 5 different Las Vegas Main Event Leagues and the draft orders. These are official and are listed on all of your team pages. Good luck everyone:

NFBC Main Event
Las Vegas Bellagio
Saturday, March 28 10 am PT
Las Vegas League 1
1. Todd Zola, Milford, Massachusetts
2. Bob Mazur, Boulder, Colorado
3. Michael DeCavalcante, Hoboken, New jersey
4. Rob Giese, Shelby Township, Michigan
5. Roger Martin, Sarasota, Florida
6. Dan Semsel, Fairborn, Ohio
7. Dave Clum, Pembroke Pines, Florida
8. Jason Magoon, Lincoln, Rhode Island
9. Neal Moses, Drums, Pennsylvania
10. Stephen Fiore, Norwalk, Connecticut
11. Lindy Hinkelman, Greencreek, Idaho
12. Brady Bellis, Oakland, California
13. Jon Stadtmueller, Little Rock, Arkansas
14. Shawn Harvey, Oakville, Ontario
15. Mark Srebro, York, Pennsylvania

Las Vegas League 2
1. Wayne Edwards, Duluth, Georgia
2. Gregg Janoff, Riverside, California
3. David DiDonato, Smithfield, Rhode Island
4. Bryan Vogel, San Jose, California
5. Dave Smith, Warren, Ohio
6. Anthony Palavis, Weirton, West Virginia
7. Eric Christenson, Chanhassen, Minnesota
8. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
9. Dan Kenyon, Grand Junction, Colorado
10. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
11. Bob Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
12. Andy Robinson
13. Derek VanRiper, Middleton, Wisconsin
14. Eric Price, Norwalk, Connecticut
15. Matt Modica, Chicago, Illinois

Las Vegas League 3
1. Glenn Schroter, Whitestone, New York
2. Chris Liss, Los Angeles, California
3. Dave Potts, Auburn, Alabama
4. Clark Olson, Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Blair Wendell, Kitchener, Ontario
6. James Havey, La Mirada, California
7. Scott Jenstad, Altadena, California
8. Charlie Licari, North Richland Hills, Texas
9. Scott Waggener, Santa Rosa, California
10. Dustin Wagner, Katy, Texas
11. Donn Johnson, Atlanta, Georgia
12. Steve Archer, La Canada, California
13. Bill Macey, Houston, Texas
14. KJ Duke, San Diego, California
15. Vance Wittie, Heath, Texas

Las Vegas League 4
1. Rob Silver, Toronto, Canada
2. Michael Edelman, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
3. Bradley Shairson, Hermosa Beach, California
4. Peter Berall, Montreal, Canada
5. Vlad Sedler, Los Angeles, California
6. Andy Nolan, Bellingham, Massachusetts
7. Jeff Dobies, Farmingville, New York
8. James Rodriguez, New York City
9. Nick Cassavetes, Los Angeles, California
10. Don Warner, Wayzata, Minnesota
11. Joe Anthony, Wake Forest, North Carolina
12. Jason Santucci, San Mateo, California
13. Les Travis, Albuquerque, New Mexico
14. Brad Solander, San Diego, California
15. Jeff Erickson, Monrovia, California

Las Vegas League 5
1. Jon Izenstark/Bill Macey, Houston, Texas
2. Sam Botnick, Tarzana, California
3. Eric Wasyliw, Las Vegas, Nevada
4. Ronny Mor, San Diego, California
5. Richard Van Fleet, La Jolla, California
6. Kenny Enfield, Sept-Iles, Quebec
7. Scott Vetter, Washington, Illinois
8. Mike Cameron, Encinitas, California
9. Stephen Jupinka, Waldwick, New Jersey
10. KC Cha, Los Angeles, California
11. Glenn Lowy, Farmingville, New York
12. Josh Blumenreich, Brooklyn, New York
13. Peter Raukar, Hermantown, Minnesota
14. Jason Gill, Chicago, Illinois
15. Chris Hill, Santa Fe, New Mexico

[CALI CARTEL]

This should be a fun stretch...

8. Mike Cameron, Encinitas, California
9. Stephen Jupinka, Waldwick, New Jersey
10. KC Cha, Los Angeles, California
11. Glenn Lowy, Farmingville, New York

[ALL-IN JD]

This should be a fun stretch...

8. Mike Cameron, Encinitas, California
9. Stephen Jupinka, Waldwick, New Jersey
10. KC Cha, Los Angeles, California
11. Glenn Lowy, Farmingville, New York

Almost as fun as:

8. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
9. Dan Kenyon, Grand Junction, Colorado
10. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
11. Bob Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
12. Andy Robinson

[Gekko]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

[Edwards Kings]

First time in 12 years I got #1. I am sure to get Votto now!

[ALL-IN JD]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

And if you got first pick it would be thumbs up for KDS!

[Gekko]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

And if you got first pick it would be thumbs up for KDS!

Short term excitement...yes. However long term, there's a better way. I'm certain some people didn't particiapte in some of the higher $ DRAFT leagues partly because of this

[CALI CARTEL]

Almost as fun as:

8. John Pausma, Tinley Park, Illinois
9. Dan Kenyon, Grand Junction, Colorado
10. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
11. Bob Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
12. Andy Robinson

Yeah, that'll be a nice one as well.

[Gekko]

I like the Lindy part too.

In the end, it won't matter much. Gekko Domination will be here soon enough

[ALL-IN JD]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

And if you got first pick it would be thumbs up for KDS!

Short term excitement...yes. However long term, there's a better way. I'm certain some people didn't particiapte in some of the higher $ DRAFT leagues partly because of this

Mark,

I know you don't truly believe that. It has certainly been shown over the years that baseball can be won from any position.

[Rog]

I got my 5th choice not to bad.
But with what you are saying about bidding for spots I have 35 to 40 teams over the last 2 seasons and only 1 time have I gotten the number 1 pick. Ughh might have to enter another 1 at this point the odds have to be turning in my favor.

[Gekko]

Mark,

I know you don't truly believe that. It has certainly been shown over the years that baseball can be won from any position.

We'll chat in vegas about this

[ALL-IN JD]

Mark,

I know you don't truly believe that. It has certainly been shown over the years that baseball can be won from any position.

We'll chat in vegas about this

Only you if you promise to give me some more $$leeper alerts!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

And if you got first pick it would be thumbs up for KDS!

And this is when it's no longer Christmas, when the kids complain about the presents they got!!

In a 15-team format, most people like to be as high in the draft order as possible. In Las Vegas League 1, 9 different owners had 15 as their last preference. One owner had it near the top, but he got a better pick instead. So either Gekko or one of 8 others would have randomly gotten their last choice in this league, which was 15. Gekko just happened to be the last one randomly chosen by the computer for it.

We'll see how the bidding goes in the Platinum League this year using FAAB for draft spots. I can't see that happening in multiple leagues like this, but you never know. We've always pushed the envelope to make draft spot selections better and to make draft slots more meaningful, even implementing Third Round Reversal in football. But in some ways you can also hurt the product by getting too niche.

Have we lost customers because they got their last preference? Have we gained customers because they got their first preference? It's all just part of the game, just like injuries, draft prep, FAAB pickups and everything else that goes into a winning season. Making good selections is likely the biggest factor. Good luck all and hopefully more of you got a preferred spot than didn't.

[Gekko]

Greg - it feels like I'm an 8 year old that just opened their Christmas present to find a pair of socks, when I really wanted a video game!!!!

[CALI CARTEL]

Not sure what the correct answer is since the player pool changes every year, but with Trout clearly pulling away from the rest of the league as the top choice; I think a 3RR would've been a nice option this year to try out somewhere, maybe in a Satellite as a test. 15/16/31/60/61 sounds a lot closer to 1/30/45/46/75 than the normal setup.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Greg - it feels like I'm an 8 year old that just opened their Christmas present to find a pair of socks, when I really wanted a video game!!!!

And you're making me feel like the parent who let their son down. But I mean, you did have 15 on your Christmas list; it was just at the bottom of your list!!

It's part of the game and in the hands of the computer. Knowing you, you have a master plan at 15. Didn't you and Glenn pick at 15 in the Platinum League last year and you were right there until the end. I'm sure it can be done, right? Good luck and pull out the "other" Master Plan for the $125,000 grand prize!!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

Not sure what the correct answer is since the player pool changes every year, but with Trout clearly pulling away from the rest of the league as the top choice; I think a 3RR would've been a nice option this year to try out somewhere, maybe in a Satellite as a test. 15/16/31/60/61 sounds a lot closer to 1/30/45/46/75 than the normal setup.

I will say that in football we had a history of the top spots dominating most NFFC leagues and something was needed to change the luck of the random draft spot. 3RR with KDS has proven to be good for balancing out each draft spot in football and the results each year have been very level among all spots. Plus our owners feel very good about the spots they are given because everyone has a different choice for their favored spots.

Baseball has proven to be very level among all spots through our first 11 years, although admittedly 14 and 15 are tough spots. But then so is #1. While that is the preferred choice in baseball, we probably have had as few league champions from 1 as from 15. There is no doubt that adding 3RR/KDS to baseball would make everyone feel better about the picks they are getting,but I'm not sure that it would prove to be any better for the balance of the picks because the difference-maker in each league could be from Rounds 10 to 20. And we all know that.

[CALI CARTEL]

I will say that in football we had a history of the top spots dominating most NFFC leagues and something was needed to change the luck of the random draft spot. 3RR with KDS has proven to be good for balancing out each draft spot in football and the results each year have been very level among all spots. Plus our owners feel very good about the spots they are given because everyone has a different choice for their favored spots.

Baseball has proven to be very level among all spots through our first 11 years, although admittedly 14 and 15 are tough spots. But then so is #1. While that is the preferred choice in baseball, we probably have had as few league champions from 1 as from 15. There is no doubt that adding 3RR/KDS to baseball would make everyone feel better about the picks they are getting,but I'm not sure that it would prove to be any better for the balance of the picks because the difference-maker in each league could be from Rounds 10 to 20. And we all know that.

I agree, Baseball is way more about the mid rounds than Football; we had pick 14 in our Main last year and started out with Chris Davis/Tulowitzki, so we got a negative season and 2/3 of a season out of our first two picks and were still able to get 2nd in league thanks to some good later picks (Abreu 6th, N.Cruz 12th).

Just thought it might've been fun to try out a 3RR in a few isolated Satellite leagues, just to see if you could tell how much it helped out those 12th-15th picks that most people didn't want this year.

[Greg Ambrosius]

I will say that in football we had a history of the top spots dominating most NFFC leagues and something was needed to change the luck of the random draft spot. 3RR with KDS has proven to be good for balancing out each draft spot in football and the results each year have been very level among all spots. Plus our owners feel very good about the spots they are given because everyone has a different choice for their favored spots.

Baseball has proven to be very level among all spots through our first 11 years, although admittedly 14 and 15 are tough spots. But then so is #1. While that is the preferred choice in baseball, we probably have had as few league champions from 1 as from 15. There is no doubt that adding 3RR/KDS to baseball would make everyone feel better about the picks they are getting,but I'm not sure that it would prove to be any better for the balance of the picks because the difference-maker in each league could be from Rounds 10 to 20. And we all know that.

I agree, Baseball is way more about the mid rounds than Football; we had pick 14 in our Main last year and started out with Chris Davis/Tulowitzki, so we got a negative season and 2/3 of a season out of our first two picks and were still able to get 2nd in league thanks to some good later picks (Abreu 6th, N.Cruz 12th).

Just thought it might've been fun to try out a 3RR in a few isolated Satellite leagues, just to see if you could tell how much it helped out those 12th-15th picks that most people didn't want this year.

It's certainly a worthy suggestion and maybe something we could try out next season. I'm not opposed to it.

[ikenbaseball]

Not sure what the correct answer is since the player pool changes every year, but with Trout clearly pulling away from the rest of the league as the top choice; I think a 3RR would've been a nice option this year to try out somewhere, maybe in a Satellite as a test. 15/16/31/60/61 sounds a lot closer to 1/30/45/46/75 than the normal setup.

As someone who's participating in 2 Main Events this year, I see 1/30/31/60/61 as far superior drafting positions then 15/16/45/46/75 according to this year player pool. I would be in favor of FAAB.

Would I stop playing in the NFBC if I got the 15th pick in both of my drafts, probably not. But, I know that if I had a chance to get #1 pick based on silent auction system, I would prefer that.

I wouldn't play in a higher stakes league($5000 or higher) if it was random draw for draft position.

I rather blame myself for not bidding high enough rather then the luck of the draw.

[Edwards Kings]

15th preference for me. Ugh. Some owners get a KDS advatage; while I get lump of coal. Sure wish faab bidding for draft slots was implemented so everyone had real opportunity to value their draft slots accordingly.kds thumbs down here

And if you got first pick it would be thumbs up for KDS!

And this is when it's no longer Christmas, when the kids complain about the presents they got!!

[Wolfpac]

Greg - it feels like I'm an 8 year old that just opened their Christmas present to find a pair of socks, when I really wanted a video game!!!!

This analogy really made me laugh, If I wasnt deployed I'd be in Vegas, next year I'm joining you fellas there, and I do want to meet all these characters especially you Gekko

[jdryan]

My Main OL Pick 15 for me but that was my 8th choice so not bad... Like that wrap around this year..
now in the Live Draft in NY I will take #1 or #2 Please and Thank You

[jdryan]

I do agree in football most years I really dislike the bottom 13-15... I love those top slots...