2018 DRAFT DATE:
Saturday, March 31st, 2018
Start time: 11:00AM
Location: Trooper Thorn's
451 Morgantown Rd, Reading, PA 19611
(upstairs room)

Since some people forget every year:
You must draft 24 players for $260
C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, IF, (5) OF, DH, (2) U, (10) P

2018 ASL
ROSTER FREEZE:
Monday, March 26th, 2018
7:00PM

You may retain up to 13 players.  You must also note any contract extensions at that time.  You may submit your freeze list early - you can change it as many times as you like up until the dead-line. However, once you submit your list, you may no longer make any trades until after the draft.  If you have more than (5) s3 rookies, you will not have to cut down to the maximum of (5) until draft day.

ASL "Win/Loss" Records, 1985-2017
Several years ago, when Jerry Heath was still in the roto business, researching the science of Rotisserie, he came up with a Won/Loss method to determine the "value" of players, in terms of their impact on the standings.

He would survey the final standings of hundreds of league. If a player was on a first-place team, he got a win. If he was on a last-place team, he got a loss. If he was on a team that finished between first and last, he had no record.

For example, if Pedro Martinez was drafted in 100 leagues, and was on 35 pennant-winners, and 5 cellar-dwellers, he would have a 35-5 "record." It usually turned out that the best players, purchased for the best value, had the best won-loss records.

Using Heath's W-L formula as a starting point, I thought I would create all-time standings for ASL franchises. Pennant-winners would achieve an 11-0 record (in a 12-team league). Second-place teams would have a 10-1 record. Last-place teams 0-11, etc.  Using that method, here's what I came up with:

Final 2017 Standings

.2543
5

3.79
11

Mike Drago Pre-Draft Power Rankings!
I take the value each team has compiled going into the draft, then add the dollars left (minus inflation rate) and come up with a dollar value each team could expect to come out of the draft with. The "average" team, of course, would emerge at $260. A juggernaut would be around $300. Cellar-dwellers, like one of the early Drewer teams, around $200.

ROTISSERIE ACCORDING TO JON FINGLASS
by Drew Gallagher, 1999

"I’ll just keep you a minute…":
TRANSLATION: Honey, put on a pot of coffee.
OR: Honey, can we go visit your parents right now?

"They love his experience…":
TRANSLATION: The ubiquitous "they" are his parents. Experience, which is defined by Bubba Smith who is 32 and has never played above AA, is rarely loved by the major league skipper who couldn’t find the "prospect" at spring training with a map.

"Has your friend ever played rotisserie before…":
TRANSLATION: Does he know that Joe Charboneau has retired? Does he know that "having a good September for Wichita" is not one of the eight scoring categories?

"Davey Johnson loved this guy when he was with the Orioles…":
TRANSLATION: We all know that Davey Johnson managed the Orioles in the mid-90s. However, few remember that Davey used to "play" for the Orioles in the early 70s and that is when he "loved this guy". Please remember that players eligible for the Hall-of-Fame or broke in with Dwight Evans have little rotisserie value currently.

"Rob and I were discussing this…":
TRANSLATION: Although Rob may have been on the phone at one time that evening with Jon, he probably wasn’t listening, let alone agreeing that Tom Neidenfuer only played well for Jonathan.

"For whatever reason, he only plays well for me…"
TRANSLATION: Please trade with me because I am psychologically dependent upon my rotisserie team and subsequently the players I had 10 years ago. Pity is the great motivator here!

"We’re not even in the same stratosphere…"
TRANSLATION: I’ve been playing this game for 15 years and have yet to make a fair trade and am sure as hell not going to make one now! (Consolation prize: You AREN’T in the same stratosphere as Jonny Boy!)

"That’s interesting, but let’s just tweak it a little bit…"
TRANSLATION: Take out anything on my side of value and you add to your side of the already overwhelmingly one-sided deal and I’ll grin.

"If no one wants to trade now, that’s fine. We know who they’ll be coming to during the season and overpaying for…"
TRANSLATION: Editor’s Note—This phrase has sexual undertones that we are not comfortable delving into.

"Just a few short orders of business before the draft…":
TRANSLATION: Go to the hotel’s front desk immediately and advise them that you will be staying for another night.

"I was Michael’s best man, but…"; "I liked Pete, but we just didn’t play well together…"; "Greg’s a great guy, but…"; "Don’t get me wrong, I liked Morris, but…" "Nickel’s one of my best friends, but…" "Jay’s my brother, but…"
TRANSLATION: In gambling lingo this is known as a trend.