2013 draft order

The draft lottery was done at halftime of the Super Bowl last night. This was two-fold: One, we wanted to capitalize on our audience and increase revenue by up-charging advertisers. Two, we had an impartial non-lottery participant (Joe) in attendance to observe the unfolding.


Here's the 2013 Draft Order, with the top 6 being the results of last night's draft lottery:

1. Ken
2. Chris
3. Rick
4. Mike
5. Jack
6. Andy
7. Shea
8. Adam
9. Bob
10. Hal
11. Joe
12. Dave
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Draft lottery odds

Hey - who says that the bottom six teams have nothing to be excited about right now?

Everyone but Rick - who has to pay the last-place fee - has reason to be excited. And that's because we have the official 2011 draft lottery odds!


Manager // Odds of winning lottery
1. Rick // 30.07%
2. Andy // 23.08%
3. Dave // 20.05%
T4. Adam* // 9.09%
T4. Hal // 8.86%
T4. Ken // 8.86%

*Denotes tiebreaker winner (random draw).
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2011 Draft Lottery - LIVE COVERAGE

(Clock hits 2:00 and "ESPN8: The Ocho" fades to black and runs a montage of the 2010 MTLPC Keeper League season. The 30-second video of clips concludes with shots of six managers sitting - some smiling, some with serious looks - with a giant bowl of ping pong balls in the middle. On the left side, we have Dave, Ken and Rick. On the right, we have Mike, Shea and Jack.

The screen goes to Commissioner Z, standing at a podium with a microphone.)


Commish: Welcome to the 2011 MTLPC Keeper League Draft Lottery! (crowd cheers wildly). Today, the six worst managers from 2010 will learn of their 2011 draft fate. Throughout the next few minutes, you'll want to click the "refresh" button as we provide live updates from the draft lottery!

But, first, a look at the six managers.

(Screen cuts to a montage breaking down each manager's stats and chances)

Dave: Top odds, 30.07 percent chance of winning the lottery. This is his fourth consecutive year in the draft lottery. His highest position has been third.

Mike: Second-best odds, 23.08 percent change of winning. This is his third consecutive year in the lottery, and his highest position has been fifth.

Ken: Tied for the third-best odds, at 16.55 percent. This is his second year in the lottery with his highest spot being fourth.

Shea: Also tied for the third-best odds, at 16.55 percent. This is his third time in the lottery, and both other times he has won it! (Shea's fan base cheers wildly)

Rick: The fifth-best odds at 8.86 percent. This is, amazingly, his first time in the lottery.

Jack: The worst odds at 4.9 percent. This is his second time in the lottery, and the previous time he got the sixth pick.

(screen fades to commercial with the words "2011 Draft Lottery - Coming Up NEXT!"

Commish: And here we go! As always, we will start from bottom to top!

The sixth pick in the 2011 MTLPC Keeper Draft will be... KEN

Announcer 1: Wow a huge shocker to start things off! Ken was tied for the third best odds and fell all the way to sixth!

Announcer 2: Just a disappointing outcome for Ken. He really needed a break after last year's tough season.

Announcer 1: And that means Jack, who had the worst odds, gains at least a spot out of this.

Commish calls Ken over to the stage for an interview

Commish: Ken, your thoughts on this? It's gotta be a bit disappointing.

Ken: I suck at lotteries.

Commish: Thanks for your time, good luck this season.

(commercial break)

Announcer 1: Welcome back! We heard during the break Mike, who currently has the second-best odds at this point, say he'd be happy with the fifth pick.

Announcer 2: Yeah, you know, I just don't understand the thought process there. At this point, he needs to be thinking anything other than a top-2 pick is a failure.

Announcer 1: Let's go back to the commissioner for another pick!

Commish: Thanks guys. The fifth pick in the 2011 MTLPC Keeper Draft will be... RICK

Announcer 2: Wow!

Announcer 1: Well, Rick stays slotted in the 5 spot, as projected, but Announcer 2, tell the audience why you're wowing.

Announcer 2: It means Jack really is a big winner here today. He goes from the worst odds to at least a top-four pick.

(commercial break)

Commish: And let's get right to the fourth pick!

The fourth pick of the 2011 Keeper Draft will be... JACK

Announcer 1: So there it is, Jack will be the fourth pick.

Announcer 2: And you know, he has to be thrilled with that. If you remember, Jack always was one to think draft orders were rigged against him, so this here has got to be a welcome sight for him.

Announcer 1: Absolutely. And now we're down to three - Dave, Mike, and Shea.

Commish: Now, for the third pick in the 2011 Draft...it goes to MIKE!

Announcer 2: You know, it's just unbelievable the luck that Shea gets in these draft lotteries. Three times now and he's improved from his original status.

Announcer 1: And Mike will be the third pick. Let's go to the commish, who is standing by with Mike.

Commish: Mike, are you happy or disappointed with this outcome?

Mike: We were expecting a top-two pick, but we are satisfied in the three hole.

Commish: Thanks, Mike, good luck this season.

Announcer 1: So there we go, we're down to two. Dave - who had the best odds - and Shea, who was tied for the third-best odds to win this sucker.

Announcer 2: I'm really excited, this is what the offseason is all about. Look at the faces of Shea and Dave. Shea is smirking, and Dave is serious. (camera pans to the two of them.)

Announcer 1: Quite a scene here, let's go back to the commish for the end of this draft lottery!

Commish: First, we'd like to thank all our sponsors and we encourage you to visit their websites! Now, for the conclusion of the 2011 Draft Lottery...

(camera scans to both Shea and Dave, as dramatic music plays in the background)

Commish: The second pick in the 2011 draft will be ... SHEA! Meaning the winner of the draft lottery is DAVE!

Announcer 1: A huge victory for Dave! The kid has yet to make the playoffs in this league, and maybe this will be what will propel him to finally get over the hump!

Announcer 2: You have to feel good for Dave. He really has been outmatched in this league, and now maybe he can turn things around. Will he take Albert Pujols? Hanley Ramirez? He has the pick of the litter to choose from!

Announcer 1: So let's recap here. The complete 2011 draft order is: Dave, Shea, Mike, Jack, Rick, Ken, Joe, Andy, Adam, Hal, Chris, Bob

Commish: Thanks to everyone for joining us here today! We hope you had a good time, and we'll see you in March for the draft!

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Draft lottery information

This year's draft lottery will take place Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. EST.

It will be broadcast live on the blog, so check back for live updates!


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Draft lottery odds

Don't worry those of you who missed the playoffs - the countdown to the draft lottery is now on.

The standings of 7th through 12th place are as followed, with percentages of winning the lottery in parentheses:


7. Jack (4.90%)
8. Rick (8.86%)
T9. Shea (16.55%)
T9. Ken (16.55%)
11. Mike (23.08%)
12. Dave (30.07%)
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Draft Lottery results

The 2010 Draft Lottery has come and gone, and for the second time in league history, the person with the best odds did NOT get the first pick.

That honor went to Shea, who will have the top pick in the draft for the second time in his career.

Groans went up from the owners who attended the lottery as Shea was revealed to be the winner. Shea, however, let out an audible "WOOOOOOO!"


Shea had a 23.08% chance of landing the first pick, the second-best odds.

As for the rest of the Draft Lottery, there were no other surprises. Hal was second, followed by Dave, Adam, Mike and Chris.

The only results that deviated from the norm was Hal and Shea flip-flopping.

The official 2010 draft order:

1. Shea
2. Hal
3. Dave
4. Adam
5. Mike
6. Chris
7. Andy
8. Rick
9. Ken
10. Jack
11. Joe
12. Bob
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Draft Lottery on Sunday

A reminder to everyone: The 2010 MTL Fantasy Baseball Keeper League Draft Lottery will commence at 1 p.m. Sunday.

If you are available, hop onto AIM and enjoy the festivities. It's always an exciting 15 minutes.

After the jump, official odds.


Hal: +250
Shea: +400
Dave: +750
Adam: +900
Mike: +1250
Chris: +1800
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Draft lottery odds

The end of the regular season means two things: One the playoffs begin. Two, for the less fortunate of those hitting the links today, it means the official lottery odds are out today!

Without further ado, after the jump.

Player, Ping pong balls, Odds of No. 1 pick
1. Richie, 129, 30.07%
2. Shea, 99, 23.08%
3. Dave, 86, 20.05%
4. Adam, 56, 13.05%
5. Mike, 38, 8.86%
6. Chris, 21, 4.9%
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