tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32751664.post3322545936682200133..comments2023-09-16T09:39:54.266-06:00Comments on Oilgasm: Evaluating The Return of Draft Picks At The Trade DeadlineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32751664.post-26632342541620186872007-08-21T01:47:00.000-06:002007-08-21T01:47:00.000-06:00I still diagree with you about the worth of draft ...I still diagree with you about the worth of draft picks. Even lower round picks, if you can pick someone there who at least LOOKS good, even if they never play a game for you, they still can provide value in that when a team is having a fire sale, you have ammunition to be able to make a big deal. Maybe this is hard in Edmonton, where its usually the other way around, but the point remains that it is through those kinds of shrewd moves which contenders are built by. The prospects/picks/whatever traded by the Isles for Smyth last year may not all pan out for the Edmonton, and they certainly haven't panned out for NYI, as they didn't even play for them. However, their value came because NYI was able to possess them, and pass them off for a better player. SJ did it twice to Boston. They could make those moves because they had a glut of good youngsters, who could either be traded themselves, or take the spot of a roster player who was traded. That is part of the inherent value of all prospects and draft picks.<BR/><BR/>The other thing is, drafting kids is definitely not a surefire thing. Its hard, especially outside of the top half of the first round. For that reason, you either need to have a fantastic scouting staff who can make every single one of your picks count, or you need to acquire tons of draft picks, go for the shotgun effect, and hope for the best. Given the Oiler's recent history at doing anything right, it would seem they should go for the shotgun effect when drafting. Drafting keeps you from being stuck with big long contracts that you can't get rid of, and it doesn't cost you anything in terms of current usable assets, unlike trading. Drafting is THE way to build a team, and there is no way around it. Go ask NYR how their adventures in building purely through free agency through the late 90's and and early 00's worked. You have to draft well, or draft enough guys to have ended up drafting well. If you devalue picks like that, you're gonna get burned. Giving away low picks for bit players sticks you with bigger contracts with very little upside. Consolidating low picks into higher ones means that you'd better get that higher pick right, cause if you don't, its going to cost you several picks.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892367633984292438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32751664.post-23250408553222965362007-08-19T23:30:00.000-06:002007-08-19T23:30:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.fakedarylkatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183513278199419647noreply@blogger.com