So, just thinking about how many changes we're going to make to the list at season's end.
Given that this is a rather shallow draft, I can see us using only three picks - we don't need quantity at this point, we need to really add some cream. So I could see us using our first and second rounder, plus get Rice on the third - we might try to upgrade our second with a trade for a player, but either way, we'll only use three picks. Then fill in the rookie spots vacated by Schneids' retirement and Sincs' (and probably only Sincs) upgrade. That would require FOUR delistings from the main list:
- First rounder
- Second rounder (possibly upgraded)
- Rice
- Sinclair
We could delist Markworth and then take our chances that nobody will want him so we can put him in our rookie list - wouldn't be a bad option for all concerned. Even if Markworth WERE poached, it might not be a bad thing for anybody - give him a fresh start. That still leaves three spots to find, though.
Sippos and Simpkin are the two we always mention. Notwithstanding that Sippa might pull out something special in the second half of the year, that still leaves one more that would have to go. A lot of them are contracted though. Fish or Demps to retire as well? OF course, any upgrade on our second would involve us giving a player, but who has the kind of currency for that?