1969 Active Roster Size Vote

[Young Drachma]

Please choose one.

[Alan T]

Same thing here for me. I like the 25 man roster. It makes me have to choose between 1 extra pitcher or 1 extra bat. Increasing that number by even 1 pretty much lets me remove strategy from that point of view as I'll easily have as big of a bullpen and bench as I'd ever need.

[Young Drachma]

I think on this one, I feel like, a bigger roster would make depth even important. Because I think sometimes MORE players -- especially pitchers -- can be detrimental, depending on where you start them. Position players might not play as much, too and that's another factor of interest to me.

So I dunno. I haven't decided what I want to vote yet, but...I'm torn on whether I'd like to increase roster sizes to 27 or not. I might stay with 25 since it's simpler. I just wanted to get a new vote, since we haven't in a few years and we've replaced a few owners since then.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

I think on this one, I feel like, a bigger roster would make depth even important. Because I think sometimes MORE players -- especially pitchers -- can be detrimental, depending on where you start them. Position players might not play as much, too and that's another factor of interest to me.

So I dunno. I haven't decided what I want to vote yet, but...I'm torn on whether I'd like to increase roster sizes to 27 or not. I might stay with 25 since it's simpler. I just wanted to get a new vote, since we haven't in a few years and we've replaced a few owners since then.

With 27, I'd simply have a mop up reliever and another bat. So I don't think it would cause me any problems at all. But it would mean that I would not have to decide between keeping up veterans or bringing up youngsters.. with a larger lineup I could do both and not really have to make that many tough decisions is all.

This year for instance, having a 25 man roster, I had to leave 2 veterans in AAA and try out young kids at the ML level.. and the majority of the young kids didn't do so well. I guess decisions like that are fun for me to have to make and then reflect back upon to see if I chose wisely

[Young Drachma]

The decision process is indeed one that presents some real challenge. I think it's what makes this league so fun. To lose that ability to control your team all year.

[Commo_Soldier]

I am for keeping a 25 man roster. I feel it is the perfect size that requires strategy as far as an extra bat or arm in addition to keeping a player down or moving him up.