Draft Utility

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StatsLab incorporates a draft utility that can be used to run drafts outside of OOTP. With the draft utility, it is possible to schedule a draft, have StatsLab auto pick for teams either using a GM's draft list or StatsLab's own draft list, and send out notifications when draft picks are made.

Enabling the Draft Module

The draft module is enabled from the Pages screen found under the StatsLab Admin menu, and can be enabled or disabled for each league. In this way, you can enable the draft module for only leagues with human managers in it and have it hidden from StatsLab when reviewing other leagues (e.g. minor league).

1. Log in to StatsLab with a commissioner account.
2. Go to the Admin section of StatsLab.
3. In the nav bar, click on the Pages link.
4. Click the checkbox for the draft module and league you want it enabled for, and click save.

Quick Guide to Draft Configuration

1. Go the Draft Admin screen
2. Click "Purge Last Draft"
   • Only needed if you've previously run a StatsLab draft for the league you're currently in
3. Configure draft settings and save
4. Generate the draft pool
5. Generate the auto draft list
6. Enable the draft

Detailed Guide to Draft Configuration

Administrative Functions

Purging the Last Draft

Whenever you run a new draft in StatsLab for a league in which you've previously run a draft, you should use the Purge Last Draft button to clear out the various settings and items from the previous draft. This button will perform the following tasks:

• Clear out the draft order
• Clear out the draft pool
• Clear out the auto draft list and individual team draft lists

Failure to use this button may result in errors, including things like StatsLab trying to auto draft an ineligible player.

Auto Draft List

Once you are satisfied with the player pool for your draft, click the (Re)Generate Auto Draft List button. The auto draft list will then be regenerated by StatsLab to include only the players in your current draft pool. If the number of players in your draft pool and the number of players on your auto draft list are not identical, then a problem has occurred that you should investigate.

StatsLab takes a number of factors into account when generating the auto draft list, and it will differ from the in-game recommendations made by OOTP. It may also be the case that you don't like the StatsLab auto draft list very much. In this case, the option to import your own auto draft list is available. In order to ensure correct formatting and that the list is complete, it is recommended that you allow StatsLab to generate its auto draft list first. Then you can export the results, reorder them as you see fit, and reimport them into StatsLab. Please note that any changes you make to the draft pool will require that you go through this process again, so be sure to save your work.