League Name: Modern Day 5-Man Rotation
Salary Cap: $70 million
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Description: All players from 1980-2009 only.  You must roster at least five starting pitchers with 150+ IP/162 and the cumulative IP/162 from your five SPs must total at least 900.  (Position must be listed as SP to qualify).  Ballparks from 1980+ only. 

DH: No
WW: No
AAA: No
Trades: No
Clones: No
Injuries: Turned on
SLL: Not allowed
Multi-team players: No restrictions (i.e., you can use partial or combined)
Ballpark: Your ballpark must have been one used in 1980 or later
300K Exception: N/A
Team Name: Anything
Division Alignment: Random
 

90M Team Blacklist:

Atlanta Braves 1973, 1994, 1996
Baltimore Orioles 1902, 1967, 1969, 1995, 1999
Boston Red Sox 2002, 2008
Brooklyn Dodgers 1957
Chicago Cubs 1906, 1935, 2002, 2004
Chicago Whales 1915
Chicago White Sox 1916, 1924, 1967
Cincinnati Reds 1932, 1955, 1977
Cleveland Blues 1902
Cleveland Indians 1954
Colorado Rockies 1998
Detroit Tigers 1931
Florida Marlins 1996
Houston Astros 1987, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005
Los Angeles Dodgers 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 2008
Minnesota Twins 1964, 2007
Montreal Expos 1983
New York Giants 1931
New York Mets 1968, 1977, 1999
New York Yankees 1925, 1939, 1973
Oakland Athletics 1970, 2005
Philadelphia Athletics 1931, 1935
Philadelphia Phillies 1930, 1933, 1934
Pittsburgh Pirates 1912, 1924, 1986
San Diego Padres 1994
San Francisco Giants 1998
Seattle Mariners 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004
St. Louis Browns 1920
St. Louis Cardinals 1919, 1930, 1944, 1968, 1986
Washington Senators 1919, 1924

League Name: Limited Seasons Twist
Salary Cap: $100 million
Level of Difficulty: Hard

Description: Pick any single-season team (1901-2009 seasons only) and build your roster from players who appeared at least one game on that team.  This is a special version of a “Twist” league.  When you “twist” your players to another season, you may only use seasons within +/- 3 years of your selected season.  For example, if you choose the 1994 White Sox then you can use any Frank Thomas season from 1991 thru 1997.  Only players from 1901-2009 are eligible so if you pick a team from 1901-02 or 2008-09 seasons, then you are further limiting your twist choices.  

DH: No
WW: No
AAA: No
Trades: No
Clones: No
Injuries: Turned On
SLL: Not allowed
Multi-team players: No restrictions (i.e., you can use partial or combined)
Ballpark: Your ballpark must be park used for that team during that season.
300K Exception: You may select any player under 300K from the season you selected.
Team Name: Include the season and team (i.e., Crappy ‘62 Mets)
Division Alignment: Random

League Name: Power/ Speed
Salary Cap: $120 million
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Description: You must draft an offense where your team’s real life total HRs + SBs >= 500 (not per 162 games).  There is no minimum requirement for HRs or SBs.  You could draft 450 SBs and 50 HRs or vice versa.  But, here’s the catch.  You may not have any player on your roster with a catcher’s arm of C- or better (D+, D, D- arms only).  Also, every pitcher you roster must have a HR/9 >= 0.50.  The DH will be used in this league.

DH: Yes
WW: No
AAA: No
Trades: No
Clones: No
Injuries: Turned On
SLL: Not allowed
Multi-team players: No restrictions (i.e., you can use partial or combined

Ballpark: Any
300K Exception: N/A
Team Name: Anything
Division Alignment: Random

Post any rules questions here...

Question: In the Twist league are we using WIS eligible players or Baseball Reference as our eligible guide?

Answer: Baseball Reference. If a player appeared in even 1 game, then he is eligible to be twisted.

Question - Do only the starting 9 count toward the >=500 combined SB+HR limit in the $120 million theme or do all non-pitchers count toward the total?

Answer: All non-pitchers count toward the total.

Q: for the Modern Day 5-Man league, does "starting pitcher" refer to the player's listed role in the database, use in the league, both, or neither?

Answer: SP is defined as the position listed in the database. How you use your pitchers is up to you.

Back to the Twist again, when you twist a player from a certain year to another, does he have to still play for the same team as he did in the year selected?