Every player on your roster must have been originally drafted & signed by your team then TWIST into any season of their career between 1965 (1st ever draft) & 2012.  

For example, JD Drew is NOT eligible on the Phillies, he can only be on the Cardinals. 

Players that were signed from Japan, Cuba, Mexico, etc. are eligible since there is not a draft process to acquire those players.

Last season, the Oakland Originals defeated the Queen City Reds in 6 games for the league championship!

Sign up in the forum on first come, first serve basis.  NO duplicate teams allowed!

LEAGUE RULES

• Seasons: 1965-2012
• $110 mil cap
• YES: DH, Injuries
• NO: AAA, trades, WW, clones.
• Standard league: 24 teams, 6 divisions, 8 total playoff teams.
• Division alignment will be as close to MLB as possible.
• Stadium must have been used by your team during the era.
• SLL:  no restrictions or requirements.

I have compiled a spreadsheet of eligible players for every team & will send it if you sitemail me your email address. 
This is going to take a little more research than your standard franchise league!

Available teams in Bold:

BLUE JAYS

• C:  Pat Borders, Greg Myers
• 1B:  John Olerud, Carlos Delgado
• 2B:  Jeff Kent
• 3B:  Michael Young
• SS:  Tony Fernandez
• OF:  Lloyd Moseby, Jesse Barfield, Vernon Wells, Mark Whiten, Shawn Green
• SP:  Chris Carpenter, Roy Halladay, Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key
• RP:  Steve Karsay, Jose Mesa, Graeme Lloyd, Mark Eichhorn, Mark Hendrickson

CUBS

• C:  Rick Wlikins, Geovanny Soto
• 1B:  Rafael Palmeiro, Mark Grace
• 2B:  Darwin Barney
• 3B:  Ron Santo
• SS:  Starlin Castro, Shawon Dunston
• OF:  Joe Carter, Lou Brock, Bill North, Billy Williams
• SP:  Greg Maddux, Rick Reuschel, Dick Ellsworth, Mark Prior, Joe Niekro, Jamie Moyer
• RP:  Jim Brewer, Kerry Wood, Bruce Sutter, Lee Smith, Kyle Farnsworth

EXPANSION (D'Backs, Marlins, Rays, Rockies)

• C:  Charles Johnson, Miguel Montero
• 1B:  Todd Helton, Adrian Gonzalez
• 2B:  Luis Castillo, Dan Uggla
• 3B:  Evan Longoria, Garret Atkins, Miguel Cabrera
• SS:  Troy Tulowitzki, Edgar Renteria, Stephen Drew
• OF:  Matt Holliday, Josh Hamilton, Carl Crawford, Juan Pierre, Chone Figgins, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Gonzalez
• SP:  Ubaldo Jimenez, Josh Beckett, Livan Hernandez, David Price, Josh Johnson, Brandon Webb
• RP:  Jose Valverde, Dan Wheeler

COMMITTED OWNERS

1)  Got_Worms:  TEXAS RANGERS
2)  bhoser:  KANSAS CITY ROYALS
3)  metalgearrx:  OAKLAND A'S
4)  euzly:  ATLANTA BRAVES
5)  cpdpoet: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
6)  jaxsox79:  CHICAGO WHITE SOX
7)  forte4him:  CINCINNATI REDS
8)  Got_Worms:  MILWAUKEE BREWERS
9)  specsman:  LOS ANGELES DODGERS
10)  Donburgh:  PITTSBURGH PIRATES
11)  Rattlers:  NEW YORK METS
12)  shysters3:  NEW YORK YANKEES
13)  antoncresten:  CLEVELAND INDIANS
14)  mussopini23:  BOSTON RED SOX
15)  ejstockman:  LOS ANGELES ANGELS
16)  timflaw:  SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
17)  kriz:  WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS
18)  metalgearrx:  HOUSTON ASTROS
19)  gyrene:  SEATTLE MARINERS
20)  dlchow:  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
21)  bhoser:  SAN DIEGO PADRES
22)  specsman:  DETROIT TIGERS
23)  imladris12:  BALTIMORE ORIOLES
24)  fatboydad54:  MINNESOTA TWINS

LA Dodgers, please

Good choice specsman!  You'll have the best rotation in this theme!

Are players signed prior to 1965 but with seasons 1965 and after (Example: Willie Stargell) eligible?

Either way, I will take the Pirates.

Posted by Donburgh on 8/3/2012 2:47:00 PM (view original):
Are players signed prior to 1965 but with seasons 1965 and after (Example: Willie Stargell) eligible?

That's exactly right!  Since the first draft wasn't held until 1965 I thought it would be appropriate to use seasons from 1965-2012.

I'll be taking a 2nd team in the NL.  Leaning towards Milwaukee but if somebody else wants them, they're yours.

Oakland Originals will be back to defend the title!

You gotta defend your title!  Plus you can DH McGwire...

Gimme the Phils....

TY

You got the Phils again cpdpoet!

I'll go for the once-proud KansasCity Royals