This league is really be two progressive leagues in one. The NL is a 12 team league which started in 1901 and the AL is a 12 team league which started in 1941. No trading of players or draft picks is allowed between the 2 leagues, so the NL will always only have players progressing from 1901 and the AL will only have players progressing from 1941.



We have 3 openings for the second season, 2 teams in the NL which will be drafting for the 1902 season and 1 team in the AL which will be drafting for the 1942 season.

The NL (1902) will have a slight shortage of players as 300 players are needed and only 289 are available, a shortage of 11 players or one per team. Every team will be required to draft one $200k player from 2001-2012 to fill their last roster slot. Because of this player shortage. the league (both NL and AL) will be provided with average AAA players, 6 position players and 4 pitchers, for a few seasons until the player shortage no longer exists.

No shortage exists for the AL (1942) as there are about 380 players and 300 are needed.

Detailed roster information for the teams available is provided below. If interested, please sign up below. Because this is a progressive league, I do ask that you not sign up unless you anticipate being able to participate for at least 5 seasons. Interested owners will be given immediate access to the league's private forum, which will in a few days have the available player lists (separate for 1902 and 1942) and the draft schedules.

Excerpt from team rules:

!!!. Teams. There will be 24 teams split into two 12 team leagues with separate drafts for 1901and 1941 (and thereafter separate keeper lists, available player lists etc.). Thus within each league for the initial draft only 300 players will be needed (12 x 25). The 1901 league will have a small shortfall of players (18) as only 282 players are available. For the 1941 league 396 players are available so no shortfall will exist. There will be a list of available teams and ballparks-please use the team names and ballparks provided.

IV. WIS Rules. We will use the 1969-1976 format with 4 6 team divisions, 4 teams making the playoffs, NO INTER LEAGUE PLAY except for the World Series. No DH, No WW, No Salary Cap, No Live play. Injuries off. Initially 6 position and 4 pitching average AAA players will be allowed to cover any shortfalls in PA or IP until such time as the Commissioner determines that AAA players are no longer necessary. No trades of players or draft picks between leagues-the NL will remain only 1901 players and the AL will remain only 1941 players.

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For the 1902 league ONLY, the shortfall in players (11) will be made up by drafting players with a maximum salary of $200k from 2012. These players may be replaced by AAA players if desired once the season starts. All teams will have 1 2012 player. All teams (AL included) will also get 6 position and 4 pitching average AAA players.Any shortfalls in future seasons will be handled in the same way. 2012 players and AAA players may not be keepers for the following season.

The 3rd team available is the Detroit Tigers (1942 AL). The Pirates had a record of 76-86 and will be drafting 6th in the AL draft. Owners in the AL must cope with the upcoming war years, with many players on IR. The Tigers will have 4 players on IR for 1942, P Jim Turner (who might be cut), 2B Burgess Whitehead, and OF's Sam Chapman and Johnny Rucker. C Ray Berres retired so the team will need at least 5 draft picks (4 IR and 1 retired player). Additional cuts may be made at the discretion of the new owner.  The Tigers are a solid team with a deep, although not outstanding, pitching staff. The holes are 3B and a third starting OF.

Following are the actual batting statistics for the Tigers 1942 players:

Actual Statistics (projected to a 162 game season)             THIS TEAM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
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Player	SN	B	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PA	SF	SH
Siebert, Dick	1942	L	161	644	60	167	26	7	2	78	25	18	3	4	5	.260	.291	.333	.624	676	0	3
Kolloway, Don	1942	R	161	658	79	180	44	4	3	66	33	43	3	18	15	.273	.311	.368	.678	705	0	11
Appling, Luke	1942	R	155	595	85	155	28	4	3	58	69	25	3	19	5	.262	.342	.341	.682	671	0	4
Case, George	1942	R	134	551	108	176	28	2	5	46	47	32	3	47	6	.320	.377	.407	.784	605	0	3
Kreevich, Mike	1942	R	122	468	60	119	20	1	1	32	49	33	0	7	9	.255	.326	.309	.634	520	0	3
Kuhel, Joe	1942	L	126	453	66	113	15	4	4	57	66	24	2	24	10	.249	.347	.332	.679	528	0	8
Lombardi, Ernie	1942	R	115	339	35	112	15	0	12	50	40	13	1	1	2	.330	.403	.482	.886	380	0	0
Rolfe, Red	1942	L	73	279	44	61	8	2	8	26	24	19	0	1	1	.219	.281	.355	.636	307	0	3
Sturgeon, Bobby	1942	R	66	171	8	42	7	1	0	7	4	14	1	2	2	.247	.269	.302	.572	178	0	2
Schumacher, Hal	1942	R	31	80	11	14	3	0	1	11	3	17	0	0	0	.173	.205	.253	.458	89	0	5
Trout, Dizzy	1942	R	37	79	9	17	3	0	1	7	4	17	0	1	0	.213	.253	.293	.546	88	0	4
Smith, Eddie	1942	S	32	80	2	10	0	1	0	0	3	16	0	1	0	.123	.158	.151	.309	87	0	3
Lee, Bill	1942	R	34	73	2	12	2	0	0	7	7	14	0	0	0	.159	.237	.188	.425	86	0	5
Benton, Al	1942	R	37	71	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	.075	.075	.090	.164	80	0	9
Olsen, Vern	1942	R	34	51	4	9	1	0	0	4	5	2	0	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	57	0	1
Salvo, Manny	1942	R	27	45	2	5	2	0	0	4	0	16	1	0	0	.122	.143	.171	.314	49	0	2
Gomez, Lefty	1942	L	14	35	4	5	0	0	0	4	1	13	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	37	0	1
Lee, Thornton	1942	L	12	33	0	7	2	0	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	33	0	0
Mooty, Jake	1942	R	20	30	3	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	31	0	1
Murphy, Johnny	1942	R	33	14	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	.154	.154	.308	.462	16	0	2
Pitcher Totals	--	--	311	591	41	92	16	1	2	41	23	148	1	2	0	.156	.189	.196	.385	653	0	33
Hitter Totals	--	--	1113	4158	545	1125	191	25	38	420	357	221	16	123	55	.271	.331	.356	.687	4570	0	37
Totals	--	--	1424	4749	586	1217	207	26	40	461	380	369	17	125	55	.256	.314	.336	.650	5223	0	70

And following are the actual pitching statistics for the Tigers 1942 players:

Actual Statistics (projected to a 162 game season)
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Player	SN	T	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BFP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	OAV	WHIP	ERA	HBP	WP	BK
Benton, Al	1942	R	37	32	7	14	2	239.0	1004	221	77	9	88	116	.246	1.30	2.90	0	5	0
Smith, Eddie	1942	L	32	31	8	22	1	236.0	1023	244	104	19	94	85	.269	1.44	3.98	4	5	0
Trout, Dizzy	1942	R	37	31	13	19	0	235.0	1015	225	89	16	94	96	.249	1.36	3.43	4	8	1
Lee, Bill	1942	R	34	32	14	14	0	232.0	988	232	99	4	70	79	.258	1.31	3.85	1	3	1
Schumacher, Hal	1942	R	31	31	13	14	0	231.0	987	222	78	13	87	52	.251	1.34	3.04	3	3	0
Olsen, Vern	1942	L	34	18	6	9	1	148.0	665	169	74	6	58	48	.283	1.54	4.49	1	3	1
Salvo, Manny	1942	R	27	15	8	9	0	144.0	610	141	48	8	45	27	.260	1.30	3.03	4	2	1
Mooty, Jake	1942	R	20	11	2	5	1	89.0	404	94	46	12	46	29	.265	1.58	4.70	0	4	2
Gomez, Lefty	1942	L	14	14	6	4	0	85.0	373	70	40	4	68	43	.237	1.65	4.28	2	1	0
Lee, Thornton	1942	L	12	9	2	7	0	84.0	366	90	31	4	34	27	.278	1.49	3.32	2	2	0
Murphy, Johnny	1942	R	33	0	4	11	12	62.0	274	69	23	2	24	25	.293	1.53	3.41	2	1	0
Totals	--	--	311	224	83	128	17	1,785.0	7709	1777	709	97	708	627	.260	1.39	3.57	23	37

The 20 roster players included in the statistics for 1942  are:
C   Ernie Lombardi
1B Joe Kuhel, Dick Siebert
2B Don Kolloway, Bobby Sturgeon
3B Red Rolfe
SS Luke Appling
OF George Case. Mike Kreevich
P   Al Benton, Eddie Smith, Dizzy Trout, Bill Lee
     Hal Schumacher, Vern Olsen, Manny Salvo, Jake Mooty
     Lefty Gomez, Thornton Lee, Johnny Murphy

Posted by papabilly on 5/27/2013 8:55:00 PM (view original):
Stay away from this guy

papabilly did not post keepers nor respond to site mails so I listed his teams as available. communication is important in progressive leagues.

Can I have the tigers

Posted by kbees on 5/28/2013 8:22:00 AM (view original):
Can I have the tigers

OK the Tigers are yours. I'll give you immediate access to the league's private forum. After you have had a chance to evaluate the team please post keepers to the AL (1942) Keeper thread.

Both the remaining teams have very good pitching

Posted by antoncresten on 5/30/2013 8:21:00 PM (view original):

I'LL TAKE THE PIRATES TEAM!

Thanks antoncresten-please post keepers as soon as you have had the time to evaluates the team

I'll take the Padres