The premise of this round is simple: We've seen for five rounds what everyone can do with the best talent out there - now we're going to see if you can take squalor and make it into a winning team. In this round, you'll find the teams that throughout the course of MLB History (since 1901) had a pythagorean winning percentage of anywhere between .346 and .400. Each owner will get four of these retched squads to build his team with. The draft in each league will be like this, starting with Round One: 1-24, 24-1, 1-24, 1-24.
One League will be all American League (this one) and the other League will be all National League. The A.L. had a few more teams that qualify so they get a few more choices to pick from. No matter - there's plenty to go around.
The person with the first pick in each league will choose which of the squads he wants to start with - and which division he wants to be placed in. After that, the drafting will go on until all 24 spots are filled - again, just like the last round.
IMPORTANT: The only thing I require when building your rosters is that you have at least six players from each of the four squads you draft.
The alignment will be set once all draft picks have been made.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
NO CAP – Build the best roster you can from your pitiful choices.
Clones: None
Designated Hitter: Yes
Waiver Wire: No
Injuries – Turned Off
Trades: No
A.A.A.: No
You may use either partial or full season stats of any player who had a split season - as long as the stats indicate it was for your franchise.
Stadium – You must use a stadium that one of your four squads called "Home" for that season.
Who Moves On?
Once Round SIX is complete, the owners who own the eight playoff teams in each league will earn a spot in Round SEVEN. 8 x 2 = 16 spots. That leaves 8 spots to fill. The final 8 spots will be awarded to the teams who had the most wins across both leagues (who didn't make their league's playoffs). The tie-break (should it come into play) will be (1) Most Home Wins, minus (2) Most Runs Scored minus Runs Allowed. The greater number wins the tiebreak.
Round Seven will be different than any previous rounds. I've already got it figured out but will post it at a later date.