We all need a break from the pandemic. Getting in at league formation is the best but progressing 1 year at a time can be frustrating if someone tanks and gets a long term superstar then has him for 15 years and you basically have no chance to acquire them without destroying your team.....so I tried to incorporate rules to address that and other frustrations below……

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun (4yr progressive) --- SEE EDITS IN LAST POST OF THIS STRING.

This progressive will start in 1939 and progress 4 years at a time. Final Season #21 would be 2019.

1. Level the field - Advancing 4yrs because many early guys had long careers so basically an owner would now only have these guys 3-5 WIS seasons.
2. Interesting Draft Strategy – Do you pick a long term guy with a bunch of years (maybe you miss his best) or someone who will deliver 1 or 2 seasons for you now?
3. Easier to trade a franchise guy because if you have an Icon, you will only have him for about 4 seasons so he isnt worth 3 1st rounders.
4. League formula missed large overused years (i.e. 1957, 1968, 1994, 2000)

Roster Creation / Management

1. Snake Draft Initially (No trading draft picks during inaugural draft), No Clones.
2. IR Players NOT allowed. Way below average AAA players (2 P / 4 hitters), No WW.
3. Preventing tanking and encouraging efficient rosters - The annual draft lottery will include four teams based on Game 100.
   • (1) The worst record
   • (2) Of the 5 lowest payrolls, the 2 with the most Wins of that group.
   • (1) One “lucky dog” team (the one with the most Wins who is NOT in 1^st place in their respective division) If there is overlap between the first 2 groups, then we will increase the lucky dog to 2.

• All subject to a Win floor of 30 games by (at game 100). The rest will be based on W/L record.

4. Trades encouraged. You can trade future draft picks but not more than 1 season in advance. So once season starts, you can trade your next pick. During draft, you can trade your current and next year draft picks only. No offseason draft pick trades. Provides controls/Veto as well as prevents owners from destroying future then bailing
5. No DH until Season 10 (1975) then AL Teams only.
6. You must keep at least 18 players from your roster every year. No tanking rebuilds.
7. Add/Drop is allowed only after the draft completes and there is a limit of 1/team (except for #6 above if you have <18 WIS eligible players.
Operations

1. Improved Competition/Parity - We will reshuffle divisions every 7 seasons.
2. Home Field. No restrictions although each park can only be used by 1 team at a time. You can switch your park every 4 seasons.
3. Schedule - Depending on number of teams I would like to do a Wild Card but also prefer interleague and balanced. This is TBD.
4. Veto rules will exist on trades.
5. I will manage the normal league forums. All will be responsible for reviewing/validating off season trades and keeper lists.
6. We will not chase guys to post keepers/do drafts. We all have life outside this but repeat offenders can be penalized a draft pick. The following will be enforced to ensure we all respect others time.
   • Lottery order (Teams 1-4) set at Game 100. (Commish)
   • Keepers Posted by Game 110. / No Trades until Seasons end) - (Owners)
   • Full Draft Order (after Lottery teams) set at Game 120. (Commish)

If you do not have your keepers posted by Game 120 and you have not notified me in advance, your keeper list will be your current team (less those guys who do not have a season 5 yrs from now) If the draft starts and your pick is up, The highest available salary player will be selected on your behalf and we will move on.

Commissioner will have FINAL say on all disputes but more often than not, I will let the owners try to resolve first, then vote on items if necessary. Changes to rules can be submitted to Commish who will use the polling function. Majority will rule with minimum required votes but hoping we dont need many changes.


Rewards
Teams can earn League Credits. I will give away a team every 3 league seasons based on categories the owners will vote on (Most Wins, Most Wins w/o a Championship, Largest Improvement, etc.) Gives you something to shoot for during down years.

I am direct and want this to be the owners league vs. some of the tyrant leagues you may have seen. All bantering is encouraged, it will get competitive, but remember, its a game....$12.99 at that.

Minimum 3 Championships to join…but Founder may waive upon evaluation/personal experience with you as an owner. As this league will be a lot of veterans…I would expect a lot of good competition and experiences to be shared…Open to suggestions.

Invites have went out to a few folks I have been speaking with but they do not have guaranteed spots unless they commit. Please indicate your interest below or via SM to me. I have the player lists pulled and we can start and finalize rules as soon as we get sufficient owners.

I am in The_Creeper. The version you emailed me was slightly different than this one, but either way I like the idea and am in.

Owners Committed
1. Creeper (Founder)
2. ItalyProf
3. notOmarMinay
4. StrubrosII
5. Mr_Cubbie
6. Robe29
7.Kasprowitz
8. 3 Others likely
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I know i dont have the required Championships on this account...but i do on past accounts.If you'll have me id take a team!

Bumping up. Seems like the Territorial Progressive League posts are related to running the league vs. trying to get owners as they are full. Their work is done. :)

I believe he is using just 1939, not 39-42, and then just 1943, not 43-46............etc.

Correct Landry19. If there is something I can do to make more clear, let me know. Thanks for considering DS.

I have a quick question - you mention needing to keep 18 players. Isn't that going to be tough to do when you're advancing 4 years at a time? Will you always have 18 guys who remain worthy of a roster-spot 4 seasons later? Or is that the intent, to require rosters that have a lot of lesser players?

How many teams in the league ?

Great Question Hoops. This is another factor aimed at draft strategy. Do you go with the 1 season guy this year who is out in 4 years or the guy who is just decent both? Well...it depends on what the rest of your roster contains... and if you can afford that.

I tried to explain that in my #7 rule above but perhaps was not clear. You will be allowed to add/drop but only after the official draft to fill your roster. In your specific example...say you only have 16 eligible players..then you will draft your 7 and be allowed to add/drop 2 after everone else is done...vs. the 1 allowed by the league.

Kaspro...I am shooting for 20-24 owners but will launch w/ 16 if necessary to get off the ground. It would give us more schedule flexibility. After a few seasons I will let the owners decide if we expand or do some sort of expansion draft which would be very interesting. Again, this will be an owners league...I have thought of a lot of the rules but want all opinions/inputs then we vote.....if there are gaps.

How are you planning on filling 24 rosters when there are only 16 MLB teams in 1939 ???

Only enough players to fill a little over 19 teams. 16 teams seems more feasible. Love the failure to post rosters & failure to draft rules.

I’m in.

Landry...likely we will start at 16. Starting to like the possibilities of an expansion draft a few seasons in. Allowing owners to protect certain number and have owners pick from existing teams....etc. Another great Option for owners to weigh in on the how....

Are you in?

Creeper, I dont believe it’s possible for each team to keep 18, just with players that retire or don’t have seasons in 4 seasons ahead, I think it’s impossible.