I ran this draft back in 2018 and it was a lot of fun. . . . figured we could try it again at the same cap since there are now 6 more years to choose from.

RULES:
Franchise Draft 1969-2024
This will be a 24 round draft, drafting from a different franchise each round. Once we get 24 owners, we will randomly assign a first round draft order, and each owner will be randomly assigned a “Double 1st Pick” franchise (franchises listed below).

We will then conduct a 24 round draft where each round, every owner selects a player from the franchise assigned to that round (1969-2024 only). The owner with the 1st pick each round gets to take any 2 players from their assigned franchise (their “Double 1st Pick”).

Players are exclusive WITHIN franchises, but are not exclusive across franchises.
Example – During the Boston round, once Pedro Martinez gets selected, he is off the board for the rest of the Red Sox round. However, when we get to the Mets round or the Montreal/ Washington round, someone can select a version of Pedro from those franchises. This means clones ARE allowed, as someone could possibly take 2 or more versions of a player with different franchises.

Obviously, a normal draft won’t work here as each owner gets a #1 pick and each owner gets a #24 pick and everything in between. We will draw a random order for round 1, and then simply slide everyone down one pick every round (1 moves to 2. . . .2 moves to 3. . . .etc, with 24 moving to 1).

The strategy here is interesting. . . .with a $120M cap and since we will all know which franchise will be our #1 pick, and our #2, and so on, it will be advisable to look ahead and decide who you will most likely get with those high picks and get a plan in place with your lower picks. To up the strategy factor, we WILL use a DH.

Your ballpark will be based on whatever franchise you get for your #1 double pick, you can take any park that franchise used between 1969 – 2024. Yes, this means if you get the Cubs as your franchise, you will play in Wrigley. If you draw the Dodgers, you are in Dodger Stadium. The nice part is you will know what park you are in before we draft. For that matter, you will also know which other owners/parks will be in your division.

To keep with the spirit of the theme, combined seasons will NOT be allowed, we will use Full or Partial only.

Standard 24 team league
$120M salary cap.
YES to clones, but only from different franchises.
YES to DH.
No WW.
No AAA.
No trades
Full/Partial seasons only (no Combined)
Alignment – Accurate by franchise (Astros & Brewers go back to 1969 roots)
Ballpark – any park used by your franchise (1969-2024 only)
Yes to injuries

Draft Franchises – (Listed by Divisional Alignment)
Orioles (Bal 1969-2024)
Red Sox (Bos 1969-2024)
Tigers (Det 1969-2024)
Yankees (NY 1969-2024)

Indians/Guardians (Cle 1969-2024)
Royals (KC 1969-2024)
Twins (Min 1969-2024)
White Sox (Chi 1969-2024)

Angels (Cal 1969-1996. . . .Ana 1997-2017. . . .LA 2018-2024)
Athletics (Oak 1969-2024)
Brewers/Pilots (Sea 1969. . . .Mil 1970-2024)
Rangers/Senators (Wash 1969-1971. . . .Tex 1972-2024)

Braves (Atl 1969-2024)
Mets (NY 1969-2024)
Nationals/Expos (Mon 1969-2004. . . .Wash 2005-2024)
Phillies (Phi 1969-2024)

Cardinals (StL 1969-2024)
Cubs (Chi 1969-2024)
Pirates (Pit 1969-2024)
Reds (Cin 1969-2024)

Astros (Hou 1969-2024)
Dodgers (LA 1969-2024)
Giants (SF 1969-2024)
Padres (SD 1969-2024)

Owners:

1- NebHusker
2- redcped
3- schwarze
4- mjoyce103
5- ff09
6- _jwillis
7- pick1or2
8- bigsteve12
9- jtpsops
10- cannotbebeat
11- cholatse
12- dorkster
13- chewy3344
14- ronthegenius
15- ybjsports
16- vilefileman
17- Dougsdawgs13
18- ermocito
19- calhoop
20- mllama54
21- njbigwig
22- pedrocerrano
23- mpitt76
24- jbussey

Wait List:

Sitemail List
NebHusker;redcped;schwarze;mjoyce103;ff09;_jwillis;pick1or2;bigsteve12;jtpsops;cannotbebeat;cholatse;dorkster;chewy3344;ronthegenius;ybjsports;vilefileman;Dougsdawgs13;ermocito;calhoop;mllama54;njbigwig;pedrocerrano;mpitt76;jbussey

I'm in!

In

GBR! I'm in.

yes

I’ll play

Welcome all! We have 6 in now.

Well I have to join a theme of my favorite hometown buddy. So count me in

Posted by pick1or2 on 1/9/2025 4:00:00 PM (view original):
Well I have to join a theme of my favorite hometown buddy. So count me in

Welcome pick! and no I can't rig it to give you the Yankees LOL.

In

I'm in as of now. I'll be out of the country (vacation with 32 other folks) from 1 to 8 February. If that will interfere or hold up the draft, I'll give up my spot to someone who will be around for the entire procedure. If we get filled up and can get the draft finished by 31 January, I'm ready to go!

Posted by thejuice6 on 1/10/2025 2:44:00 AM (view original):
I'm in as of now. I'll be out of the country (vacation with 32 other folks) from 1 to 8 February. If that will interfere or hold up the draft, I'll give up my spot to someone who will be around for the entire procedure. If we get filled up and can get the draft finished by 31 January, I'm ready to go!

Can I stow away and join you, juice? Who will notice a 33rd? As I understand from Home Alone, it's hard to count past 4 or 5 anyway.

The way my wife packs bags, a hamster couldn't stow away in our stuff. However, you're more than welcome to join us - we'll be in Cancun!

Posted by thejuice6 on 1/10/2025 1:44:00 PM (view original):
The way my wife packs bags, a hamster couldn't stow away in our stuff. However, you're more than welcome to join us - we'll be in Cancun!

Too funny! Well, I remembered I have show tickets that week anyway. Maybe next time