16 Players, 16 Seasons, Version 29
Seasons: All
Salary Cap: $130 Million
DH = Yes
Division Alignment: Based on Order of Player Selection
Double Draft Special #
This is a 16 team league. Each owner will nominate 1 player that has played 8, 9, 10 or 11 seasons* in their career. Once all 16 players are announced, a draft order will be determined and each owner will draft a different season of each player nominated to be on their team. So all 16 teams will own the same 16 players, but each with a different version of that player. The other 9 rosters spots will be filled with teammates of your 16 drafted players.
# But wait a minute... If every player only has 8 to 11 seasons, how can each person own a different version of that player? This is the new Double-Draft Special rule. In an attempt at getting new players into this player pool, each player will be allowed to be selected TWICE during the draft. But the catch is, a player can only be selected once per league. So if I am the first person to nominate a player, and I nominate Addie Joss and use his 1908 season, I would be in the NL East (since order of nomination determines division assignment) and nobody else in the NL could draft Addie Joss' 1908 season. But somebody in the AL could draft this 1908 season.
* Note that if a player played 7 years, but played for 2 different teams in one season, that counts as 8 seasons (you'll understand why after reading the remaining rules ). To determine number of player seasons, choose Pos = ALL, Min Games = 0, Check "Include Secondary Positions" and set Season Type = Full/Combined. Both teams of a multi-team player can be drafted (but you must choose the partial or combined season). New rule - if you choose a the higher salaried full season version of a player during the draft, you can switch to the partial season when you submit your roster. However, you cannot switch from partial to full season. (The opposite would be true if the partial season is more expensive than the full season - it's rare but it's possible).
For the 16 nominated player, we'll have nine hitters (including C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF) and 7 pitchers (no RP requirement). For players who played more than one position, there will be some leeway on which position he qualifies at (i.e., Alex Rodriguez can be 3b or ss). The ninth hitter can be any position.
Upon signup, post your nominated player (and the season you want to roster) in the forum. I will choose my player after at least five players have been selected. Once all 16 players are chosen, I'll post the round 1 draft order. We'll have a 15 round draft to select the other 15 seasons used for each player. Draft order for each round will be based on the cumulative salary going into that round (lowest salary drafts first).
Here's where it gets fun
The remaining 9 roster spots must be filled with teammates of your drafted players (including the player you nominated). They must be from the same season. No Twisting. Nominated players cannot be used as teammates. If you draft a player season with 2+ teams, you choose which version of that season you want, and can only take teammates from that team. (This is how a player who played 7 years, but had a multi-team season can be allowed. Or similarly, a player who played 6 years, w/ two multi-team seasons is allowed, etc.). There is no limit on number of teammates per drafted player. Many drafted players will not have any teammates rostered. Some will have two or more. Usually, your nominated player will have a few good teammate options.
Salary Cap = $130 million
Seasons: All
No AAA
No WW
Yes DH
No Trades
No Clones
No Injuries
Any stadium
Alignment - based on player selection order
(Even if you change players later, you are still locked in to your division)
There is no blacklist.