16 x 16 Modified, Version 6
1901-2010 AL & NL Seasons Are Available
$120 Million Salary Cap
YES to DH
This is a 16 team league. Each owner will nominate 1 hitter and 1 pitcher (from the same league, AL or NL only) that has played between 8 and 11 seasons* in their career. The player must have played at least 8 but no more than 11 total seasons, regardless of which years and which league those seasons occured. (This eliminates any overlap of the 12x12 theme). Of those 8-11 seasons, at least 8 must be for an AL team or from an NL team. Exactly 16 players (8 hitters and 8 pitchers) from each league will be nominated.
Within each league, each owner will draft a different season of each player nominated to be on their team. So all 8 teams (in the league) will own the same 16 players, but each with a different version of that player. You may only draft seasons of players from your league. Example: If an AL nominated player has 11 seasons, but only 9 are with an AL team, then only those 9 seasons are eligible to be selected. The other 2 seasons are "dead" and will not be used.
* Note that if a player played 7 seasons, but played for 2 different teams in one season, that counts as 8 seasons for purposes of this theme (you'll understand why after reading the remaining rules ).
A regular lineup will be used for nominations so we'll need C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF and 8 Pitchers. For players who played more than one position, there will be some leeway on which position he will qualify at.
Upon signup, list your two players (not years). Then site-mail me which of their seasons you are going to take. Returning owners get first dibs at players, on a first-come, first-serve basis. (You may change your mind on your selection up until the last player is chosen). I will choose my player after at least 3 owners in one league choose. Once all 8 owners in a league have chosen, I'll post the seasons selected and the draft order. We'll have a 14 round draft to select the other 7 seasons each of the nominated hitters and pitchers. Draft order for each round will be based on the cumulative salary going into that round (lowest salary drafts first).
HERE'S WHERE STRATEGY COMES INTO PLAY
The remaining 9 roster spots must be filled with teammates of your drafted players. These teammate slots are like gold, so use them wisely. They must be from the same season of your drafted player... no twisting. Nominated players (regardless of league) cannot be used as a teammate. If you draft a player season with 2+ teams, you can choose which of the four versions of that season you want to use (Team A, Team B, Full or Partial), and can only take teammates from that team. Only one Team A and one Team B season may be chosen (i.e., if I take Team A - Partial, Team A - Full is off the board). This is how a player with 7 seasons, including one multi-team season can be allowed. Or similarly, a player with 6 seasons, w/ two multi-team seasons is allowed, etc..
When the draft is completed, you will have 16 drafted players (including your 2 original nominations) and you will then add 9 teammates (chosen from the 16 teams of those 16 drafted players) to get a complete roster of 25 players. You can use more than one teammate per drafted player and many drafted players won't have teammates represented.
*** A popular modification was made in version 4 - the addition of a $120 million salary cap. Be very careful in your player selection during the draft. In the late stages of the draft, you may find yourself stuck having to roster a high-priced stiff that would put you over the cap, forcing you to downgrade one of your key teammates.
Salary Cap = $120 million
Seasons - 1901 thru 2010 only (AL, NL only)
No AAA
No WW
YES DH
No Trades
No Clones
No Injuries
No Live Play
Any stadium from your respective league
Random alignment - within each league
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2/1/2011 9:49 AM (edited)