The Real Life Progressive League will be starting the 1973 draft soon.  The Atlanta Braves have a solid team with lots of long-term hitters, a rotation headed by Joe Niekro (on the DL in 1973), and should have the 4th or 5th pick in the draft.

   This league ran from 1980-2012, and restarted in the 1962 season with each team able to keep any player from that year that they wanted.  For that reason, the 1973 teams still have some of the players they had in real life in 1962.  There are 20 teams in the league, with 4 divisions and no wild card.  Most of the owners have been in the league for a long time, and two joined us for the restart.   That's not to say you can't join if you are new to progressives, but it's an indication of the stability of the league.  I'm happy to coach you through the progressive process as long as you are committed to a few seasons. 

   This progressive league is like most, except that any player who started his career in a season is available to be drafted that season in the first round.  In other words, in 1973, George Brett and Doug DeCinces are among the "Prospects" that can be drafted (they started their career in 1973 but were not WIS eligible).  A prospect would join any players you have on the DL until he is WIS eligible.  Draft order is based on reversed standings at game 120 (with a minimum wins rule).  Draft slots are based on your number of keepers.  Keep 20 and you get 5 draft rounds.  If you select a prospect in the 1st round (meaning someone who played in 1973 but wasn't WIS eligible), you can pick up your 25th player in the supplemental draft, which occurs after the normal draft is finished.  The rest is pretty standard, with 4 AAA that you select from the 1973 season, and a DH is used in the AL (1973 was the first year of the DH).

Please sitemail if interested, and for further explanation of the rules.

1973 Atlanta Braves
C- Ted Simmons
1B- Joe Torre, Larry Biittner
2B- Ted Sizemore
3B- Buddy Bell, Jim Ray Hart
SS- Enzo Hernandez
OF- Hank Aaron, Ollie Brown, Oscar Gamble, Greg Luzinski
SP- Bill Hands, Reggie Cleveland, Ross Grimsley
RP- Bruce Dalcanton, Ed Farmer, Steve Dunning, Don Stanhouse

I.R.- P Joe Niekro (1974), C Buck Martinez (1974) , 2B Lenny Randle (1974)

Likely Cuts- P Jim McGlothlin, P Dick Selma, 3B Ken McMullen, 3B Dennis Menke, SS Dwain Anderson

I'll take them if still available.