2 1956 Pro Teams - CLAIMED Topic

gonoles777
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As you're browsing the WIS classifieds today...please consider taking a 1956 team in the All Time Progressive (ATP) League

currently there are 2 teams available, see the rosters below...

The ATP is about to begin its 71st season of play! ....if you enjoy baseball history...this is a good league for you

THE LEAGUE IS THE OLDEST SINGLE SEASON LEAGUE IN WIS THAT STARTED PLAY WITH THE 1885 SEASON - .This is a single season progressive league that plays two parallel leagues - the NL and AL - with both playing the current - in this case 1956 - season. The leagues function separately except for the champion of each league playing in the World Series. There are 10 teams in each league which are formed from the players of the 16 real life teams. This allows for ample players for doing a single season at a time progressive league during this era.

Another way of understanding is that there will be a 1956 Warren Spahn in the NL and a 1956 Warren Spahn in the AL

The league uses the 5-5-5-5 WIS format with 4 of the 20 teams making the playoffs

There is no AAA and no waiver wire. Trading is only allowed within each league.

Unlike some progressive leagues, the ATP uses a formula for determining the draft order for the first two rounds of the draft (2 times the current mid-season team salary) + (1 time the keepers salary) – the wins at game 162). In short, the league rewards winning by a team improving it’s draft slot. THERE IS NO REWARD FOR LOSING to gain a top draft pick. This formula serves to avoid the tanking issues many progressive leagues face.

The remaining draft rounds are based on the traditional worst to first draft ordering.

The league offers strategy challenges in trying to build a lean and mean team....a delicate balance to achieve

There is no cap on the number of keepers (up to 25).

If you are interested in taking ownership of the team, please post your claim and sitemail me. Also, feel free to send any questions you might have about the league.

Thanks for looking
5/5/2020 9:25 AM (edited)
gonoles777
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1956 New York Giants - team plays at the Polo Grounds - CLAIMED by beachbum3494

the potential 1956 keepers (24) for this team are:

C - Del Crandall
1B - Bill Skowron, Norm Zauchin
2B - Danny O'Connell, Clete Boyer, Jim Finigan
3B - Hector Lopez
SS - Chico Carrasquel
OF - Roberto Clemente, Larry Doby, Jim Busby, Jim King, Enos Slaughter, Bubba Phillips

P - Vern Law, Pedro Ramos, Hoyt Wilhelm, Bob Friend, Steve Gromek, Ernie Johnson, Mickey McDermott, Leo Kiely, Ted Abnernathy, Bob Feller

No I/R

No Traded Picks
5/5/2020 12:31 PM (edited)
gonoles777
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1956 Cincinnati - team plays at Crosley Field - CLAIMED by bagchucker

the potential 1956 keepers (22) for this team are:

C - Yogi Berra, Ed Bailey, Walker Cooper
1B - Dee Fondy, Frank Kellert
2B -
3B - Al Rosen
SS - Alvin Dark, Gil McDougald
OF - Bill Virdon, Hank Bauer, Rip Repulski, Johnny Groth

P - Don Newcombe, Larry Jackson, Bob Miller, Billy Loes, Joe Nuxhall, Don Larsen, Art Houtteman, Virgil Trucks, Jackie Collum, Murray Dickson

No I/R

No Traded Picks
5/5/2020 1:43 PM (edited)
chargingryno
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Do you know the draft position of either team yet?
5/4/2020 1:31 PM
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i'll take the one no one wants
5/4/2020 1:38 PM
gonoles777
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Posted by chargingryno on 5/4/2020 1:31:00 PM (view original):
Do you know the draft position of either team yet?
"most likely" their draft positions are very similar in the first two rounds - 5th or 6th pick

then the New York Giants have 1st pick for all of the subsequent rounds of needing a pick

Cincinnati will have 5th pick for the subsequent rounds
5/4/2020 2:28 PM
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Posted by gonoles777 on 5/4/2020 2:28:00 PM (view original):
Posted by chargingryno on 5/4/2020 1:31:00 PM (view original):
Do you know the draft position of either team yet?
"most likely" their draft positions are very similar in the first two rounds - 5th or 6th pick

then the New York Giants have 1st pick for all of the subsequent rounds of needing a pick

Cincinnati will have 5th pick for the subsequent rounds
Are each drafts held separately? So is that 5th/6th our of 20? Or 5th/6th out of 10.
5/4/2020 3:12 PM
gonoles777
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"5th/6th out of 10" - there are separate drafts for the NL and AL
5/4/2020 4:48 PM
chargingryno
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I’m definitely interested, Love the era - gonna give some thought on how much time (and $) I am able to give to the site. currently commissioning one league and committed to joining another progressive, and trying to resist all my urges to join a dozen progressives lol
5/4/2020 4:54 PM
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I would take the Giants. Not sure what the status of previous claims are.
5/5/2020 12:05 PM
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