We have one team available for 1969, the draft should start in a week or so.
League goes backwards in time, and the rules of the league mean there is no incentive or reward for tanking. With only 15 keepers per season, there is a lot of strategy in the draft and you will constantly have to choose between winning now or building for the future. We have had the same core of owners for about 10 years now, good group.
Roster is below
Stadium is Wrigley but you can move to Cleveland, Minnesota, Montreal, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, Houston or Anaheim.
| Jim Perry |
| Johnny Bench |
| Boog Powell |
| Gary Nolan |
| Cito Gaston |
| Dock Ellis |
| Bob Moose |
| Chris Short |
| Don Money |
| Lou Piniella |
| Carlos May |
| Donn Clendenon |
| Joe Rudi |
| Jim Maloney |
| Ron Perranoski |
| Bill Mazeroski |
| Duffy Dyer |
| Gene Alley |
| Jim Lefebvre |
| Joe Niekro |
| Marcelino Lopez |
| Mike Shannon |
| Paul Lindblad |
| Sparky Lyle |
| Vicente Romo |
| Woody Woodward |
FULL RULES
League Format: Alternate WIS Format E (162 games, 16 teams, NL:4/4/0, AL:4/4/0, balanced, interleague)
Keepers: Exactly 15 keepers plus IR, due by game 100.
- If you are keeping a player with a split season, you need to specify which version you plan to use, and then you will be locked into using that version the next season. If such a player is traded during the next year's draft, the player's new owner can use any version they choose.
- If you somehow find yourself unable to keep 15 players, there will be a $5 million penalty added to your keeper total for each player you are short.
Draft order: Determined by salary of 15 keepers and IR players (50% of value of next active season salary). The top six picks of the first round will be determined by an equally weighted lottery of the lowest six keeper salaries.
AAA: 6/2 below average
Injuries: On
DH: Off
Waiver Wire: Off
Add/Drop after the draft: No
Trades: Yes, deadline is game 100, draft picks can only be traded one season in advance. Any trades involving draft picks must leave each team with exactly 10 picks. Also, each team must have a minimum of 22 real MLB players at all times (majors or minors it does not matter). Otherwise, non-contending teams would be dumping all 10 non-keepers for pennies on the dollar. Trades can also be vetoed if six of more owners vote against it (but please reserve this for outrageously lopsided trades, call it the arvidjosef rule.)
Stadium: Must use a stadium active in that MLB season. When a stadium becomes obsolete, you can relocate to any available stadium. Returning owners are allowed to change stadiums one time (other than when a stadium becomes obsolete).