The long-running Real Life Progressive League (over 80 seasons and in its second go-around) is looking for a replacement owner for the Cincinnati Reds, with 2019 being a free team, and the league running through 2023 before starting over in the 1960s or earlier. The draft is underway, and round 2 will go on the clock around 10 April, with the season starting in a few weeks. The Reds received P Logan Webb in the 1st round, and now have a solid team for 2019, and an absolutely stud starting staff for 2021 and 2022, including P Max Fried, Logan Webb, Pablo Lopez, Marcus Stroman, Jordan Lyles and Chris Archer. [plus four excellent relievers. Their batting is decent in 2019, but you might consider trading to focus on supporting the juggernaut 2021 and 2022 pitching staffs.

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, for this season's 2019 draft, some of the picks are "prospects" who started their careers in 2019 but didn't have a legitimate WIS season. A prospect (we keep a separate draft list to make it easy) joins any players you have on the DL/IR until he is WIS eligible. If you select a prospect in the first round, you can pick up your 25th player in the supplemental draft round, which occurs after the normal draft is finished. The rest is pretty standard, with 4 AAA that you select from the 2019 season, and a DH is used in the AL. We have been around for over 80 seasons, and the rules are very detailed to prevent tanking and to keep it somewhat close to real life. Plus, there is a great group of owners in this 24 team league, with lots of friendly banter and plenty of trades. Drafts start after game 120, the draft moves fast, and we almost always start the new season immediately after the current World Series, so no long waits! Once we complete the 2023 season, we will restart in the 1950s or 1962.

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C: Brian McCann (247 AB, .249/.323/.412, 12 HRs)
1B: Matt Olson (547 ABs, .267/.351/.545, 36 HRs, B/A+, and more dominant in 21-22)
2B/3B: Eric Sogard (396 AB, .290/.353/.457)
SS: Kevin Newman (493 ABs, .308/.353/.436)
SS/3B/2B: Tim Beckham (304 AB, .237/.293/.461, 15 HRs)
OF: Bryan Reynolds (491 AB, .314/.377/.503, 16 HRs, plus awesome in 2021-2022)
OF Raimel Tapia (426 ABs, .275/.309/.415)

P: Max Fried, Logan Webb, Pablo Lopez, Jordan Lyles, Chris Archer, Marcus Stroman
RP: Diego Castillo, Michael Lorenzen, Tim Mayza, Adam Ottavino

Cut: P Chad Bettis, P Brad Boxberger, P Miguel Castro, P Reynaldo Lopez, C Bryan Holaday, C Matt Weiters, 2B Yangervis Solarte, 3B Jed Gyorko, 3B Ryon Healy, OF Odubel Herrera, OF Matt Kemp

Ret - None
IR - P Alex Reyes

ill take this team