The Real Life Progressive League is looking for 2 new owners for the 2004 season and beyond - once we reach the end (approx 2013) we will be starting over (discussions are now beginning as to the structure - you can have your say!).  This is our 23rd season and we have a very good group of dedicated owners with lots of trading, our rules are pretty much standard progressive league rules with a few exceptions - 1) No Cap, 2) You are able to draft "Prospects" in Round 1 (A prospect is a player that does not have a sim season but does have major league service in that draft year),  3) You are only alloted the number of draft picks that you require (if you have 20 keepers - you only receive 5 drafts picks), this can effect your trading strategy, 4) We do not run a lottery we have a sliding scale based on a minimum of 36 wins to receive the first draft pick. 

As an added incentive if you join our league and play thru the finish (2011 season) I will deposit 2 FREE TEAMS into your SIM account.

The teams available are listed below (subject to a new owners choices) they all have some very good attributes, please contact myself or shaftmonster if interested in joining.

ANAHEIM (Need 4 Picks) - Drafting 16th or 17th

C - Jason Varitek 3.8M
1B - Todd Helton 8.9M
2B - Mark Bellhorn 3.9M
3B - Joe Randa 3.4M
SS - Jack Wilson 6.2M
OF - Geoff Jenkins 4.3M
OF - Carlos Beltran 6.6M
OF - Ryan Klesko 3.0M

SP - Tim Hudson 5.0M
SP - Rich Harden 4.8M
SP - Javier Vazquez 4.2M
SP - Miguel Batista 3.7M
SP - Victor Zambrano 3.0M

RP - Jorge Sosa 1.7M
RP - Joaquin Benoit 1.8M
RP - Keith Foulke 3.0M
RP - Jose Valverde 0.5M
RP - Brian Shouse 1.2 M

Spares
IF - Deivi Cruz 2.5M
OF - Willy Mo Pena 2.5M

NEW YORK YANKEES (Need 4 Picks) - Drafting 13th or 14th

C - Mike Piazza 3.0M
1B - Erubiel Durazo 4.1M
2B - Jeff Kent 5.0M
3B - Eric Hinske 3.2M
SS - Jose Valentin 3.5M
OF - Johnny Damon 6.3M
OF - Mike Cameron 4.3M
OF - Michael Tucker 3.3M

SP - Mark Mulder 4.7M
SP - Steve Trachsel 4.2M
SP - Joel Pineiro 2.8M
SP - Vincente Padilla 2.2M

RP - Steve Reed 1.2M
RP - Jorge Julio 1.4M
RP - Darren Dreifort 1.1M
RP - Mike Koplove 1.7M
RP - Grant Balfour 0.7M

Spares
OF - Preston Wilson 1.1M
C - Gregg Zaun 2.3M
IF - Felipe Lopez 1.7M
3B - Troy Glaus 1.7M 

As flbarons said, when this league catches up to real life and runs out of seasons, we will start over in the format that led to this being called the Real Life League.  You don't have to make the switch when we revert, but here's what reverting back looks like:

We originally started with the 1980 season, and it looks like most owners want to restart in the 1969 season.  In our inagurual 1980 season, everyone arbitrarily received a complete team from 1980.  We then kept who we wanted from that team, dropped who we didn't, and drafted based on the order the real teams ended in 1980.  In other words, the team with the worst end of season 1980 record was Seattle, so that team would have selected first, followed by the Chicago Cubs, California/Anaheim, etc.  Since there were 26 teams and 24 owners, and neither Seattle nor the Cubs were selected, Anaheim received the first pick and could draft any of the unclaimed players from Seattle and the Cubs.  That way you keep a core of your team's heroes and go from there, trading as you see fit, and remolding your team.  Just for fun, we also monitored how much better or worse each team did in Real Life than in real life.  Join up!

Seattle was taken by a former long-time owner who is returning.  That leaves the every powerful Anaheim team and the Yankees.  We will be starting the draft on the clock on Monday, and the unofficial draft is underway!  Join now!