We are entering our 34th season. The Big League started play with the 1969 season (Winter of 2004, created by seaphil) and employs real team names and alignments, but otherwise regular progressive league features. Big League Rules
•No salary cap
•No WW
•No DH
•AAA: AAA players are of uniform, limited ability, and we have an optional draft after the regular draft of undrafted players, up to 8 real life MLB players for your AAA squad-AAA players can be kept for the following season, provided they are on your 25 man roster
•Lottery: The 4 worst teams as of game 120 will be in a lottery for picks 1-4.
•Minimum wins floor-must have at least 30 wins at game 120 mark or be placed in the #5 draft slot for round 1.
•Keeper lists are due at game 162. The draft can begin anytime thereafter, but time slots officially begin after the World Series is completed. Rounds are all 1 hour time slots.
•Keeper lists will be final and frozen at the deadline. The league will have advance notice of the deadline, along with reminders. Any players not listed as a keeper, including players from previous years' DL lists, will be available in the draft.
•Draft order tie breakers are based on the previous season total salary, with lower $$$ drafting first.
•Draft clock runs in 1 hour slots. You can pick before your time if all owners before you have selected. If any owner has missed a pick, please wait for your assigned time. We usually have a "soft" start to the draft, and get most of Round 1 done off the clock
•No limit on number of players kept from season to season (up to 25, or course). Players can be put on the IR if they do not appear in the WIS database for a season.