The No Whining Progressive is a unique single-season progressive league in our 27th season (1987). 

We do not have openings very often, and we usually fill spots from a word-of-mouth waitlist, but we now need 1 exceptional owner to take over the Kansas City franchise (AL) for 1988 - see below for roster and team details. 

This team is not in the best of shape - the previous owner has been rebuilding for the past several seasons - but you do have two 1st round picks (both of which will be lottery picks) and two 2nd round picks in 1988, so this is a chance to take over a team and start rebuilding them rapidly. Because of the way we run our draft, I will not know exactly where those two first round picks will be until the end of the 1987 regular season; each pick will have an equal chance of being anywhere from 1st to 16th in the first round.  Please only take the team if you are willing to keep them regardless of what ends up happening with those picks.

What makes us unique? A couple of things:

1.) Our philosophy is summarized in the name of the league; no whining here. All owners take complete responsibility for their teams, and for the well-being of the league as a whole. If you miss a draft pick, we move on without you. If you leave a player off your keeper list inadvertently and someone else drafts him, you lose the player. Don't get the wrong idea - we're not a group of sharks. We just expect everyone to be accountable. We've all been in leagues where a couple of owners take forever to hit deadlines, or are sloppy with their keepers, and just expect everyone else to put up with it. Not here.

2.) Tanking is not rewarded in any way. Our draft order is completely randomized (though non-playoff teams draft ahead of playoff teams in each round). There is absolutely no incentive not to put your best effort into winning, and many of us take pride in winning more games than we "should" based on our payroll in any given season. Note that this means unlike most leagues, you can't just rebuild by waiting around for good draft picks, because there is no guarantee you will get them.

3.) Because of the above rules, and in general just having a great group of owners, we trust each other. So another rule for example is that vetoing trades is not allowed. Trades in which one team gets the better of another are a part of baseball history, and we don't police those trades out of existence.

Interested? Love the 80s? Like seeing the leaderboards flush with Boggs, Mattingly, Henderson, Raines, Clemens, etc? Come on in and give us a try, we'd like to have you.

Other rules are pretty straightforward: 24 teams in standard OL format, interleague play, no cap, 6/2 below average AAA, no DH, etc. 

Sitemail me if you're interested and I'll add you to the league forum where you can see our league history, previous drafts, complete rules, etc.

Kansas City - CLAIMED

We are currently just past the All Star Break in 1987, so the 1988 draft will take place the first week of 2015.  

Kansas City plays in Royals Stadium, though you could move the team to 1 of our 2 currently unused AL parks (Texas, Baltimore) if you prefer.

1988 available players:
C: Scott Bradley
1B: Dave Bergman
2B: Billy Ripken
3B: Jack Howell, Al Newman, Rick Schu, Kevin Seitzer
SS: Craig Reynolds
OF/DH: Brian Downing, Pete Incaviglia, John Moses, Paul O'Neill, Pat Sheridan
P: Kelly Downs, Shawn Hillegas, Les Lancaster, Dave Righetti, Wally Ritchie, Greg Swindell, Frank Tanana

KC also has the following players who can be kept on IR in 1988: Doug Bair, Bill Landrum, John Mitchell, Bob Sebra

KC owns all of its draft picks for 1988 and beyond.
KC has acquired three picks: Detroit's 1st round pick in 1988, Montreal's 2nd round pick in 1988, and Montreal's 3rd round pick in 1989.

The San Diego franchise is now available...this team plays in Jack Murphy Stadium in the NL.  Has some decent pieces in place, but probably not ready to contend yet.  Needs an owner willing to invest in it for the long haul.  San Diego also has 2 first round picks in the 1988 draft, both of which will be in the top 16.

Potential 1988 keepers:
C: Bo Diaz, Bob Melvin, Jeff Reed
1B: N/A
2B: Bill Doran
3B: Carney Lansford, Steve Lyons, Ed Romero
SS: Dave Anderson, Luis Rivera
OF: Sid Bream, Randy Bush, John Cangelosi, Vince Coleman, Stan Jefferson, Gary Ward, Marvell Wynne
P: Scott Bailes, Mike Bielecki, Tom Bolton, Rich Dotson, Willie Fraser, Andy Hawkins, Mike Lacoss, Joe Magrane, Al Nipper, Jerry Reuss

SD also has P Frank Wills, who is on IR in 1988.

Please post here and sitemail me if you would like this team.

We are likely to have 1-2 additional teams available for 1988.  Please post here and sitemail me if you are interested in being added to the waitlist for any available teams.  Waitlist will have first priority before teams are posted here.

San Diego has been claimed.