The No Whining Progressive - Random Edition is approaching the All Star Break of 1934 and we will need one new owner for our upcoming 1935 season. This is only the 4th time in our history that we have posted an ad for a replacement owner. The last time was more than two years ago. Most of us have been with the league since its 1901 inception, and the handful of replacements we have needed have mostly been sourced by waitlist and word of mouth. So this is a rare opportunity to join a unique league that you might not see advertised again for years.
We are only looking for experienced, reliable progressive owners. This is not a league for progressive newbies. Similarly, if you have had trouble in the past meeting deadlines, keeping up with drafts, etc., this is not the league for you. We run the league very efficiently and have no patience for owners who can't keep up.
What makes the NWP-RE unique?
-- We use a contract point system that effectively serves as a salary cap. Each team has 90 contract points to allocate across a 33-man roster. One contract point equates to one season. Contracts are iron clad and cannot be changed. Once you sign a player to a contract, you are on the hook for his contract points, even if you cut him. If a player is traded, his contract points go with him.
-- Since you obviously can't sign all of your players to long-term deals, that means that each season we have a regular influx of good mid-career players in the draft. For example, Red Ruffing was the 1st overall pick in the 1934 draft. When was the last time you saw THAT happen?
-- Additionally, each season every player on every team is assigned a random year from the database that could be plus-or-minus two seasons from the one we are actually playing. So for the upcoming 1935 season, you will be using the 1933 version of some players, along with 1934, 1935, 1936, and 1937. If your player draws a season when he is ineligible, those are the breaks. Just like a real life MLB team might unexpectedly lose a player to injury or suspension.
-- We allow owners to draft players up to two seasons before they enter the SLB database. In our league, for example, Bob Feller and Joe DiMaggio were drafted in 1934, not in 1936 as in most other progressives.
-- Similarly, you can keep players up to two seasons after they "retire" from SLB.
-- Each season we draw a completely random draft order. Yes, this means the world series winner might get the #1 overall pick.
-- Putting all of the above together, our annual drafts do not look anything like other drafts you may have participated in. Resources like crazystengel's progressive draft database still have marginal utility, but you will need to do your homework every season to adequately prepare for the draft.
-- Our trades are also very different. You're not just trading a player, you're trading his contract. It's very common each season for star players with 1 season remaining on their contract to be traded to a contender, much like real MLB. And each owner puts different values on how much next season's first round pick is worth, especially because you won't know until the draft starts where that pick will fall.
9/24/2026 7:47 AM (edited)