LEAGUE RULES

ONCE ROSTERS ARE ENTERED AND LEAGUE IS READY FOR PLAY, OWNERS MAY TRADE PLAYERS AND/OR PICKS FOR FOLLOWING SEASON.

DRAFT LOTTERY - THE EIGHT TEAMS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WINS AFTER 120 GAMES, MAKE UP HE NON-WEIGHTED LOTTERY. IN THE EVENT OF TIE, FIRST BREAKER IS HEAD TO HEAD. SECOND BREAKER IS RUN DIFFERENTIAL (SCORED/ALLOWED).
FIRST ROUND ONLY. SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS, IS WORST TO FIRST RECORD AFTER 120 GAMES PLAYED.

UNLIMITED KEEPERS.
SIX BELOW AVERAGE POSITION PLAYERS AND FOUR BELOW AVERAGE PITCHERS
DH USED IN THE AL

NO FUNNY BUSINESS - MEANING, MANIPULATING YOUR WAY INTO LOTTERY. NO RESTING YOUR REGULAR PLAYERS AND ESPECIALLY STARTING PITCHERS AND USING MOPUP MEN TO GET POUNDED AS STARTERS.
I EXPECT EVERYONE WILL PLAY LIKE A GENTLEMAN AND IF ALERTED TO OTHERWISE, I WILL INVESTIGATE. IF FOUND OUT TO BE TRUE, THAT A TEAM IS TANKING ON PURPOSE THERE WILL BE A SEVERE PENALTY TO PAY. SO PLAY YOUR BEST PLAYERS.

NEW RULES FOR 1978

1 OWNERS MUST ROSTER 1100 ACTUAL INNINGS PITCHED AT ALL TIMES.
2  THIRTY WINS TO QUALIFY FOR LOTTERY THROUGH 120 GAMES PLAYED.

This team has the 8th pick in round one and holds the 9th pick in subsequent rounds. We roll season to season in this league.


Houston Astronauts 1979 Keepers (prelim, subject to change with new owner)

C - Rod Hodges, Joe Nolan, Ron Pruitt
1B - Cecil Cooper
2B - Glenn Hubbard, Rafael Landestoy
3B - Jim Morrison
SS - Tim Foli, Rance Mulliniks
OF - Greg Gross, Clint Hurdle, Garry Maddox, Bill Robinson, Jim Wohlford

P - Floyd Bannister, Jack Billingham, Gaylord Perry, Dave Rozema, Manny Sarmiento, Dan Schatzeder, Kent Tekulve


Retired - None.
IR - None.
Back From IR - None.
Cuts - P Dwight Bernard, P Dock Ellis, IF Dave Chalk, OF Tom Poquette

Keepers - 21.
Need. 4.

The 1979 draft has begun. Houston has the 8th pick.
1 Rickey Henderson
2 Dave Stieb
3 Rick Sutcliffe
4 Pedro Guerrero
5 John Tudor
6 Mike Scott
7 Danny Darwin
8 Dan Petry selected for Houston

17 original owners still remain from the inaugural 1975 season. The league is well run and has been competitive from the start. Nearly every franchise currently has a competitive team. The Houston franchise is not a rebuilding project, there are several pieces to work with. Houston has only had one non-winning season, back in the league's first year (1975) and even in that season they won 78. I think it's a good opportunity to see what you can do with them as you aren't getting an elite team, but you aren't getting a bad one either. This team would be a terrific starting point to see if you can build them into champions! 

DICKIE NOLES P
has been selected in round three for Houston

The 1978 playoffs have begun

I want the Astronauts Slick and future seasons as well.

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