1998 Big League needs 1-NL team Topic

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We are a progressive league entering our 30th season. The Big League started play with the 1969 season (Winter of 2004) 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. Players can be put on the IR if they do not appear in the WIS database for a season.
4/1/2011 9:09 PM
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Looks like two openings for 1998:

Baltimore Orioles 1997 roster-pending new ownership/roster cuts for 1998

1B-Jim Thome, John Jaha, Jeff King, Paul Sorrento
2B-Jose Offerman, Billy Ripken
SS-
3B-Scott Brosius, Kevin Orie
C-Scott Servais, Rick Wilkins
OF-Gary Sheffield, Steve Finley, Henry Rodriguez, Matt Lawton

SP-Kevin Brown
SP-Denny Neagle
SP-Andy Ashby
RP-Troy Percival
RP-Robb Nen
RP-Mike Trombley
RP-Danny Patterson
RP-Tom Martin
RP-Rigo Beltran
RP-Tim Worrell
RP-Jason Jacome

No IR, No traded picks
4/3/2011 11:43 AM (edited)
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Milwaukee Brewers 1997  roster-pending new ownership/roster cuts for 1998 (includes manually drafted AAA players)

1B-Eric Karros
2B-Mark Lewis, Mariano Duncan
SS-Shawon Dunston, Pokey Reese, Chris Gomez
3B-Bill Meuller, Fernando Tatis
C-Javy Lopez, Chad Kreuter
OF-Michael Tucker, Gerald Williams, Jeffrey Hammonds, Todd Hollandsworth, Marvin Benard, Dave Clark, Mike Kelly, Tony Barron

SP-Brad Radke
SP-Woody Williams
SP-Sterling Hitchcock
SP-Kevin Millwood
SP-Don Wengert
SP-Omar Olivares
RP-Dan Miceli
RP-Donovan Osborne
RP-Scott Aldred
RP-Doug Henry
RP-Scott Eyre
RP-Turk Wendell
RP-Kevin Ritz
RP-MIke Myers

IR- Herb Perry ('99), Andy Fox ('99), Giovanni Carrara ('01)

no traded picks
4/3/2011 11:43 AM (edited)
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4/3/2011 9:30 AM
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Baltimore (AL)  franchise could be moved to Toronto, Seattle, or Tampa Bay if so desired

Milwaukee (NL) franchise could be moved to either Washington, St. Louis, or Colorado if so desired

unfortunately, this league uses real life MLB names, but relocation is always an option if curent home not desirable
4/12/2011 9:59 PM
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Baltimore franchise taken, Milwaukee (NL) still available
4/13/2011 6:42 PM
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Milwaukee should also have a top 4 draft pick this year.
4/14/2011 11:37 PM
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indeedy-the Brewers are in the 4 team lottery for the top pick in round 1, and draft first in each round after that
4/15/2011 7:40 AM
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lottery results in, Milwaukee drafts 2nd in 1998 draft
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Posted by sjstapleton on 4/1/2011 9:09:00 PM (view original):
We are a progressive league entering our 30th season. The Big League started play with the 1969 season (Winter of 2004) 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. Players can be put on the IR if they do not appear in the WIS database for a season.
The Big League was my initial Progressive League,starting with a draft for the 1969 season.
I stepped in for the Chicago Cubs in the middle of the player dispersal draft.
Trying to locate any existing history of the Big League.
7/12/2021 5:24 AM
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gonoles777 took over the big league from me-it had caught up to real time, so was a once a year thing-don't know if still going or not at this point-was my first or second league
7/16/2021 3:57 PM
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