We need one owner for the upcoming 4th season of the Omega Regressive League. We began with the 2009/2010 seasons and are currently beginning the playoffs for season 3 (2005/06 seasons). The team you are replacing finished in second place in its division and has the following roster. You would have the 12th pick in the draft and there are a good 20-25 players who retired in 2003-04 that become available for the first time. You can keep any players that have a 2003/04 season and cut any you choose as well. If the player has no more seasons prior to 2005, the player is deemed "retired" and must be replaced in the draft. There is no salary cap.

Any player that is on the current roster (2005/06) that also played in either 2003 or 2004 is eligible to be kept. No limits on keepers! It is a standard regressive, two years at a time instead of one.

The team actually is set up rather nice for success in the next few years with the Big Unit, Jamie Moyer on the pitching staff and John Olerud, Craig Biggio, Omar Vizquel and Gary Sheffield among others. If you have any questions let me know!

Hotlanta! (owner: spindoctor)
Turner Field (Atlanta Braves: 1997-2010)

Name                         Season           Franchise                          Pos           Salary
A.J. Burnett                2005               Florida Marlins                SP                $5,777,261
Randy Johnson          2005           New York Yankees           SP                $5,585,815
Jamie Moyer                2006           Seattle Mariners                SP                $4,228,601
Jason Schmidt           2006           San Francisco Giants      SP                $5,681,988          
Jeff Weaver                2005            Los Angeles Dodgers     SP                $5,207,548     
Joaquin Benoit           2005           Texas Rangers                RP                $2,410,126          
Al Reyes                     2005           St. Louis Cardinals           RP                $2,605,431
David Riske                2005           Cleveland Indians           RP                $2,055,701
Takashi Saito           2006                Los Angeles Dodgers RP                $4,085,629
Russ Springer           2006           Houston Astros                RP                $1,757,043

Damian Miller           2005           Milwaukee Brewers           C                     $2,972,049               
Chris Snyder           2006             Arizona Diamondbacks      C                $2,201,979
Adrian Gonzalez      2006            San Diego Padres           1B                $4,971,981
John Olerud           2005                Boston Red Sox                1B                $961,755
Craig Biggio           2005                Houston Astros                2B                $4,367,251
Orlando Hudson      2006           Arizona Diamondbacks      2B                $5,713,891
Eric Chavez             2005                Oakland Athletics           3B                     $5,581,464
Morgan Ensberg     2005                Houston Astros                3B                $5,954,183                    
Bobby Crosby      2005                Oakland Athletics                SS                $3,331,990
Omar Vizquel           2005           San Francisco Giants           SS                $4,868,876          
Richard Hidalgo      2005           Texas Rangers                     OF                $1,939,591
Geoff Jenkins           2005           Milwaukee Brewers           OF                $5,140,702
Andruw Jones           2006           Atlanta Braves                     OF                $6,353,530
Luke Scott                2006                Houston Astros                OF                $2,571,574          
Gary Sheffield           2005           New York Yankees                OF           $4,965,050
Active Roster Total Salary: $101,291,009

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask.

http://www.whatifsports.com/mlb-l/themewiz_summary_whitelist.asp?themeid=40428

We have about 30 games left in season 3. The team needed taken over is currently 70-62 and tied for first place! They would have around the 11th pick in the draft as of right now. Again, very competitive team that is set up for future success!

This is a first-place team! Very competitive league and a team that looks to be very competitive for the upcoming 2003/04 season and beyond! Mail me if you need any more info!

bump

Great league.  This team has a bunch of great players just entering their primes get in now.

You know you want it!

I cannot believe this team is still out there for the taking. I did a detailed look at this coming season (2003/04 years) and this team is stacked.

C - Miller had a great year, might need to draft a backup
1B - Gonzalez gets retired, but Olerud will be good for another 6 or 7 seasons in this league going back to his rookie years
2B - Biggio! Need I say more, Hudson is a good backup for next season too and a bat off the bench
SS - Vizquel has several good years still going backward
3B - Chavez has his best year in either 2003 or 2004, not sure which, and Ensberg was decent too. Possible trade bait to get better at another position
OF - This OF is sick. Hidalgo, Andruw Jones, Geoff Jenkins and Sheffield were all starters. Hidalgo was at $6.5 million, Sheffield had a monstrous year in 2004, and Andruw Jones was around $6.5 million too. Jenkins was a .300 hitter plus and a starter.

SP - Randy Johnson's best season will be coming up in 2003/04 with a $10 mil plus. Jamie Moyer was only 40 at the time so he has another 8 or 9 seasons in this league. Jason Schmidt had his two best years with the Giants in 2003 and 2004. Jeff Weaver is a good No. 4 starter in this league. Burnett could be used as a reliever with his IP in the 100-120 range. Benoit and Riske are decent in the pen. Both Al Reyes and Russ Springer could be IR'd for this coming season since neither pitched in 2003-04 but have good seasons going back. Two extra draft choices then and I would say the bullpen is the only place that this team could use any sort of an upgrade. I WANT THIS TEAM!

Seriously, we are looking to draft soon so please jump on board. This is a great league and a great bunch of owners!

What pick did they end up with? Also is there a list of available players for this upcoming draft? Thanks

sooners,

I replied to your sitemail with all of the information you requested - list of players available, projected pick, league salary information. Let me know if there's anything else I can supply you with!

Thanks for the interest

This team is still open. Can't say it enough. This is one of the better teams in the league and will be for the foreseeable future. The owner leaving just didn't have the time for WIS in general anymore.

Come join us!

I'll take them.  Would I be allowed to change stadiums though?

Fantastic, they are yours, and yes, you can change the stadium as long as it was in use during the seasons 2003-04