We are currently in the 1994 season and will need owners for 1 team in 1995 - New York Mets

The league is also currently in process of dropping down to 16 teams...so a contraction draft is taking place.   I am drafting for Mets until we find an owner

The idea of this league is to basically try to keep players only with teams they played for in their careers, though trades are allowed.

The FIRST FOUR rounds of every draft ....rookies can only be drafted by teams they played for (according to the What If sim engine).   Free agents left over from past seasons can be taken by any team in any round

Each year I provide a list of rookies with the teams that are eligible to draft them...so it makes it easy for owners

After round 4 anyone can draft anyone, including rookies.   This means that the best players start their careers only with teams they played for.

Those restrictions are released, however, for trades, as anyone can be traded to anyone

League has been running since the 70s.  We have a 20 team league.  

DH in AL only
Every team has the option to keep up to 35 players.    We manually draft up to 10 in AAA

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*******if you want to take one of the franchises and move to a city not currently in the league, that would be allowed**********

Franchises not currently used:
California
Chicago Cubs
Colorado
Florida
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Toronto

Put me down for a team-not sure which one yet -I'll have time this weekend to pick unless someone takes 2 before then -then I'll take leftovers

I guess we will try San Francisco-not sure if we are going to move yet

And after much debate-ownership will leave the damp and cold of sf and take their talents to South Beach

1994 NEW YORK METS ROSTER

Name	Season	Franchise	Pos	Salary
Bobby J. Jones	1994	New York Mets	SP	$5,469,268
Bret Saberhagen	1994	New York Mets	SP	$7,696,332
Bill Wegman	1994	Milwaukee Brewers	SP	$2,917,948
Anthony Young	1994	Chicago Cubs	SP	$3,626,672
John Franco	1994	New York Mets	RP	$1,864,106
Mike Gardiner	1994	Detroit Tigers	RP	$200,000
Mike Maddux	1994	New York Mets	RP	$1,146,993
Roger Mason	1994	New York Mets	RP	$1,704,880
Rich Rodriguez	1994	St. Louis Cardinals	RP	$1,564,476
Pete Schourek	1994	Cincinnati Reds	RP	$1,959,378
Jorge Fabregas	1994	California Angels	C	$200,000
Charlie O'Brien	1994	Atlanta Braves	C	$2,146,295
Todd Benzinger	1994	San Francisco Giants	1B	$200,000
Rey Sanchez	1994	Chicago Cubs	2B	$3,954,581
Dave Magadan	1994	Florida Marlins	3B	$1,662,999
Todd Zeile	1994	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	$4,446,074
Jose Valentin	1994	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	$3,253,218
Kevin Bass	1994	Houston Astros	OF	$2,224,389
Brett Butler	1994	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	$6,874,492
Mark Carreon	1994	San Francisco Giants	OF	$691,461
Carlos Delgado	1994	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	$200,000
Rusty Greer			OF
Lenny Dykstra	1994	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	$5,155,211
Howard Johnson	1994	Colorado Rockies	OF	$1,853,114
Brian McRae	1994	Kansas City Royals	OF	$5,149,015
Chris Haney	1994	Kansas City Royals	SP	$200,000
Pat Gomez	1994	San Francisco Giants	RP	$200,000
Mike Hampton	1994	Houston Astros	RP	$200,000
Brent Mayne	1994	Kansas City Royals	C	$1,355,597
Matt Walbeck	1994	Minnesota Twins	C	$200,000
David Segui	1994	New York Mets	1B	$2,938,342
Damion Easley	1994	California Angels	3B	$2,553,270
Gary Disarcina	1994	California Angels	SS	$3,656,558
Rich Becker	1994	Minnesota Twins	OF	$200,000
Dave Gallagher	1994	Atlanta Braves	OF	$200,000
Darryl Hamilton	1994	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	$1,291,392

plus Rick Reed on DL until 1997

the posts before the Mets rosters were when we were looking for an owner for SF.   So we DO still need 1. 

I'll take the Mets. Possible relocation talks in progress if financing for renovations to Shea Stadium cannot be agreed upon.