This first of 2 expansions will bring the league from 16 to 20 teams. We are ending the 1968 season soon and will be heading into 1969. The second and final expansion will take place in 1977.

Each established team will keep 15 players (including IR players) to be protected from the 4 new teams during the expansion draft. Everyone not protected or later pulled back who finished the season on someone's roster -- even players going on or coming off IR for the 1969 season -- is eligible for the expansion draft. Once a team loses a player to the expansion draft, the established team may pull back 2 players, then the 2nd round of expansion begins, and then 1 more pullback per team, then the 3rd round of expansion until each new team has 12 players before the regular 1969 draft. After the expansion draft, the 16 established teams may choose to keep or discard each of their remaining players.

Also, in order to protect and keep the full 18 players, a team must have at least 21 keeper-eligible players (including IR), since every team must lose at least 2 and no more than 3 players. 15 protected, then 1 taken, then 2 pulled back, then 1 taken, then 1 pulled back, then 1 taken, otherwise the amount of players you can keep will be deducted starting with the later rounds of the expansion draft (i.e. if you have 20 keeper-eligibles, you may not pull back anyone before the 3rd round, and if you have 19 keeper-eligibles, you also may pull back only 1 player instead of 2 before the 2nd round).

After the second expansion round, an established team may choose not to pull back an 18th player, and an expansion team may choose to pass at any point in the third expansion round. However, once an expansion team passes, it is done drafting in the expansion draft.

DH will begin in 1973 in the AL only. Expansion teams will pick 4th through 7th in each round of the regular draft, which will happen after the expansion draft. Minimum 35 wins for the 3-team lottery.

1st expansion team claimed: NL, Montreal, bb101
2nd expansion team claimed: NL, San Diego, Peekay
3rd expansion team claimed: AL, Kansas City, horus_6
4th expansion team claimed: AL, Minnesota, rmcdonal

I'd be interested in putting an expansion team in Montreal.

I’m interested in an expansion team. What are some of the league rules (DH?). Where will the expansion teams select in the 1969 draft?
Is there a win floor for each year’s draft? Lottery for the bottom teams?

Thank you, BB and Peekay. I will update the initial post right now.

Peekay sitemailed me to tell me he is choosing San Diego.

The last 2 teams will be American League.

I'll take Kansas City

I am interested in taking the Minnesota Twins in the 1969 expansion draft.

Thank you both! This league is now full! You will have access to the league threads shortly.

Sorry to have missed this. Please add me to a wait list. Thanks.

Thanks, CRT! If someone drops out, I will let you know.