Franchise excahange progressive Topic

diehl40
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Cap 200
Format Alternate E format (162g, 16 teams, 4 playoff berths, inter-league play, balanced) No DH yes ww, yes trades yes aa aaa.
Use the chart below to select a franchise and then sign up for that franchise to play throughout the progression.
You can only sign up for the 30 franchises that are currently in existence. The chart will indicate what teams are historically part of your franchise, you can select players from all of those teams. NY Yankees were once the NY Highlanders.Just because two teams use the Braves as a team name does not mean they are part of the Atlanta Braves Franchise (Use the chart.) If there is a dispute about teams being in the same franchise we will use the chart to resolve them unless you can document that the chart is inaccurate.
Each season owners must switch franchises. We will have a sign up each season, but each owner cannot repeat franchises. Sign ups will be first come first serve. We will use this forum to keep up with who has been in what franchise throughout the franchise progression.
Keeping the cap at 200m will help level the playing field between franchises who have an advantage (NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox, etc)
Each season each owner will receive points according to their ranking based on W-L record. The owner of the team with the best w/l record will receive 1 point, The second owner will receive 2 points, etc. After sixteen seasons the owner with the least amount of points wins. Owners who join after the first season will be able to judge how they have done by comparing their score to the season that corresponds to the number of seasons they participated in. If you only play five seasons, you can compare your score to the teams who played the first five seasons.

Active Franchises

Rk Franchise From To G W L W-L% G>.500 Divs Pnnts WS Playoffs Players HOF# R AB H HR BA RA ERA
Anaheim Angels, see Los Angeles Angels
1 Arizona Diamondbacks 1998 2019 3,453 1,704 1,749 .493 -45 5 1 1 6 481 2 15,674 118,156 30,368 3,646 .257 15,795 4.21
2 Atlanta Braves 1876 2019 21,400 10,629 10,617 .500 12 18 17 3 24 2006 52 95,149 732,886 190,487 13,725 .260 94,431 3.66
Also played as Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees, Boston Rustlers, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters and Boston Red Stockings
3 Baltimore Orioles 1901 2019 18,495 8,729 9,656 .475 -927 9 7 3 14 1845 34 79,695 628,316 162,492 13,367 .259 84,817 4.03
Also played as St. Louis Browns and Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Braves, see Atlanta Braves
4 Boston Red Sox 1901 2019 18,482 9,545 8,854 .519 691 10 14 9 24 1802 37 86,131 632,314 168,938 13,541 .267 82,559 3.90
Also played as Boston Americans
Brooklyn Dodgers, see Los Angeles Dodgers
California Angels, see Los Angeles Angels
5 Chicago Cubs 1876 2019 21,434 10,927 10,346 .514 581 7 17 3 20 2080 45 98,699 734,198 192,827 14,196 .263 95,191 3.68
Also played as Chicago Orphans, Chicago Colts and Chicago White Stockings
6 Chicago White Sox 1901 2019 18,490 9,234 9,153 .502 81 5 6 3 9 1774 32 80,495 626,158 162,982 11,387 .260 80,192 3.78
7 Cincinnati Reds 1882 2019 21,019 10,547 10,333 .505 214 10 10 5 15 2004 36 94,346 716,886 187,340 13,275 .261 93,400 3.74
Also played as Cincinnati Redlegs and Cincinnati Red Stockings
8 Cleveland Indians 1901 2019 18,493 9,410 8,992 .511 418 10 6 2 14 1889 34 83,722 630,806 167,543 12,998 .266 81,740 3.83
Also played as Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Bronchos and Cleveland Blues
9 Colorado Rockies 1993 2019 4,200 1,985 2,215 .473 -230 0 1 0 5 568 0 21,216 144,615 39,652 4,791 .274 22,052 4.95
10 Detroit Tigers 1901 2019 18,518 9,318 9,106 .506 212 7 11 4 16 1690 24 85,501 631,937 167,695 13,732 .265 84,716 3.98
11 Houston Astros 1962 2019 9,162 4,528 4,629 .494 -101 9 2 1 12 903 10 38,474 310,729 79,087 7,268 .255 38,605 3.81
Also played as Houston Colt .45s
Kansas City Athletics, see Oakland Athletics
12 Kansas City Royals 1969 2019 8,012 3,859 4,151 .482 -292 8 4 2 9 895 4 35,217 274,614 72,598 6,158 .264 36,845 4.22
13 Los Angeles Angels 1961 2019 9,319 4,659 4,657 .500 2 9 1 1 10 1074 12 40,337 316,454 81,460 8,135 .257 40,508 3.96
Also played as Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Anaheim Angels and California Angels
14 Los Angeles Dodgers 1884 2019 20,820 10,901 9,780 .527 1121 17 24 6 32 1840 50 93,256 709,458 185,537 12,806 .262 88,378 3.53
Also played as Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Grooms, Brooklyn Grays and Brooklyn Atlantics
15 Miami Marlins 1993 2019 4,190 1,949 2,241 .465 -292 0 2 2 2 577 5 17,846 142,750 36,718 3,775 .257 19,426 4.29
Also played as Florida Marlins
Milwaukee Braves, see Atlanta Braves
16 Milwaukee Brewers 1969 2019 8,024 3,853 4,167 .480 -314 4 1 0 5 896 6 35,575 272,861 70,371 7,668 .258 36,733 4.18
Also played as Seattle Pilots
Milwaukee Brewers (1901), see Baltimore Orioles
17 Minnesota Twins 1901 2019 18,503 8,836 9,558 .480 -722 10 6 3 15 1687 25 81,128 631,395 166,007 10,852 .263 84,556 3.99
Rk Franchise From To G W L W-L% G>.500 Divs Pnnts WS Playoffs Players HOF# R AB H HR BA RA ERA
Also played as Washington Senators
Montreal Expos, see Washington Nationals
New York Giants, see San Francisco Giants
18 New York Mets 1962 2019 9,152 4,386 4,758 .480 -372 6 5 2 9 1081 15 37,386 309,903 77,438 7,490 .250 38,454 3.78
19 New York Yankees 1903 2019 18,193 10,307 7,798 .569 2509 18 40 27 54 1690 45 88,357 620,697 165,381 15,989 .266 75,900 3.65
Also played as New York Highlanders
20 Oakland Athletics 1901 2019 18,457 8,957 9,412 .488 -455 16 15 9 27 1961 41 81,692 626,194 161,914 13,125 .259 84,276 3.98
Also played as Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics, see Oakland Athletics
21 Philadelphia Phillies 1883 2019 20,829 9,774 10,940 .472 -1166 12 7 2 14 2065 35 92,230 713,024 185,930 13,080 .261 98,165 3.98
Also played as Philadelphia Quakers
22 Pittsburgh Pirates 1882 2019 20,976 10,501 10,335 .504 166 9 9 5 17 1977 40 93,674 719,231 190,061 11,443 .264 93,070 3.72
Also played as Pittsburgh Alleghenys
23 San Diego Padres 1969 2019 8,027 3,704 4,321 .462 -617 5 2 0 5 1017 12 32,087 271,588 67,767 6,248 .250 35,212 3.96
24 San Francisco Giants 1883 2019 20,903 11,109 9,631 .536 1478 8 23 8 26 1793 57 96,778 713,800 188,375 14,563 .264 89,489 3.57
Also played as New York Giants and New York Gothams
25 Seattle Mariners 1977 2019 6,734 3,174 3,558 .471 -384 3 0 0 4 851 6 29,958 230,420 59,947 6,668 .260 31,659 4.33
Seattle Pilots, see Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Browns, see Baltimore Orioles
26 St. Louis Cardinals 1882 2019 21,021 10,852 10,017 .520 835 13 23 11 28 2120 45 96,493 721,262 192,134 12,152 .266 92,659 3.67
Also played as St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Brown Stockings
27 Tampa Bay Rays 1998 2019 3,448 1,619 1,829 .470 -210 2 1 0 4 478 1 15,155 117,432 30,079 3,479 .256 16,136 4.34
Also played as Tampa Bay Devil Rays
28 Texas Rangers 1961 2019 9,304 4,447 4,851 .478 -404 7 2 0 8 1121 8 41,955 317,974 82,522 9,165 .260 43,750 4.27
Also played as Washington Senators
29 Toronto Blue Jays 1977 2019 6,733 3,336 3,394 .496 -58 6 2 2 7 799 8 31,064 230,944 60,216 7,132 .261 30,886 4.22
30 Washington Nationals 1969 2019 8,019 3,904 4,111 .487 -207 5 0 0 5 936 9 33,398 271,473 68,871 6,721 .254 34,409 3.88
Also played as Montreal Expos
Washington Senators (1901-1960), see Minnesota Twins
Washington Senators (1961-1971), see Texas Rangers

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5/25/2019 1:14 PM
diehl40
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Diehl40 begins with the Boston Red Sox
5/25/2019 1:15 PM
diehl40
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The first season franchise selection is on a first come first serve basis. In following seasons the selection of franchises will precede from the owner with the lowest w/l record to the owner with the highest w/l record.
5/25/2019 3:35 PM
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so how can teams like Montreal compete with teams like the Yanks Cubs etc which have been arounf forever?
5/25/2019 6:37 PM
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Posted by jeff4noles on 5/25/2019 6:37:00 PM (view original):
so how can teams like Montreal compete with teams like the Yanks Cubs etc which have been arounf forever?
They can't. That is why the winners of one season are the last to select in the next season and the losers get to choose their franchises first in the next season.
5/26/2019 12:21 PM
diehl40
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The more seasons we play the truer picture we have of who can manage. I'm not trying to decide which is the best franchise, i'm trying to determine who can manage what they have the best.
5/26/2019 12:24 PM
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Too many old time players for me
5/26/2019 9:42 PM
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