The Fan Favorite Franchise Progressive League is a unique PL which emphasizes the actual MLB franchise. We are entering 1957 and Baltimore owns the first pick overall.
Basically you are allowed to carry 9 players (3 of which must be hitters, 3 pitchers and 3 your choice) that came up to WIS with your team. To add one rookie you must remove one of your previous Fan Favorite Players (FFP's) via retirement, cut, or a man on MLB IR. the rest of your roster is developed through yearly drafts and trades just like any other PL.
This team is opening because the former owner, short term, basically quit playing 20 games in.
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The rules follow the 1957 Baltimore roster below.
Baltimore has a very good pitching staff sporting 1468 innings and a line up anchored by Roy Sievers, new Rookie FFP Brooks Robinson, Tito Francona, catchers H. W. Smith and Sherm Lollar, Carl Furillo, Bill Virdon and Wally Moon. Obviously a team that should have won over 80 games but ownership failed the team and league.
1957 Orioles
Pitchers
Bob Turley FFP
Curt Simmons
Moe Drabowsky
Billy O'dell FFP
Bob Porterfield
Ned Garver FFP (back from IR)
Tex Clevenger
Ron Kline
Jerry Walker FFP
Hitters
C Sherm LollarFFP
C Hal W. SmithFFP
1b Tito FranconaFFP
2b Herb Plews
3b Ray Boone
3b Brooks Robinson FFP
ss Alex Grammas
of Carl Furillo
of Wally Moon
of Roy Sievers
of Bill Virdon
IR: FFP P Don Ferrarese 59, Bob Hale 60
please note this is proposed roster. You can drop a guy if you would like but must keep all 9 FFP's until after the season begins.
League Guidelines:
FRANCHISE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
A. FFFPL is a 24 team league.
1. There will be two 12 team leagues.
2. There will be no interleague play.
3. There will be no interleague trading
4. The West division of both leagues will be made up of 4 alternate teams from the opposite league.
4. a. Because there were only 16 teams in MLB in 1950 four additional AL and NL teams will be allowed to enter
4. b. These teams will be determined by the first dual sign-ups in the FFFPL.
4. c. If these alternate west division team drops a FFP that player is just gone.
B. UNIQUE RULES FOR MAKING THE FFFPL YOUR FAVORITE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
1. FFP (Fan Favorite Players) are the nine core Franchise players from your favorite franchise.
1. a. The original nine are picked from any players on your Franchise's 1950 roster. (same concept later if we have expansion teams)
1. b. 3-3-9 Rule: There must always be at least 3 pitchers and 3 hitters on the roster at the season's outset. (the other 3 are owners choice)
1. c. AMMENED NO LONGER USED It is possible that some rookies will be claimed by two teams....only fair to allow dual ownership when WIS had dual MLB stats.
1. c. 1. AMENDMENT 1 FOR FFFPL.
AS VOTED BY OUR 1951 OWNERS....
Definition of Rookie Rights. Rights will be held by the 1st team for which WIS has individual team stats meeting rookie PA or IP requirements. Season totals or future years service are of no matter. Rookies who appear in MLB, have combined WIS team stats in their rookie season but no individual team stats, will belong to the first team for which said rookie appeared in MLB.
2. Each season thereafter, an owner may select incoming rookies from their franchise.
2. a. This will happen approximately game 125.
2. b. Another FFP to be dropped must be designated at the same time for each player claimed.
2. c. There is no limit to the number an owner may add....0-9 okay.
2. d. FFP count must be at 9 prior to the draft or the owner's 1st draft selection will be dropped 6 PER INFRACTION. (heavy penalty but the FFP is basis of league).
2. e. Once a player is traded or released he is not considered any owner's or team's FFP.
3. All players not designated as FFP are eligible in each league.
3. a. This ensures plenty of roster talent...ie PA and IP... in both leagues.
4. Select your own AAA players (and in some years roster fillers).
4. a. A random 5 year period will be selected prior to draft (ie. 40-44, 45-49, 50-54).
4. b. AAA players will number 8....6 fielders and 2 pitchers.
4. c. Any players from your franchise with in those years and have a salary less than 500k may be selected to fill AAA or final roster spots.
4. d. All AAA players will be dropped following season.
4. e. AAA may be traded.
5. Trading FFPs:
5. a. You may trade FFPs until each season's trade deadline.*
5. b. You cannot trade FFPs after the trade deadline ("YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO." rule) You either must release them at the end of the year or keep them as FFPs for the next season. this rule is clarified as it was formerly considered covered above in 2. d and the Keepers deadline*
STANDARD RULE REVIEW
C. FOLLOWING ARE SOME STANDARD RULES WE FOLLOW OR USE OPTIONS
1. Teams have 25 man rosters with additional 8 AAA players all selected through draft and AAA format.
1. a. 120 million cap
2. NO DH
3. NO WW
4. NO Live
5. NO max on eligible IR
6 Four votes are required to veto trade.
6. a. You cannot vote on trade in opposite league (NL doesn't vote on AL and vice versa)
7. Injuries on
8. YES Transaction Deadline at game 120.
9. Ball parks must match team to season.
10. Team names must include at least one recognizable trait. (ie. Bronx Bombers, NY Pinstripes, Northern Yankees, but not Flatbush Flyers)
11. Keepers are to be posted by Keeper Deadline.
11. a. Owners will be given a 48 hour notice to verify their keepers versus the available players list prior to draft startup.
11. b. if a player is left off the keeper list by an owner he cannot be reclaimed once the Keeper Deadline is passed
11. c. if a player is on a Keeper list but missed by Commissioner when removing players for the Available Players List that player may be reclaimed up until he is drafted by another team.
11. d. SNOOZE YOU LOSE RULE if a player is selected by another team and the original team did not verify the available players list and the player is taken....Snooze You Loose... the player belongs to the new owner.
12. Realignment by geographical zones will only occur every 5 seasons (55,60,65 etc) to accomidate new owners, new parks, expansion teams, etc.
12. a. teams who change parks like Dodgers, or Giants in 50's, will need to change stadiums but will not change divisions until the 5th year noted above.
D. GOOD OF THE LEAGUE RULE: This is a commissioners discretion rule and meant to be used seldom. Cases such as an owner not showing up for draft, not entering league, missing excessive picks, being rude or abusive towards another owner, tanking, or doing absurd things. Any of which may require the rare commissioner input/decision.
DRAFT ORDER
1. Draft order in each league will be worst to first.
2. Ties for draft order will be determined by the team who picked higher the previous draft picking lower in the current.
3. The commissioner will make missed 1st round picks in the event an owner does not. This will be done in the last hour prior to the next round, are permanent, and based solely who the Commissioner has rated highest the time.
4. Draft positions for playoff teams are last four being determined down as they are eliminated to W.S. Champs picking 12th.
DROP AND ADD ONE PLAYER ALLOWED. After the last round schedule has been completed for appox. 24 hrs there will be a drop one player per team and add 1 player per team opportunity (as voted and amended rule July 2018 to start with the 1953 draft).
1. This round will be strictly first come first served.
1. a. FFP's may not be dropped
1. b. players selected in that draft cannot be dropped
1. c. players traded during that draft (after the official word that off the clock drafting may start) cannot be dropped.
1. d. dropped players may be picked up by another team BUT are not allowed to be picked up for an hour. (don't pick early you will not get the player!)
1. d. 1. This means any player dropped after 11:01 pm eastern in the 23rd hour of the drop/add round will be ineligible to be picked up.
2. No proxies.
3. Drop/Add round will be one single 24 hour period.
3. a. If drop/add is not done within the 24 hour window the transaction will not be recognized as a legal transaction and therefore disallowed!
Progressives are meant to progress. We will move from one season to the next quickly. I have found this very effective for keeping owners interested, involved and long term. Please join if you can commit to doing this.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO MODIFY ABOVE RULES IF THE NEED TO FINE TUNE ARISES.
*amended February 19, 2018 for the first season.
*3-3-9 note added to B 1. b March 17, 2019
*trading FFP's clarification added in B 5., 5. a and B 5. b
ANNOTATIONS:
New Owner Joining league at any time in future.
Basically new owners have three options:
1) Take over team as it stands in its entirety including FFF (MLB affiliate)
……...ONLY THIS OPTION APPLIES FOR THIS SITUATION SO THE REST WAS REMOVED FOR SIMPLICITY
9/23/2019 9:18 PM (edited)