Originally created many moons ago by examinerebb and continued for years by sinfonian11, this league makes any franchise a contender (the Padres won a recent world series), and a better group of owners can't be found on the site. There is much good-natured banter in the draft thread and the league chat, so bring your sense of humor. The rules are simple:

1. Each owner chooses a franchise. Franchise draft order is in inverse order of win percentage from the previous season for non-playoff teams, then inverse order of win percentage of non-World Series playoff teams, with the WS runner-up picking 23rd, and the WS champ choosing last. New owners will be assigned the draft position of any previous owners who are not returning, with the first to sign up receiving the highest slot, and so on. Division alignment will be determined randomly after team selection is complete.

2. Each owner chooses five players he/she wishes to protect from that franchise (1972-present) and submits that list via sitemail to me. Those players are the exclusive property of their respective owners. We use fifty seasons up to the present, so the first eligible year moves up every year as well.

3. After all lists are submitted, they will be posted and a three round modified Rule V draft will be held, with draft order being inverse order of each franchise's Rule V win percentage through all legs from which we have data (the worst teams pick first). Many thanks to schwarze for compiling this data. Each owner selects one unprotected player from any active franchise but their own (player seasons for franchises that were not chosen are not eligible). That player is also theirs exclusively. No more than two players may be taken from any one franchise in any one round.

4. At the end of the first and second rounds, each owner will choose an additional player they wish to protect. You will end up protecting seven in all, while drafting three. These ten players must appear on your roster. The rest of the roster is filled by players from your franchise during the given time period (1972-present).

$120 Million Cap
No trades
No WW
No DH
No AAA

No clones (same player, same franchise - if a player played for more than one franchise, he is available once for each franchise).
If a player split time between multiple teams in a season (as listed at WIS) his full season is available once for each team
SLL limited to current series.
Stadium must have been used by your franchise for at least one full season between 1972 and present.
Tiebreaker for draft positions will be run differential from the previous season, worse differential picks first.

For those new to the Rule V fold:

There is much good-natured ribbing during the draft (we try not to be too player-specific, so as not to influence the draft, but sometimes the temptation is too much). Do not take it personally. Pick a draft strategy and stay the course, regardless.

Glossary

He Who Must Not Be Named (HWMNBN) - A former player/manager/dirtbag for the Cincinnati Reds (and later, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos) who defiled the grand game of baseball. No Rule V team has ever won a title with him, so heed jose's warnings about karma. I would imagine Lady Karma grows weary from teaching the same lesson over and over, as the ruler with which she raps offending knuckles seems to grow with each passing season. The scumbag finally won a couple of championships. Lady Karma has stunned us all with this development

The Single Most Overrated Pitcher of All Time (TSMOPOAT) - Nolan Ryan

The Single Most Overrated Position Player of All Time (TSMOPPOAT) - Cal Ripken, Jr.

(Both of those players designated by Vegas...see below)

Vegas - jose can u c - Our Rule V Prediction King (emeritus)

Alleyviper's Favorite Third Baseman of All Time (AFTBOAT) - Scott Rolen (has picked him in ten drafts)

Rule V Player Draft Order (teams in Red selected in franchise draft)
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Rank	Franchise	Years	_Wins_	Losses	Wining%
1	Rays	18	1211	1705	0.4153
2	D'backs	33	2490	2857	0.4657
3	Tigers	39	2997	3323	0.4742
4	Pirates	36	2778	3054	0.4763
5	Rockies	26	2013	2200	0.4778
6	White Sox	25	1945	2105	0.4802
7	Rangers	29	2267	2432	0.4824
8	Twins	44	3445	3685	0.4832
9	Brewers	40	3186	3298	0.4914
10	Angels	33	2635	2712	0.4928
11	Marlins	31	2476	2548	0.4928
12	Orioles	40	3202	3279	0.4941
13	Blue Jays	51	4107	4157	0.4970
14	Red Sox	55	4446	4465	0.4989
15	Mariners	50	4046	4057	0.4993
16	Padres	41	3318	3325	0.4995
17	Phillies	49	3987	3954	0.5021
18	Expos	55	4476	4437	0.5022
19	Cubs	45	3684	3606	0.5053
20	Indians	53	4360	4227	0.5077
21	Reds	45	3708	3584	0.5085
22	Royals	47	3875	3743	0.5087
23	Mets	50	4131	3970	0.5099
24	Braves	54	4481	4267	0.5122
25	Giants	49	4080	3861	0.5138
26	Cardinals	55	4596	4315	0.5158
27	Yankees	51	4307	3955	0.5213
28	Dodgers	54	4575	4175	0.5229
29	A's	55	4726	4186	0.5303
30	Astros	55	4730	4182	0.5307

Rule V Franchise Draft

1. sinfonian 65-97 .401 Montreal/Washington
2. tridentric 70-92 .432 LA Dodgers
3. mussopini23 73-89 .451 Atlanta Braves
4. captmurphy 74-88 .457 Houston Astros
5. deathdealer 76-86 .469 Arizona D'Backs
6. 7stringplayr 77-85 .475 * Seattle Mariners
7. bigsteve12 78-84 .481 St. Louis Cards
8. shawbigred 78-84 .481 * Oakland A's
9. buddhagamer 79-83 .488 Chicago Cubs
10. wink0094 79-83 .488 * Boston Red Sox
11. alice 80-82 .494 Detroit Tigers
12. Chisock 81-81 .500 Chicago White Sox
13. nyyfannova05 82-80 .506 LA/California Angels
14. rbow923 83-0-80 .509 Milwaukee Brewers
15. justinlee_24 84-78 .519 Cleveland Indians/Guardians
16. mrincubus 85-77 .525 Philadelphia Phillies
17. ff09 84-78 .519 ^ Minnesota Twins
18. sakensei 86-76 .531 ^ San Diego Padres
19. nordawg 86-76 .531 ^ Pittsburgh Pirates
20. atheistdeals 90-72 .556 ^ NY Yankees
21. pumpkinmcp 92-70 .568 ^ SF Giants
22. specsman 92-70 .568 ^ NY Mets
23. newarkwilder 87-75 .537 % The Glorious Tampa Bay Rays (can't guess where I'm from)
24. spikeboots 84-79 .515 $ * Toronto Blue Jays


* new owner
^ playoff team
% WS runner-up
$ WS champion

Division Alignment (Random)
NL East: CHC, NYY, MINN, MON
NL Central: DET, SEA, LAD, TB
NL West: HOUS, CHW, LAA, PHL
AL East: STL, TOR, OAK, ATL
AL Central: MILW, CLEV, PITT, BOS
AL West: NYM, ARZ, SFG, SDP

Player Draft Round 1 Monday February 28th

1. Newarkwilder TB: Bryce Harper Montreal/Washington
2. deathdealer ARZ: Kevin Brown LA Dodgers
3. alice DET: Justin Verlander Houston
4. nordawg PITT: Catfish Hunter NY Yankees
5.Chisock CHW: Mike Piazza LA Dodgers (Dodgers are off the board)
6. ff09 MINN: Mike Norris Oakland
7. rbow923 MILW: Mookie Betts Boston
8. nyyfannova LAA: Pedro Martinez NY Mets
9. spikeboots TOR: Jake Peavy SD Padres
10. wink0094 BOS: Matt Harvey NY Mets (Mets are off the board)
11. 7stringplayr SEA: Derek Lowe Boston (Boston is off the board)
12. sakensei SDP: Robinson Cano NY Yankees (NY Yankees are off the board)
13. mrincubus PHIL: Kenny Lofton Cleveland
14. sinfonian MON/WASH: 10:00AM Zach Wheeler Phillies
15. buddhagamer CHC: 10:30AM Jimmy Rollins Phillies (Phillies are off the board)
16. justinlee CLEV: 11:00AM Freddie Freeman Atlanta
17. specsman NYM: 11:30AM Kevin Mitchell SFG
18. mussopini ATL: 12:00 NOON Gerrit Cole Houston (Houston is off the board)
19. pumpkinmcp SFG: 12:30PM Chris Carpenter St Louis
20. bigsteve STL: 1:00PM Liam Hendricks Oakland (Oakland is off the board)
21. atheistdeals NYY: 1:30PM Garrett Richards LA Angels
22. tridentric LAD: 2:00PM Ichiro Suzuki Seattle
23. shawbigred OAK: 2:30PM Lucas Giolito Chicago White Sox
24. captmurphy HOU: 3:00PM Rick Wilkins Chicago Cubs

Player Draft Round 2

1. Newarkwilder TB Hojo NY Mets
2. deathdealer ARZ Scott Rolen St Louis Cards
3. alice DET Dustin Pedroia Boston
4. nordawg PITT Mark Texiera Atlanta
5. Chisock CHW Ben Sheets Milwaukee
6. ff09 MINN Bernie Williams NY Yankees
7. rbow923 MILW Fernando Valenzuela LA Dodgers
8. nyfannova LAA Daniel Murphy Mon/Wash
9. spikeboots TOR Adrian Beltre LA Dodgers (Dodgers are off the Board)
10. wink0094 BOS Chase Utley Phillies
11.7stringplayr SEA Javy Lopez Atlanta (Atlanta is off the board)
12. sakensei SDP Nomar Garciaparra Boston (Boston is off the board)
13. mrincubus PHIL JR Richard Houston
14. sinfonian MON/WASH Jim Thome Cleveland
15. buddhagamer CHC Dallas Keuchel Houston (Houston is off the board)
16. justinlee CLEV Rickey Henderson NY Yankees (Yankees are off the board)
17. specsman NYM Rich Aurilia SF Giants
18. mussopini ATL Willie McGee St Louis (Cards are off the board)
19. pumpkinmcp SFG Anthony Rendon Mon/Wash (Mon/Wash is off the board)
20. bigsteve STL Josh Donaldson Toronto
21. atheistdeals NYY Aaron Nola Phillies (Phillies are off the board)
22. tridentric LAD Steve Ontiveros Oakland
23. shawbigred OAK Carlos Beltran NY Mets (Mets are off the board)
24. captmurphy HOU Willie Stargell Pittsburgh


Player Draft Round 3

1. Newarkwilder TB
2. deathdealer ARZ
3. alice DET
4. nordawg PITT
5. Chisock CHW
6. ff09 MINN
7. rbow923 MILW
8. nyfannova LAA
9. spikeboots TOR
10. wink0094 BOS
11.7stringplayr SEA
12. sakensei SDP
13. mrincubus PHIL
14. sinfonian MON/WASH
15. buddhagamer CHC
16. justinlee CLEV
17. specsman NYM
18. mussopini ATL
19. pumpkinmcp SFG
20. bigsteve STL
21. atheistdeals NYY
22. tridentric LAD
23. shawbigred OAK
24. captmurphy HOU

List of Keepers:

1. newarkwilder TB: Blake Snell, Charlie Morton, Ryan Yarbrough, Fernando Rodney, Ben Zobrist, Bryce Harper Mon/Wash Aaron Slegers, Howard Johnson NY Mets Jake McGee
2. deathdealer ARZ: Luis Gonzalez, Paul Goldschmidt, Zack Greinke, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Kevin Brown LA Dodgers Ketel Marte Scott Rolen St Louis Cards Matt Williams
3. alice DET: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Alan Trammell, Miggy Cabrera, Maglio Ordonez, Justin Verlander Houston Tony Phillips Dustin Pedoia Boston Victor Martinez
4. nordawg PITT: Doug Drabek, Barry Bonds, Jason Kendall, Andrew McCutcheon, Brian Giles Catfish Hunter NY Yankees Jay Bell Mark Texiera Atlanta Zane Smith
5. Chisock CWS: Frank Thomas, Dick Allen, Albert Belle, Chris Sale, Lamar Hoyt Mike Piazza LA Dodgers Keith Foulke Ben Sheets Milwaukee Liam Hendricks
6. ff09 MINN: Johan Santana, Kenta Maeda, Rod Carew, Joe Mauer, Chuck Knoblauch Mike Norris Oakland Kirby Puckett Bernie Williams NY Yankees Lyman Bostock
7. rbow923 MILW: Corbin Burns, Teddy Higuera, Christian Yelich, Robin Yount, Ryan Braun Mookie Betts Boston Jeff Cirillo Fernando Williams LA Dodgers Devin Williams
8. nyyfannova LAA: Mike Trout, Darrin Erstad, Tim Salmon, Frank Tanana, TSMOPOAT Pedro Martinez NY Mets Doug DeCinces Daniel Murphy Mon/Wash Vlad Guerrero
9. spikeboots TOR: Jose Bautista, Carlos Delgado, John Olerud, Roberto Alomar, Roger Clemens Jake Peavy SD Padres Tony Fernandez Adrian Beltre LA Dodgers BJ Ryan
10. wink0094 BOS: Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens, Chris Sale, Wade Boggs, Carlton Fisk Matt Harvey NY Mets Fred Lynn Chase Utley Phillies JD Martinez
11. 7stringplayr SEA: Ken Griffey Jr, Edgar Martinez, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Felix Hernandez Derek Lowe Boston Cliff Lee Javy Lopez Atlanta Bret Boone
12. sakensei SDP: Ken Caminiti, Tony Gwynn, Dineson Lamet, Randy Jones, Kevin Brown Robinson Cano NY Yankees Dave Winfield Nomar Garciaparra Boston Gene Tenace
13. mrincubus PHIL: Steve Carlton Mike Schmidt, Bryce Harper, Bobby Abreu, Curt Schilling Kenny Lofton Cleveland Roy Halladay JR Richard Houston Darren Daulton
14. sinfonian MON/WASH: Pedro Martinez, Max Scherzer, Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Tim Raines Zach Wheeler Phillies Gary Carter Jim Thome Cleveland Stephen Strasburg
15. buddhagamer CHC: Jake Arietta, Greg Maddux, Yu Darvish, Sammy Sosa, Billy Williams Jimmy Rollins Phillies Derrick Lee Dallas Keuchel Houston Ryne Sandberg
16. justinlee CLEV: Albert Belle, Gaylord Perry, Shane Bieber, Cory Kluber, Zach Plesac Freddie Freeman Atlanta Roberto Alomar Rickey Henderson NY Yankees Jose Ramirez
17. specsman NYM: Dwight Gooden, Tom Seaver, Jacob De Grom, Mike Piazza, David Wright Kevin Mitchell SF John Olerud Rich Aurilia SG Giants Sid Fernandez
18. mussopini ATL: Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones, Kris Medlen, Craig Kimbrel Gerrit Cole Houston Kevin Millwood Willie McGee St. Louis Cards Gary Sheffield
19. pumpkinmcp SFG Barry Bonds, Jason Schmidt, Tim Lincecum, Jeff Kent, Brandon Crawford Chris Carpenter St Louis Buster Posey Anthony Rendon Mon/Wash Mike Yastrzemski
20. bigsteve STL: Albert Pujols, John Tudor, Ted Simmons, Adam Wainwright, Mark McGwire Liam Hendricks Oakland Jose DeLeon Josh Donaldson Toronto Matt Carpenter
21. atheistdeals NYY: Ron Guidry, Dave Righetti, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Paul O'Neill Garrett Richards LA Angels DJ LeMahieu Aaron Nola Phillies Jason Giambi
22. tridentric LAD: Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw, Don Sutton, Matt Kemp, Manny Machado Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Orel Hershiser Steve Ontiveros Oakland Cody Bellinger
23. shawbigred OAK: Jason Giambi, Rickey Henderson, Marcus Semien, Catfish Hunter, Dennis Eckersley Lucas Giolito Chicago White Sox Tim Hudson Carlos Beltran NY Mets Rollie Fingers
24. captmurphy HOU: Mike Scott, TSMOPOAT, Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman Rick Wilkins Chicago Cubs Craig Biggio Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Alex Bregman

Player Draft Round 3

1. Newarkwilder TB....................Marzell Ozuna ATL
2. deathdealer ARZ.....................Jacob Elsbury BOS
3. alice DET.................................Miguel Dilone CLE
4. nordawg PITT.......................Walker Buehler LA
5. Chisock CHW........................Dave Parker PIT
6. ff09 MINN..............................Freddy Sanchez PIT (Pirates off the Board)
7. rbow923 MILW........................Tony Gonsolin LA (Dodgers off the Board)
8. nyfannova LAA......................Kyle Hendricks Cubs
9. spikeboots TOR...................JD Drew ATL (Braves off the board)
10. wink0094 BOS...................Rollie Fingers MIL
11.7stringplayr SEA..................Ryan Howard PHI
12. sakensei SDP......................CC Sabathia MIL (Brewers off the Board)
13. mrincubus PHIL.................John Valentin BOS (Red Sox off the Board)
14. sinfonian MON/WASH..........Kris Bryant CHIC (Cubs off the Board)
15. buddhagamer CHC...................Don Sutton HOU
16. justinlee CLEV...........................Yadir Molina STL
17. specsman NYM..........................Steve Rogers Mon
18. mussopini ATL...........................Jose Reyes NYM
19. pumpkinmcp SFG.......................Larry Walker MON (Expos off the Board)
20. bigsteve STL...............................Francisco Lindor CLE (Indians off the Board)
21. atheistdeals NYY........................Mark McGwire OAK
22. tridentric LAD.............................Rafael Soriano SEA
23. shawbigred OAK...........................Madison Bumgarner SF
24. captmurphy HOU............................Jim Edmonds STL (Cards off the Board)

Thanks for taking over, Rick. I really appreciate it.

I’ll start things off by taking the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.

Sorry I had just gone to bed right before you posted. Had a 4 am zoom meeting.

Taking LA Dodgers

Pini is next but since he is on the West Coast is might be a couple of hours.

Dont forget to sitemail those coming after you

will be picking my world champion Atlanta Braves - why not!!

sitemailing

sent

Houston Astros

Can someone sitemail please? I’m stuck on mobile for now.

done

Arizona