The long-running Real Life Progressive League (over 80 seasons and in its second go-around) is looking for a replacement owner for the Toronto Blue Jays, with 2015 being a free team. The draft has started off the clock, and the Blue Jays have the 6th pick, which could be pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez or Jon Gray, or batter SS Corlos Correa, the most valuable pick in the draft in terms of WAR. The Blue Jays have a solid but unspectacular team, with four solid SPs for 2015 and 2016, and SP Jhoulys Chacin excellent in 2017-2018. Their batting order is built around Melky Cabrera, Kendry Morales, Justin Upton and Anthony Rendon, who are all very good in 2016. This team can focus a rebuild around 2016, or take a two year rebuild for an even better team.

This progressive league is like most, except that any player who started his career in a season is available to be drafted that season in the first round. In other words, for this season's 2015 draft, some of the top picks are "prospects" who started their careers in 2015 but didn't have a legitimate WIS season. Usually there are quite a few key prospects available, but 2015 is a down year for prospects, so it looks like only OF Tommy Pham would be of interest in the 1st round. A prospect (we keep a separate draft list to make it easy) joins any players you have on the DL/IR until he is WIS eligible. If you select a prospect in the first round, you can pick up your 25th player in the supplemental draft round, which occurs after the normal draft is finished. The rest is pretty standard, with 4 AAA that you select from the 2015 season, and a DH is used in the AL. We have been around for over 80 seasons, and the rules are very detailed to prevent tanking. Plus, there is a great group of owners in this 24 team league, with lots of friendly banter and plenty of trades. Drafts start after game 120, the draft moves fast, and we almost always start the new season immediately after the current World Series, so no long waits!

Please sitemail if interested, and for further details.

2015 Toronto Blue Jays -- Owner TBD (Need 8)

Keepers
C: Chris Iannetta
1B: Kendry Morales
2B:
3B: Anthony Rendon, Alex Rodriguez
SS: Jose Reyes
OF: Melky Cabrera, Justin Upton
DH:

P: Jhoulys Chacin, Roenis Elias, Miguel Gonzalez, Tom Koehler, Tommy Milone, Michael Pineda
RP: Antonio Bastardo, Carter Capps, Addison Reed, Ryan Webb

DL: P Tyler Skaggs
Cuts: P David Buchanan, P Chris Capuano, P Junichi Tazawa, P Jerome Williams, 1B Wilin Rosario, 1B Kennys Vargas, 2B Emil Bonifacio, 3B Donovan Solano, OF Sam Fuld, OF Josh Hamilton, OF Daniel Robertson, OF Jordan Schafer

Trades: None