Will provide a FREE team to anyone who joins and agrees to continue for at least five seasons, including the free season.

This is essentially a franchise league where you bring back franchise studs to join with your team every 10 years. The rules are below. We started in 1981 and we are preparing for 02. The unique rules start with the Future players section that explains when and how we add franchise players (the next is in one season 2010). The Mets just added Tom Seaver in 2000, so a stud addition while the Angels added Frank Tanana and Pittsburgh added John Candelaria. Send a sitemail and note below if you are interested.

One available franchise is the New York Mets franchise. The current core group is Todd Helton, Edgardo Alfonzo, Melvin Mora, Preston Wilson, Kevin Millar, 69 Tom Seaver, 2023 Jacob DeGrom (on IR until 23 season is available), Octavio Dotel, Paul Byrd, Kyle Lohse, and Cory Lidle. Future rookie classes include Jose Reyes, Marco Scutaro, and David Wright. New York is currently 63-55 and currently looks to pick around 10th. I am currently running the team. Great opportunity to get a full career out of one the best WIS pitchers out there, Seaver. Full roster is below.

Another available franchise is the California/Anaheim franchise. The current core group pretty includes Erstad, Glaus, Eckstein, Salmon, Tanana (1976), Washburn, Lackey among others. Future rookie classes are pretty loaded with K-Rod, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Chone Figgins, Howie Kendrick, Kendrys Morales, and Mike Napoli. Anaheim is currently 51-67 and looks to pick around 5th. The owner that left the league had been in the league since inception and has just run out of time to devote to the team. Full roster is below.

Another available franchise is the Pittsburgh franchise. The current core group pretty includes peak Bonds, Jason Kendall, Aramis Ramirez, 77 John Candelaria, Mike Lowell, Tim Wakefield, Livan Hernandez, among others. Future rookie classes provide some depth. Pitt is currently 63-68 and looks to pick around 7th. Full roster is below.

Shortened RULES

• Rights to rookies: The rights to rookie players belong to the team which he first has WIS eligibility. For example, Charlie Hayes is a rookie in WIS in 1989 and shows up under both Philadelphia and San Francisco. However, his first WIS eligibility season was with Philadelphia as his SF season was a combined season (he only had 5 at bats with SF then was was traded to Philadelphia). Addendum: If a player first appears in the database only as a result of a combined season (no WIS qualifying season for either team), that player will be eligible to be drafted and cannot be claimed by either team.
• Draft order: Draft order will be established at game 150 and will go from lowest to highest wins.
• Franchise players: These player progress one year at a time. Franchise players will disappear when you reach their rookie season. Example-Chipper Jones will run into his rookie year in 1995 and the owner will lose the Chipper franchise twist and restart him in 1995 (no clones rule).
• Future Franchise players:
  Before the 2010 season, you will be able to go back and select 1 player from your teams roster from 1987-1996. Rules for that selection are:

1. The player chosen must have been a rookie with your franchise (first WIS eligible season for the franchise gets the rights, just like the rookie rules)
2. You may start player in his 1st, 2nd or 3rd season (in the WIS database), and he will progress 1 season at a time.
3. The chosen player cannot make a clone or possibly make a clone (say if on IR in 2000). If the player still has eligible seasons, then you must have control of that player to restart him. For example, Cal Ripken still has a season in 2000, but if you were the owner of Baltimore and you still had him on your roster in 1999, you could "cut" him and restart his career since he was on the Orioles between 77-86. The 2000 Ripken would not be available to be drafted.You would only be able to have him on your roster as either the 2000 version or the franchise version.
4. If your player reaches his rookie season, you must replace him with his rookie season.
5. If you trade your franchise player, His rookie rights go with him!

Before the 2020 Season, you will be able to go back and select 1 player from your teams roster from 1997-2006. Same rules apply as above.

• Clones: No clones are permitted other than those that are grandfathered in as of 1992.
• Stadiums: Stadiums are the stadium of your franchise. When the stadium changes for your franchise (Indians go to Jacobs Field in 94), the team may change to the new stadium. Once you change, you must stay in that stadium. You cannot flip back and forth.

The Basics

No WW
DH For all teams
4 AAA players will be drafted and may be used and may also be keepers in future seasons. WIS generated AAA are not permitted to be used.
Full or partial player seasons may be used.

The franchises we draft rookies from are:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
San Francisco Giants
Tampa Rays
Texas Rangers
Colorado Rockies
Florida Marlins

Proposed 2002 NY Miracles, 22 keepers, need 3
C- Damian Miller, Todd Hundley
1B- Todd Helton
2B- Fernando Vina
3B- Edgardo Alfonzo, Craig Counsell (can play SS), Ty Wigginton
SS-
OF- Jeremy Burnitz, Preston Wilson, Melvin Mora, Kevin Millar, Jay Payton
U-

P- 69 Tom Seaver, Kyle Lohse, Braden Looper, Cory Lidle, Jeff D’Amico, Octavio Dotel, Miguel Batista, Paul Byrd, Buddy Groom, Jason Isringhausen

Retired-

IR- Jacob DeGrom (2023)

Cuts- Lee Stevens, Joe McEwing, Erik Hiljus, Paul Wilson, Greg Norton, Tony Armas, Jr., Andres Galaragga

Upcoming rookie classes- (highlights only, you can keep others) Excellent classes in 03 and 04
03- Jose Reyes, Marco Scutaro, Aaron Heilman, Jason Phillips
04- David Wright, Kazuo Matsui

Possible twists in 2010: Cone, Gooden

I might be interested in Oakland. sent SM to cpmitchno1

Proposed 2002 Anaheim franchise (you name the team), 22 keepers, need 3
C- Bengie Molina, Brian Schneider
1B-
2B-
3B- Todd Zeile, Troy Glaus, David Bell
SS- David Eckstein
OF- Darin Erstad, Garrett Anderson, Troy Salmon, Milton Bradley, Jose Guillen, Todd Hollandsworth
U-

P- 76 Frank Tanana, Kelvim Escobar, Kevin Brown, John Lackey, Brendan Donnelly, Jarrod Washburn, Ben Weber, Scot Shields, Troy Percival, Chuck Finley

Retired-

IR- Mike Trout (2023), Rick Ankiel (back in 2007)

Cuts- Jose Cabrera, Tanyon Sturtze, Robert Person, Jeff Fassero, David Justice, Shawn Wooten, Jose Ortiz, Kelly Stinnett, Armando Rios, Mike Lincoln, Damion Easley

Upcoming rookie classes- (highlights only, you can keep others) Excellent classes in 03 and 04
03- Chone Figgins, Francisco Rodriguez,
04- Casey Kotchman
05- Ervin Santana

Possible twists in 2010: Chuck Finley, Wally Joyner, Tim Salmon and other possibilities

Proposed 2002 Pittsburgh franchise (you name the team), 23 keepers, need 2
C- Jason Kendall, Mike Lieberthal
1B- Craig Wilson
2B- Jerry Hairston, Jr.
3B- Mike Lowell, Aramis Ramirez
SS- Rich Aurilia, Jack Wilson, Tony Womack
OF- Jacques Jones, Barry Bonds, Carl Everett, Andrew McCutcheon (2021)
U-

P- 77 John Candelaria, Livan Hernandez, Rick Reed, Tim Wakefield, Kris Benson, Jon Lieber, Damaso Marte, Ricardo Rincon, Bronson Arroyo, Josh Fogg

Retired-

IR-

Cuts- Mark Little, Jimmy Anderson, Jim Mecir, Ricky Gutierrez, Wilton Guerrero, Mark McLemore, Denny Neagle

Upcoming rookie classes- (highlights only, you can keep others) Excellent classes in 03 and 04
03- Jason Bay
04- Sean Burnett, Mike Gonzalez, Jose Castillo
05- Zach Duke, Paul Maholm, Ian Snell, Ryan Doumit, Freddy Sanchez, Nate McLouth

Possible twists in 2010: Barry Bonds, who else?

Solid league, very reliable owner, all three teams are interesting and competitive!

We’re going to get the draft started shortly. In particular, I think Pitt and NY are ready to compete over the next few seasons.

California is claimed. Two franchises still available that are both ready to compete now. NY with Helton and Seaver headlining while Pitt is headlining peak Bonds and Candelaria.

I'll take pittsburgh

Both teams are claimed. We are set for now.