16 Players, 16 Seasons, Version 32
Seasons: 1973-2023
Salary Cap: $120 Million
DH = No
Division Alignment: Random
Nominated Players: 10 Hitters and 6 Relief Pitchers
This is a 16 team league. Each owner will nominate 1 player that has played 16+ seasons* during the years 1973-2023. Once all 16 players are announced, a draft order will be determined and each owner will draft a different season of each player nominated to be on their team. So all 16 teams will own the same 16 players, but each with a different version of that player. The other 9 rosters spots will be filled with teammates of your 16 drafted players.
* Note that if a player played 15 years, but played for 2 different teams in one season, that counts as 16 seasons (you'll understand why after reading the remaining rules ). To determine number of player seasons, choose Pos = ALL, Min Games = 0, Un-check "Include Secondary Positions", set Season Type = Full/Combined and set years 1973-2020. Both teams of a multi-team player can be drafted (but you must choose the partial or combined season). New rule - if you choose a the higher salaried full season version of a player during the draft, you can switch to the partial season when you submit your roster. However, you cannot switch from partial to full season. (The opposite would be true if the partial season is more expensive than the full season - it's rare but it's possible).
The 16 nominated players will include 10 hitters (including C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, ANY, ANY) and 6 pitchers (all 6 pitchers nominated must be rated as a RP in over half their eligible seasons). For players who played more than one position, there will be some leeway on which position he qualifies at (i.e., Alex Rodriguez can be 3b or ss). The ninth hitter should be a guy who played DH at some point during his career. (1973 is when the DH was enacted).
Upon signup, post your nominated player in the forum. I will choose my player after at least five players have been selected. Once all 16 players are chosen, I'll post the round 1 draft order and we can get started. We'll have a 15-round draft to select the other 15 seasons used for each player. Draft order for each round will be based on the cumulative salary going into that round (lowest cumulative salary drafts first).
Here's where it gets fun
The remaining 9 roster spots must be filled with teammates of your drafted players (including the player you nominated). They must be from the same season. No Twisting. Nominated players cannot be used as teammates. If you draft a player season with 2+ teams, you choose which version of that season you want, and can only take teammates from that team. (This is how a player who played 15 years, but had a multi-team season can be allowed. Or similarly, a player who played 14 years, w/ two multi-team seasons is allowed, etc.). There is no limit on number of teammates per drafted player. Many drafted players will not have any teammates rostered. Some will have two or more. Usually, your nominated player will have a few good teammate options.
Salary Cap = $120 million
Seasons: 1973-2023
No AAA
No WW
No DH
No Trades
No Clones
No Injuries
Any stadium (in use between 1973-2023)
Alignment - random
Blacklist: No players are blacklisted this version
Quick Draft: 6-Hour Rule: Starting with round 3, if six hours elapse after the last made pick, the person who is due up may be skipped and the draft can continue as normal. The skipped person can jump in anytime to make his overdue pick. The 6-hour rule only is in effect during the hours of 9 AM to 11 pm EST. So let's assume person A makes a pick at 7:30 pm EST and person B is due up. No pick made that evening. Person C wakes up and sees no pick has been made by person B. The six-hour rule would take effect at 11:30 am (3.5 hours the night before + 2.5 hours in the morning). Person C can skip person B and make his pick. Person D can make his pick, Person E can make his pick, etc.
The point is that folks should make a point in checking in at least once every 6 hours. Drafts are more fun when things are moving. Nothing sucks the fun out of a draft more than somebody disappearing w/o any notification.
11/2/2023 3:04 PM (edited)