Here is the ACTUAL draft order, based on random drawing. Find your name in the initial column, and then you can see who you draft in rounds 1-24 (using the number at the top).
https://imgur.com/a/v0q2Fxr
Your round 1 team is really important. You get TWO picks from that team in round 1. You use one of that team's stadium(s). You compete in that team's original division against the people who draft their division opponents in round 1.
In the past couple of cycles, there has been interest in trades. Doing it this way, you can trade before I set up the initial order, but not after the draft begins. My plan is to let you trade, if you wish, with some limitations.
1. The people with two teams need to keep it such that one team remains in the AL and the other in the NL.
2. No one can have their 1st round team be a previous 1st round team they have used in franchise draft. The list on page 1 has all the previous precluded teams. They might draft that team in round 2 or later, but not in round 1 where they get the first two players and the stadium.
3 If you trade with someone, you are trading for their entire pick order (rounds 1-24). This is the only way to assure that everyone gets a pick from every franchise, etc.
I will set the initial deadline for trade as Thursday (Feb 5) at 4pm eastern, but I will also sitemail all participants. If you just open the message, that will confirm that you are aware that we are starting. Hopefully, we can draft round 1 on Friday (Feb 6), but if it takes longer then you can trade longer. I will post in the draft thread when trades are closed.
The actual draft will happen in the main section (not the classified section), at this link: https://www.whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?topicID=548740
2/5/2026 12:18 AM (edited)