Historically Bad:
This will be a single season, multi era progressive that draws some features from other progressives that I enjoy playing. The basic premise is that everyone will start with a historically bad team and try to build a winner. These teams will be from different eras but that really won't matter too much as you will see if you keep reading.
The league will have 16 teams. Each owner will get their inaugural squad when they sign up. You call out the franchise you wish to have from the list of available franchises. You will form your initial team by keeping a minimum of 20 players from that historically bad team and then drafting the rest of your squad. The rest of the team will be drafted from a series of rookie players that are randomly drawn from 3 different eras.
Each owner will have 30 total roster spots at their disposal - the 25 man roster and 5 AAA players. The combination of AAA players is up to you: 3 hitters and 2 pitchers, 5 hitters, 5 pitchers, etc.
After all the rosters are set each individual player will progress one season at a time. Clones are possible for the first few seasons but that will work itself out over time.
Rosters:
The initial roster will be comprised of at least 20 players from the team you draft. You have 30 total roster spots at your disposal. There will be no minimum or maximum keepers after season 1 with the exception of the 30 roster spot max. Players on I/R do not count against your roster spots.
Draft:
The first draft order will be determined by random draw and the first draft will snake - 1 to 20, 20 to 1, 1 to 20, 20 to 1, etc. All subsequent drafts will be worst to first with the exception of the division winners. Those teams will occupy the final four draft spots - worst to first.
Draft pool:
The draft pool will populate with Rookies from three randomly chosen years. Example: 1910, 1930, 1950. The draft classes will always be 20 years apart. The Rookie draft pool will progress one year at a time from the originally chosen years until 10 years have passed. Example - 1910 is chosen as one of the first set of years. Year 2 will be 1911. Year 3 will be 1912, etc. until 1919 is reached. Then a new random year will be selected.
The One Twist:
The initial division alignment will be set by random draw. Subsequent seasons will have the divisions aligned just like the draft order - worst to first. So, the division alignments will change every season.
General rules and notes:
Draft tiebreakers - Head to Head, Division Record, Home Wins
Stadium - your choice but must align with a year that is in play
AAA - 5 -
AAA players cannot be called up until after 30 league games have been played.
I/R - Yes, unlimited
DH - no DH, either league
Trades - up to 3 seasons in advance for players or picks
Vetos - 12 votes needed
Rule changes - may be proposed by anyone. 15 votes needed to adopt a rule change.
* Commissioner reserves right to close any unintended loopholes without a league vote
Available Franchises:
1886 Kansas City Cowboys - Disco Dogs
1889 Louisville Colonels - sigblend
1890 Buffalo Bisons
1898 St. Louis Browns
1899 Cleveland Spiders - mattedesa
1904 Washington Senators - Mazzilli16
1909 Boston Doves
1911 St. Louis Browns
1915 Philadelphia Athletics - fillies
1928 Philadelphia Phillies
1932 Boston Red Sox
1935 Boston Braves
1937 St. Louis Browns - Ribbentrop
1938 Philadelphia Phillies - fatguyrd
1939 St. Louis Browns
1939 Philadelphia Phillies - coachgreat1
1945 Philadelphia Phillies - specsman
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates - fabulous
1962 New York Mets
2003 Detroit Tigers
Call 'em out as you sign up!
By Request - Initial Draft Pool will be
1910, 1950, 1980
11/27/2023 5:17 PM (edited)