We are looking for a new owner for the Atlanta Braves franchise going into the 2014 season. The owner is leaving WIS, but has built a solid and competitive team with 1959 Hank Aaron, Freddie Freeman, Brian McCann, and a pitching staff featuring 71 Phil Niekro, 93 Glavine and Smoltz, Stephen Strasburg, Julio Teheran, and Craig Kimbrel.

A highlight of the rules is below. The key rules that makes this league unique are the rules related to future/past/twist players. Send a sitemail if you have any questions.


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).
• Future/Past/Twist players: These player progress one year at a time. Your players from the future will disappear when you reach their rookie season (If they come up with your team only). Example-say I'm the Braves, and I bring back Chipper, if he is still playing, when you run into his rookie year in 1995, you must re start him as a rookie and lose the other Chipper. But if you're NYY and bring back Clemens, it won't matter when he comes up as a rookie with Boston, because he won't bump into himself. In the Chipper example given above, the Braves could trade Chipper in 1994 to get some value prior to bumping into himself.
• Future/Past players in the 2010 and 2020 season: Before the 2010 season, you will go back to your team's 1965 season and grab 2 more guys, bring them back and go back to the 1990 season and grab 2 guys from there as well, and bring them all back to 2010. You can again start any of them at any point in time in their career and advance one year at a time. Before the 2020 season, you will be able to bring back two players from your team's rosters in 1980 and 1995. These players have the same limitation as before, so choose carefully.
• Clones: Clones are permitted in the league, but not on the same team. This is implied as noted above. As a point of clarification, you cannot trade to make clones or create a clone as a result of a trade. An example here is if the Yankees picked Arod in the 94 draft. They could not then twist him from their 2015 team and have a clone on the same team.

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:
Milwaukee
KC
Toronto
Seattle
Washington
San Diego
Colorado
Miami
Arizona
Tampa

The team currently has 29 players available for 2014, so cuts will need to be made to get to 25 or less. The team had 59 wins through game 120, and will be picking ninth in the draft.

Tentative cuts are in red. This would get the team to 25 keepers. You may make any cuts you wish.

Atlanta Aces

C Chris Ianetta 14
C Brian McCann 14
1B Freddie Freeman 14
2B Brian Dozier 14
2B Neil Walker 14
3B Chase Headley 14
3B Martin Prado 14
SS Zack Cosart 14
SS Andrelton Simmons 14
OF Hank Aaron 59
OF Domonic Brown 14
OF Jason Heywood 14
OF Desmond Jennings 14
OF A.J. Pollock 14

P Chris Archer 14
P Andrew Cashner 14
P Jaime Garcia 14
P Tom Glavine 93
P Scott Kazmir 14
P Craig Kimbrel 14
P Mike Minor 14
P Phil Niekro 71
P John Smoltz 93
P Stephen Strasburg 14
P Julio Teheran 14
P Chris Tillman 14
P Edison Volquez 14
P Adam Wainwright 14
P Alex Wood 14

The team has plenty of PAs and IPs, and the AAA draft can add even more depth.

Some of the future rookies coming up include SS Dansby Swanson (2016), 2B Ozzie Albies and P Max Fried (2017), OF Ronald Acuna (2018), OF Austin Riley (2019), and C William Contreras (2021). Among the possible additions for the 2020 BACK TO THE FUTURE are 1B Chris Chambliss, OF Dale Murphy, and P Doyle Alexander (1980), and C Javy Lopez, 1B Fred McGriff, 3B Chipper Jones, OFs Marquis Grissom and David Justice, and Ps Greg Maddux, Steve Bedrosian, and Greg McMichael (1995).

Again, feel free to sitemail me or post here with interest or questions.

I'll take Boston

They're yours.

I'll give you access to our league forum, and ask Admin to transfer the team to you.

Thanks for playing, and best of luck.

Bump to advertise the Atlanta team.

We've just passed game 149. There's time for me to transfer the team to a new owner, who can look at the team and make any desired cuts. And, had the original owner not had health issues, and had a more active approach, the team probably would be in the midst of a pennant race right now.

Contact me with any concerns or interest.

The 2013 season end this afternoon. I have come up with some cuts to get the team to 25. I have put the tentative cuts above in red.

The previous owner sure loved starting pitching. I'm thinking that if his health had been better, he might have made some trades for draft capital.

Interested in taking over? Let me know.

The draft just went on the clock this morning. If you'd like the team, let me know. Atlanta has four available AAA picks.

OK Dannino... I'll take the Atlanta Aces...

Posted by kallison1 on 1/19/2025 10:50:00 AM (view original):

OK Dannino... I'll take the Atlanta Aces...

Thanks. They're yours. Forum access granted.