The J4M is a 24 team progressive league, led by chargingryno that began in 1963, and currently in the 1987 season. We have 2 teams available that are currently being run by Owners running an extra team.

This league uses a draft formula to determine the 1st round draft order that encourages teams to win as many games as possible, and encourages you to be strategic with the amount of salary you carry on your roster. The 2^nd and later rounds are based upon worst record first. After the traditional draft, there is an Add/Drop option and an optional 4 round AAA draft (for actual 1988 players). Teams will have between 25-33 players from 1988, as they choose.
This is an anti-tanking league that encourages you to put the best team on the field for the lowest payroll for 1^st round draft positioning.

The 1988 draft will be ready to start shortly after the current season ends. Site mail me or the Commissioner, chargingryno, with any questions or post here:

1. Baltimore Firebirds – AL East
Current Owner - chargingryno
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (Baltimore Orioles: 1954-1991)
1988 Draft Picks: 1,1 (from Pittsburgh), 2,3,4,5+

#	Pos	Position Players
1	C	1988 Jim Sundberg
2	C	1988 Junior Ortiz
3	C	1988 Barry Lyons
4	1B	1988 Franklin Stubbs
5	1B	1988 Leon Durham
6	2B	1988 Jose Lind
7	2B	1988 Steve Lombardozzi
8	3B	1988 Jim Presley
9	SS	1988 Ozzie Guillen
10	OF	1988 Rob Deer
11	OF	1988 Cory Snyder
12	OF	1988 R.J. Reynolds
13	OF	1988 Carmen Castillo
14	OF	1988 Pete Stanicek

#	Pos	Pitchers
1	P	1988 Jamie Moyer
2	P	1988 Jeff M. Robinson
3	P	1988 Brian Fisher
4	P	1988 Mike Birkbeck
5	P	1988 Mike Bielecki
6	P	1988 Frank Williams
7	P	1988 Todd Worrell
8	P	1988 Jim Acker
9	P	1988 Ted Power

#	Pos	Injured Reserves
1	3B	Tom O'Malley ('90)
2	P	John Marzano ('90)
3	P	Bill Gullickson ('90)
4	P	Carl Willis ('91)

All Players listed are available to be kept or cut.

2. Kansas City Monarchs – AL Central
Current Owner - SteveBobLDN
Ballpark: Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals: 1973-1993)
1988 Draft Picks: 1,2,3,5,6+

#	Pos	Position Players
1	C	1988 Jeff Reed
2	C	1988 Mike Fitzgerald
3	C	1988 Butch Wynegar
4	1B	1988 Sid Bream
5	1B	1988 Jim Traber
6	2B	1988 Marty Barrett
7	2B	1988 Casey Candaele
8	2B	1988 Domingo Ramos
9	3B	1988 Steve Buechele
10	SS	1988 Jose Uribe
11	SS	1988 Bill Pecota
12	OF	1988 Phil Bradley
13	OF	1988 Paul O'Neill
14	OF	1988 Pat Sheridan
15	OF	1988 Dan Pasqua
16	OF	1988 John Moses

#	Pos	Pitchers
1	P	1988 Charlie Hough
2	P	1988 Pascual Perez
3	P	1988 Shane Rawley
4	P	1988 Chuck Finley
5	P	1988 John Candelaria
6	P	1988 Rich Yett
7	P	1988 Doug Sisk
8	P	1988 Eric King
9	P	1988 Dave Righetti
10	P	1988 Jeff Sellers
11	P	1988 Dan Quisenberry

#	Pos	Injured Reserves
1	OF	Mike Devereaux ('89)
2	P	Frank Wills ('89)

All Players listed are available to be kept or cut.

I will take Kansas City if still available

Posted by kujhawker on 3/10/2026 4:15:00 PM (view original):
I will take Kansas City if still available

They are yours! Thanks for joining.

Okay, fine, I'll take another project. I don't even think I can get Baltimore's keeper list up to $50M though...

Posted by jimmygatz2 on 3/11/2026 3:10:00 PM (view original):
Okay, fine, I'll take another project. I don't even think I can get Baltimore's keeper list up to $50M though...

Great, Jimmy. Will put you in touch with chargingryno the Commish and Owner of Baltimore. 1987 is starting tomorrow. If he is will to give up and you want sooner, may be able to take over immediately. If you do OK (even below .500) with a low payroll, could wind up with a top tier pick as daily draft recalc. is based on performance relative to payroll. I took a 130 game loser KC over 2 years ago, got to .500 last year and picked #3 in draft. The '88 team will be decent after another draft. So, you can turn around the team in a couple years. Salaries in this league are in the $60-$85M range as people want to be competitive for a top pick.

We have another double team Owner willing to give up a team for a new Owner either immediately (1987 season starting) or for 1988:
This team is a work-in-process with 1987 AB of 5,168 and IP of 1,307. However, has Barry Bonds...
The Franchise could also be moved to another NL site as there is another NY team (at Shea) in the NL East: Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego or Atlanta but you'd need to discuss that with the Commish.

3. New York Nationals – NL East

Current Owner - just4me

Ballpark: Polo Grounds (V)

1988 Draft Picks: 1,2,3,4,5,6+

#	Player	Year
1	Moreland, Keith	1987
2	Bonds, Barry	1987
3	Jacoby, Brook	1987
4	Ward, Gary	1987
5	Buckner, Bill	1987
6	Morrison, Jim	1987
7	Polonia, Luis	1987
8	Brooks, Hubie	1987
9	Backman, Wally	1987
10	Kittle, Ron	1987
11	Gedman, Rich	1987
12	Hassey, Ron	1987
13	Dempsey, Rick	1987
14	Skinner, Joel	1987
15	Armas, Tony	1987
16	Sheaffer, Danny	1987

#	Player	Year
1	Viola, Frank	1987
2	Bell, Eric	1987
3	Ontiveros, Steve	1987
4	Lancaster, Les	1987
5	Youmans, Floyd	1987
6	Kipper, Bob	1987
7	Henneman, Mike	1987
8	Landrum, Bill	1987
9	Assenmacher, Paul	1987
10	Childress, Rocky	1987
11	Howell, Jay	1987
12	Powell, Dennis	1987
13	Davis, Storm	1987

OK, we are full with 3 new Owners.

If interested in future openings, will keep a Wait List. Just post here or sitemail me.