Vancouver Moose and Squirrel, Eh? (World Moonlight Graham, Season 41)

How Acquired	Number of Players
Waivers	0
Rule 5	2
Drafted	16 (10 first round, 2 supplemental round, 1 second round, 1 third round, 2 fourth round (one was DITR)
IFA	0
Trade into minors, developed and promoted	1
Trade into majors	2
Free agent	4

Las Vegas Desert Dogs (World Upper Deck, Season 23)

How Acquired	Number of Players
Waivers	1
Rule 5
Drafted	8 (6 first round, 2 second round)
IFA
Trade into minors, developed and promoted	1
Trade into majors	7
Free agent	8

poorly :(

Drafted: 7 (All 1st round picks)

IFA: 1

Trade: 11

FA: 6

Minnesota Twins (World Major Leagues, Season 35 - just ending)
Playoff Roster

How Acquired	Number of Players
Waivers	0
Rule 5	2
Drafted	0
IFA	4 (S30, $22.3M; S31, $7.1M^; S25, $3.4M; S25, $2.8M)
Trade into minors, developed and promoted	1
Trade into majors	15*
Free agent	3

*Roberto Ramirez was my own IFA (S26, $8.2M), who got snagged in the Rule 5 draft in S30. I then traded for him that season. Harry Hernandez was my own IFA (S22, $7.2M), who was traded away at the start of S35, but then was traded for to re-join the Twins during the stretch run.
^Oswaldo Ynoa made his MLB debut in the playoffs this season.

Another ML player with significant PA (who didn't make the playoff roster for this round) was a Rule 5 selection this season. Another was a WW pickup.

Only after doing this did I realize how much of my team is made up of other people's castoffs!

Charleston Charge(Cooperstown)

We've had a solid 14 season run:

Season	Owner	Level	Record	%	Final Standing	Wild Card	Division Title	DCS Winner	LCS Winner	WS Winner
40	MikeT23	ML	0-0	---	-	-	-	-	-	-
39	MikeT23	ML	95-67	.586	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
38	MikeT23	ML	95-67	.586	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
37	MikeT23	ML	88-74	.543	2nd	Yes	No	yes	no	no
36	MikeT23	ML	97-65	.599	2nd	Yes	No	yes	yes	yes
35	MikeT23	ML	79-83	.488	3rd	No	No
34	MikeT23	ML	96-66	.593	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes
33	MikeT23	ML	87-75	.537	3rd	Yes	No	no	no	no
32	MikeT23	ML	95-67	.586	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
31	MikeT23	ML	88-74	.543	2nd	Yes	No	yes	yes	no
30	MikeT23	ML	78-84	.481	3rd	No	No
29	MikeT23	ML	102-60	.630	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	no
28	MikeT23	ML	91-71	.562	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
27	MikeT23	ML	100-62	.617	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
26	MikeT23	ML	89-73	.549	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no

WW - 1. Defensive C
IFA - 2. 22m P, 225k(DITR) 1B
Trade - 3. 3B and a couple of relief pitchers
FA - 9.
Draft - 10. 8 1st rounders(only one above 14th pick), supplemental(RP), 3rd(D-SS)

Most of the drafted guys were between 14-23. A couple were late 20s/early 30. The Great Jimmy Powell was the exception(3rd pick).

Trading is difficult in Coop as there aren't any fish. FA is expensive because trading is difficult. And IFA is costly because trading is difficult and FA are expensive. I've grossly overpaid for at least two pitchers and, if you look at my team, you'll wonder how it works. I've just tried to find value where I could. Still have 125m payroll this season.

Portland Thunder Wolves (World Riley - beginning Season 40)

This is my 16th season as owner, won division last three seasons, playoffs six out of last seven.

Drafted - 19
Nine first rounders, three top-ten picks, the highest was #7. Four supplemental rounders. And six lower-round picks - 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 16 (DiTR).

IFA - 2

Free Agents - 2

Trade (into minors) - 2

Team built around defense and pitching. I used to have more free agents and even made a few trades back when I made a WS run, but that version of the team aged out and I started promoting from within two seasons ago. This version of the team is currently at $58.5 mil payroll, 2/3 of that in the veteran pitchers.

Because of the way it was done, I think the Charge have a few more runs in them. I only have 5 guys on the "wrong" side of age(36+ for pitchers, 32+ for hitters) and a couple of them aren't key players. One is The Great Jimmy Powell and he's still dealing.

Decided to do Mantle. Similar success but MWR is lower and owners are less "fluid" on what type of players they like/dislike.

Season	Owner	Level	Record	%	Final Standing	Wild Card	Division Title	DCS Winner	LCS Winner	WS Winner
42	MikeT23	ML	34-36	.486	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	MikeT23	ML	89-73	.549	2nd	No	No
40	MikeT23	ML	96-66	.593	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
39	MikeT23	ML	91-71	.562	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
38	MikeT23	ML	95-67	.586	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	no
37	MikeT23	ML	110-52	.679	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
36	MikeT23	ML	80-82	.494	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
35	MikeT23	ML	89-73	.549	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
34	MikeT23	ML	83-79	.512	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
33	MikeT23	ML	70-92	.432	4th	No	No
32	MikeT23	ML	65-97	.401	4th	No	No
31	MikeT23	ML	86-76	.531	3rd	No	No
30	MikeT23	ML	97-65	.599	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes
29	MikeT23	ML	88-74	.543	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
28	MikeT23	ML	93-69	.574	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes

WW - 2. Not key players.
FA - 9. Mostly pitching. Mostly cheap RP.
Trade - 6. Four deals for players that didn't suit the other owner.
IA - 3. 431k, 2.2m, 24m. The two cheapies are my D-SS.
Draft - 5. 4 1st rounders(3, 7, 12, 22) and a 4th rounder(D-Catcher)

After my 2 WS wins in 28/30, I made a couple of deals and did a rebuild. We were old and expensive. I was very concerned with the MWR in S32 and switched from a hitter's park(Scottsdale) to a pitcher's park(Honolulu) because I hoped to steal some close one.

Anyway, I've always said never trust the user who says "Always". There's more than one right way to skin a cat. Or build a HBD winner. You have to adapt to what the world. And what you can do within it.

Mexico City Mystery? (World Cooperstown, Season 40)

How Acquired	Number of Players
Waivers	0
Rule 5	6
Drafted	12 (8 first round, 2 supplemental round, 2 second round
IFA	0
Trade into minors, developed and promoted	1
Trade into majors	0
Free agent	6

That Coop team hasn't made the playoff in like 20 seasons, right?

Posted by MikeT23 on 10/19/2016 8:46:00 AM (view original):
That Coop team hasn't made the playoff in like 20 seasons, right?

That would be incorrect.

My bad. That was a pretty solid run of WC appearances.

Season	Owner	Level	Record	%	Final Standing	Wild Card	Division Title	DCS Winner	LCS Winner	WS Winner
40	tecwrg	ML	0-0	---	-	-	-	-	-	-
39	tecwrg	ML	72-90	.444	4th	No	No
38	tecwrg	ML	69-93	.426	4th	No	No
37	tecwrg	ML	71-91	.438	4th	No	No
36	tecwrg	ML	75-87	.463	4th	No	No
35	tecwrg	ML	84-78	.519	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
34	tecwrg	ML	82-80	.506	3rd	Yes	No	no	no	no
33	tecwrg	ML	92-70	.568	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
32	tecwrg	ML	84-78	.519	3rd	No	No
31	tecwrg	ML	77-85	.475	4th	No	No
30	tecwrg	ML	73-89	.451	4th	No	No
29	tecwrg	ML	86-76	.531	2nd	No	No

Tampa Bay Angry Dragons (Spahn - Season 37)
Last season ended a streak of 23 consecutive seasons finishing at least .500. Today is budgets, so roster isn't finalized, but this is what I anticipate it will be opening day:

How Acquired	Number of Players
Waivers	0
Rule 5	0
Drafted	8 (4 first round, 2 supplemental round, 2 second round
IFA	9 (17.6, 15.9, 1.0, 23.0, 10.1, 16.2, 20.0, 0.691, 2.1)
Trade into minors, developed and promoted	6
Trade into majors	2
Free agent	0

It is incredibly rare for me to sign Major League free agents. I do bid on guys every off-season though, and I usually lose the bidding.

My run in Spahn

36	jimmystick	ML	77-85	.475	3rd	No	No
35	jimmystick	ML	85-77	.525	2nd	No	No
34	jimmystick	ML	81-81	.500	2nd	No	No
33	jimmystick	ML	82-80	.506	3rd	No	No
32	jimmystick	ML	85-77	.525	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
31	jimmystick	ML	88-74	.543	2nd	No	No
30	jimmystick	ML	81-81	.500	2nd	No	No
29	jimmystick	ML	90-72	.556	2nd	Yes	No	no	no	no
28	jimmystick	ML	88-74	.543	2nd	Yes	No	yes	yes	no
27	jimmystick	ML	91-71	.562	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes
26	jimmystick	ML	102-60	.630	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
25	jimmystick	ML	100-62	.617	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
24	jimmystick	ML	90-72	.556	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
23	jimmystick	ML	96-66	.593	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
22	jimmystick	ML	106-56	.654	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
21	jimmystick	ML	116-46	.716	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes
20	jimmystick	ML	110-52	.679	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	yes
19	jimmystick	ML	117-45	.722	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	no
18	jimmystick	ML	117-45	.722	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	no
17	jimmystick	ML	110-52	.679	1st	No	Yes	yes	yes	no
16	jimmystick	ML	98-64	.605	1st	No	Yes	yes	no	no
15	jimmystick	ML	99-63	.611	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
14	jimmystick	ML	99-63	.611	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
13	jimmystick	ML	84-78	.519	1st	No	Yes	no	no	no
12	jimmystick	ML	84-78	.519	2nd	No	No