ROUND 2 (Eight Leagues):

This is as straight-forward as it gets. This round is going to begin with a two-step process.  In the order that is predetermined by your W/L record in the previous round of the tournament, the first step will be figuring out where everyone wants to pick (i.e. draft order).  The second step will be the draft itself.   In Round One of the draft, once we know who's drafting when, you will choose the following: (1) if you want A.L. or N.L., (2) what year you want, and (3) whether you want hitting or pitching. The draft will be snake-style (1-24, 24-1) from that point. 

For example, if you had the highest W/L record and came into Round TWO as the "Top Dog", you could choose first and take the best hitting squad available to you - but then you know that you will end up with whatever pitching squad is left over at the end of Round Two of this draft. You may want to pick in the middle or even 24th, if you feel it will give you the best team.
 

Alignment will be determined by the order of the draft (i.e., the first four picks that go with an N.L. squad will make up the N.L. East, etc.).

Here are some other items of interest:

NO:  Clones – Not In This Round.
NO:  Waiver Wire or A.A.A.
YES:  Trades of Draft Picks only.
NO:  Trading of Players.
YES:  Designated Hitter – YES.
NO:  Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP –$110

Stadium – For this round, we’re going to go with an even playing field (no pun intended).  WHATIFSPORTS Park for Everyone!

Who Moves On?
Once Round TWO is complete, the top 16 teams from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round Three.  That’s 128 teams for 144 spots.  The final sixteen teams will come from the best of the other 64 teams across all eight leagues.  Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.

All N.L. East Division winners go into Round Three, League 1.
All N.L. Central Division winners go into Round Three, League 2.
All N.L. West Division winners go into Round Three, League 3.
All A.L. East Division winners go into Round Three, League 4.
All A.L. Central Division winners go into Round Three, League 5.
All A.L. West Division winners go into Round Three, League 6.

That’s 8 teams in each of the Round Three leagues and 48 teams total. 

Once we’ve removed the division-winning teams above, I’ll then do the following:

The next eight best teams in League 1 will go into Round Three, League 1.
The next eight best teams in League 2 will go into Round Three, League 2.
The next eight best teams in League 3 will go into Round Three, League 3.
The next eight best teams in League 4 will go into Round Three, League 4.
The next eight best teams in League 5 will go into Round Three, League 5.
The next eight best teams in League 6 will go into Round Three, League 6.
The next eight best teams in League 7 will be split up between Round Three, Leagues 1 and 3.
The next eight best teams in League 8 will be split up between Round Three, Leagues 4 and 6.

That’s 64 more spots to go along with the 48 already accounted for which makes 112 total.  The final 32 spots will be filled by the teams not yet accounted for above.  They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

THE CHOICES YOU'LL HAVE IN EACH LEAGUE:

 

LEAGUE ONE:

1901
1909
1917
1925
1933
1941
1949
1957
1965
1973
1981
1989
1997
2005


LEAGUE TWO:

1902
1910
1918
1926
1934
1942
1950
1958
1966
1974
1982
1990
1998
2006


LEAGUE THREE:

1903
1911
1919
1927
1935
1943
1951
1959
1967
1975
1983
1991
1999
2007


LEAGUE FOUR:

1904
1912
1920
1928
1936
1944
1952
1960
1968
1976
1984
1992
2000
2008


LEAGUE FIVE:

1905
1913
1921
1929
1937
1945
1953
1961
1969
1977
1985
1993
2001
2009


LEAGUE SIX:

1906
1914
1922
1930
1938
1946
1954
1962
1970
1978
1986
1994
2002
2010


LEAGUE SEVEN:

1907
1915
1923
1931
1939
1947
1955
1963
1971
1979
1987
1995
2003
2011


LEAGUE EIGHT:

1908
1916
1924
1932
1940
1948
1956
1964
1972
1980
1988
1996
2004
2012


 

ROUND 3 (Six Leagues):

We’re talking the four best teams (four different franchises) during many two-year periods (with the exception of the 19th Century – they’re more than two-year offerings).  Pick one of the two-year groupings and build your roster.  Minimum of six players from each of the four teams in your group must be used to build your roster.  Your twenty-fifth player can be a Free Agent that played for any other team (in your respective league) during that two-year period.  For the two teams in the A.L. East of League One that has players from 1885-1888 and 1889-1891, you can choose a player that played in any league during those years.  Draft order for each league will be determined by the number of wins in the previous round.

Alignment is already pre-determined.

Here are some other items of interest:

NO:  Clones – Not In This Round.
NO:  Waiver Wire, Trades or A.A.A.
YES:  Designated Hitter – YES.
NO:  Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP –$110

Stadium – You must use the Home Field of one of your four roster-making teams.   In the case of League ONE - if none of the stadiums for any of the teams in your grouping are available, you must use WhatIfSports Stadium.

Who Moves On?

Once Round THREE is complete, the top 14 teams from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round Three.  That’s 84 teams for 96 spots.  The final twelve teams will come from the best of the other 60 teams across all six leagues.  Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.

All Playoff teams from League 1 will go into Round 4, League 1.
All Playoff teams from League 2 will go into Round 4, League 2.
All Playoff teams from League 3 will go into Round 4, League 3.
All Playoff teams from League 4 will go into Round 4, League 4.

The N.L. East and N.L. Central Division Winners from Leagues 5 and 6 go into Round 4, League 1.
The A.L. East and A.L. Central Division Winners from Leagues 5 and 6 go into Round 4, League 2.
The N.L. West and N.L. Wildcard Winners from Leagues 5 and 6 go into Round 4, League 3.
The A.L. West and A.L. Wildcard Winners from Leagues 5 and 6 go into Round 4, League 4.

That’s 12 teams in each of the Round Four leagues and 48 teams total.  After that…

The next six best teams in League 1 will go into Round Four, League 1.
The next six best teams in League 2 will go into Round Four, League 2.
The next six best teams in League 3 will go into Round Four, League 3.
The next six best teams in League 4 will go into Round Four, League 4.
The next six best teams in League 5 will be split up between Round Four, Leagues 1 and 2.
The next six best teams in League 6 will be split up between Round Four, Leagues 3 and 4.

That’s 36 more spots to go along with the 48 already accounted for which makes 84 total.  The final 12 spots will be filled by the teams not yet accounted for above.  They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

Here is your draft order and your choices:

LEAGUE ONE – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

1892-1894
1892 Boston Beaneaters (680)
1893 Pittsburgh Pirates (628)
1894 Baltimore Orioles (695)
1894 New York Giants (667)

1895-1897
1895 Cleveland Spiders (646)
1896 Baltimore Orioles (698)
1897 Boston Beaneaters (705)
1897 New York Giants (634)

1898-1900
1898 Boston Beaneaters (685)
1898 Baltimore Orioles (644)
1899 Philadelphia Phillies (618)
1899 Brooklyn Superbas (682)

1901-1902:
1901 Philadelphia Phillies (593)
1901 Brooklyn Superbas (581)
1901 St. Louis Cardinals (543)
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates (741)

LEAGUE ONE – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

1903-1904:
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates (650)
1904 New York Giants (693)
1904 Chicago Cubs (608)
1904 Cincinnati Reds (575)

1905-1906:
1905 New York Giants (686)
1905 Philadelphia Phillies (546)
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates (627)
1906 Chicago Cubs (763)

1907-1908:
1907 Chicago Cubs (704)
1907 Philadelphia Phillies (565)
1908 New York Giants (636)
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates (636)

1909-1910:
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates (724)
1909 Chicago Cubs (680)
1909 New York Giants (601)
1910 Philadelphia Phillies (610)

LEAGUE ONE – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

1911-1912:
1911 Philadelphia Phillies (520)
1912 New York Giants (682)
1912 Chicago Cubs (607)
1912 Pittsburgh Pirates (616)

1913-1914:
1913 New York Giants (664)
1913 Philadelphia Phillies (583)
1913 Chicago Cubs (575)
1914 Boston Braves (614)

1915-1916:
1916 Philadelphia Phillies (595)
1916 Brooklyn Robins (610)
1916 Boston Braves (586)
1916 New York Giants (566)

1917-1918:
1917 New York Giants (636)
1917 Philadelphia Phillies (572)
1917 St. Louis Cardinals (539)
1918 Chicago Cubs (651)

LEAGUE TWO – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

1919-1920:
1919 Cincinnati Reds (686)
1919 New York Giants (621)
1919 Chicago Cubs (536)
1920 Brooklyn Robins (604)

1921-1922:
1921 New York Giants (614)
1921 Pittsburgh Pirates (588)
1921 St. Louis Cardinals (569)
1922 Cincinnati Reds (558)

1922-1923:
1922 St. Louis Cardinals (552)
1923 Cincinnati Reds (591)
1923 New York Giants (621)
1923 Pittsburgh Pirates (565)

1923-1924:
1923 Cincinnati Reds (591)
1923 New York Giants (621)
1924 Pittsburgh Pirates (588)
1924 Brooklyn Robins (597)

LEAGUE TWO – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

1925-1926:
1925 Pittsburgh Pirates (621)
1925 New York Giants (566)
1926 St. Louis Cardinals (578)
1926 Cincinnati Reds (565)

1927-1928:
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates (610)
1928 St. Louis Cardinals (617)
1928 New York Giants (604)
1928 Chicago Cubs (591)

1929-1930:
1929 Chicago Cubs (645)
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates (575)
1930 New York Giants (565)
1930 St. Louis Cardinals (597)

1931-1932:
1931 New York Giants (572)
1931 St. Louis Cardinals (656)
1932 Chicago Cubs (584)
1932 Pittsburgh Pirates (558)

LEAGUE TWO – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

1933-1934:
1933 Pittsburgh Pirates (565)
1934 New York Giants (608)
1934 Chicago Cubs (570)
1934 St. Louis Cardinals (621)

1935-1936:
1935 Chicago Cubs (649)
1935 St. Louis Cardinals (623)
1935 Pittsburgh Pirates (562)
1936 New York Giants (597)

1937-1938:
1937 New York Giants (625)
1937 Chicago Cubs (604)
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates (573)
1938 Cincinnati Reds (547)

1939-1940:
1939 St. Louis Cardinals (601)
1939 Chicago Cubs (545)
1940 Cincinnati Reds (654)
1940 Brooklyn Dodgers (575)

LEAGUE THREE – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

1940-1941:
1940 Cincinnati Reds (654)
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (649)
1941 St. Louis Cardinals (634)
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates (526)

1941-1942:
1941 Cincinnati Reds (571)
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers (675)
1942 St. Louis Cardinals (688)
1942 New York Giants (559)

1943-1944:
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers (529)
1944 Cincinnati Reds (578)
1944 St. Louis Cardinals (682)
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates (588)

1945-1946:
1945 Chicago Cubs (636)
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates (532)
1946 St. Louis Cardinals (628)
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (615)

LEAGUE THREE – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

1947-1948:
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (610)
1947 St. Louis Cardinals (578)
1948 Boston Braves (595)
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates (539)

1949-1950:
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers (630)
1949 St. Louis Cardinals (623)
1950 Philadelphia Phillies (591)
1950 New York Giants (558)

1951-1952:
1951 New York Giants (624)
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers (627)
1952 St. Louis Cardinals (571)
1952 Philadelphia Phillies (565)

1953-1954:
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers (682)
1953 Milwaukee Braves (597)
1953 St. Louis Cardinals (539)
1954 New York Giants (630)

LEAGUE THREE – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

1955-1956:
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (641)
1955 New York Giants (519)
1956 Milwaukee Braves (597)
1956 Cincinnati Reds (591)

1957-1958:
1957 Milwaukee Braves (617)
1957 St. Louis Cardinals (565)
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers (545)
1957 Pittsburgh Pirates (545)

1959-1960:
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers (564)
1960 Milwaukee Braves (571)
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates (617)
1960 St. Louis Cardinals (558)

1961-1962:
1962 Cincinnati Reds (605)
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers (618)
1962 San Francisco Giants (624)
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates (578)

LEAGUE FOUR – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

1963-1964:
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers (611)
1963 St. Louis Cardinals (574)
1964 Philadelphia Phillies (568)
1964 Cincinnati Reds (568)

1964-1965:
1964 St. Louis Cardinals (574)
1964 Cincinnati Reds (568)
1965 San Francisco Giants (586)
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers (599)

1965-1966:
1965 San Francisco Giants (586)
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers (599)
1965 Cincinnati Reds (549)
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates (568)

1967-1968:
1967 St. Louis Cardinals (627)
1967 San Francisco Giants (562)
1967 Chicago Cubs (540)
1967 Cincinnati Reds (537)

LEAGUE FOUR – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

1969-1970:
1969 New York Mets (617)
1969 Atlanta Braves (574)
1969 Chicago Cubs (568)
1970 Cincinnati Reds (630)

1971-1972:
1972 Pittsburgh Pirates (619)
1971 St. Louis Cardinals (556)
1971 San Francisco Giants (556)
1972 Cincinnati Reds (617)

1973-1974:
1973 Cincinnati Reds (611)
1973 San Francisco Giants (543)
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers (630)
1974 Atlanta Braves (543)

1975-1976:
1975 Cincinnati Reds (667)
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates (571)
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers (568)
1976 Philadelphia Phillies (623)

LEAGUE FOUR – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

1976-1977:
1976 Cincinnati Reds (630)
1976 Philadelphia Phillies (623)
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates (593)
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers (605)

1977-1978:
1977 Philadelphia Phillies (623)
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers (605)
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates (593)
1978 Cincinnati Reds (571)

1979-1980:
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (605)
1979 Montreal Expos (594)
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers (564)
1980 Houston Astros (571)

1981-1982:
1981 St. Louis Cardinals (578)
1981 Cincinnati Reds (611)
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers (573)
1981 Montreal Expos (556)


 

LEAGUE FIVE – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

1983-1984:
1983 Philadelphia Phillies (556)
1983 Los Angeles Dodgers (562)
1984 Chicago Cubs (596)
1984 San Diego Padres (568)

1985-1986:
1985 St. Louis Cardinals (623)
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers (586)
1986 New York Mets (667)
1986 Houston Astros (593)

1987-1988:
1987 St. Louis Cardinals (586)
1988 New York Mets (625)
1987 Montreal Expos (562)
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers (584)

1989-1990:
1989 Chicago Cubs (574)
1989 San Francisco Giants (568)
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates (586)
1990 Cincinnati Reds (562)

LEAGUE FIVE – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

1991-1992:
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates (605)
1992 Atlanta Braves (605)
1991 Los Angeles Dodgers (574)
1992 Cincinnati Reds (556)

1993-1994:
1993 Philadelphia Phillies (599)
1993 Atlanta Braves (642)
1993 San Francisco Giants (636)
1994 Montreal Expos (649)

1994-1995:
1994 Montreal Expos (649)
1994 Houston Astros (574)
1995 Cincinnati Reds (590)
1995 Atlanta Braves (625)

1995-1996:
1995 Cincinnati Reds (590)
1995 Atlanta Braves (625)
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers (556)
1996 San Diego Padres (562)

LEAGUE FIVE – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

1996-1997:
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers (556)
1996 San Diego Padres (562)
1997 Atlanta Braves (623)
1997 Florida Marlins (568)

1997-1998:
1997 Florida Marlins (568)
1998 Atlanta Braves (654)
1998 San Diego Padres (605)
1998 Houston Astros (630)

1998-1999:
1998 Atlanta Braves (654)
1998 Houston Astros (630)
1998 San Diego Padres (605)
1999 Arizona Diamondbacks (617)

1999-2000:
1999 Arizona Diamondbacks (617)
1999 Atlanta Braves (636)
1999 Houston Astros (599)
2000 San Francisco Giants (599)

LEAGUE SIX – NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST

2000-2001:
2000 San Francisco Giants (599)
2000 Atlanta Braves (586)
2000 New York Mets (580)
2000 St. Louis Cardinals (586)

2001-2002:
2002 St. Louis Cardinals (599)
2002 Arizona Diamondbacks (605)
2002 San Francisco Giants (590)
2002 Atlanta Braves (631)

2002-2003:
2002 St. Louis Cardinals (599)
2002 Arizona Diamondbacks (605)
2002 Atlanta Braves (631)
2003 San Francisco Giants (621)

2003-2004:
2003 San Francisco Giants (621)
2003 Atlanta Braves (623)
2004 Los Angeles Dodgers (574)
2004 St. Louis Cardinals (648)

LEAGUE SIX – NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL

2004-2005:
2004 Houston Astros (568)
2004 Atlanta Braves (593)
2004 Los Angeles Dodgers (574)
2004 St. Louis Cardinals (648)

2005-2006:
2005 Atlanta Braves (556)
2005 St. Louis Cardinals (617)
2005 Houston Astros (549)
2006 New York Mets (599)

2006-2007:
2006 New York Mets (599)
2007 Arizona Diamondbacks (556)
2007 Colorado Rockies (552)
2007 Philadelphia Phillies (549)

2007-2008:
2007 Arizona Diamondbacks (556)
2008 Milwaukee Brewers (556)
2008 Philadelphia Phillies (568)
2008 Chicago Cubs (602)

LEAGUE SIX – NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST

2008-2009:
2008 Chicago Cubs (602)
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers (586)
2009 Philadelphia Phillies (574)
2009 Colorado Rockies (568)

2009-2010:
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers (586)
2009 Colorado Rockies (568)
2010 Philadelphia Phillies (599)
2010 San Francisco Giants (568)

2010-2011:
2010 San Francisco Giants (568)
2011 Milwaukee Brewers (593)
2011 Arizona Diamondbacks (580)
2011 Philadelphia Phillies (630)

2011-2012:
2011 Philadelphia Phillies (630)
2011 Milwaukee Brewers (593)
2012 Washington Nationals (605)
2012 Cincinnati Reds (599)
 

LEAGUE ONE – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

1885-1888:
1885 Chicago White Stockings (777)
1885 New York Giants (759)
1885 St. Louis Browns (705)
1886 Detroit Wolverines (707)

1889-1891:
1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms (679)
1889 St. Louis Browns (667)
1890 Louisville Colonels (667)
1891 Boston Reds (689)

1901-1902:
1901 Chicago White Sox (610)
1901 Boston Americans (581)
1902 Philadelphia Athletics (610)
1902 St. Louis Browns (574)

1903-1904:
1903 Boston Americans (659)
1904 New York Highlanders (609)
1904 Chicago White Sox (578)
1904 Cleveland Naps (570)

LEAGUE ONE – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

1905-1906:
1905 Philadelphia Athletics (622)
1906 Chicago White Sox (616)
1906 New York Highlanders (596)
1906 Cleveland Naps (582)

1907-1908:
1907 Detroit Tigers (613)
1907 Philadelphia Athletics (607)
1908 Chicago White Sox (579)
1908 Cleveland Naps (584)

1909-1910:
1909 Detroit Tigers (645)
1910 Philadelphia Athletics (680)
1910 New York Highlanders (583)
1909 Boston Red Sox (583)

1911-1912:
1911 Philadelphia Athletics (669)
1911 Detroit Tigers (578)
1912 Boston Red Sox (691)
1912 Washington Senators (599)

LEAGUE ONE – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

1913-1914:
1914 Philadelphia Athletics (651)
1913 Washington Senators (584)
1913 Cleveland Naps (566)
1914 Boston Red Sox (595)

1914-1915 F.L.:
1914 Indianapolis Hoosier-Feds (575)
1915 Chicago Whales (566)
1915 St. Louis Terriers (565)
1915 Pittsburgh Rebels (562)

1915-1916:
1915 Boston Red Sox (669)
1915 Detroit Tigers (649)
1915 Chicago White Sox (604)
1915 Washington Senators (556)

1917-1918:
1917 Chicago White Sox (649)
1918 Boston Red Sox (595)
1918 Cleveland Indians (575)
1918 Washington Senators (563)

LEAGUE TWO – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

1919-1920:
1919 Chicago White Sox (629)
1919 Detroit Tigers (571)
1920 New York Yankees (617
1920 Cleveland Indians (636)

1921-1922:
1921 New York Yankees (641)
1921 Cleveland Indians (610)
1921 Washington Senators (523)
1922 St. Louis Browns (604)

1923-1924:
1923 New York Yankees (645)
1923 Cleveland Indians (536)
1924 Washington Senators (597)
1924 Detroit Tigers (558)

1925-1926:
1925 Washington Senators (636)
1925 Philadelphia Athletics (579)
1926 New York Yankees (591)
1926 Cleveland Indians (571)

LEAGUE TWO – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

1927-1928:
1927 New York Yankees (714)
1927 Detroit Tigers (536)
1927 Washington Senators (552)
1928 Philadelphia Athletics (641)

1929-1930:
1929 Philadelphia Athletics (693)
1929 New York Yankees (571)
1929 Cleveland Indians (533)
1930 Washington Senators (610)

1930-1931:
1930 Washington Senators (610)
1930 Cleveland Indians (526)
1931 Philadelphia Athletics (704)
1931 New York Yankees (614)

1931-1932:
1931 Philadelphia Athletics (704)
1932 Washington Senators (604)
1932 Cleveland Indians (572)
1932 New York Yankees (695)

LEAGUE TWO – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

1933-1934:
1933 Washington Senators (651)
1934 Detroit Tigers (656)
1934 New York Yankees (610)
1934 Cleveland Indians (552)

1935-1936:
1935 Detroit Tigers (616)
1935 Cleveland Indians (536)
1936 New York Yankees (667)
1936 Chicago White Sox (536)

1937-1938:
1937 New York Yankees (662)
1937 Detroit Tigers (578)
1938 Cleveland Indians (566)
1938 Boston Red Sox (591)

1939-1940:
1939 New York Yankees (702)
1939 Boston Red Sox (589)
1940 Cleveland Indians (578)
1940 Detroit Tigers (584)


 

LEAGUE THREE – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

1941-1942:
1941 Boston Red Sox (612)
1941 Chicago White Sox (500)
1942 New York Yankees (669)
1942 St. Louis Browns (543)

1943-1944:
1943 New York Yankees (636)
1943 Washington Senators (549)
1944 Detroit Tigers (571)
1944 St. Louis Browns (578)

1945-1946:
1945 Washington Senators (565)
1946 Boston Red Sox (675)
1946 Detroit Tigers (597)
1946 New York Yankees (565)

1947-1948:
1947 New York Yankees (630)
1947 Detroit Tigers (552)
1948 Cleveland Indians (626)
1948 Boston Red Sox (619)

LEAGUE THREE – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

1949-1950:
1949 Boston Red Sox (623)
1950 New York Yankees (636)
1950 Cleveland Indians (597)
1950 Detroit Tigers (617)

1951-1952:
1951 New York Yankees (636)
1951 Boston Red Sox (565)
1951 Chicago White Sox (526)
1952 Cleveland Indians (604)

1953-1954:
1953 Boston Red Sox (549)
1954 Cleveland Indians (721)
1954 New York Yankees (669)
1954 Chicago White Sox (610)

1954-1955:
1954 Cleveland Indians (721)
1954 New York Yankees (669)
1954 Chicago White Sox (610)
1955 Boston Red Sox (545)

LEAGUE THREE – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

1955-1956:
1955 Cleveland Indians (604)
1955 Chicago White Sox (591)
1955 Boston Red Sox (545)
1956 New York Yankees (630)

1957-1958:
1957 New York Yankees (636)
1957 Chicago White Sox (584)
1957 Boston Red Sox (532)
1957 Detroit Tigers (506)

1959-1960:
1959 Chicago White Sox (610)
1959 Cleveland Indians (578)
1960 New York Yankees (630)
1960 Baltimore Orioles (578)

1961-1962:
1961 New York Yankees (673)
1961 Detroit Tigers (623)
1961 Baltimore Orioles (586)
1962 Minnesota Twins (562)

LEAGUE FOUR – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

1963-1964:
1963 New York Yankees (646)
1963 Minnesota Twins (565)
1964 Chicago White Sox (605)
1964 Baltimore Orioles (599)

1965-1966:
1965 Minnesota Twins (630)
1965 Chicago White Sox (586)
1966 Baltimore Orioles (606)
1965 Detroit Tigers (549)

1967-1968:
1967 Boston Red Sox (568)
1967 Minnesota Twins (562)
1968 Detroit Tigers (636)
1968 Baltimore Orioles (568)

1968-1969:
1968 Detroit Tigers (636)
1969 Baltimore Orioles (673)
1969 Minnesota Twins (599)
1969 Oakland Athletics (543)

LEAGUE FOUR – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

1969-1970:
1969 Baltimore Orioles (673)
1969 Detroit Tigers (556)
1970 Minnesota Twins (605)
1970 New York Yankees (574)

1971-1972:
1971 Baltimore Orioles (639)
1971 Oakland Athletics (627)
1971 Detroit Tigers (562)
1972 Chicago White Sox (565)

1973-1974:
1973 Baltimore Orioles (599)
1973 Oakland Athletics (580)
1973 Boston Red Sox (549)
1974 New York Yankees (549)

1975-1976:
1975 Oakland Athletics (605)
1975 Boston Red Sox (594)
1975 Baltimore Orioles (566)
1976 New York Yankees (610)

LEAGUE FOUR – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

1977-1978:
1977 New York Yankees (617)
1977 Kansas City Royals (630)
1977 Baltimore Orioles (602)
1978 Boston Red Sox (607)

1978-1979:
1978 New York Yankees (613)
1978 Boston Red Sox (607)
1979 Milwaukee Brewers (590)
1979 Baltimore Orioles (568)

1979-1980:
1979 Baltimore Orioles (642)
1979 Milwaukee Brewers (590)
1980 Kansas City Royals (599)
1980 New York Yankees (636)

1981-1982:
1981 Oakland Athletics (587)
1982 Milwaukee Brewers (586)
1982 Baltimore Orioles (580)
1982 California Angels (574)

LEAGUE FIVE – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

1983-1984:
1983 Baltimore Orioles (605)
1983 Chicago White Sox (611)
1983 New York Yankees (562)
1984 Detroit Tigers (642)

1985-1986:
1985 Toronto Blue Jays (615)
1985 New York Yankees (602)
1986 California Angels (568)
1986 Boston Red Sox (590)

1987-1988:
1987 Detroit Tigers (605)
1987 Toronto Blue Jays (593)
1988 Minnesota Twins (562)
1988 Oakland Athletics (642)

1989-1990:
1989 Kansas City Royals (568)
1989 California Angels (562)
1990 Chicago White Sox (580)
1990 Oakland Athletics (636)


LEAGUE FIVE – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

1991-1992:
1991 Minnesota Twins (586)
1992 Toronto Blue Jays (593)
1992 Oakland Athletics (593)
1992 Milwaukee Brewers (568)

1993-1994:
1993 Toronto Blue Jays (586)
1994 Chicago White Sox (593)
1994 New York Yankees (619)
1994 Cleveland Indians (584)

1994-1995:
1994 Chicago White Sox (593)
1994 New York Yankees (619)
1995 Cleveland Indians (694)
1995 Boston Red Sox (597)

1995-1996:
1995 Cleveland Indians (694)
1995 Boston Red Sox (597)
1996 New York Yankees (568)
1996 Texas Rangers (556)


LEAGUE FIVE – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

1996-1997:
1996 Texas Rangers (556)
1997 Baltimore Orioles (605)
1997 Seattle Mariners (556)
1997 New York Yankees (593)

1997-1998:
1997 Baltimore Orioles (605)
1997 Seattle Mariners (556)
1998 New York Yankees (704)
1998 Boston Red Sox (568)

1998-1999:
1998 New York Yankees (704)
1999 Boston Red Sox (580)
1999 Cleveland Indians (599)
1999 Texas Rangers (586)

1999-2000:
1999 Cleveland Indians (599)
1999 Texas Rangers (586)
1999 New York Yankees (605)
2000 Chicago White Sox (586)






LEAGUE SIX – AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST

2000-2001:
2000 Chicago White Sox (586)
2001 New York Yankees (594)
2001 Oakland Athletics (630)
2001 Seattle Mariners (716)

2001-2002:
2001 Seattle Mariners (716)
2002 New York Yankees (640)
2002 Oakland Athletics (636)
2002 Anaheim Angels (636)

2002-2003:
2002 New York Yankees (640)
2002 Oakland Athletics (636)
2002 Anaheim Angels (636)
2003 Boston Red Sox (586)

2003-2004:
2003 New York Yankees (623)
2003 Oakland Athletics (593)
2003 Seattle Mariners (574)
2004 Boston Red Sox (605)

LEAGUE SIX – AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL

2004-2005:
2004 Boston Red Sox (605)
2004 New York Yankees (623)
2005 Chicago White Sox (611)
2005 Anaheim Angels (586)

2005-2006:
2005 Chicago White Sox (611)
2006 Minnesota Twins (593)
2006 Detroit Tigers (586)
2006 New York Yankees (599)

2006-2007:
2006 Minnesota Twins (593)
2006 New York Yankees (599)
2007 Boston Red Sox (593)
2007 Cleveland Indians (593)

2007-2008:
2007 Boston Red Sox (593)
2007 Cleveland Indians (593)
2008 Anaheim Angels (617)
2008 Tampa Bay Rays (599)

LEAGUE SIX – AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST

2008-2009:
2008 Tampa Bay Rays (599)
2008 Boston Red Sox (586)
2008 Anaheim Angels (617)
2009 New York Yankees (636)

2009-2010:
2009 New York Yankees (636)
2009 Boston Red Sox (586)
2009 Anaheim Angels (599)
2010 Tampa Bay Rays (593)

2010-2011:
2010 Tampa Bay Rays (593)
2011 New York Yankees (599)
2011 Texas Rangers (593)
2011 Detroit Tigers (586)

2011-2012:
2011 New York Yankees (599)
2011 Texas Rangers (593)
2011 Detroit Tigers (586)
2012 Oakland Athletics (580)

 

ROUND FOUR (Four Leagues):


I went through and looked at the winning percentage for every franchise (between 1892-2011/2) and found where the totaling up of the winning percentages of a franchise’s back-to-back seasons fell between .990 and 1.010.  You get to use a lot of players/seasons here that you probably don’t have a lot of experience with.  We’re sticking with the N.L. vs. A.L. split in all four leagues.  Draft order for each league will be determined by the number of wins in the previous round.

Alignment will be as per the draft order, keeping the N.L./A.L. split in mind.

Here are some other items of interest:

NO:  Waiver Wire, Trades or A.A.A.
YES:  Designated Hitter – YES.
YES:  Clones – This Round Only.
NO:  Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP –None – Build the best roster you can!

Stadium – You must use the park that your franchise called home during those two years.

Who Moves On?
Once Round FOUR is complete, the top 10 teams from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round Three.  That’s 40 teams for 48 spots.  The final eight teams will come from the best of the other 56 teams across all four leagues.  Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.

The twenty best teams (10 from each league) from Leagues 1 and 2 will go into Round 5, League 1.
The twenty best teams (10 from each league) from Leagues 3 and 4 will go into Round 5, League 2.

That’s 20 teams in each of the Round Five leagues and 40 teams total.  After that, the final 8 spots will be filled by the teams not yet accounted for above.  They will be placed in a league by me, based on balance of the league and owner/team situations.

Here are your choices:


 

LEAGUE ONE:

1895-1896 New York Giants
1896-1897 Chicago Colts
1898-1899 Pittsburgh Pirates
1899-1900 Cincinnati Reds
1900-1901 St. Louis Cardinals
1901-1902 Philadelphia Phillies
1905-1906 Philadelphia Phillies
1909-1910 Philadelphia Phillies
1909-1910 Cincinnati Reds
1911-1912 Philadelphia Phillies
1914-1915 New York Giants
1914-1915 St. Louis Cardinals
1920-1921 Cincinnati Reds
1921-1922 Brooklyn Robins

1902-1903 Chicago White Sox
1905-1906 Detroit Tigers
1910-1911 Cleveland Naps
1918-1919 Detroit Tigers
1926-1927 Cleveland Indians
1932-1933 Detroit Tigers
1934-1935 Boston Red Sox
1935-1936 Boston Red Sox
1936-1937 Boston Red Sox
1937-1938 Chicago White Sox
1938-1939 Chicago White Sox
1941-1942 St. Louis Browns
1943-1944 Chicago White Sox
1943-1944 Cleveland Indians


LEAGUE TWO:

1927-1928 Cincinnati Reds
1930-1931 Pittsburgh Pirates
1932-1933 St. Louis Cardinals
1948-1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
1953-1954 St. Louis Cardinals
1957-1958 Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
1965-1966 St. Louis Cardinals
1966-1967 Atlanta Braves
1967-1968 Pittsburgh Pirates
1968-1969 Los Angeles Dodgers
1969-1970 St. Louis Cardinals
1971-1972 San Francisco Giants
1973-1974 Houston Astros

1952-1953 Washington Senators
1957-1958 Detroit Tigers
1957-1958 Cleveland Indians
1958-1959 Boston Red Sox
1958-1959 Detroit Tigers
1961-1962 Minnesota Twins
1962-1963 Baltimore Orioles
1967-1968 Cleveland Indians
1968-1969 New York Yankees
1970-1971 California Angels
1972-1973 Minnesota Twins
1972-1973 New York Yankees
1973-1974 Minnesota Twins


LEAGUE THREE:

1976-1977 Houston Astros
1978-1979 Houston Astros
1982-1983 Houston Astros
1982-1983 San Diego Padres
1983-1984 Montreal Expos
1983-1984 St. Louis Cardinals
1984-1985 Houston Astros
1984-1985 Montreal Expos
1985-1986 Montreal Expos
1985-1986 Philadelphia Phillies
1988-1989 Cincinnati Reds
1988-1989 Montreal Expos
1988-1989 St. Louis Cardinals
1989-1990 Houston Astros

1975-1976 Minnesota Twins
1975-1976 Cleveland Indians
1977-1978 Chicago White Sox
1977-1978 California Angels
1979-1980 Cleveland Indians
1980-1981 Cleveland Indians
1981-1982 Oakland Athletics
1982-1983 California Angels
1983-1984 Kansas City Royals
1986-1987 Texas Rangers
1989-1990 Chicago White Sox
1989-1990 Baltimore Orioles
1990-1991 Detroit Tigers
1990-1991 California Angels


LEAGUE FOUR:

1992-1993 Chicago Cubs
1992-1993 Cincinnati Reds
1993-1994 Los Angeles Dodgers
1993-1994 St. Louis Cardinals
1995-1996 Montreal Expos
1996-1997 St. Louis Cardinals
1999-2000 Los Angeles Dodgers
2005-2006 Florida Marlins
2006-2007 St. Louis Cardinals
2006-2007 Atlanta Braves
2007-2008 Colorado Rockies
2008-2009 Houston Astros
2010-2011 Los Angeles Dodgers
2010-2011 San Diego Padres

1991-1992 Texas Rangers
1992-1993 Texas Rangers
1992-1993 Milwaukee Brewers
1992-1993 Minnesota Twins
1995-1996 Chicago White Sox
1996-1997 Boston Red Sox
1997-1998 Chicago White Sox
1998-1999 Oakland Athletics
2000-2001 Toronto Blue Jays
2007-2008 Chicago White Sox
2007-2008 Detroit Tigers
2007-2008 Tampa Bay Rays
2008-2009 Toronto Blue Jays
2011-2012 Baltimore Orioles
 

ROUND FIVE (Two Leagues):


Here’s what we’re doing…I’ve made up 78 possible teams that we can use in this round – 39 N.L. and 39 A.L.  Obviously, the teams that have been around longer have more selections.  I took the best seasons of each franchise and made up these teams with twelve seasons each – in chronological order.  Whichever team you pick, your roster will be made up of players from those twelve seasons.  You must have at least two players from each season in your list.  Your twenty-fifth player will be from the same franchise you’re using and it can come from any of the seasons that lies between your earliest and latest season.  For example, if you have the GIANTS squad that runs from 1903 to 1914, you must have a minimum of two players from each of those seasons in that twelve-year span.  Your 25th player can come from any of those twelve seasons.  If you took the DODGERS squad that runs from 1901 to 1942, your 25th player can come from any of the seasons between 1901 and 1942.  Draft order for each league will be determined by the number of wins in the previous round.

Alignment will be as per the draft order, keeping the N.L./A.L. split in mind.

Here are some other items of interest:

NO:  Waiver Wire, Trades or A.A.A.
YES:  Designated Hitter – YES.
NO:  Clones – Should Make This Round Interesting.
NO:  Injuries – They’ll Be Turned Off.

You may use either full or partial players seasons in this round.

CAP – $120M

Stadium – You must use a park that your franchise called home during your team’s time-span.

Who Moves On?
Once Round FIVE is complete, the top 10 teams (according to Wins – first tie-break will be how far a team goes in the playoffs and second tie-break will be the number of Home wins) from each league will automatically earn a berth in Round SIX.  That’s 20 teams for 24 spots.  The final four teams will come from the best of the other 28 teams across the two leagues.  Again, this will give everyone something to keep playing for, even if your team isn’t very competitive in your division or for the wildcard.

Here are your choices:


 

LEAGUE ONE:

N.L. EAST

GIANTS:
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914

GIANTS:
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1927
1928

PIRATES:
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912

PIRATES:
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1932
1933
1935

CUBS:
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1918

CUBS:
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938




N.L. CENTRAL

CARDINALS:
1936
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

DODGERS:
1943
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955

DODGERS:
1956
1957
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1965
1966
1969
1970
1971

DODGERS:
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1981
1982
1983
1985

GIANTS:
1950
1951
1952
1954
1955
1958
1959
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

REDS:
1967
1969
1970
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980




N.L. WEST

GIANTS:
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1978
1982
1987
1989
1990

GIANTS:
1993
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2009
2010
2011

BRAVES:
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2010
2011

DODGERS:
1988
1990
1991
1995
1996
1997
2000
2001
2002
2004
2006
2009

PHILLIES:
1978
1980
1981
1982
1983
1993
2003
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

PIRATES:
1970
1971
1972
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1990
1991
1992


 

LEAGUE ONE:

A.L. EAST

YANKEES:
1903
1904
1906
1910
1916
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1926

YANKEES:
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938

YANKEES:
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

YANKEES:
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962

YANKEES:
1963
1964
1970
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1983

INDIANS:
1923
1926
1929
1930
1932
1934
1935
1937
1938
1939
1940
1943




A.L. CENTRAL

YANKEES:
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

YANKEES:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

ATHLETICS:
1989
1990
1991
1992
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

TWINS:
1987
1988
1991
1992
2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2010

RED SOX:
1995
1998
1999
2002
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

TIGERS:
1978
1979
1981
1983
1984
1986
1987
1988
2006
2007
2009
2011




A.L. WEST

WHITE SOX:
1901
1902
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1915
1916
1917
1919
1920

ATHLETICS:
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913

SENATORS:
1912
1913
1914
1915
1918
1924
1925
1926
1927
1930
1931
1932

NAPS/INDIANS:
1903
1904
1906
1907
1908
1911
1913
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921

ORIOLES:
1964
1965
1966
1968
1969
1970
1971
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977

RED SOX:
1939
1941
1942
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1953
1955
1956

INDIANS:
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1959
1965

LEAGUE TWO:

N.L. EAST

CARDINALS:
1901
1917
1921
1922
1926
1927
1928
1930
1931
1933
1934
1935

REDS:
1903
1904
1905
1918
1919
1920
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1938

BRAVES:
1914
1915
1916
1947
1948
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

BRAVES:
1960
1962
1964
1969
1974
1982
1983
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995

PHILLIES:
1901
1905
1907
1913
1915
1916
1917
1950
1952
1964
1976
1977

DODGERS:
1901
1902
1915
1916
1920
1924
1930
1932
1939
1940
1941
1942

CUBS:
1939
1945
1967
1969
1972
1984
1989
1998
2001
2003
2004
2008




N.L. CENTRAL

GIANTS:
1929
1930
1931
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1942
1945
1947

PIRATES:
1936
1937
1938
1944
1945
1948
1958
1960
1962
1965
1966
1969

CARDINALS:
1952
1953
1957
1960
1963
1964
1967
1968
1969
1971
1974
1981

CARDINALS:
1982
1985
1987
1993
1996
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005
2009
2011

REDS:
1939
1940
1941
1943
1944
1956
1957
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965

REDS:
1981
1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
1992
1994
1995
1999
2000
2010




N.L. WEST

DIAMONDBACKS:
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

MARLINS:
1995
1996
1997
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
2009
2010

ROCKIES:
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
2000
2003
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

METS:
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1975
1976
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988

METS:
1989
1990
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010

EXPOS/NATIONALS:
1979
1980
1981
1982
1985
1987
1990
1992
1993 
1994
1996
2002

ASTROS:
1972
1979
1980
1981
1986
1994
1998
1999
2001
2003
2004
2005

PADRES:
1978
1984
1985
1988
1989
1991
1996
1998
2004
2006
2007
2010