I'll try to bit by bit let you all know what teams are available in the very first HBD league.
In the NL North:
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/FranchiseHistory.aspx?fid=18
This team was a very stable team until a one off owner. It's been the the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years, but has never won a pennant. Kelley (
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=6176614) Is the cornerstone, and is inked to three more seasons.
A nice young gun to help him out is Wilson Hill (
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=7545796)
The pitching and defense will need a bit of help, and the #6 pick in the draft allows for either a build now focus, or you can keep a firm eye on the future.
The NL north was won last year by a sad 76-86 team (mine) with 3rd place also trying ot turn the corner, and one team finally couldn't sustain 17 straight titles, and is in year 3 of a rebuild, so you can go for the big show now.
In the NL East:
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/FranchiseHistory.aspx?fid=1494
A .480 team the last few years, so it's on the brink of turning the corner. Star CF up for arbitration is
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerStats.aspx?pid=7508832 . 1B Mitchell looks like a future star:
https://www.whatifsports.com/HBD/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=7730238 . A pretty deep pitching staff, so this team is really just a couple of pieces from turning the corner. Atlanta is also up and coming in the division, so a future rivalry could come to be.
10/12/2016 7:32 PM (edited)