My Guy Was Robbed … The True MVP League

MLB117794

The Baseball Writers Association of America is really something. Every year they get together to pick two MVPs. Far too often they get them wrong, sometimes pathetically wrong. 1960 Dick Groat over Willie Mays? 1958 Jackie Jensen over Mickey Mantle? 1992 Dennis Eckersley over … half the guys in the AL? There have been some real stinkers over the years, you’ll probably be surprised how many. This league is about finding the true MVPs who have been robbed by the BWAA. Here’s how it works:

1. $90 Million Team Salary cap.
2. Pick an exclusive year and league (1924 to present) and select one player who had a better WAR (as determined by Baseball Reference.com) than the actual MVP selected by the BWAA. He will be your True MVP
3. Add your True MVP to the roster of any team from that league/year that did not make the playoffs. That team roster will make up the bulk of your team.
4. Add another 4 players from other teams from that league/year (maximum salary of $6,000,000 per player) to round out your roster.
5. Pick the stadium your team or True MVP played in that year.
6. No trades, twists, waiver wire, DH, AAA, or clones. 16 teams random alignment with interleague. 4/4 and 4/4
7. Claim your exclusive True MVP here in the forum.
8. Have fun.

Example team:. True MVP for 1988 Wade Boggs added to players from 1988 Minnesota Twins. Round out team with 1988 Ripken jr, J. Franco, D. Steib, and Jack Morris (all sub 6 mil). Play at Fenway or Metrodome.

Prior Champs - True MVP/Team Blacklisted
Season 1 - 1985 Mets John Tudor - ledfoot

Selected True MVPs

1 zdedalus 1978 Brewers - Ron Guidry
2 willclark 1926 Cleveland Indians - lefty grove
3 ledfoot 1966 Giants - Sandy Koufax
4 elmerk 1962 Dodgers -
5 specsman 1973 Dodgers - Joe Morgan
6 nurple 1993 Giants - Jose Rijo
7 midknight 1969 Senators and Reggie Jackson
8 davidhahn 1961 Tigers Mickey Mantle
9 greggo72 19742 cubs steve carlton
10 liambrady 1956 Milwaukee Braves - Duke Snider
12 redcped 1982 Dodgers - Gary Carter
13 nhsteven 1968 - Baltimore Os Yaz
14 vindex 1964 White Sox and Dean Chance
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i'm in. I'll check back with my mvp and team

If the actual MVP cost under $6M, could he be one of your four other players?

Also, is 1994 allowed since there were no playoff teams?

Good question. I'm going to say yes, you can draft the actual MVP as a free agent so long as he is under 6 mil. 1994 is allowed, but I'm going to exclude first place teams, since they would have made the playoffs.

bump

1926 Cleveland Indians, not sure about my MVP yet.

1962 Dodgers, MVP tba

I'll take the 1966 Giants with Sandy Koufax as my MVP.

1973 Dodgers and Joe Morgan

Welcome all 11 spots to go

Bump

1993 giants and Jose Rijo

I'll play: 1954 Cleveland w/ Micky Mantle

Sorry midnight 1954 Indians were a playoff team they can't be used.

Missed that - I'll go with the 1969 Senators and Reggie Jackson