Owners will pick which season they would like and which league (American or National). There are between 28 and 30 choices in each 24-team league. The first 12 of either league (American or National) chosen will close that out. In other words, if the 20th owner picking in League 1 chooses the 12th National League team taken, then, obviously that means that eight others chose an American League team and the remaining four owners must choose an American League team. Once all teams have been chosen and loaded into their leagues, the alignment will be chronological in each league (A.L. / N.L.).
For this league, we'll be dealing with 1989-2002. There are between 12 and 16 franchises in each league, depending on which season you choose:
American League:
1989-2002:
Athletics
Orioles
Yankees
Tigers
White Sox
Red Sox
Indians
Twins
Rangers
Angels
Royals
Mariners
Blue Jays
1989-1997:
Brewers
1998-2002:
Rays
National League:
1989-2002:
Cardinals
Cubs
Reds
Giants
Pirates
Phillies
Braves
Dodgers
Mets
Astros
Padres
Expos
1993-2002:
Rockies
Marlins
1998-2002:
Brewers
Diamondbacks
Salary Breakdown:
If your team consists of 12 franchises, you must spend a minimum of $7M on players or pitchers from each franchise;
If your team consists of 14 franchises, you must spend a minimum of $6M on players or pitchers from each franchise;
If your team consists of 16 franchises, you must spend a minimum of $5M on players or pitchers from each franchise.
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