16 Players, 16 Seasons, Version 24
$120M Salary Cap
BLACKLIST - Players who made playoffs, players drafted 2+ times or drafted in last 3 legs
PLAYING TIME RULE --> YOU MUST USE YOUR NOMINATED PLAYER
He must meet or exceed his AB or IP (per 162) to be playoff eligible*.
NEW TEAMMATE RULE - You cannot use a teammate of your nominated player
This is a 16 team league. Each owner will nominate 1 player that has played 16 seasons* or more in their career. Once all 16 players are announced, a draft order will be determined and each owner will draft a different season of each player nominated to be on their team. So all 16 teams will own the same 16 players, but each with a different version of that player. The other 9 rosters spots will be filled with teammates of your 16 drafted players.
* Note that if a player played 15 years, but played for 2 different teams in one season, that counts as 16 (you'll understand why after reading the remaining rules ). To determine number of player seasons, choose Pos = ALL, Min Games = 0, Check "Include Secondary Positions" and set Season Type = Full/Combined. Both teams of a multi-team player can be drafted (but you must choose the partial or combined season). The partial and combined season from the same team cannot be drafted.
The 16 nominated players will consist of 9 hitters and 7 pitchers. For the 9 hitters, we'll need at least one C, one 1B, one 2B, one 3B, one SS and three OFs (that leaves one position with an extra player). For pitchers we will need at least 4 SP and 1 RP. For players who played more than one position, there will be some leeway on which position he qualifies at (i.e., Alex Rodriguez can be 3b or ss).
Upon signup, post your nominated player in the forum and site-mail me which of his seasons you are going to use. I will choose my player after at least five players have been selected. Once all 16 players are chosen, I'll post the seasons selected and the draft order. We'll have a 15 round draft to select the other 15 seasons used for each player. Draft order for each round will be based on the cumulative salary going into that round (lowest salary drafts first).
* PLAYING TIME RULE: The player you nominate must meet or exceed his PA/162 or IP/162 in order to be eligible for the playoffs. If your team makes the playoffs and you fail to meet this rule, the team in your league (AL or NL) with the next best record, regardless of division will advance. Exception: For batters who play 162 games, they automatically qualify as meeting the PA total regardless of what their total is.
Here's where it gets fun
The remaining 9 roster spots must be filled with teammates of your drafted players. They must be from the same season. No Twisting. Nominated players cannot be used as teammates. If you draft a player season with 2+ teams, you choose which version of that season you want, and can only take teammates from that team. (This is how a player who played 15 years, but had a multi-team season can be allowed. Or similarly, a player who played 14 years, w/ two multi-team seasons is allowed, etc.). There is no limit on number of teammates per drafted player. Many drafted players will not have any teammates rostered. Some will have two or more. In previous versions of this theme, your nominated player typically had a few good teammate options. NEW RULE: You are not allowed to roster any teammates of your nominated player.
Salary Cap = $120 million
Seasons - All
No AAA
No WW
No DH
No Trades
No Clones
No Injuries
No Live Play
Any stadium
Random alignment
See the NEW blacklist below. The blacklist includes any players taken twice in previous 16x16 versions, any player taken in the last three regular 16x16 versions or any player who made the playoffs in a previous 16x16 version. These players may still be teammates, they just can't be nominated.
BLACKLIST
Catcher
Bob Boone^
Roger Bresnahan*
Jason Kendall^
Tim McCarver^
Tony Pena*
Joe Torre*
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First Base
Norm Cash*
Tony Clark^
Jimmie Foxx*
Andres Galarraga*
George Sisler*
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Second Base
Craig Biggio*
Luis Castillo^
Julio Franco*
Frankie Frisch*
Davey Lopes*
Jose Offerman*
Red Schoendienst*
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Third Base
Wade Boggs*
Jimmy Dy,kes*
Chipper Jones*
George Kell*
Alex Rodriguez^
Scott Rolen*
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Shortstop
Dave Bancroft*
George Davis*
Tim Foli^
Jim Fregosi*
Buck Herzog*
Dick Schofield Jr.*
Ozzie Smith*
Vern Stephens*
Juan Uribe*
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Outfield
Brady Anderson^
Tom Brown*
Ellis Burks*
Cesar Cedeno*
Johnny Damon*
Tommy Davis*
Andre Dawson*
Cliff Floyd*
George Foster*
Dave Henderson*
Rickey Henderson*
Reggie Jackson*
Willie Keeler*
Willie McGee*
Stan Musial*
Amos Otis*
Andy Pafko^
Babe Ruth*
Frank Schulte*
Al Simmons^
Vic Wertz^
Billy Williams^
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Pitcher
Vida Blue*
Kevn Brown*
Jim Bunning*
Paul Derringer*
Murry Dickson*
Moe Drabowsky*
Dennis Eckersley
Bob Friend^
Dwight Gooden*
Goose Gossage*
Bump Hadley*
LaTroy Hawkins*
Orel Hershiser*
Trevor Hoffman*
Waite Hoyt*
Carl Hubbell*
Willis Hudlin^
Jason Isringhausen*
Fergie Jenkins^
Tommy John^
Randy Johnson*
Todd Jones*
Dennis Lamp*
Esteban Loaiza^
Derek Lowe*
Ted Lyons*
Walt Masterson^
Bob L. Miller (57-74)*
Herb Pennock*
Andy Pettitte^
Billy Pierce^
Juan Pizarro*
Eddie Plank*
Dan Plesac*
Howie Pollet*
Rick Reuschel^
Arthur Rhodes*
Mariano Rivera*
Eppa Rixey*
Robin Roberts*
Red Ruffing*
Curt Schilling*
Tom Seaver*
John Smoltz*
Warren Spahn*
Frank Tanana*
Luis Tiant*
George Uhle*
Fernando Valenzuela*
Dazzy Vance*
Earl Whitehill*
Hoyt Wilhelm*
Woody Williams^
Early Wynn*
Tom Zachary*
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* playoffs or used 2+ times
^ used in last 3 versions