Now is your opportunity to join the oldest still running progressive on Whatif. Originally started in 2004 with the 1969 season there are still several original owners in for the 55th season. The league caught up with real life years ago, so we are ready to play the 2023 season, and this is now a one season a year commitment. Its a pretty standard progressive and there are currently 5 teams available. Rules are as follows:
The draft order is set Game 162 starting with reverse order ranking by win-loss record with a requirement of at least 40 wins by Game 162 to quality for one of the first five picks in Round 1. There is also a requirement to maintain at least 1200 IPs on the pitching staff throughout the season. Failure to do so results in a drop of 5 draft slots in Round 1.
Tie breakers are determined by:
1.) H2H with better record getting higher pick
2.) the team with the lower expected wins percentage having the draft pick advantage over team(s) with a similar record
Once you have posted your pick, please sitemail the next 2 owners
If the owner immediately before you has posted his or her pick, you may post your pick – otherwise, you must wait until the beginning of your scheduled draft slot to post your pick
To minimize extensive skipping, the draft for the following day will not start until the posted time for that day's first pick - this will provide owners with skipped picks time to make a pick before the next day's picks are made
Posted picks are official once another owner has posted his or her pick.
To avoid selecting a player already selected, please check the available players list and the most recent posted draft picks before posting your pick
"Once the draft starts an owner cannot trade slots that are not listed on the draft schedule."
The use of proxies is encouraged if you think you may not be around to post your pick
Scheduled slots for the draft will start on the 3rd day after the draft thread is posted. There is no skipping of owners until we reach scheduled slots.
Draft slots for the regular draft are 1 hour
Draft slots for AAA draft are 30 minutes
Following the Regular Draft, there will be an 8 round draft from the list of the remaining players/pitchers not selected in the Regular Draft…you may draft up to 4 pitchers and 4 position players in this draft…for each pitcher/position player less than 4, you will be assigned a below average sim-generated AAA pitcher/position player. You may not use the computer generated pitchers in the simulated games but you may use them for the purpose of balancing in-season trades to create roster openings
There are no use restrictions for these “AAA pitchers/position players,”they may be listed as keepers for the following season but count as 1 of your 25 maximum keepers, they may also be listed as IR if they do not have a WIS record for the following season
DH in both leagues starting in 2022
10/20/2023 4:49 PM (edited)