Aces and Eights League

16 Teams w/interleague play
Seasons: 1955-2023

If you enjoy Random Leagues and/or Twist Leagues here's one for you.This league will run for 5 seasons.

To get the "Aces" part for the league:
There are 240 Starting Pitchers (SP) between 1955 and 2023 that are above $8M. Everyone will get 3 Ace Pitchers chosen randomly each season. Once a Pitcher has been used he is off the board. So each season going forward we will use Pitchers not chosen in previous seasons.

To level out the random draw the 240 Pitchers will be divided up into 3 groups based on Salary. You'll get 1 Pitcher from each group.
Group 1 starts with #1.Pedro Martinez at $19,740,162 and goes to #80.1964 Sandy Koufax at $9,354,665.
Group 2 starts with #81.1967 Jim Bunning at $9,533,590 and goes to #160.2002 Derek Lowe at $8,509,896.
Group 3 starts with #161.1985 Fernando Valenzuela at $8,509,162 and goes to #240.1961 Warren Spahn at $8,002,603.

To get the "Eights" part for the league:
1.You will take 8 teammates from each of your 3 Aces. (8X3=24 + 3 Aces = 27 total players).
2.You can Twist 8 players total to any season below $8M. (You can Twist to seasons before 1955). Your other 16 teammates must come from the same season as your Aces.
3.You cannot roster any teammates that are above $8M but you can Twist them to a season below $8M as one of your 8 Twists.
4.2 AAA spots will be used for the 2 extra players. Your 2 AAA players must be below $800K in salary. TD will be at the end of the season.

No Salary Cap however Alignment is by total team Salary. Highest in the NLE to Lowest in the ALW.

Clones will not be allowed so if you would get 2 Aces that are closely tied to the same team like Koufax and Drysdale you can request a redraw.

YES DH both leagues
No WW
Injuries off
Stadium that 1 of your 3 Aces played in.

Need 3 Owners for Season 3 of this 5 Season league. These are the Standings for Season 2 with 11 games to go. Outside of 1 Division we have tight races going down to the end of the regular season. Alignment is by Salary so even the weaker Teams have a chance at the playoffs.

National League Standings
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East	W-L	PCT	GB	MagN	L10	STRK	Home	Away	Owner
Candlestick Aces	92-59	0.609	-	10	7-3	L1	42-34	50-25	pmars2001
War on the Jones Boys	90-61	0.596	2	-	5-5	W3	38-37	52-24	normy17
Martinez, Chance, Veale Word Tour	86-65	0.570	6	-	6-4	W1	42-33	44-32	shawbigred
Eight Is Enough II	60-91	0.397	32	-	6-4	W1	30-48	30-43	benfc
West	W-L	PCT	GB	MagN	L10	STRK	Home	Away	Owner
Ace Mopup	100-51	0.662	-	x	5-5	W4	45-27	55-24	akira_hokuto
Aces and Evans	74-77	0.490	26	-	4-6	L2	36-43	38-34	richiebrown6
72 Gaylord 02 Curt 19 Zack	68-83	0.450	32	-	5-5	L1	31-45	37-38	vaugheyj
Midwest Hunters (Cubs, Royals, Astros)	57-94	0.377	43	-	2-8	L8	23-50	34-44	tensaver716

American League Standings
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East	W-L	PCT	GB	MagN	L10	STRK	Home	Away	Owner
Noodlers	84-67	0.556	-	10	5-5	L2	42-34	42-33	dcates
Rocket, Gibby and Browny	82-69	0.543	2	-	7-3	W2	47-31	35-38	Dougsdawgs13
Not So Good	74-77	0.490	10	-	7-3	W4	43-35	31-42	zephyr1949
Mad Goodwynn	63-88	0.417	21	-	2-8	L6	32-41	31-47	fatguyrd
West	W-L	PCT	GB	MagN	L10	STRK	Home	Away	Owner
46-137-181 @ Cleveland Stadium	73-78	0.483	-	11	5-5	W1	32-40	41-38	chewy3344
SHEA BUTTER SMOOTh	72-79	0.477	1	-	5-5	L2	38-35	34-44	razorclams
2 HOFers and a “What If?”	69-82	0.457	4	-	4-6	W2	36-39	33-43	contrarian23
Gamblers Draw	64-87	0.424	9	-	5-5	L1	34-45	30-42	bheid408

I will join

Thanks fatboydad

Need 2 more

Bump for 2 more

I'll try again

Thanks rmarksduke

1 more

Bump for 1 more

I will join

Thanks Rattlers.

We are ful for Season 3.

Draws will be done in the next day or two.