This league is a variation on an exclusive franchise/player league.
In Season 26 we will be continuing to use the new rule variation we introduced in Season 25
Firstly, and most importantly, we adjusted the parameters of a "Decade".
Previously a Decade was from the from the 0 to the 9... as in 1950-59.
Our time frame is now the mid Decade, so you will be choosing players from the 5 to the 4 as in
1945 - 1954
This means, among other things, that we have no more tag end decades (1885-89 or 2000-24)... owners can now choose 1885-1894 or 2015-2024.
Secondly, no more Blacklist.
The remaining rules stay the same.
So, the way this league work is that each owner will select...
A) an exclusive franchise pitching decade (ex. 1925-1934 Cubs)
B) an exclusive franchise batting decade (ex. 1975-1984 Red Sox)
C) an exclusive franchise face (ex. in this case, a player who played for either the Cubs franchise or the Red Sox franchise
any time between 1885 and 2024)*
A team that moved locations at some point in their history (ex. the Dodgers) is considered to be one franchise for the purpose of this league. See the
Franchise History Thread for more clarity.
Cap: 100M
Standard 24 team WIS format
Random alignment
Pitchers / Batters with salaries of 250K or less may come from any franchise but must be from your exclusive pitching / batting decade.
DH: No
AAA: No
Waivers: No
Trades: No
Clones: No
Twisting: No
Injuries: Yes
Partial Seasons: Yes (so long as you select a segment where the player played for your team)
Ballparks: Use a ballpark one of your franchises used during your selected decades OR WIS Park
First come, first served. I will pick my teams after 15 owners have signed up.
*A bit more clarification on "The Face" and how it works...
If you, say, select the 1925-1934 Cubs pitching and the 1975-1984 Red Sox hitting...
you are able to select, as your Face, any player who played for the the Cubs or the Red Sox between 1885 and 2022 to play on your team... pitching... hitting... doesn't matter.
The only caveats are...
1. you must use a season where he actually played on one of your teams (ex. if the Red Sox are one of your teams, you can select Fred Lynn as your face, but you can only use one of his Red Sox seasons)
2. No one else can already have selected them as their Face (first come, first served).
Additionally... although you can't have him as your "Face", you are still allowed to use a player someone else has claimed as their Face, but only if he actually played for one of your teams during the era's you selected. For example (using the hypothetical teams/years above), if someone else selects, Fred Lynn as their Face... as the exclusive owner of the 1975-1984 Red Sox batters, you can still use any of his 1975-1984 Red Sox seasons.
Any questions... feel free to ask.
For those posting TBD selections or altering previous selections... please announce your new picks in a new post.
4/18/2025 10:02 AM (edited)