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1. [b:157d54965f]2007 $80M DH; 5-10-20% cut; wtd. waivers; advd.[/b:157d54965f]
2. Paired (exclusive rights) teams based on total combined salaries.
3. Must play at one of your two paired teams' stadiums (do not have to declare the stadium).
4. [b:157d54965f]25 man strict roster[/b:157d54965f] effective game 1 thru playoffs (no more, no less).
5. May play any combination of your 2 paired teams players (exclusive rights to those 2 team's players the entire season).
6. Teams can add a maximum of five free-agents (draft, waivers or regular season) from six low payroll draft eligible non-paired teams' players. Based on the total combined team payroll of your paired teams, you may add potentially between 2 to 4 players with salaries equal to or greater than $3.5M with the remaining balance of the five potential free-agents being those players with salaries $3.49M or less.
7. Team name must be some distinct identifier of your paired teams.
8. At no time may you have any other teams' paired base team's players.
Ineligible players resulting from HAL's draft picks or human error must be immediately released.
9. Minimum 20 of 25 players must be from your base paired team's players entire season with no exceptions.
10. First come, first served basis. I'll go last.
11. Honesty and integrity are an absolute must!
12. Team pairings with total combined team payroll followed by each team's designated maximum number of $3.5M or greater free-agents (balance of 5 free-agents must be $3.49M or less free-agents).

Red Sox & Giants $141.67 (2 of 5)
Indians & Marlins 141.08 (2 of 5)
Rockies & Nationals 140.74 (2 of 5)
Blue Jays & Dbacks 139.70 (2 of 5)
Mets & Cubs 138.70 (3 of 5)
Braves & Rays 137.64 (3 of 5)
Yankees & Dodgers 137.64 (3 of 5)
Cards & Reds 137.35 (3 of 5)
Angels & Athletics 137.16 (3 of 5)
Tigers & Mariners 136.80 (4 of 5)
Padres & Brewers 136.51 (4 of 5)
Phillies & Orioles 135.77 (4 of 5)

Draft eligible free-agent teams:
Pirates
Twins
White Sox
Astros
Rangers
Royals

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I have some interest in your format(theme league). If others join up, and you need another player, I will join. I would be interested in the Indians/Marlins, combo platter. I would have to study and understand your free agent rules a little better. I hope you get some interest soon. If you do I may join. Good luck!

[quote:362eed24d4="rmilter"]I have some interest in your format(theme league). If others join up, and you need another player, I will join. I would be interested in the Indians/Marlins, combo platter. I would have to study and understand your free agent rules a little better. I hope you get some interest soon. If you do I may join. Good luck![/quote:362eed24d4]

Rules clarification:

Each paired team must have a minimum 20 players of the 25 man roster in any combination from your exclusive base teams.

Each team can add up to a maximum of five free-agents thru draft/waivers/free-agency and never exceed that max. There is no minimum number of FAs you must add.

Based on each pair of teams combined payroll, they can add a designated number of eligible free-agents equal or over $3.50M from the set of six non-paired teams. Example: Red Sox/Giants can add a max of (2) players >= $3.5M and the remaining free-agents must be $3.49 or less. Cubs/Mets can add up to max of 3 FAs over $3.5M and the rest less than $3.49; Phils/Orioles can add up to max of 4 FAs over $3.5M and the last one is $3.49.

Now, you don't have to take your designated max of players over $3.5M, you can add no FAs if you choose, or all five could be FAs less than $3.5M. The idea is to try to equalize each team's total payroll pool as much as possible.