2010 Unleashed set
Reality theme league - unique challenge based on real teams utilizing team payrolls, similar payroll teams placed in specific divisions and an unbalanced player draft that creates parity.
$80M
DH
5-10-20%
24 Team league with team draft based on randomizer after league fills.
Play home team's stadium only, no duplicates or other stadiums allowed.
Divisions are based on team carded total payroll.
Luxury tax on high payroll teams (players are forfeited and added to draft pool to equalize payrolls)
6 lowest total payroll teams (Royals, Indians, Astros, Cubs, Orioles & Pirates) plus luxury tax players will be used to stock a four round player draft used to equalize low payroll team rosters.
Team name should reflect real team.
Draft picks can be traded for other draft picks, players or any combo.
Must keep any combo of 20 original carded players and players acquired via four round draft.
Frenzy will follow the auto-draft.
[b:25bb6180d8][b]EAST[/b:25bb6180d8]
Reds - ineligible for player draft; minus luxury tax victims C R. Hanigan, LF L. Nix & RF C. Heisey
Rangers - ineligible for player draft ; minus luxury tax C M. Ramirez
Yankees - ineligible for player draft; minus luxury tax 1B N. Johnson & 3B E. Nunez
Phils - ineligible for player draft; minus luxury tax 1B M. Sweeney
Braves - ineligible for player draft; minus luxury tax 3B B. Conrad
Red Sox - ineligible for player draft and penalized by adding .50 P Dana Eveland (Pirates) to auto-draft que.
[b:25bb6180d8]CENTRAL[/b:25bb6180d8]
Rays - ineligible for player draft
Padres - ineligible for player draft
Giants - ineligible for player draft
Marlins - plus #43, 58 & 73 draft picks
Twins - plus #42, 57, 72 & 87 draft picks
Rockies - plus #28, 41, 56, 71 & 86 draft picks
[/b]MIDWEST[b:25bb6180d8]
White Sox - plus #27, 40, 55, 70 & 85
Tigers - plus #26, 39, 54, 69 & 84
Cards - plus #25, 38, 53, 68, & 83
Dodgers - plus #15, 24, 37, 52, 67, 82, & 96
Mets - plus #14, 23, 36, 51, 66, 81, & 95
Nationals - #13, 22, 35, 50, 65, 80, & 94
[/b:25bb6180d8]WEST[b:25bb6180d8]
Dbacks - plus #6, 12, 21, 34, 49, 64, 79, & 93
Blue Jays - plus #5, 11, 20, 33, 48, 63, 78, & 92
Athletics - plus #4, 10, 19, 32, 47, 62, 77, & 91
Brewers - plus #3, 9, 18, 31, 46, 61, 76, & 90
Angels - plus #2, 8, 17, 30, 45, 60, 75, & 89
Mariners - plus #1, 7, 16, 29, 44, 59, 74, & 88
Teams eligible for the player stock draft do not have to use all of their draft picks. They can stop at drafting at any time, but they forfeit all remaining picks and cannot re-enter the draft. They can trade a draft pick to a draft ineligible high payroll team for a player if they want to.
After the player stock draft, teams can load their teams in the auto-draft. East teams and Rays, Padres & Giants can load immediately. I will set up the league and give out the password once the team draft has been completed. Teams cannot draft any players that belong to another team via original team card or stock draft acquisitions. Errors from auto-draft must be resolved immediately and honestly between affected owners. Integrity is a must! Frenzy will follow auto-draft.
Trades are allowed during the regular season as long as each team maintains a minimum of 20 original carded players and/or stock draft players.
Everyone is welcome, please share this with any owners that enjoy theme leagues, have played in previous seasons or like reality based teams.
Last season in this theme league, the Angels, Brewers, Blue Jays and Phils made the playoffs with the Phils beating the Brewers for the championship. Division composition and player draft keeps the parity alive and well.
Let's fill'er up and get this league drafting!
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