Keeper league--with variations (well, MAYBE)

[Billings Ballers]

Souhds ltke it coud be fun


1. honestiago--TX
2. roofinghorse--KY
3. sphilipp8 -- CT
4. jjd77447-OK
5 Billings Ballers - ID
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[honestiago1]

One way to ensure "player rotation," is to have player "retirements." Nine of the manager's players are put on a list. A pick three is chosen for each team. The last digit of the pick three is used. If it is a zero, no one retires. If it is anything else, that means that a player has retired. Refer to the 1-9 list the manager has proferred, that # player "retires" for good. The manager gets an additional draft choice to fill the slot.

EX: I have a list of nine keepers, which I number as follows: 1) WClark, 2) Valenzeula, 3) FWhite, 4) Downing, 5) Luzinski, 6) Bailor, 7) Barker, 8) Henke, 9) Whitaker; My 10th player is Roger Clemens, who I protect. My pick three comes out 365. This means Luzsinki has retired.

SECOND EX: Same list, but my pick 3 is 180. Since the last digit is 0, no one retires.

LONG TERM INJURIES TO START THE SEASON: The same thing could be done with long-term injuries, using the first two digits. The first digit indicates a possible injury. If it is not a zero, a player is injured. The second digit, times 5, indicates what % of the year he misses.

EX: using the above list and lotto number, 365, means that White is injured to start the season. He can come back after 30% of the games have been played (middle digit 6 x 5%). This means he misses 49 games. He will come back during the series that features game #50.

Something to thing about. Another way of doing it is to have the % maybe be the second digit x 3%. This would add some variety to yearly rosters. The "serious injury lotto" could also be played at the halfway mark, but modified. EX: first digit of 1 indicates someone is hurt. Second digit indicates who. Third digit X 5% is how long. More complicated, though. Probably better to start off the year that way, though, because players are going to get injured anyway during the year. But imagine losing one of your pitchers for 30-40 games. It'd be rough. Couple a key retirement with a serious injury, and there could be real probs for some teams, during some years. We could use BOTH of these with pick 3's from different days.

THE ABOVE: Just something to add variety. "Seriously" injured players could be shifted to the "minors" without fear that anyone would pick them up.

Sign up and proposals:
Indicate your preferences, below (Put a Y, where necessary, if you want it; N if no; Blank if you don't care either way)

CP=Core players (number we start with; choose number between 7-10)

DH--Do you want the DH?

Sal:--which salary cap do you prefer (60 or 80M)?

Ret--do we use a variation of the retirement rule, above? (every
other season)

SerInj--Do we use the Serious Injury rule, above (before every
season except the first)

MANAGER--lotto
1. honestiago--TX CP: 10 DH:N Sal: 60M Ret: Y SerInj: Y
2. roofinghorse--KY
3. sphilipp8 -- CT
4. jjd77447-OK
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[JIMDAKE]

Sign up and proposals:
Indicate your preferences, below (Put a Y, where necessary, if you want it; N if no; Blank if you don't care either way)

CP=Core players (number we start with; choose number between 7-10)

DH--Do you want the DH?

Sal:--which salary cap do you prefer (60 or 80M)?

Ret--do we use a variation of the retirement rule, above? (every
other season)

SerInj--Do we use the Serious Injury rule, above (before every
season except the first)

MANAGER--lotto
1. honestiago--TX CP: 10 DH:N Sal: 60M Ret: Y SerInj: Y
2. roofinghorse--KY
3. sphilipp8 -- CT
4. jjd77447-OK
5 Billings Ballers - ID
6. MRMS1970 -VA- CP-10, DH-Yes, Sal-(60 for 2 yrs then vote to increase), Ret-Y, SerInj-OK if somebody plays commish!
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[LMBombers]

I would love to see a decade league. I don't think it is too much work. I can supply an Excel spreadsheet with every player's first and last years. We just follow the rules set up by the first decade league. In fact I'm sure that I can get that player list by year from one of those guys. I think YF has it for sure and he would be happy to share.

[honestiago1]

Does the decade list include retirements?

[roofinghorse]

yes.......for example, george hendrick's last season on his card is 84....that is the last year he can play in the decade league.

[jjd77447]

Indicate your preferences, below (Put a Y, where necessary, if you want it; N if no; Blank if you don't care either way)

CP=Core players (number we start with; choose number between 7-10) YES

DH--Do you want the DH?
NO
Sal:--which salary cap do you prefer (60 or 80M)?
60
Ret--do we use a variation of the retirement rule, above? (every
other season)
YES
SerInj--Do we use the Serious Injury rule, above (before every
season except the first)
YES
LIKE I HAVE SAID NEW HERE SO I WILL GO WITH EVEYONE ELSE, I WILL PLAY WITH A DH ......BUT PREFER NO DH

[canauscot]

I, like LMBombers, would go for a decade league largely like that described in the bumped BCManager rules. It has in-built keeper-ness, but other than retirements and one season signings, you decide how many players you keep from your team from one year to the next and who gets bumped by the fresh crop of rookies.

[Yellow_Dog]

I'm up for a decade league too. Could use some of honestiago's ideas too, like variable salary cap.

[canauscot]

Yes, a Decade modified for a few things. Certainly I would vote "yes" to pitchers batting.